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Preah Vihear journalist assaulted by military commander
A journalist in Preah Vihear province says he was beaten up by an army commander after he accidentally witnessed what he suspected to be the illegal transportation of timber.
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Ratanakiri Community Says Revoked Concession Still Operates
Indigenous Jarai and Tompoun communities in Ratanakiri are urging authorities to return nearly 1,000 hectares of land from a rubber plantation that they say continues to operate on a revoked part of a concession.
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Booyoung Town Construction Workers Protest Against Subcontractor
More than 300 construction workers gathered in protest against a subcontractor at the Booyoung Town development on Monday, saying the subcontractor was late in paying their salaries after stopping site work.
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Two PM bodyguards fired for misconduct
Ministry of Information also revoked a press licence held by Bunthoeun, saying that Bunthoeun committed immoral acts, made public insults that “affected morality, society and honour”.
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The escape of 42 Vietnamese from a casino shows there is more to the ‘slavery’ issue and it is tarnishing Cambodia’s image
As Cambodia struggles to cope with human trafficking, headline news of the weekend escape of Vietnamese nationals from a casino along the Cambodia-Vietnamese border only serves to show the gravity of the situation and cast a blinding blight on the Kingdom.
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PM Bodyguard Fired for Phnom Tamao Criticism
Two prime ministerial bodyguards who moonlight as social media pundits are being discharged over their broadcasts, one for drunken antics in a bid to boost viewership and the other for criticizing Phnom Tamao deforestation.
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Cambodia’s 2,000 social services workers lack work skills, says gov’t
The majority of Cambodia’s more than 2,000 public and private social services workers lack job competence and the government has instructed them to improve their ability to perform their duties.
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Singapore to repeal colonial-era law against gay sex: PM
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Sunday the country will repeal a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex, though he maintained that the government will continue to "uphold" marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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Experts, activists cheer Royal Decree on Phnom Tamao
Environmental groups and activists welcomed the Royal Decree signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on Friday to establish a new protected zone covering 2,025 hectares of forest land in Phnom Tamao in Takeo province.
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Another Mass Trial: 34 CNRP Activists Summoned for Plotting
More than 30 former CNRP leaders and activists face another trial for plotting charges related to the failed return attempt of party vice president Mu Sochua in 2020.
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Civil Society Groups Request an Investigation of Journalists and Activists’ Arrest in Phnom Tamao Forest
The 1995 Press Law in Cambodia forbids such pre-publication censorship and seizing media’s equipment such as phones, cameras and drone as the authorities did that day, read the statement whose 40 signatories included the Cambodian Association for Protection of Journalists (CAPJ), the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the Cambodian Center for Human rights.
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Jailed former CNRP activists pleading to be released
Vice-President of the Candlelight Party (CP) Son Chhay said that the 23 activists who supported the dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have asked the government to intervene to release them from the prison.
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Budding Indigenous Filmmakers Find Common Ground in Phnom Penh
Kin Lean is living in a Phnom Penh house with five other budding filmmakers. The housemates are experiencing life in the capital together while also being trained in documentary filmmaking.
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Hunt’s on for ‘land broker’ of Sihanoukville SEZ
Four squatters in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SEZ) have been arrested and authorities are now on the hunt for the broker behind the SEZ land encroachment.
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Canteran Apparel Settlement Falls Short: Workers
On Aug. 17, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the ministry to speed up payments to the workers, saying the ministry could pursue the company for the money later.
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Mystery surrounds video of Vietnamese workers fleeing casino
“Police have detained the manager of a casino in Kandal province for questioning after video footage showed dozens of Vietnamese workers fleeing the building, raising concerns about human trafficking or forced labor.
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Residents Say Metta Forest Clearing is Ongoing, as They Await Official Border
Though the Kampong Speu provincial governor has promised to demarcate the boundaries of the contested Metta forest of Oral district, residents say loggers have continued to clear-cut the vanishing woodland.
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Royal decree to make Phnom Tamao Sanctuary a perpetuality
Nearly 530 hectares of land in Phnom Tamao Sanctuary in Takeo province’s Bati district, which were cleared by a developer, will soon be declared a conservation area by Royal Decree, setting aside any public doubts about the area being targeted for private development in the future.
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Ministry Proposes Solution to Canteran Dispute, Workers Vote to Keep Pushing
The Labor Ministry on Wednesday proposed a compensation plan for former workers of the defunct Canteran Apparel garment factory after Prime Minister Hun Sen urged officials to find a solution for the labor dispute.
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Labour ministry steps in to help factory workers
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced that wages and seniority payments will be made to laid-off workers at Canteran Apparel Cambodia Co Ltd. Meanwhile, it advised the workers to prepare their documents ahead of receiving payment.
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