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Preah Vihear disputants allowed to keep land
More than 250 Preah Vihear families who have been living under the threat of eviction since 2010 are to be allowed to keep their homes, according to a letter from the Interior Ministry obtained yesterday. Representatives of Svay Chrum village, in Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan district, have been protesting in Phnom Penh for nearly two years, and now they say they will return home on March 21
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Laos vows to limit dam impacts
The head of Laos’ ruling party reportedly pledged to limit the downstream impacts of the controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam in his meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen in Vientiane on Saturday. According to a Cambodian state television report covering the visit, the Cambodian premier raised the issue during the meeting and asked his counterpart to do everything he can to ensure “sustainable” water use.
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Fake Environmental NGO Workers Freed by Court
Four men who set up an illegal roadblock in Kampot province to extort money from villagers transporting wood were released without charge on Saturday, with a court prosecutor calling their offense “very minor.” The men had told villagers in Chhuk district that they were from the Resource and Conservation Protection Group and were checking for illegal logging activity in the area, but villagers complained to police that they were being extorted for transporting firewood and other forest products, according to provincial police chief Mao Chanmathurith.
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Capitol drivers briefly held over leaflets
Seven recently sacked drivers from the Capitol Bus company say they were detained by Chamkarmon district officials on Saturday for distributing leaflets at another company’s bus station calling on passengers not to ride their former employer’s coaches. Forty-five Capitol drivers let go in December of last year claim their dismissal was related to union activities.
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Rights Groups Warn of Tough Telecoms Law
Local rights groups have raised major concerns about Cambodia’s sweeping new Telecommunications Law, which gives the government virtually unchecked spying powers and criminalizes any electronic communication deemed to cause “national insecurity.” The law was passed despite an opposition boycott of parliament in December and comes amid the government’s growing sensitivity to online criticism. Responding to questions about leaked recordings of alleged conversations between CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha and a mistress, a spokesman for the Council of Ministers did not deny that the government was eavesdropping on opposition lawmakers.
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Governor Promises Solution for Remaining Borei Keila Families
A working group within Phnom Penh City Hall is continuing its effort to help get compensation to Borei Keila families who have yet to accept the government’s offer, according to a Facebook post from Governor Pa Socheatevong, who led a discussion with community members on Saturday. There are nearly 20 families out of 154 families who have not agreed to the terms laid out by a joint committee comprised of NGOs, City Hall officials and development firm Phan Imex, which now owns the land. Most have accepted the compensation of either a house in the new community, $3,000 in cash or a house in Andong village outside of Phnom Penh.
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Contested Trade Union Law Slated for Vote in Assembly
The CPP appears set to pass a controversial trade union law next month despite conceding it is “not 100 percent perfect” and failing to address a litany of objections from unions, employers and the opposition party.
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Two Await Trial for Breach of Court Order in Land Dispute
Two women were arrested on Friday for allegedly breaching a court order related to an ongoing dispute over 1,000 hectares of land they live on along with 165 other families in Kompong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district.
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Union law vote set for April 4
Lawmakers will vote on whether to approve the trade union law on April 4, National Assembly president Heng Samrin announced yesterday, though the opposition has called for more time to consult on the divisive legislation. The date was set by the parliament’s permanent committee, which met following public consultations on the bill last week.
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Union Law Sees Major Amendments, Still Lacks Blessing of Workers
As a result of the meeting with the specialist commissions, Minister of Labor Ith Samheng said that nearly 50 percent of the comments given by union leaders, business owners, development partners and the government were used to make changes in the draft union law yesterday. Despite many concerns that have been raised by relevant parties during consultation workshops, many important points have been considered and used to make changes, Mr. Samheng said during a press conference after a formal meeting with heads of the sixth and eighth commissions of the National Assembly.
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Rainsy faces defamation charge for post about PM's ‘likes’
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been hit with yet another defamation case for publishing instructions, purportedly from a CPP official, asking ruling party members to create Facebook accounts to bolster Prime Minister Hun Sen’s fan base on the site. On Wednesday, the Cambodia National Rescue Party president uploaded to his Facebook page a message purportedly from Hak Sok Makara, under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, which relays instructions from Sam Soeun, a Cambodian People’s Party cabinet member, for the party’s rank-and-file.
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Letter on Vietnam border ELCs reaches PM
A letter demanding answers from Prime Minister Hun Sen as to how 40,000 hectares in Ratanakkiri allegedly came under the control of the Vietnamese army has been forwarded to the premier by National Assembly President Heng Samrin, a month after he blocked a similar letter as “groundless” and “context for propaganda”. The letter, penned by opposition lawmaker Um Sam An, asked why the Vietnamese army received control of the economic land concessions, questioned if foreign armies were based there, and asked if the government planned to confiscate the land.
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As workdays dry up, fears of factory calling it quits
Worried their employer is going out of business, workers at a long-running Kandal garment factory have asked provincial authorities to ensure they receive their legal payouts, though the company maintains it is not shutting down. Dozens of workers from Great Honor Textile Factory, which employs 1,014 people and has run for 17 years, visited Kandal Provincial Town Hall yesterday.
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Chroy Changvar residents protest municipality's 'land grab'
More than 100 villagers from Chroy Changvar yesterday protested a draft sub-decree that would make Phnom Penh Municipality the legal owner of 280 hectares of land that are part of the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation’s $3 billion satellite city development. The protesters submitted petitions to the National Assembly, the Senate and the Ministry of Interior, asking each institution to prevent the passage of the sub-decree currently being drafted by the city. The protesters expressed worry that this is an attempt to go around them and grab the land.
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Union Law Headed for Vote With Few Tweaks
The controversial draft union law will head to the National Assembly’s permanent committee today to be scheduled for an imminent vote, apparently incorporating none of the major changes requested by unions or employers during a public workshop on Monday, lawmakers said Thursday. Members of the Assembly’s legislation commission met with officials from the Labor Ministry Thursday morning to agree on last-minute changes to the law, having hosted a workshop the day before for a final round of feedback from employer and employee groups, both of which have major concerns with the draft.
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As workdays dry up, fears of factory calling it quits
Worried their employer is going out of business, workers at a long-running Kandal garment factory have asked provincial authorities to ensure they receive their legal payouts, though the company maintains it is not shutting down. Dozens of workers from Great Honor Textile Factory, which employs 1,014 people and has run for 17 years, visited Kandal Provincial Town Hall yesterday.
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Samrin Sends Questions Over Vietnam’s Army ELCs to PM
More than a month after rejecting a letter from an opposition lawmaker pressing the government for answers about plantations in Ratanakkiri province controlled by the Vietnamese army, National Assembly President Heng Samrin this week forwarded a revised version to Prime Minister Hun Sen. The letter from CNRP parliamentarian Um Sam An, a fierce critic of the government’s work defending Cambodia’s border, refers to a Cambodia Daily article published in December revealing that about 40,000 hectares of economic land concessions (ELCs) had been acquired by Vietnamese military commanders.
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Wary CNRP wants greater concessions in union law
After yet another review of the controversial draft union law yesterday, the Cambodia National Rescue Party says many gaps still need to be addressed, vowing to abstain from voting if it goes to the National Assembly to be passed in its current form. On Wednesday, a public forum was held in which unions, employer groups, and both the government and the opposition provided feedback on the latest draft.
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Controversial Union Law Set for Final Review
The head of the National Assembly’s legislation commission said he hoped to have a controversial draft union law passed “very soon” after the latest round of feedback from unions and employers during a public workshop at Parliament Wednesday. CPP parliamentarian Pen Panha said lawmakers will meet with the Labor Ministry today to review the feedback and consider final changes.
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'Mon Srey' denies Sokha affair
he woman identified as Kem Sokha’s purported mistress in a series of recorded phone calls spoke publicly for the first time yesterday, denying that she was the voice heard in the recordings or that she had had an affair with the CNRP deputy president. Khem Chandaraty sought help from rights group Adhoc yesterday evening after being summonsed twice by police over a defamation complaint arising from tapes released last week, in which she is identified as “Mon Srey”.
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