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Chbar Ampov Residents Object to Borey Development Filling Their Farmland
Chbar Ampov residents are complaining about real estate developer Borey Peng Huoth filling in their farmland, an area they say was previously in dispute with the late Suy Sophan’s Phanimex company.
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Report: Undocumented Migrant Workers in Urgent Need of Government Support
Labor rights advocates have called on the government to support the legal registration of undocumented Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand to ensure equal access to opportunity and protection.
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Garment sector wage negotiations resume today, workers may strike
The tripartite meetings to decide the 2022 garment factory minimum wage will resume today amid stalemated negotiations. Unions have warned of demonstrations if the talks do not result in a resolution.
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Info access draft law all set for final review
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said access to knowledge is indispensable in a democratic society and expressed hope that people will soon be able to have more confidence when choosing their leaders once the new draft law on information access is passed.
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Courts Delay Verdicts for Environmentalist and Activist Group
The Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom courts on Tuesday delayed expected verdicts against members of activist group Khmer Thavrak and a Prey Lang environmentalist charged with attempted murder
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Koh Kong Official, Defense Minister Move to Arrest Journalist
A journalist is being questioned by police after Defense Minister Tea Banh, head of the CPP working group for Koh Kong, apparently instructed local officials about taking legal action and countering the journalist’s criticism of a deputy governor.
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Labor Rights Advocates Disappointed as Minimum Wage Raised to $194 for 2022
Cambodian Labor Minister Ith Samheng on Sept. 28 signed off on the new minimum wage for staff in the garments, textiles and footwear manufacturing sector, which will increase from $192 to $194 on January 1, 2022.
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Commune chief denying alleged land-grab scheme
The commune chief, Chheang Ly, said on September 28 that he and Sa’ang district authorities on September 23 went to demarcate land boundaries in village II at the request of a resident named Ly Hak. Then more than 100 people staged a protest, claiming that authorities had conspired to take their land.
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Railway families face uncertain future amid relocation deadlock
Thirty families living alongside a Phnom Penh railroad are still calling on municipal authorities to allow them to keep living in the capital after being forced to relocate outside of the city.
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Railway families face uncertain future amid relocation deadlock
Thirty families living alongside a Phnom Penh railroad are still calling on municipal authorities to allow them to keep living in the capital after being forced to relocate outside of the city.
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PM Hun Sen Eyes Mutual Trust with UN Human Rights Envoy to Cambodia, Avoids Blame Game
In response, the premier underlined that Cambodia prioritizes the right to life and in order to maintain this right to life, Cambodia must maintain peace and social stability, along with vaccinating people to fight against COVID19.
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Community keen on protector role
Fifty-one families living in a sub-village within the Stung Sen Ramsar site in Kampong Thom province’s Kampong Svay district are requesting that the Ministry of Environment and relevant authorities designate the area as being community protected.
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Conservation area residents registered for land requests
The provinces of Koh Kong, Kep and Oddar Meanchey have completed a census identifying long-time residents of areas designated as protected natural land and conservation areas. This will enable them to apply for land allocation pursuant to an order given by Prime Minister Hun Sen on July 3, 2020, a senior official from the Ministry of Environment said.
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Villagers: Take action against KK land grab
More than 200 residents of Chroy Svay community’s Saray Khang Cheung village in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district urged authorities and the provincial Department of Environment to take action against people who have encroached on the community’s flooded forest land.
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Family of Disabled Former Soldier Donates Land to The Village School
A disabled former soldier and his wife have provided 900 square meters of their land to build a new secondary school, hoping to contribute to the development of education in Cambodia.
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Civil society groups call for transparency in development projects
Several civil society groups said on Wednesday that grassroots communities lack access to information on significant development projects affecting their communities including economic land concessions, often with a serious impact on people’s livelihoods.
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Indigenous Patrollers Raise Alarm Over Keo Seima Encroachment
More than 100 hectares of Bunong community land and protected Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary forest are being cleared, a community patrol reported this week.
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Ex-Governor, Property Tycoon Receive Privatized State Land
A former Pailin governor and a real estate developer have received land that was formerly designated as state forest but had already been cleared, cultivated and sold by individuals, local officials said.
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Analysis: Coercion in Airport Land Deal Could Breed Fear, Mistrust
Vann Sophat, a project coordinator for the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said the airport case amounted to coercion against landowners to accept compensation as demanded by the authorities and the company. This violated the law and was a serious human rights violation, Sophat said.
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Charges dropped against Cambodian political researcher
A Cambodian court has dropped all charges laid against a prominent political researcher after Prime Minister Hun Sen took a personal interest in the case and asked authorities to consider withdrawing his arrest warrant.
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