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Tboung Khmum Imam says land grabbing is rampant
The Imam who leads a congregation of more than 2,000 Sunni Muslims in Tboung Khmum province’s Rokapor Pram village in Tboung Khmum district has openly declared that some villagers are actively involved in land grabbing activities.
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Former garment workers protest sackings
More than 100 former workers from the W&D factory in Meanchey district yesterday held a protest to demand their reinstatement after they were sacked for inciting a strike.
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Hun Sen sees opportunity in EBA withdrawal
Amid the European Union embarking upon the process of suspending Cambodia’s preferential access under the Everything-but-arms trade scheme due to perceived democratic and human rights setbacks, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday vowed not to bow to international pressure and rallied his ruling CPP party to silence remnants of the former opposition party and prepare the Kingdom to stand tall once the EBA is gone.
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Former garment workers protest sackings
More than 100 former workers from the W&D factory in Meanchey district yesterday held a protest to demand their reinstatement after they were sacked for inciting a strike.
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NEC releases council candidates
The National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on Wednesday on the candidates who are to take part in the third-mandate council elections in May.
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NGO pushes for more disabled-friendly restrooms
The Cambodian Disabled People’s Organisation is urging the public and private sectors to implement disabled-friendly restroom standards by expanding entrances and providing ramps.
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Concern over dropouts migrating for jobs
Education Minister Hang Choun Naron yesterday voiced concern over the number of school dropouts who migrate to work as labourers in other countries.
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Threat of EBA suspension a test over sovereignty
Lieutenant General Hun Manith, director-general of the General Intelligence Department, yesterday said the European Union is testing the will of the government and all Cambodians by threatening to withdraw the country’s access to the Everything-but-arms trade scheme.
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Rott Mony’s supporters hold 5th Russian embassy protest
Long Kimheang, the wife of alleged filmmaker Rath Rott Mony, and 10 other family members gathered for the fifth time in front of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Phnom Penh, reiterating calls for his release.
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Sar Kheng criticises police violence
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said on Tuesday that the recent violent crackdowns in Kratie and Preah Sihanouk provinces on people locked in land disputes were illegally implemented and procedurally wrong as the military was used.
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Ministries begin measures to offset EU’s EBA decision
In the wake of the EU’s controversial announcement this week that it has begun the withdrawal process for Cambodia’s Everything But Arms (EBA) preferential agreement, government ministries and political analysts continued to share their reactions and economic mitigation plans in preparation for the measures coming into effect.
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Do not use soldiers for crackdowns: Sar Kheng
In the midst of a national inquiry into the injury of protestors during a land protest in Preah Sihanouk province last month, Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday called on provincial authorities to avoid deploying soldiers to crack down on protesters.
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EBA withdrawal provides ‘opportunity for growth’
Economic analyst Khoun Bunny said on Tuesday that the loss of the EU’s preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement could be a golden opportunity for Cambodia to show it deserved to be ranked sixth on the list of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
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Government rebukes EU over EBA review
The government yesterday chastised the European Commission’s move to initiate a six-month “intensive monitoring” period of the country over perceived democratic and human rights setbacks, labelling the move “an extreme injustice” and “tantamount to acts of interference”.
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Access to Information draft law ready
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith yesterday confirmed that the draft law on Access to Information has been inserted into the 6th mandate of the government’s strategic plan.
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Government reshuffles coastal managemet committee members
The government reshuffled members of the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development in late January, according to a government statement received by The Post on Tuesday.
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Man held for killing son over insults
Kandal Provincial Court yesterday charged a man with killing his son who was drunk and insulted him in Kandal Stung district on Monday.
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Sam Rainsy slammed for anti-Chinese rhetoric
A senior CPP official yesterday issued a statement condemning former opposition leader Sam Rainsy for perceived prejudice against Chinese nationals in the Kingdom.
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Sanofi Cambodia shares love and smile with children at Coconut School
Phnom Penh – Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical company that has been in Cambodian for more than 25 years now, initiated social activities for the children at Coconut School in Kirirom National Park in Kampong Speu province on 8th February 2019. Sanofi Cambodia led healthcare knowledge-sharing and training with the schoolchildren and a community clean-up campaign.
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EU starts EBA withdrawal
The EU on Monday announced that it has begun the 18-month process of withdrawing the Kingdom’s access to its preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement over “a deterioration of democracy [and] respect for human rights”.
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