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Read More Unions and Civil Society Groups Condemn Authorities’ Violence Against Nagaworld Strikers
Workers unions, along with human rights institutions, condemn the authorities' crackdown on women strikers over labor disputes between the workers and the NagaWorld company.
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Read More Journalists and environmental activists detained, beaten
Five journalists from local independent media outlet VOD and four environmental activists from Khmer Thavarak were detained for about seven hours on Tuesday, after reporting on a land clearance controversy at a wildlife sanctuary.
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Four parties plan to request meetings on election reforms
Four political parties are planning to request meetings with the National Assembly (NA), National Election Committee (NEC) and the Ministry of Interior this week to submit “important” documents to them while urging revisions to the electoral system, a move they said must be made to improve political freedom in Cambodia.
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Read More Workers urge authorities to make an example out of factory owner
Factories workers demanding compensation from a factory owner who laid off workers three months ago have protested for a third time in front of the Prime Minister’s house and called on authorities to arrest the owner so they can receive compensation to pay for living expenses.
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Read More O’Russey Market vendors petition PM over stall rental
Hundreds of angry vendors from O’Russey Market protested and petitioned Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene and resolve the problem of stall rental prices as vendors have rejected the price set by Phnom Penh City Hall.
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Read More Court wraps up probe in Seam Pluk case, trial date not fixed
The investigating judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court closed the investigation into the case of the Cambodia National Heart Party (CNHP) founder Seam Pluk without setting a date for his trial.
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Read More ‘Why sue Son Chhay for defamation’
A senior Candlelight Party (CP) official has called for defamation charges against Son Chhay, a CP vice-president to be dropped.
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Read More UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world
International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.
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Read More Unions want minimum wage increase for garment workers
Unions representing Cambodian garment workers say they would like to see an increase in the minimum wage next year, but that companies are hesitant due to the unstable global economy, mainly a result of the war in Ukraine.
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Read More O’Russei Vendors Petition Hun Sen for Drop in Market Fees
Over 300 vendors from O’Russei Market in central Phnom Penh petitioned Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday to intervene to reduce their stall prices amid persistent economic effects of the pandemic.
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Read More Politics Need More Youth to Revive Public Debate: Analysts
Political and social analysts observe that youth participation in political activities remains low, warning that such a lack of commitment in public affairs will prevent young people from becoming sharp and experienced political leaders.
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Read More Govt Deflects, Makes Excuses at Human Trafficking Meeting
Government officials tried to shift blame, claim ignorance and accuse critics of not understanding the “technical” nature of cases when asked about foreigners being trafficked into online fraud operations in Cambodia.
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Read More Female Strikers Hurt in NagaWorld Protest: Union
A violent scuffle on August 11 between Phnom Penh authorities and former NagaWorld workers left three women seriously injured, one with a broken nose, and several others slightly injured.
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Read More City Hall to Sue NagaWorld Protesters for Property Damage, Insult
Phnom Penh City Hall said it will file a court complaint against protesting NagaWorld workers for allegedly damaging metal police barricades during a violent clash on Thursday, with workers hitting back that the police were the aggressors.
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Conservation laws reviewed
A ministry of Justice working group is reviewing draft amendments to three conservation laws on forestry, fisheries, and protected areas.
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Read More Fear, Frustration for Community Stuck in Protected-Zone Confusion
Kim Yang was almost asleep on the edge of his Mondulkiri rice farm one evening in February when he was jolted awake by flashlights. It was 11 p.m., and he planned to get a few hours of rest at the plantation rather than drive the 5 km back home.
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Read More REFORESTATION FOLLOWS CAMBODIAN PM’S INTERVENTION
Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, welcomed “this small victory” but feared the “prime minister’s intervention is but a one-time occurrence” prompted by public outcry, rather than representative of a shift in government priorities.
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Read More Rainsy on trial over Degar deal
Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday tried former opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia for allegedly agreeing to cede four northeastern provinces to the Montagnard, a French term referring to a Vietnamese hill tribe, also known as Degar, most of whom are from Christian ethnic minority groups residing in the Vietnam Central Highlands.
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Read More Son Chhay Charged with defamation over commune election comments
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court this week charged Candlelight Party Vice President Son Chhay with defamation after he criticized June’s commune elections and the National Election Committee (NEC) and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) responded by both filing lawsuits against him.
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Read More Candlelight Party’s Son Chhay charged with defaming ruling CPP
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has charged Candlelight Party vice-president Son Chhay with “public defamation” in a case brought by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) over his critical comments on the June 5 commune council elections.
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