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Forestry crimes rise in Sorng Rukhavoan Wildlife Sanctuary
A group led by Sorng Rukhavoan committee members claim that forestry offences in the Sorng Rukhavoan Wildlife Sanctuary continue to occur and called on local authorities to help protect and prevent crimes in the area.
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About 3,000 garment workers screened for COVID-19
The Labour Ministry said that nearly 3,000 workers who had returned from their home provinces after Khmer New Year were screened for coronavirus over the past four days.
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Over 300 workers protest to demand reinstatement
More than 300 workers at Hulu Garment factory today protested in Por Senchey district’s Choam Chao commune after they accused the company of firing them.
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Preservation fight in Prey Lang forges on
A campaign by environmental and human rights groups calling on the government to shut down sawmills across the country to stop Cambodia’s latest deforestation has reached the second stage.
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Protest over smelly canal
A group of 53 families in Anlong Pring village, Chhean Loeung commune, Samaki Meanchey district, Kampong Chhnang province, have accused Seu Mao, the owner of a fish farm, of discharging wastewater into a public canal.
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Ministry sets up secretariat to oversee reformation programmes
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has established a new secretariat to help facilitate and strengthen the decentralisation of reform programmes.
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Legislative bodies back efforts to contain virus spread
Despite no new reported coronavirus cases over the past 11 days, the Senate and National Assembly remain committed to preventing any outbreak of COVID-19 in the Kingdom.
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Ministers to convene for virus talks
Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn is due to participate in the Asean-United States Special Foreign Minister’s Meeting to discuss and tackle updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Forest watchdog warned against satellite imagery
Ministry of Environment officials have warned it will take legal action against Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) and several other organisations if they continue to collect deforestation data in the area.
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Japan and Cambodia vow to improve judicial system
At a meeting at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, Minister Koeut Rith and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami agreed to work together to develop human resources in Cambodia and strengthen the country’s judicial system, said the ministry.
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CCHR probes legal rights
In a newsletter released on Wednesday, NGO Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) said suspects’ rights to a fair trial have not always been respected by the Court of Appeal.
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No necessity to declare State of Emergency with COVID-19 situation under control
Cambodia cannot declare a state of emergency in the current situation, stressed Chin Malin, Secretary of State and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Justice.
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Emergency law criticism slammed
Justice Ministry dismisses Smith’s criticisms, saying her remarks showed “double standards” and were politically motivated
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Factory shuts down abruptly, fires 3,000
Propitious (Cambodia) Garment Ltd, the largest factory in Takhmao town in Kandal province, announced an abrupt closure on Tuesday but did not inform its 3,000 workers in advance.
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Workers from Thailand may soon receive aid from gov’t
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng held a consultative meeting on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of providing short-, medium- and long-term assistance for the more than 85,000 Cambodian migrant workers who have returned home amid
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Covid-19: A global approach to protecting garment workers in supply chains as Cambodia faces up to 500,000 job losses
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has stated approximately 60 percent of its factories have been severely affected by cancelled orders of ready-made garment exports, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wildlife protection NGO faces suspension
The Ministry of Interior announced the temporary suspension of activities of Cambodia WildLife Forest Fisheries Protection and Conservation Organisation due to its failure to comply with the provisions of the law.
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Migrant workers back home, 410 virus-free
Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng said that some 90,000 migrant workers had returned from Thailand, but none of those tested had contracted Covid-19. The ministry has spent more than $10 million combating Covid-19.
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Two summoned for insulting supreme council, youth party
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued an arrest warrant for the vice-president of the Khmer United Great Nation Party (KUGNP) and an activist associated with it after they were accused of incitement and insulting the Supreme Council for Consultations and Recommendations (SCCR).
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Cambodia Arrests Former Opposition Official Over ‘Debt to Microfinance Institution’
Authorities in Cambodia arrested a former official of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Monday over what they claimed was a “debt to a microfinance institution,” according to his wife, amid an ongoing government crackdown on the opposition.
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