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Subedi Calls on Gov’t, Opposition to Serve, Not Rule
In a farewell statement Thursday, outgoing U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi said that despite improvements, both the government and opposition needed to better ensure the rights of Cambodians.
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ERA wants to work with NEC
Members of the Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) met yesterday to develop ways to “mitigate” the impact of a controversial new election law, after an assessment of the legislation found 11 articles were worse than the old regulations. Gathering more than a month after lawmakers adopted the law, some 20 representatives of the alliance discussed sending a “guideline” to the newly formed National Election Committee to address their serious concerns over several articles that they said undermined the principles of free and fair elections.
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Two Arrested in S’ville On Charges of Raping Tourist
Two employees of the Waikiki Beach Club in Sihanoukville were charged Thursday with raping a 22-year-old Australian tourist in the room in which they lived at the popular tourist resort, according to police.
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Ratanakkiri Villagers Protest Over ‘Safe Hill’ Land
About 300 ethnic Lao villagers protested in Ratanakkiri province on Thursday against a Vietnamese company that is clearing land that locals use as a “safe hill” during times of major flooding, villagers and a rights group said.
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City Hall Says No to Marching on Labor Day
With unions planning at least three major rallies—including two marches—in Phnom Penh to mark Labor Day on Friday, City Hall has said that it will only allow workers to rally in Freedom Park, promising to “take action” if they attempt to bring their demonstrations onto the streets.
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Reporters ‘made’ to delete film
A district military police commander in Banteay Meanchey province detained two reporters and ordered the destruction of footage they had taken of his men trading timber and motorbikes across the border, it was alleged this week.
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Thirty-One Vietnamese Carpenters Arrested
Immigration police on Wednesday arrested 31 Vietnamese migrant workers who were allegedly working illegally as carpenters at a furniture shop in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchay district, a senior police official said Thursday.
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Immigration Chief Accuses UN of Smuggling Asylum Seekers
The head of the Interior Ministry’s immigration department said Wednesday he was unaware that 40 Montagnard asylum seekers were now awaiting registration in Phnom Penh and accused the U.N.’s refugee agency of illegally bringing Vietnamese immigrants into Cambodia.
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Teachers, Ministry Squabble Over Young Readers
Following a letter from the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association demanding reform of the primary school system to address poor reading levels, an Education Ministry spokesman Wednesday suggested that the association’s members focus more on teaching and less on letter writing.
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Press Freedom Declined In 2014, US Group Says
Press freedom in Cambodia declined in 2014, according to a new report by the U.S.-based NGO Freedom House, which ranked the nation among 18 that experienced “significant declines” over the year.
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Land Activist Groups Converge on City Hall
About 50 residents of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Chhouk village protested in front of City Hall on Wednesday against the ongoing efforts of local authorities to evict them from their homes.
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Media flawed, fixable: report
Independent media in Cambodia is regularly stifled by “routine” attacks against reporters, a lack of access to official information, government pressure and low pay, though the rapid rise of online news and social networking give cause for hope, according to a report released today. Released ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media’s Challenges for Independent Media 2014 report surveyed 78 journalists and analysed developments in the media.
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Montagnards await fate
Forty Montagnard asylum seekers from Vietnam’s Central Highlands are waiting for the Interior Ministry’s refugee department to register their claims in Phnom Penh after more arrived in the capital in recent days, the UN refugee agency has said.
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Officials, NGOs discuss human trafficking
Senior officials from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam met in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss advances made in recent years against human trafficking and set goals for future counter-trafficking efforts.
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Microsoft Hopes Apps Can Help Fight Trafficking
During an annual anti-human trafficking meeting in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, representatives from six countries—Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam—credited arrests and prosecutions with being the best tools for stopping perpetrators.
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Japan Expected to Help Fund Reformed NEC
National Election Committee spokesman Hang Puthea said Tuesday that he expects Japan to help fund the reformed body, adding that a Japanese election expert will arrive in Cambodia next month.
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Construction Worker Falls to Death At Phnom Penh Job Site
A 20-year-old construction worker died Tuesday in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kok district when his safety harness ripped and he plummeted seven stories to the ground, officials said.
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Civil Society Conference Disappointed by Gov’t
Following the Cambodian government’s decision last week to block an independently selected civil society leader from representing the country at the Asean Civil Society Conference, the chair of the conference said in a statement released Monday that some governments had been “extremely disappointing.”
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EU offers to fund study of Lower Sesan impact
The European Union has offered to fund a study of the Lower Sesan II dam’s impact on fisheries, the EU’s ambassador to Cambodia said yesterday.
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New Border Force to Patrol Ratanakkiri for Illegal Crossings
A new border office manned by about 100 soldiers, police and military police officers was established in Ratanakkiri province on Sunday in order to stop people from illegally crossing into Cambodia from Vietnam, officials said Tuesday.
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