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Despite Canceled CNRP Rally, CPP Supporters Protest in Pailin
About 200 people gathered in front of the provincial hall in this former Khmer Rouge stronghold yesterday morning in stubborn protest of a trip by opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha that was abandoned a day earlier.
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Strike continues as T&K reject lunch allowance
UNION representatives stormed out of negotiations and continued a strike yesterday when managers at T&K Garment factory said worker would never receive the 2,000 riel ($0.50) daily lunch allowance allegedly promised to them.
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Farm Workers Protest Over Pay in K Chhnang
About 40 workers protested in front of the Kraing Skear commune office in Kompong Chhnang province yesterday, claiming they hadn’t been paid for two months work on a farm after a broker allegedly stole their pay.
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Army did not move to stop CNRP:Tea Banh
The opposition yesterday accused a senior army general of having ordered plainclothes soldiers to block the party from entering the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng on Sunday, where they were set to hold a public forum.
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Phnom Penh Families Protest for Land Titles
About 30 residents from Phnom Penh’s Srah Chak commune protested in front of their Russian Boulevard house yesterday demanding that City Hall issue them land titles.
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Villagers Blocked From Delivering Complain
Kompong Chhnang provincial authorities allegedly locked villagers out of the provincial hall after dozens came to deliver a complaint against the wife of Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem, before locking out a newly appointed councilor who left the building to talk with them.
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Cambodia’s Gov’t Should Promote Political Participation
Political is one of the most controversial terms in the Cambodian context, where it is often linked to manipulation, corruption, violence and worse. Citizens are often warned to stay away to put themselves in danger or in an unpleasant situation. As a result, Cambodia has long faced a low level of political participation.
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CNRP Nixes Tour of Former KR Towns Over Security Fears
Oddar Meanchey province – Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha called off a two-day tour of former Khmer Rouge strongholds in the northwest yesterday after local authorities and men in plain clothes said they would block any political rallies.
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A snapshot of freedom flushed down the toilet
A WOULD-BE thief on Saturday tried to get a free camera out of a toilet trip. The 33-year-old suspect printed out documents at a printing shop in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district, police said. He then asked the store’s owner to use the bathroom.
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Hundreds More Register for Kratie Concession
The number of families who have registered for space on a social land concession intended for farmers evicted from land in Kratie province who held a series of protests last month in Phnom Penh has more than doubled, with hundreds of newcomers registering, according to a deputy provincial governor.
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CNRP blocked in N’west
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy will have to wait a little longer to visit the only province he hasn’t toured since his return from exile, as villagers and soldiers blocked his party from entering Oddar Meanchey’s Anlong Veng district, the last Khmer Rouge stronghold.
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Thai border shooting wounds man: officials
A 21-YEAR-OLD Cambodian man was allegedly shot by Thai soldiers on Thursday after crossing the border to illegally log rosewood, officials in Oddar Meanchey province said yesterday.
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Government Denies Rumors of Hun Sen Stroke
Senior officials and sources close to Prime Minister Hun Sen vigorously denied rumors yesterday that he had suffered a severe stroke and been rushed for treatment in Singapore .
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Kampuchea Krom Forum Banned by City
Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday banned Wat Samakki Raingsey from hosting a public forum on Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of the official granting of Kampuchea Krom to the State of Vietnam.
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National Police Planning to Establish Its Own Newspaper
The Ministry of Interior’s National Police plans to establish its own Khmer-language newspaper to provide the public.for a fee, with accurate information on security and crime in Cambodia and to promote awareness about traffic laws and the dangers of drugs, the National Police spokesman said yesterday.
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Council of Ministers Calls Press Conference to Slam Rainsy
The council of Minister on Friday held a press conference to rebuke scathing accusations made by opposition leaders during an event on Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of Kampuchea krom being officially ceded to Vietnam
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Cambodia Called Out For Extrajudicial Killing
Cambodia has been cited as one of 10 countries in which torture and extrajudicial killings are common, in a submission made this week by the Hong Kong-based Asia Legal Resource Center to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Government Officials Meet Railway Evictees
Government Officials met with about 200 families who stand to be affected by a railway rehabilitation project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Phnom Penh’s Toul kok district on Friday to present their plans for the rest of the project and discuss the possibility of additional compensation.
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Gov’t, Activists Have Different Take on World Environment Day
As government official fretted about a future of rising sea levels while making World Environment Day in Kep province, some 300 activists from across the country yesterday used the occasion to protest in Phnom Penh against the rampant logging quickly leveling Cambodia’s forests.
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Kratie Land Dispute Goes On
Hundreds of families from Kratie province’s Snuol district who were promised new plots of land after a Vietnamese rubber firm evicted them last month have complained that provincial officials are allowing hundreds of interlopers to stake a claim instead.
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