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A bridge too far for Sokha?
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha has drawn the ire of the government and civil society groups after on Wednesday accusing Vietnam of orchestrating the Koh Pich bridge stampede that killed more than 350 people in 2010 as part of a plot to “eliminate the Khmer race, tradition and culture”.
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Workers’ March Halted
For the second time this week, hundreds of garment workers were blocked yesterday from marching from their Pur Senchey district factory to the Ministry of Labor to call for its intervention after a hefty wage cut instated last month.
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Families’ Land Worries
A dozen families in Kampot province have said they fear that their land will be lost to developers after police turned up to enforce a court decision ordering the families to vacate the area to make way for a company known as Van Vanna.
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Garment Workers Vow to Continue Protesting
About 300 workers from the Ocean Garment Factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district were again blocked from protesting outside the Labor Ministry yesterday as talk between factory owners and workers reached another deadlock, according to union representatives and authorities.
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Rally Allowed, But Contained
Hundreds of environmental activists donning facepaint and animal costumes were met with a police blockade when they gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday to mark World Environment Day.
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Cambodians ‘Negative’ – But Most Still Smiling
Cambodians are among the most negative people on earth, ranked among troubled nation such as Iraq, Iran, Egypt and Lebanon, according to a recently published Gallup survey of 138 countries.
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Families Claim Intimidation in Land Dispute
Twelve families locked in a land dispute in Kampot province blocked a construction company on Wednesday from dumping earth onto fields they maintain are theirs, villagers and a rights worker said yesterday.
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KR Denial Law Sees No Cases in 1st Year
One year ago this week, Cambodian lawmakers passed a bill criminalizing the denial of atrocities committed under the Khmer Rouge regime in the mid- to late- 1970s, when nearly two million people lost their lives.
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Illegal Checkpoint Crew Freed, Vow to End Scam
Kompong Thom prosecutors yesterday released seven men who were running an illegal checkpoint racket after they signed a contract agreeing to cease operations.
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Union Boss Called In for Further Questioning
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has sommuned union leader Ath Thorn for a second round of questioning over his alleged incitement of garment workers at a Phnom Penh factory in November.
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Accused Deny Duping Villagers Out of Social Land Concession
A villager chief and security guard in Kompong Chhnang province have denied allegations that they duped villagers out of a 270-hectare social land concession, the Anti-Corruption Unit said yesterday.
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Teenager Charged for Hacking Government Site
A 17-year-old high school student was charged yesterday after he confessed to hacking a government website and creating a Facebook page on which he encouraged people to attack government websites of pro-government group, officials confirmed, though the exact charges are not known.
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Six Arrests for Phony Checkpoint
A group of provincial officials and an NGO worker who got together and set up a fake police checkpoint to earn some bribe money were arrested along National Road 62 in Kompong Thom province yesterday.
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Indigenous Women Launch Advocacy Campaign
A group of about 30 indigenous minorities from seven different provinces came together for a workshop at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC) yesterday to discuss problems facing women in their communities.
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Polonsky Trial Date is Set for Early July
He may have won his fight against extradition to his homeland, but Russian property tycoon Sergei Polonsky’s battle to remain a free man on Cambodian soil is not yet over.
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Environment Day March to Defy Ban
A youth group plans to march in support of World Environment Day today, despite being told not to by municipal authorities.
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Fake Outfits, Real Time
Two men were sentenced to three years in prison yesterday by Phnom Penh Municipal Court for impersonating a police officer by donning a National Police uniform, complete with a plastic pistol and fake number plate.
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Assembly Skews Toward Ruling Party, Rights Advocate Says
The National Assembly should review some of its internal policies that lead to “anti-democratic” practices, a leading rights advocate says.
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Kompong Thom Police Arrest 7 in Illegal Checkpoint Racket
Police in Kompong Thom Province yesterday arrested seven people allegedly involved in an illegal checkpoint racket, while an eighth escaped with handcuffs on and is at large.
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A Factory or Family Dilemma
Being placed on consecutive short-term contracts in Cambodia’s predominately female-staffed garment sector is forcing many women to choose between a family and a factory job, unionists and rights groups said yesterday.
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