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Government Tries to solve Land dispute by taking from others
Several dozen families in Banteay Meanchey province involved in a land dispute were given 100 hectares of replacement land in O’Chrou district yesterday, but have refused to accept it because it is already claimed by more than 230 other families, two village chiefs said.
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Election reform committee first step, foes agree
The first round of formal talks between the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, held yesterday at the Senate building, yielded an agreement to form a committee to negotiate a settlement to the ongoing political deadlock.
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Court grills villagers on fence suit
Twelve Preah Vihea villagers were call to court this week regarding and ongoing land dispute they claim has resulted in the bulldozing of their family land and livelihood.
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Man Allegedly Kills Ex-Fiancee, Attempts Suicide
Police are waiting for a man to regain consciousness, after a suicide attempt, to arrest him for the rape and murder of his former fiancée in Kandal province on Sunday, police and commune officials said yesterday.
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Two officials Convicted of Defrauding Farmer
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced two government officials to three years in prison, with one year suspended, after they were found guilty of aggravated fraud.
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Six Tried for Their Part in Deadly Monivong Bridge Clashes
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday began the trail of six people for their involvement in clashes that broke out between civilians and police near Monivong Bridge after a protest on September 12.
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Civil Servants Given Go-Ahead to Denounce Lax Bosses in Media
A month after a call for civil servants to strike for higher pay, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered government ministries to ensure that staffs are paid on time, and said that otherwise workers could air their grievances in the press.
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Can’t Place the face police fail to identify suspects
None of more than 30 police officers serving as witnesses for the prosecution yesterday could identify any of the six men on trial for violence and property damage they allegedly committed at Phnom Penh’s Kbal Thnal overpass on September 15 last year, when police bullets killed one and injured dozens.
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Monk say Government benefits from Buddhism
Boeng Kak villagers, rights activists and members of the Independent Monk Network for social Justice yesterday held a forum to discuss the role of monks in politics.
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Body Found in Sack in Kandal Province Pond
Police said yesterday they were investigating the murder of a woman whose body was discovered in a rice sack floating in Kandal Province pond yesterday morning.
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Alarm over workers to Emirates
Cambodian laborers may soon be recruited to construction sites in the United Arab Emirates, where conditions are described as “tragic” by human rights groups.
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Journalists Questioned over Soldier’s Complaint
Two journalists from separate media outlets said they were questioned by the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court yesterday over an accusation that they had famed a soldier I their reporting of land dispute in Poipet City
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Five Arrested for Trying to Traffic Women to China
Anti-human trafficking police in Phnom Penh arrested three Cambodians and two Chinese nationals after the group tried to traffic two young women – who had been promised wealthy husbands – to work as prostitutes in China, police said yesterday.
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Killing underscores animosity
Mey Neth walked slowly as she followed a monk through a ramshackle village on the banks of the Tonle Bassac yesterday, eyes downcast, draped in a white sheet and holding a portrait of her dead husband, Tranh Vanh Chienh.
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Rape issue not properly addressed
Rape and sexual violence are very real daily problems in Cambodia and the article, “valentine’s Day rape fears”(2/10) – and the dubious research that informs it – are problematic and work to exacerbate these issue – not help them.
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Hun Sen Lauds Own Efforts to Ensure Normalcy in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen used a speech at a ceremony for graduation public administration students in Phnom Penh yesterday to reiterate that he was having little trouble governing the country while opposition lawmakers-elect boycott their seats in the National Assembly.
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Killing Reflects Danger of Anti-Vietnamese Sentiment
A minor traffic accident and an ensuing argument turned into a mob killing in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Saturday night after someone shouted the racially charged word “yuon”.
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Party-Goers, Worker and police Clash at Dance
A large scrum broke out at a party in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Saturday night between revelers and workers from a nearby mentalmorks, with several people injured and police having fire shots in the air to break out the skirmish.
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Police Officer Arrested for setting Friend On Fire
A police officer was arrested in Kratie Province on Friday for killing his friend by setting him alight in order to steal his gold necklace in Kompong Cham City last week, police said yesterday.
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Adhoc Concerned by Deaths Related to Domestic Violence
At least 11 people were murdered during domestic disputes or committed suicide after suffering domestic violence in the past two months, local rights group Adhoc said in a statement yesterday
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