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Union calls for stable rent for workers
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) urged all apartment landlords to not increase their rent because garment and footwear employees get only a basic salary of $80 per month. A statement issued Monday said the wage increase from $61 per month to $80 will be implemented in late May, asking the landlords nearby the factories not to raise their rent due to the increase.
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Protestors seek release of land activist in front of ministry
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Around 50 residents from the property development site at Boeung Kok, gathered in front of the Ministry of Justice to seek the release of jailed land activist Yorm Bopha, Monday. During the protest, residents held a religious ceremony which included the freeing of sparrows, cursed at judiciary officials working in the ministry and set fire to paper-made mockups of the Ministry of Justice.
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Lessons from Cambodia
“What can you share with me about Cambodia’s experience on economic sanctions?” This was one of the questions put to me by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi when I had the privilege of meeting her early 2011 during a visit by the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats and during another discussion that year with the National League for Democracy’s Women’s Wing.
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Hun Sen: All citizens have freedom of religion
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Hun Sen on Sunday said the government is open for all citizens to express their own freedom of religion and appealed to different religious groups to continue living together harmoniously. "The government still sticks to an open policy for people's rights in choosing beliefs and religions," he said during the closing ceremony of the 22nd Quran recital contest in Phnom Penh's Chaktomok conference hall.
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Hun Sen Says He Will Stay in Power Until He's 74
Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed Monday to stay in power for more than a decade until he’s 74, while his ruling party prepares to extend its grip on power by putting 14 of its progeny up for contest in this year’s national polls.
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Cambodian PM vows to leave power 'when I am 74'
Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen offered a glimmer of hope to the country's opposition on Monday -- by saying he would stay in power for at least another decade. The 60-year-old, who has ruled Cambodia since 1985, responded to criticism over his tenacious hold on power by promising to step down when he is 74, a reduction from his previous vow to lead until he is 90.
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Workers, Soldier Arrested for Beating Villagers in Land Dispute
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court charged four workers from well-connected rubber firm DM Group with intentional violence after they hospitalized four villagers-including two children-who had attempted to stop the company’s bulldozed from clearing their land in Adong Meas district , official said yesterday.
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Hun Sen: opposition has no rights to ban election
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) – Prime Minister Hun Sen said opposition party didn’t have rights to ban National Election Committee from preparing election. Speaking Monday at groundbreaking ceremony for National Road 44 restoration, he said the opposition party hasn’t yet registered and submitted its candidate lists for July’s election due to internal conflicts.
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National Election Committee Releases CPP Candidate List
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday the ruling CPP’s candidate list for the upcoming national election , revealing the candidacy of several news officials looking to become lawmakers as well as confirming the party’s selection of relatives of high-ranking CPP official for positions in the National Assembly.
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UK Sugar Firm Files Defense in Cambodia Lawsuit
British sugar firm Tate & Lyle has denied knowing of the alleged abuse at two Cambodian plantation accused of illegally driving hundreds of families off their farms and sys that the families have to compensation, according to the firm’s official defense filed last week with U.K’s High Court Justice.
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Cambodia statue highlights murder mystery
Nearly 10 years after he was shot dead in Phnom Penh, many believe union leader Chea Vichea's killer is still at large. A new statue in the centre of Cambodia's capital stands as a reminder of one of the country's most politically charged killings. Unveiled last week across the street from where he was gunned down nine years ago, the stone sculpture of slain union leader Chea Vichea marks what many believe is a murder that has not been solved. The killing of Chea has all the elements of a Hollywood thriller: A murdered political figure, assassins on a motorcycle, death threats, allegations of police corruption, witnesses claiming intimidation, and two men serving 20-year prison sentences for a crime few believe they committed.
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2013 Courage in Journalism Award winners
It takes courage to report the news in many parts of the world. Each year, the International Women’s Media Foundation honors that courage and promotes the importance of a free press with its Courage in Journalism Awards, the only international awards that recognize the bravery of women journalists.
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Must Ensure Legacy, Observer Says
WASHINGTON DC - The Khmer Rouge tribunal must have a transparent, complete strategy for wrapping up when the time comes, a court monitor says, or it risks losing some of its achievements for victims of the regime. Long Panhavuth, a program officer at the Cambodia Justice Initiative, told “Hello VOA” Thursday that the court still has a chance to give hope to victims who crave justice.
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Three Months From Elections, ‘War of Words’ Begins
WASHINGTON DC - Political analysts say Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have already begun a war of words ahead of the national elections, with the opposition trying to cast the ruling party as former Khmer Rouge and Hun Sen claiming that an election loss for his party will bring war.
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Experts See Opening for Citizen Journalism in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH - Citizen journalism can be a great help to democracy and educating the public, working through social media and other digital platforms, a senior news editor says. Lila King, senior director for social media at CNN, told journalists, students and others gathered at the US Embassy for World Press Freedom Day on Thursday that citizen journalism and digital media allow people to express themselves—and their grievances.
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Facebook users have the same responsibilities as journalists?
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodia celebrated World Press Freedom Day today in a workshop called "Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media". World Press Freedom Day has been designated in 1993 by the UN’s General Assembly to commemorate and to show gratitude for journalists who have worked to serve the benefits of the global community.
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Witness Heard Executions of Lon Nol Soldiers Over Radio
Two day after Khmer Rouge guard described the executions of thousands of Lon Nol soldiers after the 1975 fall of Phnom Penh, a second witness told the tribunal yesterday that he had heard the gunshots that killed them ring out though the regime’s radio network.
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Risky business: The dangers of journalism in Cambodia
World Press Freedom Day celebrates its 20th anniversary today. The UN describes it as an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to assess the state of press freedom and to defend the media from attacks on their independence. Cambodia is no exception.
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Engineers Hold Labor Day Protest Against Paying Income Tax
More than 50 engineers employed by Japanese’s Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co.Ltd., to work on the new Neak Loeung Bridge in Kandal province protested Wednesday over paying income tax of 10 percent and are threatening to go on strike again if their employer does not pay them back.
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Minister: Democracy exists without opposition newspapers
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Democracy still exists even though there are no opposition newspapers in Cambodia, said Khieu Kanharith, minister of information. In the "safe to speak: securing freedom of expression in all media" workshop to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, Cambodia's information minister said democracy is when all newspapers have their own freedom of expression, and has nothing to do with either having or not having an opposition newspaper. "The most important thing is freedom of expression," he said.
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