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Workers asked to contact embassy when in trouble
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia appealed to victims and their families as well as political parties to contact the Cambodian embassy in Malaysia when workers there have problems. Speaking Monday in a news conference, Princess Norodom Arun Rasmey, Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia, said "citizens should contact and work with the embassy before they leave to go and work in Malaysia.
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Man arrested for rape in pigpen
Pailin (The Cambodia Herald) -- A man was arrested and sent to Pailin court Monday morning after he had raped a woman over this past weekend. The crime took place at 9:00 p.m. Saturday night in a pigpen near the victim's house in the village of Ou Soursdey in Pailin. The suspect was identified as Bo Kheurn, 33, a blacksmith who works and lives in the area. The victim is 39 and a farmer, an official said.
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Cambodian Arrested By Thai Border Soldiers
Three Cambodians were arrested, one of whom was shot, Friday night by Thai border soldiers after they were caught logging luxury rosewood about 6 km inside Thailand near Battambang province, a military police official said yesterday Captain Oerm Seng Oeum, Samlot district’s military police commander, said 13 Cambodians from Samlot district’s Sung commune had illegally entered Thailand late Friday night and were caught by Thai soldiers when they starting logging.
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After Much Debacle, Witness Returned to Stand at KR Tribunal
For the first time since funding woe brought the court to a complete standstill early last month and former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary died March 14, a witness took the stand at the Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday.
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Former Mfone workers seek help from Thai embassy
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Former employees of the bankrupt cell-phone company, Mfone, marched Tuesday in order to present petition to Thai Embassy on the issue of back pay. The employees asked the embassy to urge the Thai owner of Mfone, to provide compensation for them for the loss of previous seniority pay owed to them in accordance with Cambodia’s labor laws. Total 1,092 employees are seeking wages and other benefits, worth an estimated $4,439,366.
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Police Broker Cash in Hope of Avoiding Murder Case
With a police officer suspected of shooting a 28-year-old woman dead at close range in Svay Rieng province last week still at large, the victim’s family yesterday said that police official had visited them to negotiate$2,800 in compensation in the hope of having no legal action taken against the officer.
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2013 Centre for Communication and Social Change Award
The Centre’s ‘Sithi Project’ was developed as an online human rights ‘portal’ to provide information on media, human rights laws and civil society organisations in Cambodia. This continually evolving new media-based organisation demonstrates a contemporary approach to increasing the reach of human rights advocacy work.
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Injunction Issued Against Vietnamese Rubber Firm
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has ordered a Vietnamese rubber company not to remove equipment from a controversial concession in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadaw district, on which the company has been accused of illegally clearing forest.
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Two Pursat Officials Charged With Corruption
The Pursat Provincial Court charge two local officials at the veterans and social affairs department with corruption on Saturday for demanding bribes to disperse state grants owed to families of dead veterans for funeral expenses.
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As Parties Prepare, Constituents Have the Power, Analyst Says
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia continues to move toward national elections in July, with nearly a dozen political parties preparing to register. But Cambodia’s estimated 9 million voters must be sure to go to the polls to vote for their representatives on Election Day, linking them as constituents to the legislative process, a political analyst says.
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NEC, No delays for July elections
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The National Election Committee (NEC) said, there will be no delays for the upcoming elections in July, responding to the demand made by Sam Rainsy, President of the National Rescue Party, who wanted to delay them.
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Opposition Outlines Vision At Congress
Thousands of opposition politicians and supporters gathered yesterday for the inaugural congress of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) , laying out the party’s platform for the upcoming national election and confirming a roster that include a number of high-profile political personalities.
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Election Committee Rejects Criticism of New Voter List
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday dismissed recent independent audit of its voter list for this year’s national elections that warned as many as 1.25 million Cambodians could lose their right to vote due to errors made in the registration process.
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Nhiek Bun Chhay, Prince leaving has no effect
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec's secretary general, said Prince Sisowath Thomico's departure to join the National Rescue Party does not influence the popularity of the party for the up-coming national election. Nhiek Bun Chhay said, the prince had joined the opposition party because he had failed time and time again to be president of the Funcinpec party, or gain the position of secretary general.
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Prisoners, pardoned and reduced sentences for New Year
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana said Monday that Cambodia will pardon and reduce the sentences for prisoners to mark Cambodia's New Year celebrations from April 14th to 16th. He said, prisoners who had already served two thirds of their sentences and have become better citizens will be released during Cambodian New Year, while others who had served one third of their prison term will get their sentences reduced.
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23 Cambodians rescued in Mauritius
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- 23 Cambodian migrant workers who were swindled and forced to work on Thai vessels were rescued in the Republic of Mauritius on the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Koy Kuong, spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said Saturday that the rescue was made with the cooperation from the Cambodian Embassy in Malaysia and Mauritius authorities.
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Women Leaders Discuss Roles in Public Life
WASHINGTON DC - Outspoken housing rights activist Tep Vanny and other women leaders met at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on Thursday to discuss how more women leaders can be involved in their communities and national politics.
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In Illinois, a Day of Remembrance
WASHINGTON DC - The Cambodian Association of Illinois is preparing for its annual Day of Remembrance, a moment of reflection for the survivors and victims of the Khmer Rouge. Phavann Chhuan, head of the National Cambodian-American Association, told VOA Khmer via Skype that the day of commemoration helps Cambodians in America overcome many of the challenges associated with Khmer Rouge atrocities.
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US, France Call for Election Reforms Ahead of July Polls
PHNOM PENH - The United States and France both say they want to see more reforms to the election process, as Cambodia moves toward parliamentary polls in July. Opposition officials say the process is heavily skewed in favor of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, and election monitors say this year’s elections risk illegitimacy.
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International Side of Tribunal Loans Funds to Cambodian Side
PHNOM PENH - The international side of the Khmer Rouge tribunal has transferred funding to the Cambodia side so that it can continue its operations, in the midst of an ongoing money crunch. The $2 million will help the Cambodian side of the UN-backed court pay the salaries of its Cambodia staff, who have not been paid since December.
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