Court upholds decision on Funcinpec leadership

Phnom Penh Municipal Court has upheld an Interior Ministry’s decision rejecting the appointment of Prince Norodom Chakravuth as acting Funcinpec party president and the sacking of high-ranking party officials last year.

Migrant workers to isolate themselves

Migrant workers returning from Thailand are being told by the authorities to isolate themselves for 14 days in a bid to prevent a spread of COVID-19.

Opposition Continues Call for Suspensions, Resignations

Opposition lawmakers yesterday (Thursday) continued pressing for the suspension or resignation of Phnom Penh officials who oversaw this year’s Water Festival for their parts in a Monday night stampede that killed more than 300 festival participants.

US-Listed Firms Must Disclose Payments to Gov'ts

A comprehensive financial reform bill passed by the US Senate on Thursday will require oil, gas and mining companies publicly lasted in the US to file annual statement to the US Securities and EX-change Commission showing all payments made to governments around the world, including Cambodia, by 2012.

Envoy Calls Out KDC Firm

United Nation Special Rapporteur for human rights Surya Subedi has called on politically connected development company KDC International to halt its project in Kompong Chhnang province.

Government Passes Law to Regulate Organ Donation

Ruling party lawmakers unanimously passed a law regulating how human cells, tissue and organs can be donated or used in the country during a session on Thursday at the National Assembly, with the CNRP continuing its boycott of parliament in protest of a legal assault against the opposition.

លោក ហ៊ុន សែន​៖ ​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​តែ​ចង់​ធ្វើ​ជា​មិត្ត​ល្អ​របស់​សហ​រដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​

លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ​ម្សិល​មិញ បាន​ស្នើ​ដល់​ប្រធាន​សមាគម​កម្ពុជា-ជប៉ុន ពាំនាំ​ទៅ​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ថា កម្ពុជា​នៅ​តែ​ចង់​ធ្វើ​ជា​មិត្ត​ល្អ​របស់​សហ​រដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​។ ការ​ថ្លែង​របស់​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ដូច្នេះ គឺ​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​លោក​ជួប​ជាមួយ​លោក តាកាហាស៊ី ហ្វីមីអាគី ប្រធាន​សមាគម​កម្ពុជា-ជប៉ុន នៅ​ក្នុង​អំឡុង​ទស្សន​កិច្ច​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ជប៉ុន​រយៈ​ពេល​៤ថ្ងៃ​។

Legal Analysis of the Charging and Sentencing of 13 Boeung Kak Community Representatives on 24 May 2012 (criminal case number 1576/24-052012)

American Man Convicted Over Child-Sex Trips to Cambodia

A Cambodian-American man was convicted by a U.S. federal jury in Alaska on Monday of attempting to travel to Cambodia to have sex with underage girls, U.S. media reported. The U.S. district court found Jason Jayavarman, 45, of Anchorage, guilty of one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of attempted travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, according to the website of KTVA 11 News in Alaska.

NGO releases ELC figures to help with ‘shortcomings’

The NGO Forum yesterday released an extensive and updated accounting of economic land concessions (ELCs) in the Kingdom, suggesting that in a 20-year period, 267 ELCs totalling 1,532,783 hectares were granted. In a statement announcing the data’s release, the NGO Forum said it had been compiled in hopes the government could use it to address “shortcomings” in the ELC process.

Jailed Bavet workers freed on bail

Four garment workers arrested in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet town during mass strikes that turned violent in December were released on Tuesday evening. The four factory employees were charged on December 18 with violence, damage and incitement during two weeks of mass strikes over the minimum wage that saw several clashes with police.

Court upholds Rainsy’s conviction for ‘forgery’

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the five-year prison sentence handed to former Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy for his involvement in the dissemination of forged Cambodia-Vietnam border documents.

Foreign Minister Responds to Ban Ki-moon

After initially refusing to comment on U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s surprise telephone call to Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn last week, the ministry has released Mr. Sokhonn’s purported replies, all defending the government’s latest crackdown on the opposition. On Thursday, the U.N. revealed that Mr. Ban had called the foreign minister a few days earlier and “expressed his concerns” about what he called the widespread intimidation, harassment and arrests of opposition members, rights workers and the media. It said the secretary-general urged the government to revive the “culture of dialogue” the ruling CPP forged with the CNRP in the wake of 2013’s bitterly disputed national election.

Work Remains For Cambodia After UN Rights Hearing

Though Cambodia had four years to implement 91 recommendations on how to improve its human rights record, U.N. member states still had to push for action in a number of key areas during its second Universal Periodic Review hearing in Geneva on Tuesday.

Embassy in Thailand slams fake news

The Cambodian embassy in Thailand on Friday clarified that the more than 50 migrant workers who returned to the Kingdom through the border in Poipet city last week were not fired by a factory but were in fact working illegally and returned home to get required documents.

Laws And Corruption to Primarily Reform For Better Investment

គណៈរដ្ឋមន្រ្តីនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានធ្វើការអនុម័តសេចក្តីព្រាងអនុក្រិត្យរបស់ក្រសួងដែនដីនគរូបនិយកម្មនិងសំនង់ អនុញ្ញាតឪ្យជនវរទេសមានសិទ្ឋិលើកម្មសិទ្ឋិនៃចំណែកឯកជនរបស់អគារសហកម្មសិទ្ឋិចំនួន70ភាគរយ ដែលផែនការនេះត្រូវបានមន្រ្តីរដ្ឋាភិបាលសង្ឃឹមថា និងជំរុញឪ្យមានអ្នកវិនិយោគទុនចូលមកប្រទេសកម្ពុជាកាន់តែច្រើនឡើង ប៉ុន្តែបើគ្មានការកែទម្រង់បញ្ហាមួយចំនួនដើម្បីផ្តល់ភាពងាយស្រួលសម្រាប់ក្រុមអ្នកវិនិយោគទុនទេនោះ គេមិនសង្ឃឹមថាអនុក្រិត្យនេះទទួលបានជោគជ័យឡើយ។ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នកនាំពាក្យគណមក្សសមរង្ស៊ីបានមានប្រសាសន៏ថា ទោះបីជារដ្ឋាភិបាលបានអនុម័តអនុក្រិត្យនេះក៏ដោយវានៅមិនទាន់គ្រប់គ្រាន់ទេសម្រាប់ ការទាក់ទាញអ្នកវិនីយោគទុនឪ្យចូលមកប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។លោកយឹម សុវណ្ណ បានបញ្ជាក់ថារដ្ឋាភិបាល ត្រូវតែធ្វើអោយមានការជឿទុកចិត្ត ដោយលុបបំបាត់អំពើពុករលួយជាមុនសិន ហើយបង្កើតបរិយាកាសល្អប្រសើរសម្រាប់ប្រកួតប្រជែងជាមួយបណ្តាលប្រទេសជិតខាង។

UNESCO push will clear villagers off of Kulen Mountain

Hundreds of villagers living on Siem Reap’s historic Phnom Kulen are reeling after the government announced they would be relocated as part of a scheme to secure a UNESCO World Heritage Listing for the site. Poung Lyna, the head of the Siem Reap environment department, yesterday confirmed the news villagers received over the weekend. “About 300 families, most of which are army and newcomers’ families who live near the Preah Ang Thom area on Kulen Mountain, will be relocated to a new place soon as their presence is affecting the environment of the national park,” Lyna said.

Drivers Released, but Boycott Continues

Two former Capitol Tours bus drivers who have been in jail since early February were released on bail yesterday afternoon after fired bus drivers resumed their protest in front of the company’s office near Orussey Market yesterday morning. The group reiterated calls for the public to boycott the bus service.

Warm Welcome for King, Cold Shoulder for Rivals

Trade Union Propose an Amendment an Trade Union Drafting Law

២៥-កក្កដា-២០១០: ប្រធានសហភាពការងារកម្ពុជា លោក អាត់ ធន់ ដឹកនាំកម្មករទាមទារសុំដំឡើងប្រាក់ខែ នៅខាងមុខរដ្ឋសភា ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។ ប្រធានសហភាពការងារកម្ពុជា លោក អាត់ ធន់ បានថ្លែងនៅថ្ងៃអង្គារ ទី២៧ ខែកក្កដាថា សេចក្ដីព្រាងច្បាប់ស្ដីពីសហជីព ត្រូវបានក្រសួងការងារ និងបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈ ផ្ញើមកឲ្យគ្រប់សហជីពនានាពិនិត្យច្បាប់នេះ មានរយៈពេលខ្លីពេក។ ក្រសួងតម្រូវឲ្យសហជីពសុំកែតម្រូវនានាក្នុងច្បាប់នេះមិនឲ្យហួស ថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែកក្កដាទេ។ លោកបានចោទថា ក្រសួងការងារហាក់ចាប់បង្ខំឲ្យសហជីពកម្មករទាំងអស់ ត្រូវទទួលយកសេចក្ដីព្រាងច្បាប់ស្តីពីសហជីពនេះ។