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Six NagaWorld Unionists Questioned at Phnom Penh Court: Rights Group
At least six NagaWorld union members were presented for questioning before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Sunday afternoon, according to a local rights group, two days after authorities arrested 10 people in a crackdown on New Year’s Eve.
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Six NagaWorld Unionists Questioned at Phnom Penh Court: Rights Group
At least six NagaWorld union members were presented for questioning before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Sunday afternoon, according to a local rights group, two days after authorities arrested 10 people in a crackdown on New Year’s Eve.
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Riot Police, Further Arrest in New Year’s Eve NagaWorld Strike Crackdown
Around 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, striking casino workers began holding each other’s hands as they faced down a team of an estimated 100 uniformed police officers.
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Cambodian Youth’s Awareness of the Safe Use of Social Media Remains Limited
While according to the consumer data company Statista, more than 71 percent of the population in Cambodia is using social media—people’s awareness of the need to protect their personal information and use their judgement when looking at content is believed to still be limited.
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Nine NagaWorld Unionists Arrested on New Year’s Eve
Senior members of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU) were among the eight arrested when Phnom Penh Municipal Police raided the union’s office late on Dec. 31, while a ninth unionist was detained outside Naga 2.
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Road deaths, injuries and accidents down from 2020 numbers
“The number of deaths was 1,497 as compared to 1,646 in 2020, a decrease of 149 deaths or 9 per cent. The number of injuries was 3,615 and a decrease of 1,071 or about 23 per cent, compared to 2020 with 4,686 injuries,” according to the Facebook post.
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Cambodian rights activists find little to celebrate in “extreme decline” of 2021
Representatives of non-governmental organizations reflecting on 2021 told CamboJA that the rights situation deteriorated overall in that time as the government continued using repressive tactics to silence critical voices such as rights defenders, political opponents and journalists. This year also marked the start of the mass trial of 139 political opposition supporters, most notably jailed activists of the outlawed CNRP.
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NagaWorld Unionists Arrested From Union Office on New Year’s Eve
Police have detained at least eight NagaWorld union members on the evening of December 31, nearly two weeks after the casino workers’ union initiated a strike against alleged unfair dismissals and violations of the Labor Law.
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Scattered around: Former CNRP commune chiefs take different political paths
Four years after the dissolution of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in 2017, its 500 commune chiefs lost their jobs, some have defected to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), some waiting for the reinstatement of their old party, with others joining the newly created parties.
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‘Colour revolutions’ to be ‘crushed’: PM warns
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reiterated that he will not allow any “colour revolutions” on Cambodian territory, warning that anyone who violates the Constitution will be “crushed by the armed forces”.
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Sar Kheng proposes additional job search help for all new graduates
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has requested that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport conduct a study on establishing education centres along the lines of the One Window, One Service offices to assist students with finding employment after they finish their studies.
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Families affected by mega-airport urge CPP’s top leaders for help
More than 50 families gathered Tuesday morning in front of the CPP headquarters to submit a petition to the party leadership but were turned away from police, who did not allow them to gather at the party office and asked them to go instead to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet office in Takmao.
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Data Show Turbulence, Decline in Mekong River Ecosystems
November is usually a happy month for Cambodia’s fishermen. As the rainy season ends, the waters of the Mekong and its many tributaries should provide a bountiful supply of fish to feed their community and sell at market.
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In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up
For many, that hasn’t been easy, but a years-long training program is showing promising results for a growing network of entrepreneurial smallholders. With the support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Agricultural Services Programme for Innovation Resilience and Extension (ASPIRE) has provided essential training to 150,000 smallholder farmers across the country.
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Sex Workers Still Victims of Abuse and Discrimination
Despite continued efforts from government and NGOs sex and entertainment workers in Cambodia remain at high risk of violence and face discrimination in many forms, women from the industry told CamboJA this month.
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Illegal Logging Threatens Kouy Indiginous Minority’s Survival
The equivalent of more than 8,000 soccer fields were deforested in two wildlife sanctuaries last year, Amnesty International said Friday, adding that illegal logging is undermining the rights of Cambodia’s indigenous peoples.
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Three pagodas awarded for protecting environment
“Three pagodas in Siem Reap province received the Environment-Friendly Award from the ministry because those pagodas are very good at cleaning and protecting the environment,” said Pheaktra, adding that the ministry will be looking at pagodas in other provinces as well.
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Fifth Round of Negotiations at NagaWorld Strike Fails to Find Solution
The fifth round of negotiations between NagaWorld representatives and the workers and former employees of the Phnom Penh casino has failed to bring an end to the strike that began on Dec. 18 as the company has continued to reject the demands from the union.
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Activist Seng Theary rejects charges in mass trial
Attorney Seng Theary had attended her first hearing on December 7 at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court dressed as a Khmer apsara dancer, a move she attested was fitting to the “political theater” of the mass trial. On Tuesday, she returned to the court in more sober attire, donned in a suit with a long, striped tie.
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Activist Seng Theary rejects charges in mass trial
In the latest hearing of the mass trial against 139 supporters of the political opposition, one of the accused stood alone Tuesday to testify to more than 20 years of work in Cambodia.
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