Families of Killed and Missing Protesters Compile Complaints
Family members of striking garment factory workers killed, wounded and missing after military police violently suppressed last Friday’s Veng Sreng Street protests have begun preparing complaints to file with authorities and rights NGOs.
At least five people were shot dead, and more than 40 were injured,
Labour negotiations begin at SL Garment factoy
A meeting between factory management and representatives of more than 5,000 striking workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories yielded no progress.
Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, has called the strike illegal because workers failed to notify the company
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-negotiations-begin-sl-garment-factoy
Thailand hands out Bt6-million aid to Cambodia flood victims
Thailand Monday handed out a financial aid of Bt6 million to Cambodia to help its flood victims. Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul formally handed out the aid to the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand You Ay.
nitially, the government would provide barges to help Cambodia but when
The Nation News Staff
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Thailand-hands-out-Bt6-million-aid-to-Cambodia-flo-30217589.html
Clearing at tourist site ‘Confused’
Ratanakkiri’s deputy provincial governor called local authorities and community representatives last week to explain the alleged deforestation of eight hectars of preserved land around the Ou’Sinlair waterfall.
Situated in Lumphat district, Ou’Sinlair is a popular eco-tourism destination in the province. But logging over the years has
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/waterfall-worries-clearing-tourist-site-%E2%80%98confused%E2%80%99
‘Stubborn’ furniture firm vexes villagers
Twenty families from Ratanakkiri’s Kon Mom district are seeking intervention after a private company allegedly encroached on 10 hectares of their land.
The unnamed company produces furniture from wood acquired from embattled Vietnamese concessionaire Hoang Anh Andong Meas, and over the course of the last two
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98stubborn%E2%80%99-furniture-firm-vexes-villagers
Opposition leader says he supports China over Vietnam
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy told supporters this week that the Cambodia National Rescue Party and its members “support China fully” in claims against Vietnam.
The message to supporters coincided with the visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who was in Phnom Penh for a
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-leader-says-he-supports-china-over-vietnam/1830787.html
Cambodia denies PDRC protest link
Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh has categorically denied a report that Cambodian troops have been sent into Thailand to stir trouble in areas where the People’s Democratic Reform Committee is staging anti-government protests.
Defence spokesman Col Paphathip Sawangsaeng said Gen Tea Banh made the denial to
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/394440/cambodia-denies-its-troops-stirred-trouble-at-pdrc-protests
Cambodia on track to attract 8 mln foreign tourists by 2020: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the country is likely to receive up to 8 million foreign visitors by 2020.
The premier’s optimistic forecast came after the country greeted some 4.2 million inbound tourists last year, an increase of 17 percent compared to
Joseph A. Cambra
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodia-on-track-to-attract-8-mln-foreign-tourists-by-2020-pm-112209/
Cambodian, Thai stock market regulators ink cooperation deal
Cambodian and Thai securities market regulatory authorities on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on consultative cooperation and information exchange in stock markets.
The deal was inked between Ming Bankosal, director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC), and Vorapol Socatiyanurak, secretary
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-04/02/c_133233007.htm
Cambodia's garment manufacturers calls on gov't to curb illegal strikes
The Garment Manufacturers Associations in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday urged the government to curb outlawed garment strikes that have occurred this week at Special Economic Zones in eastern Bavet City, which are expected to continue next week.
“GMAC is disappointed that the government and local authorities
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-04/27/c_133293620.htm
Ministry plans to drag schools into digital era
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is plunging public schools into the digital age with a new interactive technology plan fit with bells, whistles and 3G applications, light-years ahead of its mostly dirt-floor school houses.
The five-year, $1.3 million project, developed and funded by Cellcard,
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-drag-schools-digital-era
Tax revenue rises but at slower pace
The government’s tax revenue increased for the first five months of the year, but despite recent reforms, the growth rate is at a slower pace than for the corresponding period last year.
According to data from General Department of Taxation (GDT) released on Wednesday, the state
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenue-rises-slower-pace
Malaysian trade exhibition kicks off in Cambodian capital
The fifth edition of a Malaysian trade exhibition kicked off here on Tuesday, aiming to further promote bilateral trade and investment ties, officials said.
The three-day event, held at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center, features 62 Malaysian companies from diverse sectors including construction, business services, industrial
Asean-China-Center News Staff
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2014-06/12/c_133402783.htm
Displaced communities ask EU to monitor funds
Residents of three displaced communities in Phnom Penh on Friday submitted a petition to the office of the European Union delegation, urging it to monitor funds it gives to the government.
More than 50 protesters from the Boeng Kak, Borei Keila and Thmor Kol neighborhoods were met
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/displaced-communities-ask-eu-to-monitor-funds-62707/
Cambodian, Japanese FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional issues
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with his visiting Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Monday morning, discussing ways to deepen bilateral ties and exchanging views on regional issues.
“We agreed on many issues to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation,” Hor Namhong said at a joint
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=227148
PM praises VN involvement
In his first public remarks of the year, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday took pains to recount his experience under the Khmer Rouge and thanked Vietnam for overthrowing the brutal communist regime.
Speaking at the inauguration of a Vietnamese hospital, in the presence of visiting Vietnamese
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-praises-vn-involvement
Cambodian PM vows not to step down as demanded by main opposition
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday reiterated that he would not step down as demanded by the country’s main opposition party since the contested election last July.
“No need to speak much. I will not step down,” he said during the groundbreaking ceremony for a
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/14/c_133043661.htm
Poll results predictable: observers
Upcoming elections for district, city and provincial councillors will follow a period of “education”, the National Election Committee has announced, despite observers’ view that the results are all but preordained.
And though the May 18 vote is only open to sitting commune councillors, NEC secretary-general Tep
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-results-predictable-observers
Vets protest unpaid pensions
After protesting in front of government offices yesterday, more than 60 retired soldiers received pensions that had been withheld for close to a year.
The 64 Preah Sihanouk veterans gathered in front of the Department of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation told the Post that
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vets-protest-unpaid-pensions
As Wing Star Shoes strike enters third day, workers block road
Thousands of workers at the Wing Star Shoes Co. Ltd. on Wednesday blocked the road to the factory in Kompong Speu province for two hours. They demanded the company raise their bonuses by $5 and properly enforce labor laws after arbitration talks failed Tuesday.
It was
