K Chhnang villagers protest arrests for 3rd day
Villagers caught in a land dispute with a minister’s wife gathered outside Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court for a third consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the release of two men jailed over a clash with workers from the well-connected agriculture firm KDC.
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/k-chhnang-villagers-protest-arrests-for-3rd-day-66010/
CNRP seeks prison visit
The National Assembly yesterday agreed to forward to the Ministry of Interior a request from five Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmakers to visit the five Lorpeang villagers jailed over their involvement in their ongoing land dispute with KDC International.
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-seeks-prison-visit
Court official to enforce verdict in long-running land dispute
A court prosecutor and a squadron of police will today descend on a hectare of land in Phnom Penh in order to properly divide it among 163 families who claim that one woman monopolized the plot after they won it in a land dispute, an
CNRP official to skip court
Former parliamentary candidate and opposition information chief Meach Sovannara said yesterday that he would not appear in court today for questioning related to charges stemming from a violent opposition protest in July.
Meas Sokchea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-official-skip-court
Drunken RCAF soldier accidentally shoots 12-year-old boy
A major in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Saturday night after he accidentally shot a 12-year-old boy in a drunken attempt to “clean the barrel of his gun” with a live round, officials said Sunday.
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drunken-rcaf-soldier-accidentally-shoots-12-year-old-boy-79830/
Factory says not responsible for protesting workers’ injuries
A lawyer for a garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district, where four women were injured last week when a truck driver slammed into a group of protesters, said Monday the factory was not responsible because the workers had thrown themselves in front of
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/factory-says-not-responsible-for-protesting-workers-injuries-86892/
Siem Reap government promises to fix dispute
Siem Reap officials yesterday promised almost 100 protesters a resolution to a land dispute between villagers and a military unit.
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-government-promises-fix-dispute
Baby formula brands place profit above health
Dara Raksmey, the owner of a pharmacy of the same name on Phnom Penh’s Street 294, keeps a record of every can of Dumex baby formula she sells.
“If you buy six large cans you get a scooter and if you buy 12 large cans you
Ouch Sony and George Wright
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/baby-formula-brands-place-profit-above-health-58635/
Potential of renewable energy sources in Cambodia’s growing market
Cambodia, a rapidly developing Southeast Asian nation, has been experiencing significant economic growth in recent years. With a GDP growth rate of 7.1% in 2019, the country has been making strides in various sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. One of the most critical challenges
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501311118/potential-of-renewable-energy-sources-in-cambodias-growing-market/
Chinese banana grower keen to start plantation
A Chinese agricultural company has agreed to establish a banana plantation in Cambodia, according to a senior government official.
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-banana-grower-keen-start-plantation
Villagers in capital to protest development
Representatives from five communes in Koh Kong province are scheduled to hold a press conference in the capital today, appealing for government intervention in a land dispute with a Chinese development company that has spanned nearly four years.
Lov Hov, a representative from Thmar Sar commune,
In Cambodia, Project Alba helps farmers increase income, protect against seed raiders
In parts of rural Cambodia, farmers’ primary source of income comes from harvesting rice — once a year. This is a poor outcome compared to other ASEAN countries which harvest twice or thrice a year.
To help increase farmers’ income, Victor Combal-Weiss and Guillaume Virag founded
Cambodia Asks China to Fund Power Cables
Two weeks after Prime Minister Hun Sen returned from China with more than half a billion dollars in new loans and grants, Cambodia once again asked Beijing for money on Thursday.
In a bilateral discussion held alongside this week’s series of meetings between Asean energy ministers,
Local MFIs’ high-tech investment
The first time Leang Horng, a resident of Kandal province’s Saang district, made use of a micro-finance institution, a loan was the only service he needed. At that time, Horng had no idea about deposits or money transfers.
But things have changed in the past few
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661599/Business/local-mfis-high-tech-investment.html
Daun Penh guards seize protest drum, scuffle with activists
Two political activists were injured by district security guards outside the Daun Penh district office Monday morning after a protest to free 21 protesters beaten and imprisoned during a strike in January turned into an effort to reclaim a confiscated protest drum.
The protesters, dressed in
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/daun-penh-guards
Minister says wage agreement must be reached next month
Negotiations held on Friday between garment factory owners, union leaders and government officials failed to set a new industry minimum wage for next year, but a final decision will be reached by October 10, according to Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng.
The tripartite Labor Advisory Council
Sek Odom and Holly Robertson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-says-wage-agreement-must-be-reached-next-month-68532/
Authorities in Oddar Meanchey on the hunt for wild elephant
Cambodian authorities are monitoring a rogue wild elephant following a day in pursuit of the pachyderm after she trampled a number of villagers’ farmland. The female elephant was spotted on Sunday morning in Oddar Meanchey’s Dangrek Mountains – a rare sighting, according to Banteay Ampil
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-oddar-meanchey-hunt-wild-elephant
Four jailed for illegal logging
Four suspects were jailed Thursday for illegally harvesting luxury timber from a protected forest in Mondulkiri province’s Koh Nhek district, a court official said yesterday. Morm Vanda, a provincial court spokesman, yesterday said the four were jailed after being suspected of illegal logging in a
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50542461/four-jailed-for-illegal-logging/
Students protest arrests in Kampot land dispute
About 400 students and a few villagers protested in Phnom Penh on Sunday to demand the release of two men arrested last week after a protest over a land dispute in Kampot province, with authorities claiming that the demonstration was organized by a politician who
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/students-protest-arrests-in-kampot-land-dispute-94098/
Restaurant workers rehired after new year leave dispute
More than a dozen employees fired from a Phnom Penh eatery on Monday after a dispute over pay during the Khmer New Year holiday were rehired on Tuesday following a protest that prompted negotiations with their employer, according to union representatives and Labor Ministry officials.
Buth Kimsay and Sonia Kohlbacher
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/restaurant-workers-rehired-after-new-year-leave-dispute-111519/
