Mental health patients relocated to new centre
Dozens of patients with mental health disorders were admitted to the newly built Mental Health Rehab Centre in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district. The centre was established under the Ministries of Social Affairs, Health and Interior. The three-hectare treatment facility was funded with a $500,000 budget ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50622648/mental-health-patients-relocated-to-new-centre/
Compensation demanded for 5 killed in blast
Cambodia asked Thailand Friday to compensate the families of five Cambodians killed when a World War II bomb exploded in a scrap metal shop in Bangkok. The explosion on Wednesday killed a total of seven people, injured 20 others and destroyed or damaged 10 buildings. “Our ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/compensation-demanded-for-5-killed-in-blast-55814/
Garment Workers Injured in Svay Rieng Crash
At least 86 garment workers were injured when the 3-ton truck in which they were traveling overturned on National Road 1 in Svay Rieng province Tuesday morning, police and health officials said. In November, seven people were killed and 17 others seriously injured when a ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/garment-workers-injured-in-svay-rieng-crash-51454/
46 killed and 197 wounded during Water Festival holidays
46 people were killed, and 197 others were injured in road accidents from 4-8 November 2014, up from 29 killed and 117 injured over the same period last year, according to a report of General Commissariat of National Police on Monday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/46-killed-and-197-wounded-during-water-festival-holidays-7630
Four more suspects arrested over violent Koh Rong robbery
Four Cambodian men have now been arrested over a violent robbery at a guesthouse on Koh Rong island off the coast of Sihanoukville last week that left a Canadian expatriate with serious head injuries, police said Monday. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-more-suspects-arrested-over-violent-koh-rong-robbery-80566/
Minorities Choosing Private Over Communal
Though they held out hope for years that they would get communal land titles, hundreds of ethnic minority families in Mondolkiri and Ratanakkiri provinces have now opted to accept individual private land titles under Prime Minister Hun Sen’s new titling scheme. While individual titles offer immediate ...
Khun Sear Land Dispute to Be Settled: Lawyer
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court again delayed the trial of a woman whose family is locked in a land dispute with tycoon Khun Sear on Wednesday, this time at the request of her lawyer, who is advising the family to give up their five-year battle ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/khun-sear-land-dispute-to-be-settled-lawyer-80753/
Wrangling over wage may spur new unrest
Unions representing garment workers have pledged to reignite protests if the minimum wage for the industry is raised to only $115 next year, a sum they say was offered by the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia during a meeting on Friday. The Labour Advisory Committee (LAC) ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wrangling-over-wage-may-spur-new-unrest
NGOs Say ‘Rose Revolution’ Case Is Baseless
Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-say-rose-revolution-case-is-baseless-40188/
Youth forum discusses ‘responsible’ social media use
More than 100 young people gathered yesterday in Phnom Penh to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of social media in Cambodia.At the youth forum, which focused on “Politics in the Digital Age”, youths, monks, politicians and NGO leaders spoke about the increasing importance of social ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-forum-discusses-responsible-social-media-use
Youth urged to fight for social issues
Civil society organizations and youth groups have called for young people to be more involved in human rights and the environment. They also demanded greater protection for young activists who have suffered threats, violence and court action. The call was made in a youth forum on young ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32739/youth-urged-to-fight-for-social-issues/
Youths rush into social and enviromental activism
Young Cambodians are becoming increasingly engaged in social issues, with many university students volunteering for causes they consider important for national development, student leaders and youth organizers say. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13336/youths-rush-into-social-and-enviromental-activism/
NBC pushes for de-dollarisation on 43rd Riel Day
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) deputy governor Chea Serey on March 20 made a general call to keep using the local currency in day-to-day transactions, as part of de-dollarisation and other monetary policy initiatives, as a means to promote economic development. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-pushes-de-dollarisation-43rd-riel-day
Garment Demonstrators Request to Hold Protest
Workers from the Ocean Garment factory, who have been protesting outside the plant in Pur Senchey district for weeks, will file a request with Phnom Penh City Hall today to allow them to continue their demonstrations in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs and ...
UN: Investing in Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders is Smart Economics
(UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section)- “Investing in women’s entrepreneurial leadership, and the empowerment of women, is smart economics- which is why women’s empowerment is one of the most important development priorities for the countries of Asia and the Pacifc,” said Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, ...
B Meanchey Villagers Protest Over Land Titles
More than 170 villagers in Banteay Meanchey province locked in a land dispute with a local company protested yesterday in front of the provincial hall, seeking land titles in compliance with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s recent titling project. The families say they had been granted a ...
Plan aims to cut road deaths
Every day, five people die in traffic accidents in Cambodia – a number the government is hoping to reduce with a new policy aimed at cutting traffic accidents by 50 per cent in 2020. The National Policy on Road Safety, passed by the Council of Ministers ...
Chhay Channyda and Lieng Sarith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/plan-aims-cut-road-deaths
More than 2,000 diplomas to be handed out by PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen is scheduled to preside over the handing out of diplomas to more than 2,000 students graduating from the Royal School of Administration. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501093197/more-than-2000-diplomas-to-be-handed-out-by-pm/
Court Dismisses Rights Groups’ Complaints
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has dismissed two complaints submitted by two local human rights groups, Adhoc and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), against local officials who they alleged had defamed and intimidated their staff, court officials said Friday. Adhoc filed a complaint against Pheng ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-dismisses-rights-groups-complaints-45516/
Cambodia’s young users
Injecting methamphetamines is on the rise in Cambodia, particularly among younger addicts, as recreational users have begun to switch from smoking and pill-popping to mainlining, a report by the Australian National Council on Drugs suggests. The report, released yesterday, details how amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and their ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia%E2%80%99s-young-users