Woman back home after forced marriage in Malaysia
A woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia was repatriated to Cambodia late last week after years of abuse at the hands of her employers, including a forced marriage.
Sen David and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/woman-back-home-after-forced-marriage-malaysia
Raid reveals 1,800 smuggled smartphones
Customs authorities seized nearly 1,800 smuggled Huawei smartphones during a raid on Monday on a private residence in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district, a customs official said yesterday.
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/raid-reveals-1800-smuggled-smartphones
Gov’t health workers underpaid: study
Cambodia’s public health workers are underpaid and poorly trained, with a whopping 98 per cent relying on a second job to supplement their income, according to a recent report.
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-health-workers-underpaid-study
Woman jailed for ‘brazen’ timber grab
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a Vietnamese businesswoman, who stormed a forestry office to steal her seized timber, to two years imprisonment and a fine of $12,500.
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39757/woman-jailed-for----brazen----timber-grab/
Hundreds of luxury timber logs seized
Ratanakkiri province police seized 285 logs of first-grade timber in a raid at a cashew farm in a remote area of the province yesterday, although no loggers were arrested.
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-luxury-timber-logs-seized
Oknha accused of logging in protected forest
The environment minister has promised to investigate allegations that a tycoon-owned company is using a land concession to illegally log wood in a protected area in Preah Vihear province.
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oknha-accused-logging-protected-forest
Families call for return of land
A group of 20 people representing 554 families locked in a 10-year land dispute yesterday submitted a petition asking the government to end the lengthy conflict.
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36748/families-call-for-return-of-land/
Hun Sen endorses ‘One China’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to supporting Beijing’s One China policy during a meeting with a Chinese official, a stance one expert called “obsequious”.
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-endorses-one-china
Man who shot 33 times over $3 fine surrenders
A man wanted by police for shooting 33 times in the air with a handgun after he was given a $3 speeding ticket turned himself into police Tuesday morning in Phnom Penh.
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-who-shot-33-times-over-3-fine-surrenders-79460/
Mercedes fire latest incident in restive Sihanoukville
Police are probing a suspected arson attack on a Mercedes-Benz coupe in Sihanoukville, which caught fire shortly after its driver, a Turkish national, stepped out of the vehicle early Tuesday morning.
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mercedes-fire-latest-incident-in-restive-sihanoukville-79967/
Union asks Japanese to examine ‘assaults’
A Cambodian labour union this week sent a letter to the Japanese Embassy, asking for help dealing with reported violence against workers at a Japanese-owned garment factory in Kampong Speu province.
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-asks-japanese-examine-assaults
One-year sentence cut short for tycoon
Tycoon Sok Rathorn, who was in the midst of a one-year prison sentence on fraud charges, was provisionally released from detention yesterday after a deal was struck in a separate case.
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/one-year-sentence-cut-short-tycoon
Hundreds of opponents of NGO bill deliver petition to lawmakers
A group of 300 pro-democracy and rights organizations and their supporters delivered a petition to the National Assembly on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to reject a draft law to regulate NGOs.
Neou Vannarin
http://bit.ly/1Nh3sxF
Chinese tourists arrested for flying drone near Royal Palace
Two Chinese tourists were arrested in Phnom Penh on Saturday for using a drone to film the Royal Palace, but were released with a warning Sunday, according to a senior police official.
Khy Sovuthy and Tsz-kwan Ho
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/chinese-tourists-arrested-for-flying-drone-near-royal-palace-87357/
China to prepare master plan for Cambodia’s new roads
The Transportation Ministry this week inked a $644,000 deal with a Chinese firm for a master plan to lay out Cambodia’s needs for new roads over the next several years.
Zsombor Peter and Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/china-to-prepare-master-plan-for-cambodias-new-roads-91107/
Preah Vihear families agree to end land dispute
More than 100 families in Preah Vihear province have accepted a resolution from provincial authorities after about eight years of protests over a land dispute with authorities and a CPP lawmaker.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50513992/preah-vihear-families-agree-to-end-land-dispute/
Gov’t moves to attract IT firms
Technological innovation is playing a critical role in the development of the country’s economy by making business operate faster, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce told a seminar last week.
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18058/gov---t-moves-to-attract-it-firms/
Blaze strikes SR silk farm
A popular Siem Reap silk producer and tourist attraction was this week counting the cost of a fire that destroyed a stockroom and required crews from four fire engines to control.
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blaze-strikes-sr-silk-farm
On Israeli farms, Cambodians study and sweat
For the past 11 months, Seng Nhel lived on a kibbutz in Israel, studying horticulture and working 45 hours a week on a farm growing fruits and vegetables for agro-industry giant Mehadrin.
Peter Ford and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-israeli-farms-cambodians-study-and-sweat-94321/
Cambodia’s rights defenders under ‘all kinds of threats,’ advocate says
A prominent human rights advocate says Cambodia continues to operate in a repressive environment, with a government that fails to respect local and international standards and laws.
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-rights-defenders-under-all-kinds-of-threats-advocate-says/3004129.html
