Railway families remain uncertain as commune election candidates silent on their relocation
Seng Pha, 63, is unable to read the leaflets of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) posted on the wall of her wooden house, but she recognizes one of the candidates running for commune chief, out of a total of 35, in Boeung Kak II commune. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/railway-families-remain-uncertain-as-commune-election-candidates-silent-on-their-relocation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/railway-families-remain-uncertain-as-commune-election-candidates-silent-on-their-relocation/
With vague details, pro-government unions accuse labor groups of inciting members to form new union
Some 200 unions and federations have accused two prominent independent labor organizations of inciting its members to leave and establish a new union. The claim was denied by one of organizations, which said it has never trained members of any of the signatories — many <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khuon Narim and Phon Sotthyroth
https://cambojanews.com/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/
Report points to inadequate enforcement, legal flaws as reasons for entrenched domestic violence
A new LICADHO report detAiling the murders of 26 women And five children between JAnuAry 2020 And June 2022 by current or former intimAte pArtners reveAls the persistence of domestic violence And flAws in lAw enforcement. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/report-points-to-inAdequAte-enforcement-legAl-flAws-As-reAsons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/
Giant Ibis Union’s fight remains as the company goes back on promise
Living in a small concrete house with his wife and two young children, one kilometer away from Takhmao Bridge, ex-Giant Ibis Transportation employee Or Chanthy, 45, contemplates life’s challenges. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/
STT report: forced evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo pushed people into debt crisis
A report by NGO SAhmAkum TeAng TnAut OrgAnizAtion (STT) reveAled thAt people who Are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement Are burdened with debt, hAve low Access to food, while children experience disruptive educAtion And Are subject to child lAbor. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kAndAl-tAkeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kandal-takeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/
Workers of Vietnamese-owned Hoang Anh Gia Lai still suffer years after plantation closes
For nearly three years, about 300 local workers, 50% of them women, worked in a Vietnamese banana plantation belonging to Hoang anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Co (HaGL), covering 245 hectares in Talao commune, andong Meas district in Ratanakiri province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Him Khortieth
https://cambojanews.com/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/
Model secondary schools embrace digital education
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has initiated a campaign to elevate the standard of model schools by implementing digital education for students in selected secondary schools in Phnom Penh. The initiative aims to enhance student achievement and is set to expand across the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/model-secondary-schools-embrace-digital-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/model-secondary-schools-embrace-digital-education
NEC Admits 270,000 Names Were Duplicated on Voter List
Just two months after the contested national election, commune officials across the country on Tuesday began the annual 20-day process of registering voters, while the National Election Committee (NEC) announced that 270,000 duplicated names would be removed from the voter list used in July. NEC Secretary-General <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-admits-270000-names-were-duplicated-on-voter-list/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-admits-270000-names-were-duplicated-on-voter-list-44151/
EU clarifies rice comments
While the European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht never told the Ministry of Commerce that Cambodian rice was “30 per cent” mixed with the same product from Vietnam, he did say Cambodia had to better ensure that its harvest was homegrown and not from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-clarifies-rice-comments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Eddie Morton and May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-clarifies-rice-comments
More Than 160 Now Infected With HIV in Battambang
An officiAl sAid WednesdAy thAt more thAn 160 villAgers hAve now tested positive for HIV in BAttAmbAng province’s RokA commune in An outbreAk thAt hAs bAffled heAlth officiAls And internAtionAl experts, who Are now conducting A survey to determine how the virus wAs spreAd. Soeum Chhom, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/more-thAn-160-now-infected-with-hiv-in-bAttAmbAng/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-than-160-now-infected-with-hiv-in-battambang-74832/
គណបក្សបែតងអូស្ត្រាលី អំពាវនាវឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សបៃតងអូស្ត្រាលី (AustrAliAn Greens PArty) បានលើកឡើងថា ខ្លួនបានជំរុញឲ្យលោក ខេវិន រូដ (Kevin Rudd) នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីអូស្ត្រាលី គាំទ្រការស៊ើបអង្កេតករណីចោទប្រកាន់ថា មានភាពប្រក្រតីបានកើតឡើង យ៉ាងច្រើន ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិកាលពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យសប្តាហ៍មុន។ កាលពីខែតុលា ព្រឹទ្ធសភាអូស្ត្រាលី បានឯកភាពគ្នាថា អំពាវឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា “ រៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត សេរី និងយុត្តិធម៌ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០១៣ និងធានាថា ណបក្សប្រឆាំងនានាអាចចូលរួមយ៉ាងពេញលេញក្នុងកិច្ចការ នយោបាយកម្ពុជា ដោយមិនមានការយាយីផ្នែករូបវន្ត ឬក៏ផ្នែកតុលាការ ឬក៏ការគំរាមកំហែង”។ នៅក្នុងកិច្ចសម្ភាសជាមួយវិទ្យុអេបីស៊ីអូស្ត្រាលី (ABC RAdio AustrAliA) លោកស្រី គ្រីស្ទីន មីលណេ (Christine Milne) មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សបៃតង បានលើកឡើងថា ក្នុងនាមជាអ្នកផ្តល់ជំនួយដ៏ច្រើនមួយដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលីត្រូវក្រោកឈរឡើង និងបង្ហាញក្តីកង្វល់របស់ខ្លួនអំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតី ដែលបានកើតឡើងនៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតទូទាំងប្រទេស កាលពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ សប្តាហ៍មុន។ លោកស្រី មីលណេ បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “ ប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលីគួរតែប្រើ ប្រាស់ជំហររបស់ខ្លួននៅលើឆាកអន្តរជាតិ ក្នុងការគាំទ្រយ៉ាងសកម្ម នូវការសុើបអង្កេតពេញលេញ និងមានតម្លាភាព ចំពោះភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត ហើយការ សុើបអង្កេតនេះ ត្រូវការគណៈកម្មាធិការឯករាជ្យមួយ និងមានជំនួយពីអង្គការសហ ប្រជាជាតិ និងអង្គការមិនមែនរដ្ឋាភិបាលនានា”។ លោកស្រីបានមានប្រសា សន៍បន្តទៀតថា “ ចំពោះខ្ញុំ ច្បាស់ណាស់ថា មានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីយ៉ាងច្រើនគួរឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់នៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត ខ្ញុំស្វាគមន៍ការដែលមានការលើកឡើងថា នឹងមានការពិភាក្សាគ្នា ហើយខ្ញុំក៏បានឮ [លោកប្រធានគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ] សម រង្ស៊ី និយាយថា គោលបំណងនៃកិច្ចពិភាក្សាទាំងនោះ គឺដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ស្វែងរក ការពិត និងគ្មានអ្វីលើសពីនេះទៀតទេ ហើយនោះគឺជាអ្វីដែលខ្ញុំចង់ឃើញ នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន សម្រាប់ប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលី ដែលត្រូវក្រោកឈរឡើងដើម្បីឲ្យមានការពិនិត្យមើលបញ្ហា ពីព្រោះមានការអះអាងយ៉ាងច្បាស់ថា គណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានទទួលជ័យជម្នះ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/%e1%9e%82%e1%9e%8e%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9f%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%82%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%84%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%A2%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9b/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Only one third of disabled people identified for government assistance program since 2020
A July sub-decree Aims to improve the registrAtion process for disAbled people in order to receive government AssistAnce, but most disAbled people in the country hAve yet to benefit from the identificAtion progrAm thAt begAn registrAtions in 2020. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/only-one-third-of-disAbled-people-identified-for-government-AssistAnce-progrAm-since-2020/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Seoung Nimol and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/only-one-third-of-disabled-people-identified-for-government-assistance-program-since-registrations-began-in-2020/
NGOs and political parties say they won’t attend Justice Ministry ‘explanation’ of new constitutional amendments
Civil society groups and opposition parties that have opposed newly passed constitutional amendments said they would be boycotting a meeting hosted by the Ministry of Justice this week intended to clarify the changes to eight articles. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-and-political-parties-say-they-wont-attend-justice-ministry-explanation-of-new-constitutional-amendments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sorn Sarath and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/ngos-and-political-parties-say-they-wont-attend-justice-ministry-explanation-of-new-constitutional-amendments/
NagaWorld union leader defends strike’s legality on day two of trial
On the second day of trial for nine NagaWorld union members accused of incitement, the Phnom Penh municipal court prosecutor claimed union leader Chhim Sithar had been directing an illegal protest while Sithar maintained she was merely participating in a legal strike aligned with labor <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nagaworld-union-leader-defends-strikes-legality-on-day-two-of-trial/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/nagaworld-union-leader-defends-strikes-legality-on-day-two-of-trial/