At Appeal Court, Ex-Soldiers Deny Violent 2012 Land Grab
Two disabled former soldiers convicted of razing the homes and grabbing the land of 30 rice farmers in Kampot province last year denied the charges during their hearing at the Appeal Court on Thursday.
Touch Soeuly, 57, and 11 other members of his Cambodian Disabled Rescue
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-appeal-court-ex-soldiers-deny-violent-2012-land-grab-49723/
Rice Exports Rise by More Than 170,000 Tons
Rice exports increased from 205,717 tons in 2012 to 378,856 tons in 2013 as a result of high demand from the European Union as well as countries in Asia, according to figures released Thursday by the Ministry of Agriculture.
France imported the most Cambodian milled rice,
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/rice-exports-rise-by-more-than-170000-tons-49976/
Cambodian opposition renews protest warning
Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy once again threatened to call nationwide demonstrations if an independent committee was not established to look into allegations of poll irregularities.
“We strongly insist the establishment of an independent committee to investigate election irregularities before the release of the final
Xinhua News Staff
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8377805.html
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លោកជាម យៀប សមាជិកគណៈកម្មាធិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍របស់គណបក្សប្រជាជន កម្ពុជា និងជាសមាជិកសភាជាប់ឆ្នោតអាណត្តិថ្មី បានប្រាប់ វិទ្យុVOA កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ ទី១១ កញ្ញា អោយដឹងពីការរង់ចាំមើលចំណាត់ការរបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ជុំវិញការកោះប្រជុំសភាថ្មីជាផ្លូវការ បើទោះជាកៀកការកំណត់ថ្ងៃប្រជុំសភាថ្មីជាលើកដំ បូងនៅថ្ងៃទី ២៣ ខែកញ្ញា ក៏ដោយ ហើយបានបញ្ជាក់ពីឆន្ទះរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានឹងចូលប្រជុំ សភាដោយឯកបក្ស ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សជំទាស់មិនចូលប្រជុំ។
People Returning to City After Holiday Met by Roadblocks
Police and military police set up roadblocks on major highways leading into Phnom Penh on Sunday as the opposition held its first rally in the capital since the party boycotted the opening of parliament last month over contested election results.
Some officials manning the roadblocks said
Alex Willemyns and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/people-returning-to-city-after-holiday-met-by-roadblocks-44455/
Anti-Eviction Activist Yorm Bopha Freed on Bail
The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily freed jailed Boeng Kak anti-eviction activist Yorm Bopha on bail, but sent her case back to the Court of Appeal to be reinvestigated.
During the hearing, which lasted an hour and a half, dozens of monks and supporters of the
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-eviction-activist-yorm-bopha-freed-on-bail-47709/
Cambodia, China's Guangdong look to boost tourism cooperation
Representatives of 17 tourism- related companies from southeast Guangdong province of China on Friday met with their Cambodian counterparts in order to seek possibilities for tourism cooperation.
The Chinese delegation was led by Zhao Yufang, Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province, while Cambodian side was headed by Pak
ECNS News Staff
http://www.ecns.cn/2013/12-14/92619.shtml
Another Election Monitor’s Report Finds Irregularities With Vote
Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) said it could not vouch for the official outcome of July’s national election because of the large number of ballots cast by people without proper paperwork or forms in lieu of official identification, yet another independent report casting doubts on the
Zsombor Peter and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-election-monitors-report-finds-irregularities-with-vote-49737/
Cambodian security forces clear opposition protesters from capital's Freedom Park
Security guards, police in plainclothes and riot police, armed with batons and metal pipes, on Saturday forcibly cleared hundreds of pro-opposition’s demonstrators from the capital Phnom Penh’ s Freedom Park, where they have been protesting for three straight weeks against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government.
National
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/04/c_133018450.htm
Workers ‘locked inside’ during overtime strike
Workers at two different garment factories say that managers locked them inside their workplaces last week when they tried to participate in a boycott of overtime.
Union representatives and rank-and-file employees at Kampong Speu province’s Complete Honour Footwear Industrial Cambodia Co, Ltd and Dai Yi Fashion
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-%E2%80%98locked-inside%E2%80%99-during-overtime-strike
CPP Could Benefit From Newly Created Phnom Penh Districts
The CPP could win 37 more commune councilor positions than it would have done before the creation of three new districts in Phnom Penh last year, and the opposition CNRP could gain 14, if the city’s 810 councilors vote along party lines in elections set
Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cpp-could-benefit-from-newly-created-phnom-penh-districts-51052/
Government responds to Rainsy’s Cambodia, Ukraine comparison
The Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit (PQRU) on Friday published an extended criticism of a speech made by opposition leader Sam Rainsy last week in which he promised his supporters that the political change that swept Ukraine’s president from power would soon
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-responds-to-rainsys-cambodia-ukraine-comparison-53401/
Funding boost for Cambodia’s hero mine-detecting rats NGO
The Belgian demining NGO APOPO, which is pioneering the use of mine-detecting rats in the former battlefields of Cambodia, has received funding from the German government to expand its mine-clearance work in the country.
In November, the government gave the green light for APOPO to begin
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/funding-boost-for-cambodias-hero-mine-detecting-rats-ngo-54308/
As political impasse continues, some donors hold on to funding
An increasing number of NGOs in Cambodia are facing the prospect of budget cuts, with money from foreign donors decreasing as a political deadlock continues.
Cambodia’s robust civil society relies on donor countries, but some have postponed funding while the country’s two rival political parties remain
Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/as-political-impasse-continues-some-donors-hold-on-to-funding/1864701.html
Luxury wood seized from Kratie military base
Authorities in Kratie province on Saturday night discovered nearly 90 pieces of luxury-grade wood stockpiled just outside the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) headquarters in Chhlong district, where they believe the timber was being staged for transport to Tbong Khmum province to the south, officials
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/luxury-wood-seized-from-kratie-military-base-69355/
Sokha’s treason trial begins
The treason trial of Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Kem Sokha began at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday with the presentation of a two-minute video clip. The footage, which was the basis of the charge against him, was dismissed by
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/sokhas-treason-trial-begins
Grab to employ deaf drivers
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, announced yesterday the launch of two new initiatives in Cambodia under its ‘Grab for Good’ social impact programme. A company-wide commitment by Grab to create positive social and economic impact through technology. The two new initiatives are Break the
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50680548/grab-to-employ-deaf-drivers
Group charged over violent land grab
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court on Saturday charged four men and three women over an attempt to grab land in Ream National Park which resulted in officers being injured during a clash. Court spokesman Lim Bun Heng said the seven people were clearing state forest land in
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/group-charged-over-violent-land-grab
Civil society submits petition for politically-neutral judges
n a request signed by more than 500 organisations, civil society representatives on Monday petitioned the government to amend three laws on the judiciary. During the 4th Government-CSOs Partnership Forum, civil society organisations (CSOs) requested changes to improve the efficacy of the legal system and
Social land concessions floated for residents hit by work on Sihanoukville canals
The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has recommended those whose houses were torn down for encroaching on canals to seek social land concessions from the authorities. Provincial deputy governor Cheav Vichheak told The Post on Tuesday that Sihanoukville has five main canals with a cumulative length
