Sugar company says no child labor; workers say otherwise
Phnom Penh Sugar, among the most high-profile companies accused of using child labor in an industry beset by the practice, attempted to polish its image Thursday by hosting its third annual anti-child labor seminar here. ...
Hul Reaksmey and Alex Consiglio
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sugar-company-says-no-child-labor-workers-say-otherwise-78766/
National police chief calls for crackdown on petty criminals
National Police Commissioner Neth Savoeun on Tuesday called on Phnom Penh’s police forces to increase arrest rates in the city to 75 percent of reported crimes and also asked municipal judges to grant bail less frequently. . ...
Laos president to visit Cambodia next week
Laos President Choummaly Sayasone will pay a state visit to Cambodia on Feb. 26 and 27 to further promote bilateral ties and cooperation, a news statement from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on said on Friday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-02/20/c_134008314.htm
Activist demands plaintiffs show up in court
A judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court suspended the trial of an opposition activist Monday after the defendant demanded that his alleged victims face him in court and declared that his trial was a politicized sham. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/activist-demands-plaintiffs-show-up-in-court-81078/
Democracy being undermined in political processes: report
Recent studies show that Cambodia’s democratic development is backsliding. For many Cambodians the future is unpredictable, creating a sense of uncertainty for many, while political freedoms are on the wane. ...
Ten Soksreinith
http://bit.ly/1CSOoSC
Police have no leads in fatal armed robbery at Wing Kiosk
Police in Svay Rieng province said Wednesday that they had yet to identify any suspects in the armed robbery of a mobile-payment kiosk and currency exchange business in Romeas Hek district that left one man dead. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-have-no-leads-in-fatal-armed-robbery-at-wing-kiosk-82435/
Mam Sonando to form party to stand in election
Mam Sonando, the owner of Beehive Radio, said Wednesday that he would revive his long-dormant political party, the Beehive Democratic Society Party, to stand in the next national election after becoming disenchanted with the opposition CNRP. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mam-sonando-to-form-party-to-stand-in-election-82445/
Cham scuffle with soldiers near disputed border area
More than 300 locals from Tbong Khmum province accompanied by opposition lawmakers scuffled with Vietnamese soldiers Sunday morning while trying to reach a disputed 16.6-hectare plot of land along the country’s border with Vietnam. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cham-scuffle-with-soldiers-near-disputed-border-area-84664/
HIV village demands access to healthcare
Members of a community in Battambang where an unlicensed doctor allegedly infected more than 200 people with HIV earlier this year have demanded free general healthcare, a provision usually reserved only for the country’s most poor. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hiv-village-demands-access-healthcare
Viet Nam wins Philippines' rice supply deal
Viet Nam won a bid for rice supply to the Philippines late last week, with an offer of US$410.12 per tonne, according to the Philippines’ National Food Authority (NFA). ...
Viet Nam News Staff
http://bit.ly/1T8igmp
CNRP leads trip to another disputed Vietnamese border area
Opposition lawmaker Um Sam An on Saturday led about 200 nationalist activists to inspect a non-demarcated strip of land along Kandal province’s disputed border with Vietnam where the Vietnamese government is constructing a military outpost. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-leads-trip-to-another-disputed-vietnamese-border-area-86072/
ACMECS countries reiterate commitment to supporting ASEAN community building
Leaders of Ayeyawaddy-Chao Phraya Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) incorporating Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam reiterated their commitment Tuesday to supporting the ASEAN Community building in 2015 and beyond. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1BC5Ehy
Tycoon resigns after beating
Property tycoon Sok Bun has resigned as director of joint ventures between his company and Singaporean partner TEHO International, amid ongoing controversy over footage showing him viciously attacking a female TV host earlier this month. ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tycoon-resigns-after-beating
Amid drought, farmers scuffle over water
Dozens of drought-hit farmers from two districts in Banteay Meanchey province scuffled on Saturday night after one group blocked a canal leading from a shared reservoir, preventing water from flowing to the other community. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amid-drought-farmers-scuffle-over-water-89476/
2015: 11 China-Funded achievements inaugurated
There are 11 China-funded road and bridge construction projects in 2015, of which 8 have been broken ground and put into official use, according to the state news agency (AKP). ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/2015:-11-china-funded-achievements-inaugurated-8790
Surge seen in crimes against children
The Child Protection Unit (CPU) has seen a surge in cases of serious crimes against children in recent weeks, though the NGO says that partly reflects their expanded presence in Cambodia and improved reporting practices. ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/surge-seen-crimes-against-children
Drug slum back in business; police pledge weekly raids
As police prepared to send more than 100 suspected drug dealers and users to court Monday, the notorious Phnom Penh slum where they were arrested in two separate raids last week remained a hive of illicit activity. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drug-slum-back-in-business-police-pledge-weekly-raids-92388/
More than 2,000 forest crimes observed: group
The Prey Lang Community Network yesterday reported uncovering more than 2,000 cases of forestry crime so far this year in Prey Lang forest, where they say corrupt elites are decimating protected reserves with impunity. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-2000-forest-crimes-observed-group
Cambodia arrests 2 for destroying Vietnam boundary marker
Police in the Cambodian province of Tbong Khmum have arrested two men for allegedly damaging a pillar that marks the border between the country and Vietnam, Vietnam Plus reported on Wednesday. ...
Thanh Nien News Staff
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/cambodia-arrests-2-for-destroying-vietnam-boundary-marker-50957.html
Koh Kong authorities defend crackdown on protesters
The provincial government in Koh Kong says authorities were within their rights to detain more than a dozen people and break up a demonstration over the arrest of three environmental activists. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/koh-kong-authorities-defend-crackdown-on-protesters/2947030.html