Announcement on the controlling of any irregular identifications of beneficiaries for the provision of cash relief programme for poor and vulnerable families during the fight against COVID-19 pandemic
On 13 July 2020, the Ministry of Planning issued an announcement with regard to the enhancement of the provision of the cash relief programme for poor and vulnerable families during the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. After the programme has been implemented for 2 weeks, there ...
Ministry of Planning
COVID-19 AstraZenica Vaccine (Booster Dose) for 60-year-olds who have already been vaccinated AstraZenica-Kovisel I and II
On 06 September 2021, Dangkor District Administration issued a notification on COVID-19 AstraZenica Vaccine (Booster Dose) for 60-year-olds who have already been vaccinated AstraZenica-Kovisel I and II.Citizens over the age of 60 in all Dangkor Districts who have been vaccinated COVID-19 AstraZenica at Dangkor Referral ...
Dangkor District Administration
Outcomes of the telephone conversation between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of Cambodia, and His Excellency Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, 21 January 2022
On 21 January 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on outcomes of the telephone conversation between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of Cambodia, and His Excellency Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, 21 January ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
In a call to find justice, Boeng Kak Lake villagers draw blood
Rounding off a week that included two violent clashes with police and the charging and release of four protesters, Boeng Kak lake villagers yesterday daubed paper sheets with their blood in a symbolic call to end what they consider judicial intimidation. About 50 villagers gathered at ...
Boeng Kak residents stand firm, continue protests
For the third time this week, Boeng Kak residents protested on Friday over claims that their land rights have been violated. More than 50 residents gathered outside the Srah Chak commune office to complain that a sub-decree issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen in August, ...
Former Borei Keila Residents Protest Apartment Rejections
About 40 evictees form the Borei Keila community blocked a road in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district for nearly two hours yesterday, protesting a letter written by municipal governor Kep Chuktekma stating that they had no right to state-provided housing. According to a copy of ...
Police Hear Borei Keila Evictees' Apartment Claims
Ten representatives from the Borei Keila community met with Phnom Penh police chief Touch Naruth yesterday to discuss whether their housing documents could qualify them for an apartment, a representative said yesterday. Chhum Ngan said Mr. Naruth asked representatives to furnish housing documents from 106 ...
Fleet of more than 100 fire trucks arrive from China
The first tranche of fire trucks headed to Cambodia in a deal the government struck with China last year to furnish the country with fire-fighting vehicles for the provinces arrived on Wednesday, the head of the national police force’s fire department said. ...
Phan Soumy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/112499-112499/
UNICEF steps in to help disabled
UNICEF yesterday awarded $400,000 to six NGOs to work with disabled people around the country through a series of community based programs. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17210/unicef-steps-in-to-help-disabled/
Controversial domestic abuse law under government review
A domestic violence law long criticized by human rights and gender advocacy NGOs for inadequately protecting abuse victims is being reviewed by the government in a renewed effort to reduce violence against women. ...
Sonia Kohlbacher
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/controversial-domestic-abuse-law-government-review-117232/
Workers repatriated from Malaysia
Eighteen Cambodian migrant workers were repatriated from Malaysia this week after being cheated by brokers to work abroad illegally, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said yesterday. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079676/workers-repatriated-malaysia/
Boeng Kak Arrest Not Linked to Evictions, Says Local Man
The Phnom Penh man who filed a complaint against a woman deeply involved in the Boeng Kak community’s anti-eviction protests called a press conference on Friday to insist that his dispute with the woman, which led to her arrest last week, was a personal matter ...
Residents could be evicted as pumped sand fills the Boeung Tumpun lake
Heavy machinery is pumping millions of tonnes of sand from the river into the Boeung Tumpun lake in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The area is home to some 2000 families and rumours suggest they will be evicted to develop the land once the lake is filled. The ...
City Blames B Kak Protests On ‘Foreigners’
The Phnom Penh municipality defended itself for the first time this weekend against sustained criticism from rights groups over the jailing of 13 female protesters from Boeng Kak, blaming the backlash on the “insanity” of unnamed foreign provocateurs. SRP lawmakers, meanwhile, met with the women in ...
Australian Senate Pushes for Fair Elections in Cambodia
The Australian Senate yesterday urged the Cambodian government to run free and fair national elections next year without the “harassment or intimidation” of opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who remains in self-imposed exile avoiding an 11-year jail sentence. The appeal comes only days after the European Parliament ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/australian-senate-pushes-for-fair-elections-in-cambodia-4930/
Maid Company Offers Alternative to Migration
A new made-service company that claims to be the only one of its kind in Cambodia is offering an alternative employment option for the country’s many domestic workers who face insecure, and often abusive, workplace conditions overseas. Ming Hour Home Service, which opened in July, employs ...
Award for Boeung Kak lake activist
Boeung Kak lake land evictions protester Tep Vanny has been honoured for years of activism by receiving an award from an international organisation that recognises the role of women in promoting human rights. Vanny, 32, who has been imprisoned, assaulted and threatened for fighting evictions at ...
Sam Rainsy To Ask Western Nations Not to Recognize Current Government
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he is preparing for a trip to the United States and Europe, to urge Western countries not to recognize the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Sam Rainsy registered to vote on Monday, making him eligible to vote ...
Heng Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/sam-rainsy-to-ask-western-nations-not-to-recognize-current-cambodian-government/1764857.html
Protesting monks leave City Hall after violence re-erupts: report
Hundreds of protesting monks, who participated with Boeng Kak residents in a rally held in front of Phnom Penh City Hall, left after violence re-erupts. They are demanding Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheat Vong provide more compensation to the evicted families in Boeng Kak. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YWVkZWNmOGEwZTU
Hotel with foreigners in mind set for PPSEZ
A hotel catering to foreign investors and expatriate employees is being built inside the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ), management confirmed yesterday. The project will be constructed through a joint venture between PPSEZ and the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Tama Home. ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hotel-foreigners-mind-set-ppsez