Poipet children face abuse
The trend of Cambodian workers flocking to Thailand can have a devastating ripple effect on children living on the margins in the border town of Poipet, where they face a litany of risks such as drug use, sexual abuse and physical violence, according to a
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poipet-children-face-abuse
Fourth held in Thailand weapons case
Thai police have arrested a fourth suspect in the weapons smuggling case linked to a Cambodian immigration officer, according to Thai media, while a senior Cambodian Defence Ministry official said yesterday that any suggestions that the weapons came from Cambodia’s military arsenal had been ruled
Niem Chheng, Koam Chanrasmey and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fourth-held-thailand-weapons-case
Families dispute mine land in Preah Vihear
Officials from the Preah Vihear provincial Land Management Department and Rovieng district yesterday inspected a piece of land at the centre of a dispute between gold mining company Delcom and 56 families following a petition the families filed last month at the Ministry of Land
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-dispute-mine-land-preah-vihear
Clock ticking for UN’s rights office
With 10 days remaining until a government-imposed deadline for the U.N.’s human rights office to either sign a new agreement to operate in the country or close down, there is no sign that the two sides have come any closer to reaching a deal.
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/clock-ticking-uns-rights-office-122195/
Pestech awarded $100M transmission line contract
Malaysian-owned power infrastructure provider Pestech (Cambodia) Ltd has been awarded a contract to build a 230-kilovolt transmission line valued at $100 million to connect Koh Kong province’s Stung Tatai hydropower dam to Phnom Penh, according to a filing on the Malaysian stock exchange.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pestech-awarded-100m-transmission-line-contract
Sihanoukville port rides wave of increasing container traffic
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), which operates the Kingdom’s only deepsea port, reported a modest increase in container traffic during the first six months of the year, compared to a year earlier, a trend its director said should result in higher profits for the listed company.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-port-rides-wave-increasing-container-traffic
Chevron subpoenaed over kem ley murder case
Oil giant Chevron has been ordered by a U.S. district court judge to turn over a wide range of documents and information it may possess relating to the murder of political analyst Kem Ley at a Phnom Penh Caltex gas station in July last year.
Brendan O’Byrne
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/chevron-subpoenaed-over-kem-ley-murder-case-133296/
New Hong Kong maid deal raises old concerns over abuse
Employment agencies in Hong Kong are already raising doubts about the likely success of a pilot program that could see hundreds of Cambodians start arriving later this year to work as maids, only a day after a deal creating the program was signed, according to
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-hong-kong-maid-deal-raises-old-concerns-over-abuse-128623/
Sihanoukville port rides wave of increasing container traffic
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), which operates the Kingdom’s only deepsea port, reported a modest increase in container traffic during the first six months of the year, compared to a year earlier, a trend its director said should result in higher profits for the listed company.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-port-rides-wave-increasing-container-traffic
Party HQ searched amid terror allegations
The saga involving the arrest of a politically-irrelevant opposition party’s leader took another twist on Tuesday when the party’s Phnom Penh offices were searched by anti-terrorism police, with a party official claiming it was due to links with a government-branded terrorist.
Van Roeun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/party-hq-searched-amid-terror-allegations-133677/
Grant excludes HIV support group
A national network of people living with HIV, which has been key in helping coordinate anti-HIV services at the grassroots level, is now being excluded from a new Global Fund grant, raising “deep” concerns, according to NGOs and a leaked internal email sent to government
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/grant-excludes-hiv-support-group
Ocean reps take case to arbitration
Twenty representatives of workers locked in a monthlong dispute with management at the Ocean Garment factory appeared before the Arbitration Council yesterday, a union official said.
A spokesman from the Arbitration Council yesterday told the Post that such cases are typically sorted out within 15 working days.
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ocean-reps-take-case-arbitration
Villagers make plea over crocs
A group of villagers from Koh Kong’s Areng Valley gathered outside the offices of Flora & Fauna International (FFI) in Phnom Penh yesterday, demanding a say in a project designed to relocate endangered Siamese crocodiles from the site of the planned Stung Cheay Areng dam.
Phak Seangly and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-make-plea-over-crocs
Hospital after school
A rowdy 8-year-old boy has accused his teacher of hitting him over the head with a small whiteboard during class on Thursday, leaving him with a bloody head wound.
Sok Kim Heng said yesterday that he spat on another student and, in return, his teacher whacked
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hospital-after-school
Koh Kong gov to bring petition to Say Sam Al
Koh Kong Governor Bun Leart has promised villagers evicted from their land by Chinese-owned Union Development Group that he will give their petition to Minister of Environment Say Sam Al today.
Sen David
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-gov-bring-petition-say-sam-al
Vietnamese carriers test routes over Cambodia
Two Vietnamese airlines have reportedly commenced flight simulations of routes over Cambodian airspace in an effort to cut travel time between that country’s two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.
Eddie Morton
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/vietnamese-carriers-test-routes-over-cambodia
Shelter standards launched
Following reports of abuse and poor conditions at the Kingdom’s shelters, the government yesterday launched official recommendations that seek to ensure better care is offered to victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Sen David
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/shelter-standards-launched
Fee hike reduced after med students protest
Following a huge outcry from medical students, the University of Health Sciences agreed yesterday to lower a planned rise in annual tuition for those hoping to pursue a medical specialty beyond their general degree.
The students then agreed to accept the rector’s offer of $2,250,
Chhay Channyda
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/fee-hike-reduced-after-med-students-protest
Husband of acid attack victim to file complaint against court
The husband of a woman attacked with acid at a market in Takeo province in November plans to file complaints Monday with the Supreme Council of the Magistracy and the Anti-Corruption Unit, claiming local court officials are to blame for a lack of action in
More China brides aided
Two more Cambodian women who were trafficked to China as brides are being assisted by officials at the Kingdom’s embassy in Beijing and will soon be repatriated, the government said yesterday.
Sen David
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/more-china-brides-aided
