NGOs call out holes in EIA law
The Ministry of Environment is close to finalising a draft environmental impact analysis (EIA) law for development projects, but NGOs and civil society groups raised concerns that the draft law, as it stands, prevents indigenous people who live on the land from opposing such projects. Speaking ...
Chan Muyhong and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ngos-call-out-holes-eia-law
Mercedes fire latest incident in restive Sihanoukville
Police are probing a suspected arson attack on a Mercedes-Benz coupe in Sihanoukville, which caught fire shortly after its driver, a Turkish national, stepped out of the vehicle early Tuesday morning. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mercedes-fire-latest-incident-in-restive-sihanoukville-79967/
Ukrainian politician sought for rape in Cambodia
A Ukrainian member of parliament and former television executive is being sought by Cambodian authorities for allegedly raping a minor in Phnom Penh in 2011 and has been placed on interpol’s list of most-wanted criminals. ...
Ben Woods
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ukrainian-politician-sought-for-rape-in-cambodia-80561/
Another montagnard in Phnom Penh, UN says
Another Montagnard asylum-seeker has arrived in Phnom Penh, joining 10 others who are still in the capital after having their requests to have their refugee claims processed rejected, according to the U.N. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-montagnard-in-phnom-penh-un-says-80918/
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/
Lay Huong in first of 3 cases
The former common-law wife of tycoon Khaou Phallaboth appeared in court yesterday to face allegations she breached the terms of her 2013 divorce by not letting her ex-husband, and his family, see their 8-year-old daughter. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lay-huong-first-3-cases
Men enslaved in Indonesia rescued and repatriated
Nineteen Cambodian men were repatriated Sunday morning after being rescued by indonesian authorities from slavery on Thai fishing boats, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/men-enslaved-in-indonesia-rescued-and-repatriated-81447/
Mine, UXO explosions casualties up in 2014
Both the number of accidents and casualties caused by old landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) rose by nearly 40 percent last year, according to the latest government data, though the two figures were still the second lowest on record following years of progress in ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mine-uxo-explosions-casualties-up-in-2014-81534/
HIV-positive commune official dies in Battambang
A deputy commune chief in Battambang province’s Roka commune, where an outbreak of HIV has infected nearly 250 villagers, died Monday. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hiv-positive-commune-official-dies-in-battambang-81542/
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
58 Cambodians among slaves rescued in Indonesia
At least 58 Cambodians were among the more than 300 enslaved fishermen recently rescued from a remote island in indonesia’s Maluku province, an intergovernmental migration body said Tuesday. ...
Alex Consiglio
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/58-cambodians-among-slaves-rescued-in-indonesia-81595/
Eating out on the up in capital
Phnom Penh residents are spending big bucks eating at restaurants, thanks to rising demand for high-quality meals among office workers and other members of the middle class, a new study by Park Cafe Food and Beverage revealed yesterday. The study estimated that about $1.53 million was ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eating-out-capital
Fugitive general Thong Sarath arrested in Vietnam
Thong Sarath, a senior Defense Ministry official wanted for the November murder of tycoon Ung Meng Chue, was arrested by Vietnamese police Thursday after months on the run, the head of Cambodia’s interpol office said on Friday. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fugitive-general-thong-sarath-arrested-in-vietnam-82077/
Polygamous soldier flees after killing in-laws
Police and military officials in Kompong Speu province are searching for a soldier with six wives who shot and killed his sister-in-law and mother-in-law on Saturday morning after berating his second wife for talking to another man the day before, local officials said Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/polygamous-soldier-flees-after-killing-in-laws-82134/
Man charged over smuggling Cocaine in keyboard
The Siem Reap Provincial Court on Saturday charged a Vietnamese man with possessing and transporting illegal drugs after he was arrested on Thursday at the Siem Reap international Airport with 5.25 kg of cocaine hidden inside a musical keyboard, a court official said Sunday. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-charged-over-smuggling-cocaine-in-keyboard-82126/
Soldier who killed in-laws proves elusive
Police in Kompong Speu province on Monday began patrolling the base of Thmar Poun mountain while a small military detachment started searching its densely forested slopes for an armed soldier who allegedly shot dead the sister and mother of one of his six wives on ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldier-who-killed-in-laws-proves-elusive-82235/
Woman jailed in land dispute wins release
After five months in jail, a woman whose family is embroiled in a bitter land dispute with tycoon Khun Sear was released on bail from Prey Sar prison on Friday, though the fight between the two parties remains unresolved. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/woman-jailed-in-land-dispute-wins-release-82655/
First refugees from Nauru arrive in Cambodia
After months of fraught negotiations and secretive planning with Cambodia, Australia on Thursday flew the first four refugees into Phnom Penh under a highly controversial deal that could bring dozens—or hundreds—more in their wake. ...
Zsombor Peter and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/first-refugees-from-nauru-arrive-in-cambodia-85026/
Licadho slams treatment of children in prison
In a recently released report, Licadho says that children who live In prisons should receive proper care so that they can develop physically and psychologically. The UN Convention on the Rights of Children states that countries have a duty to provide children with the right ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12069/licadho-slams-treatment-of-children-in-prison/
Unlicensed blood-test clinic shuttered in SR
A blood-testing lab in Siem Riep was closed down yesterday morning after it was discovered to be operating without a licence. ...
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unlicensed-blood-test-clinic-shuttered-sr