Hundreds of Villagers Block Road to Protest Land Clearing
About 400 villagers in Kratie province’s Snuol district blocked national road 76A for three hours yesterday to demand that authorities release a villager who had been arrested earlier in the day for allegedly inciting villagers embroiled in a land dispute, villagers and a district official
Chinese Firm to Invest $100M in Rice Mill
A Chinese company from Yunnan province will invest $100 million to build a rice mill and processing plant in Cambodia with a local firm and export 200,000 tons of milled rice to China beginning this year, officials said yesterday.
The Yunnan Pan-Asia Agricultural Cooperation and Development
Monitoring group blames rise in forest crimes on authorities turning blind eye
A prominent forest monitoring group on Monday urged the government to combat illegal logging and poaching in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, which it claimed had seen a drastic increase in forestry crimes during the first five months of this year. The Prey Lang Community
Rural Cambodians attack court over land dispute jailings
Dozens of protesters in rural Cambodia broke through a gate and tried to push their way into a provincial court, which had detained three villagers in a land dispute in the northeastern part of the country. More than 170,000 families across the country were adversely
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-land-disputes/3085844.html
Court Questions Officials Over Slain Journalist
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday questioned four people- including a military police official and a police officer- in relation to the killing of journalist Hang Serei Odom, whose body was discovered hacked to death last month in the trunk of his car,a court official and
Firm to Develop Gold Mine in Ratanakkiri
A subsidiary of Indian firm Mesco Steel has arrived in Cambodia to begin developing a gold mine in Ratanakkiri province, according to an investor involved in the deal.
Mesco Gold has paid a fee of $1.2 million to Canada-listed exploration firm Angkor Gold to develop a
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/firm-to-develop-gold-mine-in-ratanakkiri-19319/
Locals seeking justice after ‘broken deal’
Villagers in Ratanakkiri’s O’Chum district are demanding their land back, claiming buyers from a local company failed to uphold a 2007 deal.
The 66 ethnic Kreung families filed a complaint on Friday after workers from a nearby rubber plantation started to slash and burn the 400
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/locals-seeking-justice-after-%E2%80%98broken-deal%E2%80%99
Kratie farmers offered land, but many remain defiant
A group of villagers who were evicted from Kratie province to make way for a Vietnamese rubber company were given a 750-hectare social land concession by the government Thursday, but many said they would hold out for a better offer.
A letter signed by Kratie Governor
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/kratie-farmers-offered-land-but-many-remain-defiant-60025/
NGOs seek ex-PMs’ support
Civil society advocates – who last week called on parliament to consider amending the constitution to limit prime ministers to two terms in office – are now trying to enlist former premiers to back their proposal.
The group, which includes well-known political analysts and representatives of
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-seek-ex-pms%E2%80%99-support
Microsoft's Super Wi-Fi could change game
A technology called “Super Wi-Fi” that uses the frequency spectrum between television channels called “white spaces” could be a game-changing force in how people connect to the internet, especially in places like Cambodia.
The technology, which requires specialised equipment costing about US$2,000 for a base station
Opposition Gives Hard Deadline for Political Negotiations
The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for
VOA Khmer Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-gives-hard-deadline-for-political-negotiations/1751659.html
Govt may sell medical services to Cambodia
The government will likely sell a Japanese-style medical service to Cambodia in a package that includes an emergency care center, a medical graduate school and an insurance system.
The government has decided to seek a market for the medical service in emerging nations in the Association
The Japan News Staff
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000762523
Sonando Continues to Seek TV License, Radio Relay Station
Though the Ministry of Information has repeatedly rejected independent radio station owner Mam Sonando’s requests to obtain a television station license and a radio relay station, saying that there was “no space” for him, the government has approved at least three new TV licenses and
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sonando-continues-to-seek-tv-license-radio-relay-station-51335/
Cambodia and China Ink Aid, Trade Deals
Prime Minister Hun Sen and a visiting top Chinese official on Saturday presided over the signing of 29 letters and memoranda covering a broad range of business and military deals, including a $195.5 million loan for Cambodia to purchase Chinese-made military helicopters. A summary of
False alarms trigger fainting
Three false alarms at a garment factory triggered another mass fainting incident yesterday morning, sending 59 female staff, including one security guard, to hospitals and clinics, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labour.
The first alarm went off about 7:40am in a sewing section,
Sinking feeling on river's edge
About 50 villagers in Kandal province protested yesterday in an attempt to halt the activities of a Vietnamese sand-dredging company, which they said has caused a huge swath of their land to slide into the Mekong River.
Residents of Kien Svay district’s Koh Prak village said
Deported home in disgrace
A Chinese woman found guilty of intentionally causing damage after tearing up photos of the late King Father was deported yesterday morning – a mere two days after the crime occurred.
Wang Zia Chao, 43, who on Tuesday was given a suspended one-year prison sentence, left
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102559412/National-news/deported-home-in-disgrace.html
‘Secession’ Leader Says He Will Return to Cambodia, Stage Protest
The convicted ringleader of a so-called secessionist movement in May in Kratie province, who is currently in self-imposed exile to avoid a 30-year prison sentence, has said that he will soon return to Cambodia to organize a large-scale demonstration against the government.
Bun Ratha—who was sentenced
PM urges factories to up wages
As the lure of Thailand grows increasingly attractive for cash-strapped and under-employed Cambodians, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday made a public appeal for workers to stay in the country, simultaneously urging the Cambodian market to up its competitive edge.
In a speech at the inauguration of
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/National/pm-urges-factories-to-up-wages.html
Hun Sen Moves Ahead With ‘Reform’ Plan, Minus Opposition
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday laid out more details in his plan to introduce a series of political reforms after a narrow win for his long-ruling CPP at the polls in July, including creating a new national working group and establishing public forums to
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-moves-ahead-with-reform-plan-minus-opposition-51126/
