Social development
Civil society
UN wants independent Ley investigation
A group of United Nations human rights experts have condemned the murder of Cambodian political analyst and social activist Kem Ley and called for an impartial investigation by an independent body with no ties to the government. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27281/un-wants-independent-ley-investigation/
Group trains young to battle corruption in Cambodia
Anti-graft group Transparency International (TI) is launching a project to encourage young people to combat corruption in Cambodia. ...
Leng Len
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-corruption-transparency-international/3403685.html
Wildlife meat seized in Kratie
Authorities seized 100 kilograms of endangered wildlife meat this weekend on Kratie province’s National Road 7. The haul, which contained 60 kg of wild pig and 36 kg of deer meat, was discovered after a local environmental NGO stopped an SUV traveling in Chit Borei’s Sambok ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26280/wildlife-meat-seized-in-kratie/
NGOs die first if aid cut: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday slammed recent calls for sanctions against Cambodia over what supporters of the measures call a government-level disrespect of democracy, claiming the first to be hurt by sanctions would be NGOs. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26080/ngos-die-first-if-aid-cut--pm/
Teachers’ association condemned
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport issued a statement yesterday condemning the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA) for calling on the Kingdom’s teachers to strike or protest in support of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Kem Sokha. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25621/teachers----association-condemned/
Over 4,000 people in Cambodia cycle to mark Europe day
More than 4,000 people in Cambodia cycled here on Saturday to celebrate Europe Day and to increase environmental awareness. The event was organized by the European Union (EU) in Cambodia in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the Phnom Penh Municipality. ...
Khmer Times Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24713/over-4-000-people-in-cambodia-cycle-to-mark-europe-day/
Rights group says Anti-Corruption Unit’s claims baseless
Adhoc president Thun Saray on Tuesday defended his rights group’s pro-bono legal representation of the alleged mistress of deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha, who last week rescinded her denials of the affair and accused Adhoc staff of convincing her to lie. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rights-group-says-anti-corruption-units-claims-baseless-111795/
Adhoc on defensive after accusations
Rights group Adhoc has no plans to file a complaint against Khom Chandaraty, the alleged mistress of acting opposition president Kem Sokha, despite her accusing various members of encouraging her to give false testimony during police questioning earlier this month. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24261/adhoc-on-defensive-after-accusations/
Cambodian journalists, NGOs gather in China for sustainable development summit
Cambodian NGOs and journalists were invited to China last week by the China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) for a discussion on sustainable development in the Kingdom. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24159/cambodian-journalists--ngos-gather-in-china-for-sustainable-development-summit/
NGOs targeted over mistress’ lies
Police will investigate a number of NGO workers who government officials say were involved in the false testimony of Khom Chandaraty, the alleged mistress of opposition acting president Khem Sokha, after Ms. Chandaraty published an open letter accusing the officials of encouraging her to lie ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24168/ngos-targeted-over-mistress----lies/
Mother nature founder barred from entering Cambodia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered immigration officials to ban Mother Nature activist Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson from entering the country, saying that the E-visa granted to him was merely a technical error. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23816/mother-nature-founder-barred-from-entering-cambodia/
Protests greet Hun Manet in US
Dozens of Cambodian-American Long Beach residents protested in front of a restaurant over the weekend against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son, Hun Manet, on the first day of his trip to North America. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23819/protests-greet-hun-manet-in-us/
New mapping app seeks to relay urban woes to city hall
A new mobile phone application launched yesterday aims to collect data on flooding, blackouts, traffic jams and other problems that plague Phnom Penh, then map its findings for use by citizens and City Hall. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/111069-111069/
Deported Spanish activist gets tourist visa; return uncertain
Environmental activist Alex Gonzalez-Davidson, who was deported in February last year, has been granted a one-month tourist visa through the Foreign Ministry’s online “e-visa” service, but an immigration official said yesterday that it was unlikely he would be allowed to use it. ...
Alex Willemyns and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/deported-spanish-activist-gets-tourist-visa-return-uncertain-111008/
Police block families of mother nature activists during march
Security forces on Thursday blocked two mothers and a wife of jailed activists from the environmental group Mother Nature from walking to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house to protest their family members’ imprisonment, before a representative of the premier’s cabinet chastised them for using the ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-block-families-of-mother-nature-activists-during-march-110706/
Police shut down NGO event for indigenous communities
Police in Ratanakkiri province on Tuesday ordered rights group Adhoc to call off a planned workshop meant to inform local indigenous communities of their rights, claiming the NGO had failed to secure the necessary permission from authorities. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-shut-down-ngo-event-for-indigenous-communities-109947/
Capital residents protest airport expressway
Roughly 100 Phnom Penh residents who believe they will be affected by a planned expressway leading from the airport to the city centre protested again at the Ministry of Public Works yesterday, demanding that community representatives be included on the committee that settles such matters ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-residents-protest-airport-expressway
Unions, NGOs ask for time to review draft union law
With the draft union law due to be debated during a public forum on Wednesday, a group of 21 unions and NGOs released a statement yesterday calling on the National Assembly to allow more time to discuss the legislation before it is passed. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unions-ngos-ask-time-review-draft-union-law
Critics sceptical of NGO's optimistic findings
Cambodians were optimistic about the economic and political future of the Kingdom, according to a national survey on citizen’s perceptions released on Wednesday by the Asia Foundation, although observers yesterday questioned whether that optimism remains in light of the government’s recent crackdown on the opposition. ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/critics-sceptical-ngos-optimistic-findings
Expensive NGO phone apps gather digital dust
In August last year, The Asia Foundation launched three new smartphone apps designed to end violence against women and girls in Cambodia. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/expensive-ngo-phone-apps-gather-digital-dust-108937/
Smart rats sniffing out Cambodia's vast mine fields
It’s been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they’ve scurried and sniffed their way across 775 square meters (8,300 square feet) of fields to eliminate a scourge that has killed thousands of ...
Denis D. Gray
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/smart-rats-sniffing-cambodias-vast-mine-fields-37154301
Program to deal with LGBT issues in works
The Ministry of Information says it is working with LGBT rights groups to create a regular radio program that discusses LGBT issues, with the aim of making society more welcoming. ...
Morn Vanntey
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/program-deal-lgbt-issues-works
Gov’t ‘clarifies’ alleged rights abuses for IPU
A delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – a transnational organisation of lawmakers – met with lawmakers, several ministries and the UNHCR over the past two days to discuss concerns about the beating of two opposition lawmakers last October as well as the jailing of ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-clarifies-alleged-rights-abuses-ipu
Report examines KRT legacy
As parties prepare for Case 002/01 appeal hearings, set to resume on Tuesday, a new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative examines the legacy of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, identifying political interference and insufficient outreach as the court’s primary shortcomings. ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-examines-krt-legacy