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Cambodian troops bulldoze villagers' crops in bid to seize land
Troops assigned to a light infantry unit destroyed village fields in southern Cambodia’s Kampot province on Monday in a bid to expand the property used by a commune set up for retired army soldiers, sources said. ...
Yang Chandara and Samean Yun
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/bulldoze-09292015162150.html
Prime Minister Hun Sen told the world to promote women in political affairs
Prime Minister Hun Sen at the “Global Leader’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment held at New York, said that Cambodia has actively joined UN member states to implement policies, strategies and action plans aimed to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-told-the-world-to-promote-women-in-political-affairs-8993
The National Assembly to approve a draft amended commune election law next month
The National Assembly will hold a plenary meeting on October 20th to vote for a draft-amended law on Commune/Sangkat Election. CPP wants the electoral campaign period shall be 10 days, while CNRP demands for 15-day, CPP spokesman said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-8994
The National Assembly to approve a draft amended commune election law next month
The National Assembly will hold a plenary meeting on October 20th to vote for a draft-amended law on Commune/Sangkat Election. CPP wants the electoral campaign period shall be 10 days, while CNRP demands for 15-day, CPP spokesman said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-8994
Government prepares housing plan for poor
The Royal government through Ministry of Land Management, Urban and Construction held a workshop with local and international organizations and real estate companies to design strategic and financial planning for housing project for low-and-medium-income people, especially vulnerable group. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/government-prepares-housing-plan-for-poor-8992
Cambodian police arrest student for Facebook threat to blow up deputy PM
A Cambodian University student, who was arrested by provincial police in Siem Reap after he threatened to kill Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng on social media, has confessed to the plot to throw a grenade at the government official during the school’s graduation ceremony, the ...
Khe Sonorng and Samean Yun
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-threat-09292015132421.html
On world rabies day, a call for cooperation
Government officials and public health workers met with about 100 students at the Ministry of Health’s school of nursing in Phnom Penh on Monday to mark World Rabies Day, calling for a united effort to eradicate a virus that kills hundreds of Cambodians each year. ...
Meghan Tribe
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-world-rabies-day-a-call-for-cooperation-95814/
Police get meth pills in sting, but dealers escape
Two undercover police officers in Stung Treng province on Monday attempted to carry out a drug sting, but ended up letting five methamphetamine dealers escape into the forest, according to the provincial anti-drug police chief. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-get-meth-pills-in-sting-but-dealers-escape-95797/
Vietnamese women stand trial for drug trafficking
A Vietnamese woman on trial for attempting to send pseudoephedrine to Australia last year told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday that another woman charged in the case paid her to mail the drug, while her co-defendant denied the claim. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnamese-women-stand-trial-for-drug-trafficking-95812/
Life sentence in child murder
Koh Kong provincial court yesterday handed a life sentence to a man who murdered a toddler in April, with investigators saying the killing was an act of revenge following a disagreement with one of the child’s parents. ...
Charles Parkinson and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/life-sentence-child-murder
Minimum wage should fall not rise: GMAC
With the fight over the minimum wage hike for the garment and footwear industry coming to a head, factory owners are already digging in their heels, saying any increase in the $128 a month wage could seriously damage an industry that is facing rising competition ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16269/minimum-wage-should-fall-not-rise--gmac/
Gov’t eyes private sector for help with national housing plan
The government yesterday took another step towards completing an affordable housing plan for low- and mid-income families by seeking private-sector partners to help develop and implement it. ...
Groups concerned over increasing violations of Constitution
Rights and democracy groups say Cambodians are not being protected by the constitution, which has been routinely violated by all three branches of government. Over 170,000 families across the country were hurt by land disputes in 2014, according to a new a report by NGO ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/groups-concerned-over-increasingly-violations-of-constitution/2982483.html
HLH Group to develop public housing projects in Cambodia
HLH Group has become the first Singaporean company to develop public housing projects in Cambodia, with the launch of a residential development in the port city of Sihanoukville. ...
Channel News Asia News Staff
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore/hlh-group-to-develop/2156286.html
Sar Kheng, Sam Rainsy to re-talk on commune council election law
Deputy Prime Minister, minister of interior Sar Kheng, who is also vice president of the ruling Cambodian People Party (CPP) will hold talk for second times with Sam Rainsy, the president of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/sar-kheng-sam-rainsy-to-re-talk-on-commune-council-election-law-8989
Rights group: constitutional violation root of Cambodia land disputes
Rights advocates in Cambodia allege government violations of the country’s constitution are largely responsible for land disputes harming tens of thousands of families. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voanews.com/content/land-rights-group-cambodia-constitution/2983023.html
Cambodian villagers fall victim to clampdowns on forest communities
Cambodians authorities have cracked down on villagers in three forest communities, arresting them or forcing them to stop clearing land for subsistence agriculture, while companies, military personnel and the government continue to encroach upon the areas, according to commune leaders and rights group officials. ...
Hang Savyouth, Tha Keisya and Men Sothy
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-villagers-fall-victim-to-clampdown-on-forest-communities-09282015164706.html
UN targets 2030 now, Hun Sen pushes demining
The United Nations adopted a sweeping set of targets aimed at improving the lives of the poor and protecting the environment over the next 15 years on Friday.Called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they target issues like gender inequality, poverty, and climate change, and replace ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16224/un-targets-2030-now--hun-sen-pushes-demining/
Unlicensed doctor flees after patient dies in Kompong Thom
A doctor is on the run following the death of a young woman in Kompong Thom province, who died on Friday after receiving an injection from the doctor at an unlicensed clinic, police said Sunday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unlicensed-doctor-flees-after-patient-dies-in-kompong-thom-95616/
Hun Sen lauds gains
In a series of meetings before the annual session of the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Hun Sen highlighted Cambodia’s achievements as the world body set new targets to eradicate poverty and save the planet.Those achievements included “complete” peace, political stability, security and better public ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16227/hun-sen-lauds-gains/
Singaporean developer targets middle-class market
As the middle class here expands and the government seeks to boost home ownership, Singapore-based developer HLH Group Ltd is expanding into the market with Camhomes, a brand that aims to tap rising demand from the country’s middle class. ...
Terry Friel
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16213/singaporean-developer-targets-middle-class-market/
Groups urge gov’t not to return Montagnards
Eleven international organizations on Thursday condemned Cambodia’s plan to repatriate scores of Montagnards who claim to be fleeing oppression in Vietnam, while the government on Friday reiterated its position that the Montagnards were not legitimate refugees. ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/groups-urge-govt-not-to-return-montagnards-95556/
Ministry of Commerce to hold a meeting with gasoline companies next month
The Cambodian government will hold a meeting with gasoline companies on October 1st aiming to ask those companies to reduce the price of gasoline. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/ministry-of-commerce-to-hold-a-meeting-with-gasoline-companies%E2%80%8B-next-month-8987
Prime Minister Hun Sen met with Cambodian compatriots from 4 countries in New York
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday evening met with Cambodian compatriots from around the United State, Canada, France and Germany at New York, according to a post on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s official facebook page. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-met-with-cambodian-compatriots-from-4-countries-in-new-york-8986