Troubled Village Embroiled In New Land Disputes
A year after a massive military raid here that left a 14-year old girl dead and hundreds of families evicted, there remains little sign of the original land dispute that turned this rural village into a hotbed of agitation. But a new firm and a government-issued ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/troubled-village-embroiled-in-new-land-disputes-25184/
Illegal Construction Rampant in Angkor Heritage Site
In the months leading up to Cambodia’s national election on July 28, authorities in the Angkor Archaeological Park allowed dozens of land owners to build new houses and develop plots of land inside highly protected areas of the world heritage site. Villagers interviewed last week said ...
Phorn Bopha and Simon Marks
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/illegal-construction-rampant-in-angkor-heritage-site-42860/
Meas Sotha—The Man at the Center of the SL Factory Strike
Meas Sotha is not leaving the SL Garment Factory. As tensions between management and workers have intensified over the past five months, Mr. Sotha and his role at the strike-plagued factory have moved center stage. Workers claim that since Mr. Sotha took over from a previous SL ...
Colin Meyn and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/meas-sotha-the-man-at-the-center-of-the-sl-factory-strike-47684/
Angkor’s Management Plan to Be Overhauled
Cambodia’s Apsara National Authority, which manages Angkor Archaeological Park, will this week unveil a “revolutionary” new concept for Angkor’s management that will vastly decentralize responsibility for the preservation of the temple complex, according to Anne Lemaistre, Unesco representative in Cambodia. The new Angkor Heritage Management Framework, ...
Michelle Vachon
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/angkors-management-plan-to-be-overhauled-48235/
សហជីពប្រាប់កម្មករទាំងអស់ឲ្យផ្អាកកូដកម្មជាបណ្តោះអាសន្ន
សហជីពនៅពីក្រោយកូដកម្មនៅតាមរោងចក្រកាត់ដេរកាលពីសប្តាហ៍មុន បានលើកឡើងថា សមាជិកមួយចំនួនធំរបស់ខ្លួនបានវិលត្រឡប់ទៅធ្វើការវិញនៅសប្តាហ៍នេះ ប៉ុន្តែ ពួកគេមិនបានច្រានចោល ...
Home for the holidays
Still agitated 20 minutes after the rally in front of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd had dispersed yesterday, Choem Som Im held up seven fingers as she jerked her arms forward and spoke in an equally sharp tone. The dilemma, faced by many garment workers, ...
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/home-holidays
Cambodia: Chut Wutty's legacy creates an opportunity for land justice
In Cambodia, there is talk of change. Not just from Hun Sen, the prime minister, who has promised reforms after his party suffered a significant blow in recent elections, but from environmental activists and campaigners, who say there has never before been such an opportunity ...
Kate Hodal
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/oct/02/cambodia-chut-wutty-land
តុលាការចោទប្រកាន់តំណាងសហជីពបន្ថែមទៀតមុនកិច្ចប្រជុំជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនធំៗ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ តុលាការខេត្តតាកែវបានចោទប្រកាន់តំណាងសហជីពប្រាំបីនាក់ពីបទញុះញង់ឲ្យកម្មករចូលរួមធ្វើកូដកម្ម ដោយធ្វើឲ្យការចោទប្រកាន់តំណាងសហជីពកើនដល់១៧នាក់ហើយនៅខែនេះតែមួយ។ ការចាប់ខ្លួនតំណាង ...
ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14819/
រដ្ឋសភាកោះហៅរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងរ៉ែនិងថាមពលមកសាកសួរអំពីការកាប់ឈើនៅទន្លេសេសានក្រោម
តំណាងរាស្ត្រជាន់ខ្ពស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាមួយរូបបានឲ្យដឹងកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា រដ្ឋ ...
ឃី សុវុឌ្ឍី
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14851/
(English) Beyond Chea Vichea, Many Cases Lack Accountability, Justice
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). ...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-ambassador-distances-local-delegation-from-resolution-50914/
(English) Not going without a fight
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May Titthara and David Boyle
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/not-going-without-fight
(English) Low salaries stifle education reform efforts
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). ...
Emily Wilkins and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/low-salaries-stifle-education-reform-efforts-56752/
Underage, Overworked
Child labour is being used at a footwear factory owned by the same Taiwan-based company as Wing Star Shoes – where two workers were killed in a ceiling collapse this month – numerous employees have told the Post. A former Ying Dong employee said the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052965915/National/underage-overworked.html
Mekong Dams Threaten Extinction of Giant Catfish
The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/dams-06192013184629.html
Grand Plans for $80-Billion Capital City Fit for a Techo
If Phoeung Sophoan has his way, Phnom Penh’s days as Cambodia’s capital city are numbered. A secretary of state at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Mr. Sophoan has big plans for a new 35,000-hectare capital city north of Phnom Penh called “Samdech ...
Logging mogul blasted
Logging tycoon Try Pheap has come under fire from two separate reports alleging that he is using his vast network of concessions and licences to decimate protected forests across Cambodia. One of the reports, an exhaustive four-month investigation by a local NGO, also looked at the ...
Phak Seangly and May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-mogul-blasted
Government Downplays Cuts to US Military Aid
The government on Wednesday insisted that its decision to postpone U.S.-backed military assistance programs following the July 28 election would not have a negative impact on relations between the two countries. Marie Harf, the spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, also said on Tuesday that ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-downplays-cuts-to-us-military-aid-39568/
Cambodian Garment Factories Come Under Scrutiny
A monitoring group backed by the United Nations said it would begin to publicize garment factories’ compliance with worker rights and safety standards in Cambodia, a controversial program that its organizers say will be the world’s most extensive initiative to improve working conditions at plants. The ...
Kate O'keeffe
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303818704579089810120675896.html
VN Rubber Company Says It Improves Forest
The Vietnamese Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) company, the majority shareholder of several economic land concessions in Ratanakkiri province, on Friday rebuffed accusations that it had logged forests and forced evictions, claiming that its activities improved the environment and the livelihoods of locals. Through several companies, ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vn-rubber-company-says-it-improves-forest-47771/
A Hard Road To Phnom Penh For Marching Monks
Monks and their supporters marching to Phnom Penh on a 10-day “Peace Walk,” as part of International Human Rights Day, said Wednesday that pagodas along the way have repeatedly tried to shut them out, and they have scuffled with police on at least one occasion. About ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/a-hard-road-to-phnom-penh-for-marching-monks-48600/