Myanmar’s siren song
Unions and labour rights groups have spent recent months unashamedly drilling home a stark reminder: Cambodia’s minimum garment wage, at $61 per month, compares poorly with those in Thailand – where workers earn more than $200 a month – and Vietnam, which has a base ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031861998/National/myanmar-s-siren-song.html
EU Fish Ban Blamed on Cambodian-Flagged Vessels
A ban on imports of Cambodian seafood proposed by the European Commission (E.C.) is in direct response to Cambodian-flagged vessels complicit in illegal fishing in international waters, Jean-Francois Cautain, European Union (E.U.) ambassador to Cambodia, said Wednesday. The E.C. on Tuesday announced that Cambodia was “non-cooperating ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-fish-ban-blamed-on-cambodian-flagged-vessels-48065/
Government Ties CNRP to Bombings, ‘Terrorist’ Group
A package of documents and DVDs sent from the Ministry of Interior to foreign embassies and NGOs this week uses speeches made by opposition leaders Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy, criminal acts that have occurred since the election and a letter from an alleged terrorist ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/government-ties-cnrp-to-bombings-terrorist-group-41431/
CNRP’s Next Challenge—How to Compromise
Over the past three days, the CNRP conducted one of the most significant campaigns of mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government in years. For three days, more than 20,000 people packed into Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for daily appearances from opposition leaders Sam Rainsy ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrps-next-challenge-how-to-compromise-42580/
(English) Phnom Penh Trash Collectors Dance for Demands
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). ...
Ben Sokhean and Alice Cuddy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-trash-collectors-dance-for-demands-51432/
City Defends Boeng Kak Project, Attacks Critics
The filling of Boeng Kak lake and the eviction of thousands of residents was necessary to root out the “prostitutes and terrorists” that were drawn to the area’s once-popular tourist zone, the Phnom Penh Municipality said in a statement yesterday. In a statement posted to its ...
Jubilation as Pair Acquitted of Union Leader’s Assassination
Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, the men wrongfully sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of Free Trade Union (FTU) leader Chea Vichea, were exonerated Wednesday by the Supreme Court of the crime. Responding to the acquittal, Chea Vichea’s brother, Chea Mony, ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/jubilation-as-pair-acquitted-of-union-leaders-assassination-43396/
Two Decades On, Constitution Fails to Live Up to Promises
The atmosphere in Phnom Penh 20 years ago today was one of jubilation and optimism as then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk signed Cambodia’s new Constitution into law and reclaimed the throne as King. The promulgation of the Constitution—which marked the end of the U.N. Transitional Authority in Cambodia’s ...
Alex Willemyns and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-decades-on-constitution-fails-to-live-up-to-promises-43035/
Wife of Pailin Governor Reaps Benefits From Casino Deal
Venturing into Cambodia’s casino market in May 2011, Macau-backed gambling firm Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA) promised tens of thousands of dollars to the wife of Pailin’s provincial governor in order to lease land for the construction of a new casino, documents filed with the U.S. ...
Simon Lewis and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wife-of-pailin-governor-reaps-benefits-from-casino-deal-40660/
CNRP Decries NEC’s Use of Unsealed Voter Documents
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Sunday publicly released official election documents from Kratie province after receiving orders to investigate allegations of electoral fraud, though a substantial amount of the evidence was unsealed, raising fears the documents had been tampered with. After receiving orders from the ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-decries-necs-use-of-unsealed-voter-documents-40766/
After Deadly Factory Collapse, Safety Improvements Scarce
On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide inspection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-deadly-factory-collapse-safety-improvements-scarce-39041/
កម្ពុជាឆ្លើយតបនឹង UN អំពីការរិះគន់បរិយាកាសនយោបាយកម្ពុជា
កាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញ ស្ថានបេសកកម្មអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍របស់កម្ពុជាប្រចាំអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិនៅទីក្រុងហ្សឺណែវ បានតបត្រឡប់ទៅការិយាល័យសិទ្ធិមនុស្សរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ(OHCHR) អំពីការរិះគន់របស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិថាបរិយាកាសនយោបាយរបស់កម្ពុជាមានភាពកាន់តែយ៉ាប់យ៉ឺន ដោយអះអាងថាការរិះគន់នេះមិនមានការបញ្ជាក់ច្បាស់លាស់ និងទាក់ទងនឹងនយោបាយ។ ...
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mission-hits-back-un-criticism-cambodias-deteriorating-political-climate