Workers 'beaten unconscious'
Four garment workers, three of them female, were injured yesterday morning when company and police officials clashed with protesters, union representatives said yesterday. During the demonstrations for the reinstatement of fired workers and back pay, authorities beat two workers unconscious at a protest in front of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122760502/National/garment-workers-beaten-unconscious.html
Boeung Kak 13 Vow To Continue Demonstrations
Thirteen Boeung Kak protesters released from jail Wednesday say they will continue their demonstrations until they obtain more land on a real estate development in the capital. Representatives wasted no time in meeting after their release from prison following a decision by the Appeals Court Wednesday. “The ...
Recruitment Agency Director Charged With Fraud
The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged the director of a recruitment agency with fraud for allegedly taking money from victims in exchange for promising jobs in the U.S., a court official said yesterday. “Bich Bunara, head of the recruitment agency, was charged with fraud and another ...
Charged Rights Worker Returns to Cambodia; Hearing Pending
Human Rights investigator Chan Soveth has returned to Cambodia more than two-and-a-half months after leaving in the face of a criminal charge that is thought to be linked to an alleged insurrection that took place in Kratie province in May. On August 14, the court charge ...
Thai-Cambodian Meeting Addressed Illegal Migrants
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong returned to Phnom Penh on Friday after attending a two-day meeting of the Cambodian-Thai Joint Committee in Bangkok, during which he discussed the issue of illegal migrant workers with his Thai counterpart, Surapong Tovichakchaikul. According to a joint statement issued by the ...
Chinese Sugar Firms Accused of Land Grabbing
More than 100 villagers in Preah Vihear province have accused a group of Chinese-owned sugar plantations of encroaching on their farms and community forests since mid-2012 and say they are still waiting for a resolution. Sen Som, a rice farmer in Chheb district, said Heng Rui ...
Final Wage Offer for Garment Workers Is $75
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) informed the government yesterday that their final offer in minimum wage negotiations with the country’s unions is $75 per month, $25 less than the unions had wanted. The $75 dollar figure, however, includes a $5 state-mandated health bonus, paid ...
Thousands of Striking Factory Workers Briefly Block City Road
Nearly 6,000 striking garment factory workers briefly blocked Road 371 in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Friday to bring attention to their demands for higher salaries, union officials and protesters said. Marking the third day of strike action, the mainly female workers moved into the middle ...
Toll Royal Railways expands
Toll Royal Railways signed two freight logistics agreements with Siam Concrete Group and United Logistics and Distribution at their offices in Phnom Penh’s Central Railway Station yesterday. SCG Cambodia contracted TRR for the transport and warehousing for bagged cement from Touk Meas in Kampot province to ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012101259265/Business/toll-royal-railways-expands.html
World Court to Hold Preah Vihear Hearing
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold a verbal hearing with Cambodian and Thailand over disputed land around Preah Vihear temple in April, government officials said yesterday. “A verbal hearing with the Thai party will be held in April so that [we can] have a ...
NagaWorld Workers on Strike After Firings
More than 500 workers from Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld Casino demonstrated on Monday, in what was their fourth straight day of strike action in front of the casino over wages and the firing of four staff members Sok Narith, deputy secretary general of the Cambodian Tourism and ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nagaworld-workers-on-strike-after-firings-11761/
Lawsuit Filed Against Banteay Meanchey Land Protesters
Banteay Meanchey’s provincial environment department, a local company and two bulldozer drivers, have sued four villagers in Banteay Meanchey province over their alleged role in a violent land protest in February. The villagers, who have been summoned for questioning this week, stand accused of intentional property ...
Cambodia to spend 21 mln USD for July general election
Cambodia will spend about 21 million U.S. dollars to cover for the [sic] proceedings of the general elections on July 28, a senior official at the National Election Committee (NEC) said Friday. “The budget for the forthcoming elections is about 21 million U.S. dollars, up from ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-01/04/c_132080391.htm
1,000 days to go on Millennium Development Goals
April 5th marks the starting date for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and its partners in Cambodia in observing the milestone of 1,000 days to the end of 2015 which is the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “The MDGs ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MzVkZTcwZWRkNjY
Officials talk disaster plan
The National Committee for Disaster Management is meeting with officials from throughout the country in Phnom Penh this week in the wake of a slew of destructive storms that have wreaked havoc in the first four months of 2013. Officials will gather for the second and ...
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ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមកពីឃុំ អមលាំង ស្រុក ថ្ពង ខេត្ត កំពង់ស្ពឺ ប្រមាណជា ២០០ នាក់ ដែលមានជម្លោះដីធ្លីដ៏រ៉ាំរ៉ៃ ជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុន ស្ករសភ្នំពេញ របស់លោកឧកញ៉ា លី យ៉ុងផាត់ សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បាននាំគ្នាឡើងមកតុលាការខេត្តដើម្បីដាក់ញត្តិទាមទារ សុំឲ្យបញ្ឈប់បិទការកោះហៅ និងដីកាតាមចាប់ខ្លួនពលរដ្ឋទាក់ទិនទៅនឹង ...
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា
http://postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/108578-2013-12-31-03-55-51
Monks enter forest fray
Months ago, Chinese engineers were posting markers for a hydropower dam opposed by villagers in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley. This week, in marked contrast, monks draped trees in iconic saffron sashes as they blessed the very forest the dam would destroy. The saffron robes ...
Daniel Quinlan និង ផាក់ ស៊ាងលី
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monks-enter-forest-fray
(English) Maids not heard from since 2011
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Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maids-not-heard-2011
(English) Cambodia garment sector has Asia's highest rate of unionization
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The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NDA0NmM5MWU5YjN
(English) Canada couple bring Chinese, Indians into Cambodia gold company
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Thom Calandra
http://www.equities.com/editors-desk/futures-commodities/canada-couple-bring-chinese-indians-into-cambodia-gold-company