Report Shows Election Irregularities Favored CPP
In areas where electoral irregularities were the most pronounced during July’s national election, the ruling CPP saw a significant increase in its share of votes compared to that of the opposition CNRP, according to a report compiled by a coalition of human rights NGOs known ss='cambodia-color'>...
Colin Meyn and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/report-shows-election-irregularities-favored-cpp-48237/
CNRP Requests Migrant Worker Draft Agreement
The opposition CNRP has written to the embassies of singapore and Malaysia requesting copies of draft agreements with the Cambodian government on sending migrant workers to the countries that they say they were not privy to. A Ministry of Labor official last month said the government ss='cambodia-color'>...
Alex Willemyns and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-requests-migrant-worker-draft-agreement-48622/
Flooding Caused Evacuation of 31,000 Houses
More than 31,000 households were evacuated and 168 people died across 20 provinces during this year’s rainy-season flooding, according to the Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF), which released its final report on the flooding Monday. In general, flooding did not affect Cambodia as badly as in 2011, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Denise Hruby and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/flooding-caused-evacuation-of-31000-houses-48969/
Provinces to get protest sites
Minister of Interior sar Kheng yesterday called on authorities in each province and municipality to ease demonstrations in the capital by creating a site for non-violent protests ahead of a planned opposition rally on saturday. In a two-page letter sent to provincial officials, Kheng – who ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/provinces-get-protest-sites
Unicef Says Girls’ Access to Education Limited
Despite progress having been made in recent years to improve girls’ access to education, there is still a gender-based inequality, particularly in rural areas, children’s rights experts said on the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday. “At the moment there is still a slight ss='cambodia-color'>...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unicef-says-girls-access-to-education-limited-44937/
Court Dismisses Rights Groups’ Complaints
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has dismissed two complaints submitted by two local human rights groups, Adhoc and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), against local officials who they alleged had de­famed and intimidated their staff, court officials said Friday. Adhoc filed a complaint against Pheng ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-dismisses-rights-groups-complaints-45516/
Boeng Kak Activists Protest State Violence Against Women
Less than a week after she was released from prison pending a retrial on controversial criminal charges laid down last year, housing rights activist Yorm Bopha on Thursday led a march of about 500 people to deliver a petition calling on the government to end ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/boeng-kak-activists-protest-state-violence-against-women-48194/
Fund Set Up to Raise Money For Victim of Police Shooting
An expatriate living in Phnom Penh has set up a fund to raise $3,000 over the next month to help pay the medical expenses of a student shot in the spine by a police officer at the sL Garment Factory workers’ protest last month. Hoeurn Chann, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fund-set-up-to-raise-money-for-victim-of-police-shooting-48841/
Cambodian top diplomat visits troops at Preah Vihear temple to explain World Court's ruling
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on saturday visited troops stationed at Preah Vihear temple territory to explain the interpretation of the recent World Court’s ruling over disputed land with Thailand. Addressing more than 1,000 soldiers at a military headquarters about 20 km ss='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/07/c_132949389.htm
Way of life vanishing: villagers
Since 2011, an eStimated 3,000 reSin treeS have been illegally razed by rogue loggerS and a land conceSSionaire operating in Mondulkiri&rSquo;S Sen Monorom diStrict, villagerS claimed yeSterday. ReSin treeS are a vital Source of income for the Phnong ethnic community in Sokdom commune, according to Thleuk SS='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/way-life-vanishing-villagers
Tycoon back in firing line
For the second time in as many weeks, an NGO has accused tycoon Try Pheap of facilitating illegal logging in a protected forest during the election campaign and post-election period, and with the protection of authorities. In a report set to be released today by the ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tycoon-back-firing-line
After shift, still few women in NA
The number of women serving as lawmakers in the next mandate has dropped from last term, even after parties made final adjustments that saw more women moved up into key positions. According to official results released by the National Election Committee on sunday, women will hold ss='cambodia-color'>...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-shift-still-few-women-na
Flooding Kills 7, Spreads to Kandal Province
Flooding across the country has now killed seven people, including four children, since water reached emergency levels in some areas on Friday, the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) said Monday. Flooding is affecting a total of seven provinces and authorities have already evacuated hundreds of families ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean and Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/flooding-kills-7-spreads-to-kandal-province-43053/
Pchum Ben Prayers for Peace, Prosperity and Reconciliation
Some prayed for their buSineSSeS to proSper and for the CPP and CNRP to reconcile, otherS for peace and development. TheSe and other wiSheS were made at pagodaS acroSS Phnom Penh and the reSt of the country on ThurSday, aS the Pchum Ben feStival got SS='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pchum-ben-prayers-for-peace-prosperity-and-reconciliation-44421/
Gov’t pledges to cut red tape
In a bid to make Cambodia more business-friendly, the government will cut back on red tape and reduce industry membership costs, sun Chanthol, the new minister of commerce, said yesterday. speaking to representatives from the private sector at a conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Phnom ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gov%E2%80%99t-pledges-cut-red-tape
New Report Reveals Distrust Between NGOs and Government
More than two months of research into relations between NGOs and the government was officially presented in Phnom Penh on Thursday, with an overriding message of distrust, and concerns that the proposed NGO Law will be repressive. Following the release on Wednesday of a summary of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-report-reveals-distrust-between-ngos-and-government-48205/
(English) Negotiations Fail as Worker, Opposition Protests Continue
Sorry, thiS entry iS only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). SS='cambodia-color'>...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/negotiations-fail-as-worker-opposition-protests-continue/1820038.html
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ក្រុមហ៊ុនធំៗចំនួន៧ដែលបញ្ជាទិញសម្លៀកបំពាក់និងស្បែកជើងពីកម្ពុជាបានសម្តែងការព្រួយបារម្ភជាខ្លាំងចំពោះការបាញ់បង្ក្រាបទៅលើបាតុករជាកម្មកររោងចក្រកាលពីសប្តាហ៍មុន។ ការបង្ក្រាបនោះនាំឱ្យមានមនុស្សស្លាប់និងរបួសជា ss='cambodia-color'>...
Council accepts first complaint in process
Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/council-accepts-first-complaint-process
Report cites election day voter fraud
Voter rolls at several polling stations appear to have been “intentionally manipulated” in advance of the election to allow large groups of individuals to cast fraudulent ballots in communes where they were ineligible, according to a report released saturday by rights group Licadho. One of the ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-cites-election-day-voter-fraud