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
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Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/negotiations-fail-as-worker-opposition-protests-continue/1820038.html
អ្នកបញ្ជាទិញផលិតផលពីកម្ពុជាខកចិត្តហើយសុំឱ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលឈប់ប្រើហិង្សាលើកម្មករ
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
Parkson's Cambodia expansion seen boosting earnings in the long term
PETALING JAYA: Parkson Holdings Bhd (PHB)’s expansion into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via its proposed Parkson Mallwould provide it with a steady income stream in the long term, mainly from rental yield, according to Affin Investment Bank. The proposed location of the mall – directly opposite the Phnom Penh ss='cambodia-color'>...
ACU Arrests Customs Officer, Two EdC Staff
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) arrested a senior customs official in Preah sihanouk province and two Electricte du Cambodge (EdC) officials in Mondolkiri province in separate corruption cases this week, ACU and court officials said Friday. Mondolkiri Provincial Court prosecutor Khut sopheang said two staff members of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/acu-arrests-customs-officer-two-edc-staff-48225/
Local Groups Say They Must Protect Forest, as Government Fails
Local watchdog groups say they have been forced to take forest protection into their hands, due to a failure of government to do so. “As we have seen: the National Assembly, the senate and the government do not work,” Ouch Leng, head of the Cambodian Human ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/local-grouos-say-they-must-protect-forest-as-government-fails/1800429.html
Bunong Living on Land Concession Evicted
An indigenous Bunong minority community in Mondolkiri province’s Keo seima district on Wednesday filed a complaint claiming that authorities had destroyed their homes, but authorities allege that the villagers are living on land owned by a private company. Villagers claim that since November, 37 homes in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bunong-living-on-land-concession-evicted-48732/
(English) ACU Charges Hotel Tax Collector in Siem Reap Province
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/acu-charges-hotel-tax-collector-in-siem-reap-province-49502/
(English) Government Urged to Ease Pressure on Unions
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Mech Dara and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-urged-to-ease-pressure-on-unions-50492/