Chinese Supervisors Allegedly Beat Workers

Four workers at the Chinese-built Kamchay Dam in Kampot province were severely beaten by their Chinese supervisors on Saturday as punishment for allegedly stealing electrical wires, police said yesterday. The workers were chased by the supervisors on motorcycles, then beaten with wooden sticks and metal bars in retaliation for allegedly stealing 40 meters of electrical wire the night before, said Prumb Vesna, police chief of Chhuk district, where the dam worksite is located. …