Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday denied bail to eight activists, including an outspoken Paris Peace Agreement Srun Srorn, charged with incitement to disturb social security order.
The Land Ministry, which was heavily involved in the relocating of thousands of Angkor Wat residents – a process rights groups condemned as forced – is now pushing a new mechanism to address long-running land use disputes among remaining communities, according to the minister.
Cambodian women, especially journalists and activists, are facing growing threats of online gender-based violence, civil society group the Asia Centre said in a new report.
About 500 workers of Color Star Cambodia Product Co Ltd in Prek Chrey village, Phnom Penh protested and blocked the road for two consecutive days after the factory announced that it is moving to a new location, about 40 kilometers away.
The commeration of National Day of Remembrance on May 20 honors those who died when the Khmer Rouge regime began the 1975 genocide where millions were killed in the five years they ruled the country.
Chinese and Cambodian state-owned firms inked shareholder and investment agreements for the flagship Funan Techo Canal during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Phnom Penh last…
Thousands of union leaders and workers from various industries and independent trade unions called for continued fight for civil liberties, respect, and fair wages on the 139th International Labor Day celebration, amid claims by Prime Minister Hun Manet that the government remains committed to improving the labor situation in the country, including their benefits.
Demands for a better minimum wage and work conditions for skilled labor and informal workers were made over the week through social media platforms by union representatives, civil society organizations (CSOs) and workers in order to escape debt traps, in conjunction with the 139th International Labor Day on May 1.
Evicted from their homes near Phnom Penh’s Boeung Tamok lake, displaced residents now face a harsh choice: take on debt to pay court fines or go to jail.