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Government Debt Help And The Guidelines To Consider
Government debt help is granted in many dimensions. There are a variety of ways that can be followed so as to settle it down. Before this is done, there is a certain procedure that should be followed to avoid conflict … Continue reading
Floods Leave Southeast Asia More Vulnerable to Food Price Shocks
Massive flooding in Thailand and elsewhere have destroyed large parcels of rice farmland, pushing rice prices up and leaving Southeast Asia at greater risk of a food price shock. The rice-consuming region is under the threat of food supply shortages after heavy rains and massive flooding destroyed crops in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The United Nations says it is closely monitoring the potential for “serious food shortages” in several parts of Southeast Asia after floods affected agricultural activities and aid deliveries. Continue reading
Legal Protections Sought For Cambodian Domestic Workers in Malaysia
Human Rights Watch is calling for new legal protections for the thousands of Cambodians who work in Malaysia as domestic workers. Rights workers say both countries must do much more to prevent an array of abuses including physical and sexual violence. Continue reading
In US, Cambodians Mark Peace Accord Date With Pessimism
More than 100 Cambodian-Americans gathered in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. Continue reading
Despite Ban, Cambodian Maids Still Being Sent to Malaysia
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an order in recent days that bars recruitment firms from sending domestic workers to Malaysia after numerous reports of abuses. But a prominent rights group says the ban was quickly violated when at least two firms sent more women abroad on Monday. Rights groups have been pressuring Phnom Penh for months to combat the abuse of Cambodian maids working in Malaysia Continue reading
Controversial Tribunal Judge in Cambodia Quits, Cites Political Interference
German judge Siegfried Blunk says he has resigned from Cambodia’s U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, apparently after a series of comments about the court by government ministers. His resignation comes a week after Human Rights Watch said he and his Cambodian counterpart should quit Continue reading