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National Assembly Passes Law to Regulate Prisons
The National Assembly passed a law to reform prisons on Monday, but critics say its wording remains unclear and that one section that allows prisoners to work for private companies should not have been included. Cambodia has around 15,000 prisoners in 28 prisons across the country, creating severe overcrowding and unrest. Other problems within the system include corruption within the judiciary and the prison system, and arbitrary detention and releases Continue reading
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Tagged Cambodia, management, ministry, prison, problems-within, rainsy-party, reform-prisons, rights
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Kidnap Victim Released Unharmed, Father Says
So Ath No, the 49-year-old son of a senior government official, was released by kidnappers in the predawn hours Monday, nearly two weeks after his abduction. The kidnappers had originally asked for a $1 million ransom from his father, So Phon, who is an undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Interior. So Phon said Monday he had paid no ransom and did not know the reason his son was released. Continue reading
On Teachers’ Day, a Call for Higher Salaries
About 300 teachers gathered on Wednesday, International Teachers Day, to demonstrate against low salaries that they say are unable to keep up with the rising cost of living. The teachers, from 18 provinces, gathered at Freedom Park in the capital, the only sanctioned space for such demonstrations, to demand monthly salaries of $250. Continue reading
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Tagged education, freedom-park, ministry, national, prime-minister, said-at-freedom, salary, students
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UN Rights Envoy Cautions Against NGO Law
The UN’s special envoy for human rights, Surya Subedi, has added his voice to growing concerns that a government law to regulate NGOs should not go forward as currently drafted. Continue reading
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Tagged Cambodia, country, Human rights, khieu-sopheak, ministry, organizations, surya-subedi, voice
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Officials Anticipate Slight Lowering of Flood Waters
Disaster officials said Wednesday they expected an ease in flooding in 14 provinces, but they expected the death toll to rise. At least 61 people have died in the floods, which began in August and have continued to swell rivers and inundate homes along the Mekong River and in other areas. Flooding has also hit the north and northwest, including the provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Preah Vihear and Siem Reap Continue reading
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Tagged death, expecting-more, kampong-thom, Mekong river, ministry, national, neary-sopheak, news, organization, preah-vihear, provinces, water
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Ministry Orders Closure of Dozens of Media Outlets
The Ministry of Information has ordered the closure of 37 newspapers, magazines and other publications whose licenses it says have expired. A number of rights organizations condemned the closures, but the ministry said the outlets had licenses that had lapsed by 10 years. The Sept. Continue reading
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Tagged cambodian, chakrith, chakrith-khmer, closure, constitution, licenses, media, ministry, news, outlets, publications, rights, said-the-order, shutdown, the-outlets
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