The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Activist monk Loun Savath detained” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Activist monk Loun Savath detained” plus 9 more


Activist monk Loun Savath detained

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT

Senior members of the monastic community detained Loun Savath after he took photos of protesting Boeung Kak lake villagers.

Defiance works: Amnesty

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120524_03Disaffected Cambodians are increasingly taking to the streets with success, Amnesty International representatives said.

Police destroy 50 homes in Mondulkiri

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Police stormed Rayum commune in Mondulkiri province, dismantling and burning at least 50 homes belonging to villagers embroiled in a land dispute with a Vietnamese rubber company.

The ‘ill-willed’ spark cyber law: officials

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120524_04Cambodia is drafting its first cyber law, a move designed to prevent "ill-willed groups or individuals" from spreading false information.

Boeung Kak 13 held without charge

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120524_02Thirteen women hauled into police vehicles during a demonstration at Boeung Kak lake were being held without charge at Phnom Penh police headquarters.

RCAF aide, wife snared in drug-trafficking bust

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

An assistant to RCAF's Cabinet of General Command and his wife have been arrested by anti-drug police for their alleged involvement in trafficking in the capital.

Cambodian migrants seek China exit strategy

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Four Cambodian women working at a garment factory in China have said they want to leave but are trapped there because the employer has taken their passports.

Clash erupts at SL factory

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Security guards clashed with workers from two SL Garment factories that supply Levi's, Gap and H&M, as the number of employees protesting exceeded 90 per cent of the staff.

Soldiers told to bring back missing guns

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Eleven soldiers in Stung Treng province were suspended from their posts at a military weapons warehouse after three guns went missing on their watch.

Progress on South China Sea code

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120524_05An Asean working group finalised key elements of a Code of Conduct aimed at governing relations between countries who claim sovereignty over parts of the South China Sea.

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