The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Mass defection from Sam Rainsy Party” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Mass defection from Sam Rainsy Party” plus 9 more


Mass defection from Sam Rainsy Party

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Over 500 Sam Rainsy Party opposition members switched allegiances to the ruling Cambodian People's Party.

Female lawmaker goal unlikely to be reached

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Cambodia had little to no chance of reaching its Millenium Development Goal of having women occupy 25 per cent of commune council seats by 2015, election officials and observers said.

Anti-loggers held back by FA officials

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120511_02aForestry Administration officials reportedly blocked vehicles from travelling to Koh Kong town on their way to the site where prominent environmental activist Chut Wutty was shot.

Subedi ‘shocked’ by evictions

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120511_03UN Special Rapporteur Surya Subedi received so many complaints about eviction issues that his attention shifted to the impact of land concessions on Cambodians.

Laos postpones construction on Xayaburi Dam

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Laos has postponed construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam project on the Lower Mekong River.

16 hurt in road accident

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Six monks and 10 Buddhist followers were injured when a truck belonging to their pagoda overturned in Kampong Thom province.

Armed burglars swipe ‘huge amount of gold’

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

The owner of a jewellery store in Ratanakkiri province is recovering from a head wound after armed burglars robbed him in broad daylight.

Diversify, UN survey urges

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

The Cambodian eco­n­­omy's severe lack of diversification could have unfavourable ram­­­ifications, according to the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Families want PM’s land order followed

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Ten representatives of the 193 families involved in a long-lasting land dispute with the Chinese-owned Union Development Group gathered in front of Koh Kong's provincial hall to push authorities for proper land titles.

IRI survey finds Cambodian majority optimistic over future

Posted: 10 May 2012 10:01 PM PDT

120511_05Over 80 per cent of Cambodians believe the Kingdom is headed in the right direction, according to an International Republican Institute survey.

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