The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Security forces strip, handcuff women in Kratie amid eviction” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Security forces strip, handcuff women in Kratie amid eviction” plus 9 more


Security forces strip, handcuff women in Kratie amid eviction

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120522_02cVillagers detained during a bloody crackdown in Kratie province in which a 14-year-old was shot dead have accused security forces of brutal acts of cruelty, including forcing pregnant women to stand naked in the sun for hours.

Women in upper union positions vital

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120522_02aFemale union leaders in the garment industry are effective at bargaining for better working conditions, but their voices aren't being heard in a union landscape dominated by men.

Lake protestors take ‘homes’ to City Hall

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120522_06aNearly 100 Boeung Kak lake villagers took to city hall to protest what they called government inaction.

Factory allegedly hires thugs to hurt strikers

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120522_03A garment factory in the capital's Meanchey district denied hiring a group of 10 "gangsters" to beat and injure workers as they protested.

SRP points fingers over campaign interference

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Only four days into the commune election campaigning period and complaints of campaign interference are already flowing, NEC legal department director Keo Phalla said.

Storms swamp capital streets in drain strain

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120522_05aDespite recent efforts by the authorities to improve drainage systems around the capital, heavy flooding and swamped roads have been the norm.

Mondulkiri villagers decry torching of homes by police

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

More than 60 families in Mondulkiri province are worried about their safety after authorities deployed forces to surround their village following eviction orders from the government.

Gunmen hurl grenade at Kratie labourers

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Two construction workers in Kratie province were dozing in their hammocks at a worksite when armed assailants fired 29 bullets and lobbed a grenade at them.

PM announces oil-food equation hurting poor

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120522_05bPrime Minister Hun Sen blamed soaring food prices on fuel prices set by oil cartels, appealing to oil-producing countries to pay attention to the connection between food security and energy.

Oil factory fire causes significant damage

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

A worker was injured and more than US$100,000 in property was destroyed in a fire at an oil factory in Kandal province.

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