The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Women flee from Thai karaoke parlour slavery” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Women flee from Thai karaoke parlour slavery” plus 9 more


Women flee from Thai karaoke parlour slavery

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Two Cambodian women escaped Thailand after being trafficked across the border and sold into sex slavery in a Thai karaoke parlour.

Swiss doctor calls for more help to stay afloat

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120612_01The Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals are on life support as Dr Beat Richner strives to save them from bankruptcy.

Cambodia courts a good reputation

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120612_02Cambodian judges and prosecutors needed to shake a bad reputation for corruption, Justice Minister Ang Vongvathana said.

Ethnic minority turn to Jesus as more 'affordable' option

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120612_04The cost of slaughtering a buffalo to revive a relative condemned by the spirits has pushed an indigenous minority to a more affordable religious option: Christianity.

Report slams Boeung Kak 13 sentencing

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120612_04cThe 13 Boeung Kak lake women imprisoned after a three-hour trial were tried unjustly on charges that had no basis, according to the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.

Sacked hotel workers headed back to court

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

A dispute over the sacking of 67 workers from the Angkor Village Hotel and Resort in Siem Reap looks set for court again, but a labour rights advocate believes justice is no closer for workers.

New Bavet witnesses called

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

120612_05Two new witnesses have been summonsed in the case against a former governor, as the victims' lawyer tries to prove he intentionally shot three female protesters.

Minister upset by fudged report

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

The minister of Justice has ordered the review of a paperwork bungle by Phnom Penh district police.

One suspect at large after armed robbery

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

A couple were beaten and robbed at gunpoint by three men who made off with more than US$3,000 worth of their jewellery in Battambang province.

Cambodian apparel union accepts award

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

The Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union has been awarded an international prize for promoting garment workers' rights in Cambodia.

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