The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Firm’s ‘hostage’awaits justice” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Firm’s ‘hostage’awaits justice” plus 9 more


Firm’s ‘hostage’awaits justice

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120831_03Heng Hak wore a blank expression yesterday, her hair recently dyed a shade of blonde. Though her appearance suggested composure, a lift of her pant leg revealed the manifestation of the trauma she tried to escape last year.

Kampong Speu dig turns up unexpected treasure

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120831_02An excavator digging a pool in Kampong Speu province's Samrong Tong district this week struck an unexpected find when its operators unearthed an ancient Hindu statue two metres below ground.

Kidnapper caught: Woman sold girl for $25 and a phone

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

A 30-year-old woman who allegedly kidnapped and sold a 7-year-old girl for $25 and a cell phone was sent to pre-trial detention by Preah Vihear Provincial Court.

Prison staff deny instructing inmates to grow weed

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Chhoun Chan Thon, deputy director of the Kandal provincial prison, strongly denied local media reports yesterday that his staff had planted a thousand marijuana plants on prison grounds and that inmates were tending to the cash crop.

Lower Sesan 2’s power not worth a dam: NGO

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120831_04While the humanitarian objections to Mondulkiri's proposed Lower Sesan 2 hydropower dam project are well documented.

Let’s stop the abuses

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

With the lack of enforcement of the domestic violence law, this issue is still a social problem in Cambodia.

Borei Keila protester summonsed to court

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

A Borei Keila protester received a summons yesterday to come to Phnom Penh Municipal Court to address a complaint of "incitement to commit a crime" filed by Suy Sophan, director of the Phanimex company, which evicted the Borei Keila families in January.

Show the licences: SRP

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

An opposition lawmaker is calling for the government to publicise its licensing of Cambodian mines, claiming that parliament has never received formal documentation of licensed mining companies.

Market shop owners try to prevent eviction

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Venders in Phnom Penh's Ngin An market are protesting a government-backed bid by the market's new owner to push them out by tomorrow.

Small bomb explodes on bridge; no injuries

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Provincial authorities are conducting an investigation after a small homemade bomb exploded at a bridge yesterday on National Road 4 near Pich Nil.

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