Archive for June, 2009

Vote Strips Immunity of Mu Sochua, Ho Vann

By Yun Samean The National Assembly on Monday voted to strip the parliamentary immunity of Sam Rainsy Party lawmakers Mu Sochua and Ho Vann during a closed-door session, opening the two opposition leaders to prosecution in law suits filed against them at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Ninety of the 111 lawmakers present voted by [ READ MORE ]

Khmer Krom in asylum talks

62 refugees arrested by Thai police on June 12 say they are holding discussions with UN officials and Thai authorities in order to avoid deportation. KHMER Krom detainees languishing in a Thai detention centre since their arrest last week say they have held meetings with officials from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and Thai [ READ MORE ]

Khmer dressing

This is the kinds of Khmer dressing.  You are always seen them with these clothing in wedding ceremony or party…etc. Most of such clothing is designed and made by Cambodian tailors[ READ MORE ]

Public Grows Weary of Anti-NGO, Politicized Comedy

By Chhorn Chansy And Bethany Lindsay. After more than a week of anti-NGO comedy sketches broadcast on national television, many Phnom Penh residents said Monday that they wished their much loved performer would keep politics out of comedy. The most recent program, performed by the Krem comedy troupe and aired for the first time Saturday [ READ MORE ]

Freedom of Speech in Steep Decline, NGOs Say

By Bethany Lindsay And Phann Ana Defamation suits against opposition party members, the closure of the venue for a forum on housing rights, and the arrest of a student for painting anti-government slogans on his home are all evidence of deteriorating freedom of speech in Cambodia, a coalition of local NGOs said in a joint [ READ MORE ]

Mock Trial Competition

Teams from seven Cambodian law schools competed for the honor of national champion at the Third Annual Cambodian Mock Trial Competition on May 27-29. The team from Paññasastra University won the event, which was sponsored by USAID. During the competition, student teams played the roles of attorneys and witnesses in a civil case involving a [ READ MORE ]

Educating your daughter

As your daughter grows from a newborn to a pre-school toddler she will develop at a faster rate than at any other stage in her life. You will want to cuddle her and feed her, to show her the exciting world she is learning about and, in the early days, to sleep! You will face [ READ MORE ]

Effects of Environmental Crisis

  • June 11th, 2009
  • Posted in Health

By: Laline. The environment is referring to all things surrounding us. There are two components in the environment: biotic and abiotic components. These two components have interaction on each other continuously to maintain the balance of the environment. However, human activities of any kind such as deforestation and industrialization are taking place so rapidly that [ READ MORE ]

Intimidation claimed at lake

A guesthouse near Boeung Kak lake that was set to host a meeting this Friday between residents, human rights groups and officials was briefly closed by police Monday in what critics of lakeside development say is part of an ongoing scare campaign by authorities. “I led a mixed committee of police to close the Lazy [ READ MORE ]

Report Claims Land-Grabbing An ‘Epidemic’

By Bethany Lindsay The number of Cambodian families affected by land disputes and forced evictions nearly doubled between 2007 and 2008, representing an “epidemic of land-grabbing,” according to a report released Saturday by local human rights group Licadho[ READ MORE ]

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