Cambodia: Mass Fainting in Garment Factories
Region: Cambodia
Written by Mong Palatino The Asia Floor Wage network is organizing Cambodia’s first ever People’s Tribunal [1] on Minimum Living Wage and Decent Working Conditions for garment wo... more
Views: 1100Blogging the Genocide Trial in Cambodia
Region: Cambodia
Posted by Geoffrey Cain to Global Voices Online After graduating from Brown University in 2004, the articulate, cunning Elena Lesley was awarded a Henry Luce Scholarship to Cambodia to write for The Phnom Penh Post. With ... more
Views: 1252Tensions Arise between Cambodians, Thais over Heritage Site
Region: Cambodia
Posted by Tharum Bun to Global Voices Online Rising serious tension between Cambodia and Thailand started when UNESCO, on July 7, 2008, declared temple of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site. The 11th century temple has... more
Views: 1776Cambodia: One Dead and Six Ill after Eating Poisonous Frogs
Region: Cambodia
For many in the village of Mondul 3 in Siem Reap Cambodia poverty is a way of life, for Sov Soparath this poverty ended in tragedy. Sov and friends caught and ate brown frogs after a heavy rain, 2 hours later Sov was... more
Views: 1620Concert To Promote Human Traffiking Awareness Press Release
Region: CambodiaFirst-Ever Rock Concert at Angkor Wat Temple Raises Awareness About Human Trafficking FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2008 Press Office: 202-712-4320 Public Information: 202-712-4810 www.usaid.gov SIEM REAP, C... more
Views: 1232CAMBODIA AND THAILAND CLOSE TO WAR
Region: ThailandConflict between Cambodia and Thailand is becoming much more real for a piece of land. Both claim for the land until now. There is no deal between both governments. Troops with heavy armor have been sent to the conflict zo... more
Views: 1518Cambodia: Sex workers, 100% Condom Use and Human Rights
Region: Cambodia
Cambodian sex workers have taken to the internet to make their plight and fight for human rights better known. In Cambodia, a 100% condom use law which states that sexual exchanges with clients have to take place with cond... more
Views: 4707UN Prosecutor: 'Cambodia Genocide Trial Needs Proof'
Region: PhilippinesBack in January, judges for the newly formed Cambodian genocide tribunal had met former members of the Khmer Rouge for the first time. The mandate given to the United Nations-backed Cambodian genocide tribunal only allowed... more
Views: 995Bail Requested By Khmer Rouge's Second In Command
Region: CambodiaOn the grounds that he was not a flight risk, Nuon Chea requested bail. He faces charges on crimes against humanity. This hearing has been delayed from Monday. During the Khmer Rouge’s regime, Nuon Chea was the deput... more
Views: 987Tribunal Judges Open Talks With Former Khmer Rouge Members
Region: CambodiaThe United Nations-backed court has the mandate to try only the most senior Khmer Rouge leaders. While the mandate only allows the court to try the most senior members, many of the lower-ranking cadres suspect that they co... more
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