Cambodia jails 13 women land activists: Rights groups. Thirteen Cambodian women were jailed Thursday for fighting against a forced eviction, while an activist monk who supported them was detained and risks being defrocked. The women, including a 72-year-old (see picture above), were sentenced to between 12 and 30 months for illegally occupying land, rights groups [...]
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24 May
Phnom Penh: Boeung Kak Lake children cry for justice for their arrested mothers.
Boeung Kak Lake (BKL) children cry for justice for their arrested mothers on 24 May 2012. 13 BKL residents were arrested during a protest on 23 May 2012. This is the kind of justice meted out by the Kingdom of Wonders aka Cambodia.
20 May
Phnom Penh: Highlighting Cambodian Commune Election 2012. (1)
“Highlight 1″ The ruling Cambodian People’s Party has been accused of cutting the salaries of national police officers to help fund its political campaign ahead of the country’s commune elections on June 3. “Highlight 2″ And tens of thousands of teachers are expected to walk out of classrooms this month and take jobs working as [...]
16 May
Phnom Penh: The Future of Gold Tower 42.
The owner of the unfinished skyscraper Gold Tower 42, at the corner of Sihanouk and Monivong Boulevard in Phnom Penh, has entered into arbitration. The construction on the 240 million USD project has been halted in September 2010 because of lacking financial resources by the South Korean owners. Source: The Cambodia Daily, May 16, 2012 [...]
15 May
Phnom Penh: PM Hun Sen and Cambodia Beer.
PM Hun Sen and the culture of beer drinking in Cambodia - Enjoy it, but be aware it’s is not as refreshing as a fresh Cambodian draught beer! hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
13 May
Phnom Penh: Monsoon Season 2012
Strong monsoon rain over Phsar Kandal, Phnom Penh, sunday afternoon, May 13, 2012. Read the weather forecast for Phnom Penh: The weak Southwest Monsoon still covers the Andaman Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and covers over Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia at the surface. The trough lies across Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Viet Nam [...]
12 May
Cambodia: The Royal Ploughing Ceremony – Cows snub Rice.
The predictions are in: corn and beans. That’s what Cambodian farmers should plant this season, according to this week’s bovine oracle that is the traditional Royal Ploughing Ceremony. The annual ceremony, held in front of Phnom Penh’s National Museum beside the Royal Palace, marks the beginning of agricultural production and the rainy season. King Norodom [...]
8 May
Cambodia: The rainy season has arrived in Phnom Penh.
Yesterday, May 7, 2012, the monsoon season arrived in Phnom Penh, with the first flooding in the eastern part of the town. Read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050755996/National-news/weekend-storms-kill-two-injure-eight-more.html
