“Highlight 3″ Source: The Cambodia Daily, May 25, 2012 Read more: http://alfredmeier.me/2012/05/20/phnom-penh-highlighting-cambodian-commune-election-2012/
Posts Tagged ‘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 [...]
18 May
Cambodia: Commune Election Campaigning in Phnom Penh.
Read more: http://www.ki-media.co.cc/2012/05/ki-media-srps-commune-election-campaign.html http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2012/05/media-discuss-election-preparations.html http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2012/05/monitor-pledges-5000-observers-for.html http://cambodia-news.net/2012/05/14/chaotische-wahlerlisten-fuhren-gemeinderatswahlen-ad-absurdum/ (in German) http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2012/05/three-parties-hold-parades-as-election.html
17 May
Cambodia: Girl killed during violent eviction.
Security forces fatally shot a teenage girl Wednesday during a clash with villagers armed with axes and crossbows in eastern Cambodia, in the latest of several violent evictions aimed at clearing land for development. ADHOC Photo Cambodia’s system of commercial land concessions, decried by activists as opaque and corrupt, has become a volatile issue nationwide [...]
14 May
Cambodia: Huge Increase in Dengue Fever in the First Four Months of 2012.
Cambodia reported 2,277 dengue fever cases, killing 14 children in the first four months of 2012. During the four months this year, the infection cases of the disease had increased by 369 percent if compared to the same period last year. About 270 tones of Abate (a chemical substance used to kill larvae in water [...]
13 May
Cambodia: A Wise Word for Leaders!
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Buddha
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 [...]
12 May
UN: Cambodia needs more transparency in dealing with economic concessions.
An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Cambodian Government to act with more transparency when dealing with economic and other land concessions, and to make the process more inclusive for the individuals and communities affected. Over the course of his week-long fact-finding mission, Surya P. Subedi met with individuals, villages and communities [...]
