Cambodia has long been flagged for money laundering activity, raising concerns among commentators that rising illicit flows of money could lead to potential repercussions, much like the country’s poor showing in a recent trafficking report.
The Anti-Corruption Unit closed its investigation into a Kampong Chhnang ex-governor whose vast tracts of protected flooded-forest land were confiscated amid a crackdown on illegal encroachment.
Major tourism and food workers’ unions said they supported a proposal to strike in August to show solidarity with Phnom Penh casino NagaWorld’s fired workers, who have been protesting since December.
Preah Sihanouk police are labeling as “defamatory” a complaint that sought the rescue of a group of workers confined in a Sihanoukville compound, even after officers responded and helped 10 people leave the job.
More than 300 village residents from Koh Kong province protested at a district hall on Monday, asking for a social land concession to resolve their longstanding land conflict with a sugarcane plantation.
In the recent election, it was women candidates who promoted empathy in policy. Empathy is stereotypically seen as feminine, and men who cultivate it can face ridicule. But empathetic leadership, beyond populist messaging, is needed and effective, Future Forum’s Theang Soriya says.
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