Society

Hun Sen Orders Vigilance After Sri Lanka Attacks

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered government forces to strengthen the security situation in Cambodia to prevent any repeats of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka that have so far killed more than 320 people.

Eight Arrested in Land Dispute Near Sihanoukville

Eight people were arrested on Friday for using violence against authorities after they pelted rocks at police sent by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court to enforce orders to clear their homes in the coastal province’s Prey Nob district.

Phnom Penh traffic (VOD)

Road Deaths Reach 59 Over Khmer New Year

Almost 12 people died due to traffic accidents on average over each of the five days of the Khmer New Year break from April 13 to 17, according to police.

Sihanoukville Casino Leaking Sewage, Activists Say

Dark discharges of sewage are being released into Sihanoukville’s Independence Beach, environmental activists say, contradicting a recent proclamation by Land Minister Chea Sophara that he had reined in polluting seaside businesses.

Disability Advocates Say Gov’t Will Offer Radio License

Disability Advocates Say Gov’t Will Offer Radio LicenseInformation Minister Khieu Kanharith promised a band of radio frequencies to the Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO) to broadcast its news programs across Phnom Penh after the Khmer New Year, the group said.

Gov’t Urged to Act on Women Raising Children Behind Bars

As prisoner numbers continue to swell far beyond the capacities of Cambodia’s overcrowded jails, the government has been urged to act on pledges to reduce the number of incarcerated women giving birth and raising children behind bars.