Som Sophea witnessed NagaWorld grow from a cruise ship to a sprawling casino complex. The company recognized her for two decades of service, but fired her during year 26. One month into a labor strike, Sophea says she wants respect for longtime employees.
The Mekong river endured three years of drought and its lowest-ever water levels due to minimal rainfall as well as the actions of upstream hydropower dams, which had spillover effects for the Tonle Sap lake and Cambodia’s fishing industry that relies on it, according to a new report.
Active employees of NagaWorld on strike are getting phone calls from the casino asking them to return to work. Audio recordings of the calls heard by VOD reporters have casino management calling it the “last call.”
Activist monks say a Ministry of Religions draft law will potentially stamp out over a century of resistance and advocacy for the environment, human rights and political participation.
Even with top union leadership imprisoned on incitement charges, the NagaWorld labor strikers who continued their protest this week have shown no signs of backing down. Part of that comes down to basic scheduling.
Protesters in Myanmar have turned their ire against Prime Minister Hun Sen by bombarding his Facebook page with abusive comments and burning images of him as he visited the country on Friday.
The CPP has long heralded “Victory Over Genocide Day” as the second birthday of the country after the dark rule of the Khmer Rouge. But the lack of a public event on a day also branded as pro-Vietnamese hints at changing politics in addition to Covid-19 precautions.
Separating migrant families can affect the health and education of children left behind, but they can suffer even if they migrate with their parents. While the plight of migrant workers has received some attention, their family members also struggle, writes Future Forum’s Thong Sariputta.
NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar spent the days before her arrest getting the people around her ready. “The most concerning is my mom’s feelings. She might get sick, but sorry, mom, that will not stop me,” she said of not backing down. “They worry but they know what I’m doing is the right thing to do.”
As we head into the new year, here is a quick review of the biggest news stories of 2021 as well as 10 of our picks for best articles from the year. Land and the courts were again major points of contention, while gender issues and human trafficking rose to the fore.
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