Leng Len
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Beehive, Women’s Media Center Banned From Airing Shows
Two holdout radio stations that continued to air Radio Free Asia and Voice of America programming amid a government crackdown that took at least 19 stations off-air have been banned from airing their broadcasts. → Read More
Government Official Implicated in Stranded Maid Ordeal
A government official on Wednesday admitted that his now-defunct recruitment firm had sent a 16-year-old Cambodian maid to work in Saudi Arabia, where she was stranded for 12 years until a viral Facebook video calling for help finally prompted her repatriation this week. → Read More
Maid Home After 12 Years ‘Stranded’ in Saudi
A Cambodian maid who was stranded in Saudi Arabia for 12 years without money or legal documents spoke on Tuesday of the hardships she endured alone and her emotional reunion with the family she left as a 16-year-old after she finally returned home. → Read More
RFA, VOA Broadcasts Booted Out of Cambodia’s Provinces
All radio stations carrying Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA) outside of Phnom Penh have been closed by the Information Ministry, spokesmen for the outlets said, as owners of the shuttered stations petitioned the ministry on Monday for a reprieve. → Read More
Daun Penh District Park Cleared of Cars, Improving Traffic
One side of the streets around the former Freedom Park in central Phnom Penh have been cleared of parked cars in a municipal campaign, resulting in frustrated car salesmen and noticeably smoother traffic. → Read More
Anger Mounts as Radio Purge Knocks 19 Stations Off-Air
Independent radio producers, managers and listeners said they were angry and confused on Sunday after an Information Ministry crackdown on at least 19 radio stations last week cut off access to programming for millions of potential listeners. → Read More
Radio Station Shuttered, Daily’s License Rejected
The Ministry of Information has revoked a license for a radio station known for selling airtime to the opposition party, according to a statement released on Wednesday, while the director of Voice of Democracy said the outlet had been bumped from the airwaves in Phnom Penh. → Read More
Two-Tier Exam Monitoring Is Contentious—But Effective
“It’s very strict,” said Say Thalina, 18, who had just sat for the exam that will decide whether she can go to university. “I could not even move my neck or the proctor would come up and yell at me.” → Read More
Exam Reform Subtracts Poor From Equation
SAMRAONG TONG District, Kompong Speu - The education minister’s message for students finishing high school has been heard loud and clear since the reform of the national completion exam four years ago: Merit will buy you a pass grade—not money. → Read More
Maid to Be Repatriated After Turning to Facebook for Help
A Cambodian maid who claimed in a viral Facebook video that she was stranded in Saudi Arabia after fleeing her abusive employer will be repatriated this week, the Cambodian ambassador to Kuwait said on Sunday. → Read More
Villagers Summoned Over Peaceful Protest Against Sand Dredging
The Kandal Provincial Court has summoned three villagers for questioning over allegations of inciting violence for their roles in a protest last week against sand dredging operations they blame for the loss of several farms and homes. → Read More
Thai Employers Report More Than 200K Cambodian Migrants
More than 200,000 Cambodians working illegally in Thailand, two-thirds of an estimated 300,000 such migrants, have been reported to Thai officials in a two-week period, Cambodia’s Labor Ministry announced. → Read More
Boeng Tompun Villagers Promised Land; Confusion Remains
A district-level land management official in Phnom Penh promised villagers 47 hectares of land in the Boeng Tompun area on Tuesday, though key officials were unaware of the announcement, and it remained unclear if he would be able to keep such a promise. → Read More
Former Opposition Youth Leader Joins the KPP
An outspoken government critic and former opposition youth wing leader on Tuesday announced he had become deputy of the tiny Khmer Power Party, led by fellow dissident Sourn Serey Ratha. → Read More
Anti-Dredging Activist Held for Filming, Inciting Protesters
An environmental activist released from custody last night said police told him he was detained for inciting Kandal province villagers to protest against sand dredging in their community and flying a drone to film a demonstration. → Read More
Girl Suffers Electric Shock at Siem Reap Pool, Parents Say
A mother-and-daughter trip to Cambodia to see the temples of Siem Reap province ended abruptly late last month when the 8-year-old girl sustained second-degree electrical burns from a hotel pool lighting system, according to her mother and hospital medical records. → Read More
Thai Employers Report 60K Cambodian Migrants
Nearly 60,000 Cambodian migrant laborers working illegally in Thailand were reported by their employers to Thai authorities last week, following the opening of centers on July 24 where employers could register undocumented laborers, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday. → Read More
Women’s Charter Aims to End Violence Against Women in Cambodia
For 34-year-old Sorphoan, harassment is just part of the job during her 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. shifts at a local KTV joint. On an average night, she gets harassed, catcalled and molested by men visiting the karaoke room. → Read More
For Migrants, Pull of Higher Wages Still Strong
In a shop in Thailand’s southeastern Chanthaburi province, 23-year-old Cambodian worker Chheng Chhor Laihieng said he had good reason to seek employment outside his home country. → Read More
Nine Cambodians Repatriated From Malaysia
Nine of the more than 30 nationals who sought shelter at the Cambodian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur after the Malaysian government initiated a crackdown on undocumented migrant workers on July 1 have been repatriated, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement on Monday. → Read More