Sonia Kohlbacher
The Cambodia Daily
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Undaunted by Obstacles, Women Across Generations Seek Change
As a young girl, Srun Keavatey would spend her days working in her mother’s grocery store, and at night, under the glow of a diesel lamp on the floor of their small thatch-roofed home, she would sit down to basic arithmetic and alphabet lessons taught by her parents. → Read More
Elderly Brit, Girlfriend Deny Drug Trafficking
An elderly British man, his Cambodian girlfriend and two Cambodian-American men went on trial on Wednesday for drug trafficking charges, more than a year after police arrested three members of the group for using and dealing crystal methamphetamine and marijuana. → Read More
Restaurant Workers Rehired After New Year Leave Dispute
More than a dozen employees fired from a Phnom Penh eatery on Monday after a dispute over pay during the Khmer New Year holiday were rehired on Tuesday following a protest that prompted negotiations with their employer, according to union representatives and Labor Ministry officials. → Read More
Phnom Penh SEZ Gets Green Light for Listing
The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has been given the go-ahead to launch its initial public offering (IPO) this month on the Cambodian Securities Exchange (CSX), according to the company, which would make it the fourth firm to list on the bourse. → Read More
Russia Claims Cambodia Failed To Notify of Embezzler’s Arrest
Cambodian officials have not informed Russian authorities about the arrest of a wanted embezzler in Sihanoukville last month, despite apprehending him at their request, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. → Read More
Ministry Hits Back at Rebuke of Contentious Telecoms Law
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has defended the controversial new Telecommunications Law following a biting legal analysis by rights group Licadho, which says the legislation is a veiled tool to silence critics and potentially criminalize private expression. → Read More
Government Unaware of at Least 128 Orphanages, Report Says
The government was unaware of about half of the residential child care centers operating in four provinces and Phnom Penh prior to a study conducted last year, according to a report released on Thursday. → Read More
Teenage Girl Rescued in Raid On Brothel; Manager Arrested
A 16-year-old was among six girls and women rescued during a raid on a brothel in Pursat City on Tuesday night that also resulted in the arrest of its manager, police and NGO officials said on Wednesday. → Read More
Women Freed From Prison After Order From Hun Sen
Two women who were jailed last week for allegedly breaching a court order related to an ongoing land dispute in Kompong Speu province were freed on Monday night—an hour after Prime Minister Hun Sen called for their release on his Facebook page. → Read More
Police Probe Alleged Violence in Sihanoukville
Police in Sihanoukville are investigating the alleged beating of a Moldovan expatriate by three men involved in a violent attack at the Queenco Hotel & Casino last year. → Read More
German Man Handed 1-Year Sentence for Sex Abuse of Boys
A German man was convicted yesterday for committing indecent sexual acts against two boys in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district, but was handed the minimum sentence of one year, meaning he will be free in a matter of months. → Read More