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Factory Orders Staff Back to Work Amid Safety Concerns
Employees at a Taiwanese-owned shoe factory in Kompong Speu province where two workers were killed when one of the building’s floors collapsed on Thursday have been ordered back to work…
After Collapse, Questions Mount Over ILO Monitoring
Labor rights activists and a government official accused the International Labor Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia program of ineffectiveness in its monitoring of factory conditions following a deadly ceiling collapse on…
Factory Collapse Kills At Least 2, Injures 7
A ceiling collapse at a shoe factory in Kompong Speu province killed at least two workers and left seven seriously injured early Thursday morning, while an unknown number of people…
More Details Emerge on Trafficked Fishermen
A recruitment agency whose owner was charged Sunday with trafficking Cambodians to work on fishing vessels off the coast of Africa is part of a network of companies in at…
As Phnom Penh Grows, So Does Its Sewage Problem
With Phnom Penh’s population having doubled to more than 2 million since 1998, the city’s antiquated, decades-old drainage system has undergone little improvement and experts say the rapid urban growth…
Ratanakkiri Hydropower Dams Deemed Economically Viable
Two massive hydropower dams planned for the Mekong’s tributaries in Ratanakkiri province have been deemed economically viable by two feasibility studies conducted by a pair of giant Chinese conglomerates, a…
Store Built in Place of Colonial Building Decried
($) An official at Unesco on Wednesday criticized the owner of an historic French colonial-era building in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district that was demolished last year and now has…
National Election Committee Releases CPP Candidate List
($) The National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday released the ruling CPP’s candidate list for the upcoming national elections, revealing the candidacy of several new officials looking to become lawmakers…
Belgian’s Family, Lawyer Call On French to Release DNA Evidence
($) The lawyer and brother of a Belgian national who was charged last week with the murder of a French woman in Kampot province have called on the French government…
Belgian Accused of Murder Still Detained
($) The 40-year-old Belgian national who was charged Friday with the murder of a Frenchwoman in Kampot province has been detained for almost a week without police having provided any…
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