Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor came under fire after two of his own children were appointed to prominent positions at the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on Jan. 21, which CSOs have warned will further entrench Cambodia’s culture of corruption.
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Three community representatives involved in a long-running dispute with the energy minister’s wife were taken into police custody over the weekend in relation to a separate dispute, residents said.
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Union leaders are calling on the Cambodian government to carry out inspections and take measures against employers who fail to implement the laws protecting women workers during pregnancy, and this, especially in factories, the entertainment and construction sectors.
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Indigenous communities in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary are deeply concerned about the gradual loss of forests caused by the deliberate timber trade of private companies, but despite presenting evidence, the government continues to deny that large-scale forest crimes exist and reject the reports of both local activists and Amnesty International.
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