The fifth general assembly of the Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC), which was held in a hotel in Phnom Penh on May 19, saw Kong Athit voted as its president, edging out Ath Thorn, who has held the position since its founding 18 years ago.
Khmer Thavrak run by a group of youths has been at the forefront of raising human rights concerns in Cambodia. Recently, they registered as a non-profit organization with the Ministry of Interior to develop a better community, and eliminate illegal logging and wildlife crimes.
Five Boeung Tamok residents plan to file an appeal with the Supreme Court next week against the Court of Appeal’s verdict which upheld a lower court’s ruling that sentenced them for aggravated agitation against public officials to eight months imprisonment and fined one million riel in 2022.
The remaining female workers in Saudi Arabia posted a video on Facebook on May 20 urging the Cambodian government to speed up the process to bring them home after waiting for a month.
