Political analysists asked\n King Norodom Sihamoni to act as a mediator between Prime Minister Hun Sen\nand opposition figure Sam Rainsy to help ease political tensions and improve\nCambodia\u2019s standing on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/2PwswuZ;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cambodian prisons are\novercrowded, and the country\u2019s criminal justice system must begin granting bail\nto citizens awaiting trial, the Cambodia-based rights group Licadho says in a\nnew report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/2qqaOLo<\/a>;\nhttps:\/\/bit.ly\/2yMqCwJ<\/a>; https:\/\/bit.ly\/2PDWHjS<\/a>; <\/p>\n\n\n\n Human rights workers and labor\nleaders in Cambodia have said they are hopeful that the UN\u2019s rights envoy to\nCambodia, Rhona Smith, will raise abuses and judicial reform during her visit\nto the country this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CUsYMT;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cambodian land rights activists\nhave accused Chinese investors of fueling land disputes through unscrupulous\nland acquisition and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Challenging well-connected\nbusiness interests, however, carries great risk in Cambodia and activists who\ndo have often been targeted by the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his\nlong-ruling Cambodian People\u2019s Party (CPP). One of them is Hun Vannak, 36, a\ncampaigner with environmental NGO Mother Nature Cambodia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The victims of Ly Yong Phat\u2019s\nPhnom Penh Sugar Company development project in Kampong Speu province\u2019s Oral\ndistrict said they are \u201chappy\u201d to hear that ANZ Bank had declared to the\nAustralian Parliamentary Committee that it would consider compensating those\naffected by the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RuaIy6<\/a>;\nhttps:\/\/bit.ly\/2DetAxT<\/a>; https:\/\/bit.ly\/2OktIx3<\/a>; <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nearly 100 families in two\ncommunes affected by flooding from the reservoir of the controversial Lower\nSesan 2 mega-dam in northeastern Cambodia\u2019s Stung Treng province said\n that authorities have failed to honor promises they made to rebuild their\nsubmerged communities and provide much-needed supplies and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n