The Phnom Penh Post

Security forces strip, handcuff women in Kratie amid eviction

Villagers detained during a bloody crackdown in Kratie province in which a 14-year-old was shot dead have accused security forces of brutal acts of cruelty, including forcing pregnant women to stand naked in the sun for hours.

Women in upper union positions vital

Female union leaders in the garment industry are effective at bargaining for better working conditions, but their voices aren’t being heard in a union landscape dominated by men.

Factory allegedly hires thugs to hurt strikers

A garment factory in the capital’s Meanchey district denied hiring a group of 10 “gangsters” to beat and injure workers as they protested.

Storms swamp capital streets in drain strain

Despite recent efforts by the authorities to improve drainage systems around the capital, heavy flooding and swamped roads have been the norm.

PM announces oil-food equation hurting poor

Prime Minister Hun Sen blamed soaring food prices on fuel prices set by oil cartels, appealing to oil-producing countries to pay attention to the connection between food security and energy.