Perspectives
by Lia Sciortino
Perspectives
Reading Media
Johanna Son
BANGKOK -- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. What images might these words conjure up in the minds of international consumers of news? Perhaps war, maybe the Khmer Rouge. Or they might say, ‘Oh, it’s that those countries that had that war some time ago. . . they’re near one another, and they’re all the same’.
The Phnom Penh Post
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Draft Acid Law starts to take shape
A GOVERNMENT committee plans to finalise a draft law aimed at countering acid attacks shortly after Khmer New Year, officials said Thursday, meaning it has roughly eight weeks to flesh out regulations that rights groups hope will cut down on an apparent surge in the violent assaults.
Appeal Court lengthens French paedophile’s term
THE Appeal Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a French national found guilty of committing indecent acts with a 12-year-old boy and sentenced him to one year and seven months in prison.
Govt to push for legislation on chemicals
THE Ministry of Environment has launched a new initiative to develop legislation regulating the use of hazardous chemicals in agriculture and industry.
Govt targets illegal pharmacies
DISTRICT authorities are set to meet with owners of unlicenced pharmacies in Phnom Penh, saying their businesses will face closure if they do not register with the Ministry of Health.
HRP chief sees farmers jailed in border row
HUMAN Rights Party President Kem Sokha travelled to Svay Rieng province on Thursday to visit two villagers jailed for participating in a protest with opposition leader Sam Rainsy along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
Criminal Law: Penal code to take effect in November
CAMBODIA’S new penal code is set to take effect on November 30 of this year, according to a copy of the code released last month by the Council of Ministers.
Students urge govt to approve draft anti-smoking legislation
UNIVERSITY students accused politicians of dragging their feet over the draft law on smoking during a youth forum that took place at the National Paediatric Hospital on Thursday.
VN Gang Attack: Eleven held in killing of Cambodian
Vietnamese authorities have arrested and charged 11 men in connection with the killing of a Cambodian man earlier this week, and Svay Rieng provincial police have launched their own investigation into the case, rights workers said Thursday.
City moots uniforms for moto taxi drivers
MOTORCYCLE taxi drivers in Phnom Penh may soon have something more in common to wear than the ubiquitous baseball cap. City officials are in talks now with a private company to begin manufacturing uniforms that will set the moto driver apart from other motorists
In the shadow of Vine Mountain
With an Australian inquest set to revisit the killing of three Western tourists by Khmer Rouge in 1994, former cadres in Kampot reflect on the events that led to the men’s capture and killing
Sellers at Pouk market evicted
DESPITE protests from vendors, police on Thursday dismantled and removed stalls that had been erected in front of Pouk market in Siem Reap province, carrying out an eviction that was announced in January but then delayed twice.
Hospital official a dictator: staff
STAFF members at Siem Reap’s Angkor Chum district hospital gathered on Thursday to protest against operational district director Mak Sam Oeun, accusing him of running the district’s health sector like a “dictator”.
Appeal filed for release of Preah Sihanouk men
TEN residents of Bei village in Preah Sihanouk province’s Mittapheap district have appealed to the provincial court for the release on bail of three men whom they say have been wrongly accused of robbery
Police Blotter: 19 Feb 2010
A beauty shop in Banteay Meanchey’s Malay district was nearly destroyed after a car crashed into it on Tuesday.
Hiv/aids outreach hits the radio
A local group will soon bring its outreach work to the airwaves. Khana, an HIV/AIDS linking organisation, plans to expand its “No is No” initiative to include radio programming over the next five years.
Open source to aid health diagnoses
A deal struck on Thursday between InStedd, Google’s humanitarian technology project, and local telecommunications company Smart Mobile
Playing the waiting game
Khmer Krom asylum seekers deported from Thailand in December await news about their bid for Cambodian citizenship at a one-room rental home in Meanchey district on Wednesday.
Balking at the cluster bomb ban
ADVOCATES for disarmament are declaring a “major milestone” after a global treaty banning the use of cluster bombs was ratified this week, meaning the long-awaited agreement covering the deadly weapons will take effect within six months.
Age rule for acid buyers debated
AUTHORITIES examining how to draft a new law that counters acid attacks are debating instituting a minimum age for people to buy the corrosive liquid, officials said Wednesday at a meeting with local vendors.
Officials trained to spot WMD parts
THIRTY government checkpoint officials have received training on how to identify materials used in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) during a three-day workshop that started on Wednesday
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