A freshly sworn-in National Assembly on Thursday voted in Prime Minister Hun Sen’s executive cabinet, granting as expected all top posts to those loyal to the Cambodian People’s Party and spreading lower-level ministry positions among CPP and Funcinpec. The entire cabinet was approved in a package vote that critics say defied the checks and balances…
Around six month ago, Lim Viriya had abandoned her products distribution business—twice. The 29-year-old businesswoman from Siem Reap province nearly closed down her tour company, as she faced tight competition and thin profit margins. Facebook saved her businesses. “In the past, I was defeated many times,” she told VOA Khmer recently. “But afterward, I read…
Reported domestic violence against women in Cambodia may be decreasing, although the numbers remain relatively high, according to a report released Tuesday. In a government survey of 3,000 Cambodians, 54 percent said they knew a husband who physically abused his wife, down from 64 percent in a survey from 2005. The survey included 150 local…
With International Women’s Day marking its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, Cambodian women say the country’s development is jeopardized by its lack of inclusion of women. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without more participation by women in politics and other important decision-making, said Pung Chhiv Kek, founder of the rights group Licadho. “If we marginalize women,…
WASHINGTON DC — The Cambodian government is struggling to reach a number of UN development goals, failing to substantially increase the number of women in legislature and local politics. The government’s commitment to increase the proportion of the number of women representatives in the National Assembly and Senate has failed. An increased numbers of women lawmakers…
The project seeks ways to support women, especially young women and first-time voters, to more actively participate in the political process. PHNOM PENH — Despite making up more than half the population, Cambodian women are under-represented in the country’s decision-making process, according to the organizers of a new campaign aimed at increasing female political participation….
The project seeks ways to support women, especially young women and first-time voters, to more actively participate in the political process. PHNOM PENH — Despite making up more than half the population, Cambodian women are under-represented in the country’s decision-making process, according to the organizers of a new campaign aimed at increasing female political participation. Ahead…