First Gawon workers collect cash
Workers from the defunct First Gawon Apparel factory in Phnom Penh have finally received missing wages and benefits.
Tag: protests
Hamas curbed Gaza protests
Palestinian protests on the Gaza-Israel border have dropped off over the past two days, amid reports of Egyptian intervention.
Sidelined by judicial intimidation
Land rights activist Um Sophy has turned to raising chickens after being forced to cease her Lor Peang community protests.
Starbucks to close 8,000 US stores for tolerance training
Starbucks Corp will close 8,000 company-owned US cafes for the afternoon on May 29.
IDF vows disciplinary action over Gaza sniper video
Israel pledges disciplinary action over a video showing a sniper targeting a Palestinian.
100 injured in major student protests in Bangladesh
Thousands of Bangladeshi students protest after university clashes left 100 injured.
Verdict on South Korea’s Park to be televised live
The corruption verdict and sentencing of Park Geun-hye will be televised live.
Phnom Penh demonstrations rise in 2017
Phnom Penh City Hall says that strikes and protests increased last year.
Informal workers told to register
PM says any group claiming to represent workers from the informal economy must be officially recognised in order to join protests.
Protests hurt Iran’s Rouhani
Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the clerical establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly.
Factory workers to continue protest
Workers at an apparel factory in Kandal will continue protests this week despite being ordered back to work last week.
Cambodian police seek anti-protest training
Cambodia asks for South Korean help in training forces to counter strikes, protests.
Villagers deny inciting sand dredging protest
Three villagers appear in court over claims they incited protests against sand dredging.
Penguins visit Trump
The Penguins head coach defends his team’s decision to visit the White House, amid controversy over protests.
Protesters greet Bannon in HK
Activists gather in central Hong Kong to protest the visit of US President Donald Trump’s former top strategist Steve Bannon.
Analysts warn of ‘colour revolution’ fallout
Political analysts and social researchers say Cambodia is vulnerable to regime change movements seen in post-Soviet nations and the Arab Spring.
‘Welcome to hell’ – protesters at G20 summit
World leaders are being greeted with fury by anti-capitalist protesters at the G20 summit.
