Demonstrators Hit With Water Canons as They Attempt to Block Street

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

30 May 2013

Phnom Penh police dispersed a protest with water canons from three separate fire trucks on Wednesday, after failing to negotiate with housing rights protesters.

PHNOM PENH — Phnom Penh police dispersed a protest with water canons from three separate fire trucks on Wednesday, after failing to negotiate with housing rights protesters. At least one person was knocked unconscious and several others were injured.

Before Water Canons, a Clash With a Police Chief

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

30 May 2013

When housing activists sought to block Monivong Boulevard on Tuesday, they were met by Phnom Penh's newest police chief, Chuon Sovann. Failing to negotiate to remove the protesters from the street, Chuon Sovann ordered three water canons on those who remained. The following is supplemental footage from the incident shot by VOA Khmer's Say Mony. You'll find the full story here:

Youth Still Lack Political Engagement, Advocate Says

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

17 May 2013

It is especially important that youth get more engaged in the political process as the country heads toward national elections in July, Cheang Sokha, executive director of the Youth Resource Development Program, told “Hello VOA” on Monday.

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian youth need to be politically active and engaged if they want to see their standards of living improved in the new mandate of government, a youth advocate says. It is especially important that youth get more engaged in the political process as the country heads toward national elections in July, Cheang Sokha, executive director of the Youth Resource Development Program, told “Hello VOA” on Monday.

Worker Killed in Factory Collapse Survived By Newborn

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

17 May 2013

Nine survivors of a shoe factory collapse in Kampong Speu province remained hospitalized Friday.

In interviews with VOA Khmer, several of them recounted the event, when a storage mezzanine loaded with manufacturing equipment fell.

Survivors considered themselves lucky to be alive, after they were nearly crushed by chunks of concrete and equipment at the Wing Stars factory.

The victims rushed to Calmette Thursday were the lucky ones, they said.

Rim Saroeun was not among them. He perished in the collapse. At his home in Bati district, Takeo province, family members mourned on Friday, weeping over his coffin, where his photograph hung, as they prepared for his funeral. He was married, with a one-month-old son. VOA Khmer's Say Mony reports from Takeo province.

Chinese Hydrodam Remains a Concern, Mystery to Locals

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

10 May 2013

Workers Demand Arrest of Chhouk Bandith

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

03 May 2013

Thousands of garment factory workers, activists and union leaders marched in the streets of Phnom Penh on May Day, demanding former Bavet city governor Chhouk Bandith be arrested for allegedly shooting into a crowd of workers last year, injuring three women. Workers say the courts dropped the case against Chhouk Bandith because of his political power. VOA Khmer's Say Mony reports from Phnom Penh.