Prey Veng, Cambodia News

Until the global financial crisis hit, a journey out of poverty for women in rural Cambodia was assured by the vibrant garment sector that had taken root in the country's capital.

A woman withdraws money Thursday from an ACLEDA Bank ATM in Phnom Penh. Migrant workers often send money back through ACLEDA branches on the Thai border, according to an IOM study.

Khmer Rouge leaders during the regime, including Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary . G ENOCIDE charges have been issued against Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary, a spokesman for the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal said Wednesday, marking the first time that former regime leaders have faced the charge in an internationally sanctioned court.

HE outspoken provincial director of a teachers union has been convicted of defamation after accusing a Prey Veng province school principal of selling off district-owned land.

MORE Oddar Meanchey villagers whose homes were razed by armed officials in a long-simmering land dispute have fled to the capital, accusing authorities of threatening them with arrests, residents said Thursday.

ESIDENTS in Prey Veng provincea s Peam Chor district are urging authorities to unblock a local canal, claiming it has made it difficult for them to take their children to school.

REY Veng provincial court has charged the provincial director of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association with defamation after he accused a local schoolteacher of selling land owned by a school in Peamro district.

MAN in Prey Veng province died hours after hornets stung him up to 20 times because neither he nor his family realised the stings could be lethal, district and police officials said Wednesday.

The annual Traditional International Standard Boat Racing Championship starts today, with 29 teams battling for provincial superiority and a sizeable cash prize.

Community supports fund-raiser Darius thanks Springville Community for fundraising support RAISING MONEY - Springville and surrounding communities showed their support by donating to the FDCC.

VILLAGER at the centre of a land dispute in Prey Veng province said Tuesday that a police officer pointed a gun at his head and threatened to pull the trigger.

Villagers whose homes were burned in a forced eviction in Oddar Meanchey last week might be unable to vote because their identity documents were destroyed.

Young students standing by their classroom window at Wat Botum. T HERE is a teacher drain from Cambodiaa s rural countryside to Phnom Penh and other urban centres.

PURSAT MOTODOP MEETS WATERY END A mana s body was pulled from a river after he left home to work as a mototaxi driver last week in Pursat provincea s Bakan district.

N pagodas around Phnom Penh on Saturday and Sunday, young people will crowd together before dawn to throw away basketfuls of rice.

Beggars flock to Phnom Penha s pagodas for the start of the Pchum Ben festival, when temple-goers traditionally give to the poor.

Disputes bad cheque report, saying he stopped payment because business deal not honoured.

Former soldier accuses Duch of threatening her with a gun. A FEMALE Khmer Rouge soldier described for Cambodia's war crimes court on Monday two events taking place shortly after the fall of the communist regime that she said stopped her from forgiving former Tuol Sleng prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, despite his many apologies.

Women harvest rice in Kandel province last season. T HE Cambodian Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture expressed concern this week that thousands of hectares of rice paddies across the country will face severe damage if the Kingdom's current drought continues.

Teachers say the government has not paid them for extra days worked during the 2007-08 term after they were promised a bonus by Hun Sen.