Allen Myers

  • CAMBODIA: Losing parties seek to overturn election result

    PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a decisive victory on July 27 in elections to Cambodia's National Assembly. However, the two largest losing parties are attempting to mount a campaign against the result. The

  • CAMBODIA: Worker, police officer killed in garment strike

    PHNOM PENH &#151 A garment worker and a police officer were killed on June 13 during a violent clash outside the Terratex Knitting and Garment International Factory Ltd. A large number of other workers and police were injured. The

  • CAMBODIA: Workers celebrate May Day by blasting logos

    PHNOM PENH — Hundreds of workers jammed into the premises of the Womyn's Agenda for Change on May 1 to celebrate May Day. The day's events were organised primarily by garment workers, who produce for subcontractors who supply

  • CAMBODIA: Anti-war activists organise

    PHNOM PENH — The Not In Our Name movement has been holding weekly gatherings here to express opposition to the US-led invasion of Iraq. Two events have provided additional opportunities for opponents of the war to make themselves

  • CAMBODIA: Trial of Khmer Rouge moves a big step closer

    PHNOM PENH — Cambodian government and United Nations negotiators on March 17 concluded their discussions by initialling a text on cooperation in conducting trials of former leaders of the Khmer Rouge (KR), the brutal regime

  • An open letter to Jose Ramos Horta

    Dear Jose, I am proud to have participated in conferences and solidarity demonstrations with East Timor from the Indonesian invasion in December 1975 until the withdrawal of Indonesian troops. Twelve years ago, when I edited

  • CAMBODIA: Pilger film draws good crowd

    PHNOM PENH — A showing of John Pilger's documentary film The New Rulers of the World drew a crowd of more than 200 people on the evening of July 24. The showing, sponsored by the Foreign Journalists Club of Cambodia, was

  • CAMBODIA: UN tries to sabotage Khmer Rouge trial

    PHNOM PENH — In a surprise move on February 8, the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) announced its withdrawal from negotiations to establish a mixed Cambodian-international tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer

  • CAMBODIA: Parliament votes to set up Khmer Rouge court

    PHNOM PENH — With 92 votes in favour and none opposing, the National Assembly on January 2 approved a bill to establish a special court to try former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, which was responsible for the deaths of up to

  • Howard at UN tries to dodge human rights

    "John Howard sounded nervous when he rose to speak", Michelle Grattan began her Sydney Morning Herald commentary on the prime minister's speech to the United Nations Millennium Summit on September 7. She went on to point out that the

  • Olympics excitement

    The excitement is building. The torch has passed from West Wybelong to East Woop Woop. Only 700 hours to go. Australian athletes are in training. Aussie Aussie Aussie. In Sydney, an emergency public transport system is under

  • DANUNDA: The country that won the competition

    "It's time", declared the PM of Danunda, staring straight into the TV camera. "This decision can no longer be postponed. It is a non-partisan decision, agreed between the government and the opposition after thorough discussions with