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Massachusetts Minimum Wage $15 per Hour Begins January 1st, 2023
BOSTON – Attorney General office is reminding employees and employers that the state’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The AG’s Office has also made available
ជំនួបរវាងលោកប្រធានាធិបតី ចូ បៃដិន ជាមួយ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៃកម្ពុជា សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់សេតវិមាន
លោកប្រធានាធិបតី ចូសីហ្វ អ បៃដិន ជេអ បានជួបជាមួយប្រធានអាស៊ានឆ្នាំ ២០២២ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ នៅថ្ងៃទី ១២ ខែវិច្ឆិកា។ មេដឹកនាំទាំងពីរ បានឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពីភាពជោគជ័យនៃកិច្ចប្រជុំកំពូលពិសេសអាមេរិក-អាស៊ាន ជាប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រនៅទីក្រុងវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន ឌីស៊ី និងស្វាគមន៍ចំពោះផែនការបង្កើតភាពជាដៃគូយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រគ្រប់ជ្រុងជ្រោយ អាមេរិក-អាស៊ាន នៅក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំកំពូលប្រចាំឆ្នាំ អាមេរិក-អាស៊ាន នៅថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់។ ពួកគេក៏បានពិភាក្សាអំពីវិបត្តិនៅក្នុងប្រទេសភូមា និងការឆ្លើយតបរបស់ អាស៊ាន ដោយគូសបញ្ជាក់ថា សហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិមានតួនាទីសំខាន់ក្នុងការលើកកម្ពស់ការវិលត្រឡប់ទៅរកលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និងស្ថិរភាពនៅក្នុងប្រទេសភូមា និងគាំទ្រការឯកភាពប្រាំចំណុចរបស់អាស៊ាន។ លោកប្រធានាធិបតី
Cambodia: In visit to genocide museum, UN chief warns of the dangers of hate and persecution
Preserving the memory of people who suffered and died during the Khmer Rouge’s rule in Cambodia helps to ensure such atrocities are never repeated, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in the country’s
Treasurer Goldberg Announced Latest Release of Unclaimed Properties that are Owed to Individuals and Businesses
BOSTON – Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg announced the latest grouping of names that have been added to the state’s list of unclaimed property owners. Over 51,000 new properties worth millions of
Middlesex Community College Awarded Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to Cambodia
Middlesex Community College was awarded its fourth Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad (GPA) grant to send 10 educators from Middlesex and Lowell Public Schools to Cambodia in the summer of 2023. According to
President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with 2022 ASEAN Chair Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on November 12. The leaders reflected on the success of the historic U.S.-ASEAN Special
TrialWatch Condemns Trial Against Theary Seng as “Travesty of Justice” With an “F” Grade
September 15 — Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch Initiative and the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights released a 43-page Trial Observation Report: Cambodia v. Theary Seng, a Cambodian American human rights defender, as “a
Cambodia: UN-backed tribunal ends with conviction upheld for last living Khmer Rouge leader
The final Khmer Rouge leader to be prosecuted under a UN-backed special tribunal in Cambodia, has had his 2018 conviction upheld for genocide and crimes against humanity, committed during the brutal rule of
Massachusetts Primary Election Results
Attorney General Maura Healy, the Democratic candidate for governor, will face the Republican candidate Geoff Diehl in November. Healy received 633,156 votes or 85.6% on Tuesday night September 6. Her democratic challenger
ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Secretary of State Antony Blinken Visits Cambodia and the Philippines
August 5, 2022 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Cambodia. A press conference was given at Raffle Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh,
30 Looted Antiquities Returned to Cambodia
New York — the United States Attorney announced 30 Cambodian statues and artifacts will be returned to Cambodia as a result of joint investigation with U.S. Homeland Security and the Cambodian government.
UN Expert Proposes Human Rights Agenda for Cambodia to Pave the Way for Democratic Reforms
GENEVA – UN Special Rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn has issued a 10-point human rights agenda to improve the human rights situation in Cambodia, open up civil and political space and pave the way for democratic
Baker-Polito Administration Signed a New Executive Order to Create Supplier-Diversity Office Oversight and Accountability
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration signed a new Executive Order that will provide more opportunities for diverse and small businesses. The new executive order includes elements that will strengthen the state’s commitment to equity and inclusion
Dominik Lay Joins the 18th Middlesex District State Rep. Race
Lowell, MA — The 18th Middlesex District State Rep. election has gotten more competitive as Dominik Lay, a current 3rd term Lowell School Committee member, has joined the race. Lay resigned from
Merrimack Valley Food Bank Changes in Leadership
Lowell, MA — the Merrimack Valley Food Bank recently announced a staff reorganization that will promote Assistant Director Debbie Callery to Executive Director. Amy Pessia, who has been the with the MVFB
American-Cambodian Human Rights Defender Theary Seng Convicted, Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Phnom Penh, Cambodia –an American-Cambodian human rights and democracy activist Theary Seng was convicted of “conspiracy to commit treason” and “incitement to create gross chaos impacting public security.” On June 14, 2022,
Middlesex CC Awarded $735,000 Workforce Training Grant
Lowell, MA — Middlesex Community College received $735,000 as part of the Baker-Polito Administration $15 Million Workforce Training Grant awarded to the 15 Massachusetts community colleges. The funding supports “the creation and
CMAA Annual Meeting at UMass Lowell Innovation Hub
Lowell, MA — Wednesday June 22, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell held its first in person annual meeting since the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting marks 38 years of social services
Re: The hosting of an ASEAN dictator by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS), has invited Vietnam’s Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh to be its keynote speaker on May 11, 2022. This is a shameful example of pro-business
Maura Healey Secures Democratic Nomination for Massachusetts Governor with 71% of Convention Vote
WORCESTER – Maura Healey secured the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, earning 71% of the vote from delegates at the Democratic State Convention in Worcester. Healey received the highest vote percentage
The White House Welcomed a “Dictator Club”
Washington, D.C., –the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were welcomed to the White House for the Special U.S. – ASEAN Summit on May 12-13, 2022. It marked the 45th anniversary
Harvard students host panel to discuss Jesse Sarey, a Cambodian American murdered by Washington State Police Jeff Nelson and his upcoming trial
The Harvard University Khmer Student Association and the Pan-Asian Coalition at the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted a virtual panel, “Justice 4 Jesse,” on May 18 to discuss the life of
Maura Healey for Massachusetts Governor
Maura Healey visited Cambodian businesses in Lowell on Monday, May 23rd as part of her campaign for Massachusetts’ Governor. She made five stops and spent one hour and 15 minutes speaking with
$350K in scholarships awarded to Lowell High Seniors
Lowell High School held Student Honors Night in person for the first time on May 17 since the Covid-19 pandemic. The evening filled with excitement, cheers and applauses as each student took
“Beyond Mobility” Campaign Survey
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is launching the “Beyond Mobility” campaign, which is a long-range planning initiative from the designed to hear directly from commuters across the state. Massachusetts residents can have
