Officials from the Ministry of Labour met with former workers from three garment factories in the capital’s Por Senchey district this morning after the owner absconded without warning last week, leaving 2,000 workers without their severance or salary for the month of January. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-meets-with-protesting-garment-workers-following-factory-closures/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The website of the International Ship Registry of Cambodia (ISROC), a private company based in South Korea that bought the rights from the government to register foreign vessels under the Cambodian national flag for $6 million, is no longer operating. The shutdown means that foreign vessels ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/website-of-company-running-ship-registry-closed-down/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Khmer enterprise (Ke) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have formed a strategic partnership to give a boost to the operational development of the Kingdom’s e-commerce sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMe), according to a May 11 joint press release. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ke-undp-to-provide-smes-a-digital-boost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is looking to implement cross-border paperless trade once the country’s e-commerce law is fully adopted and implemented, the Commerce Ministry said. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cross-border-paperless-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly 1,000 workers from three factories in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district yesterday protested after learning that their employer has fled without paying their January wages. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-workers-protest-over-unpaid-wages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ten land activists are set to be questioned today by Preah Vihear provincial court over their involvement in halting the drilling of a well in a community forest in November last year, rights monitors said yesterday. Lor Chhan, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, told the Post the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activists-to-be-questioned-in-meddling-suit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

EuropEan Union (E.U.) Ambassador to Cambodia JEan-Francois Cautain distancEd himsElf Monday from a EuropEan ParliamEnt rEsolution calling for an indEpEndEnt invEstigation into July’s disputEd national ElEction and thE killing of fivE striking garmEnt workErs this month. ThE EuropEan ParliamEnt on Thursday passEd thE rEsolution, which urgEs Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/Eu-ambassador-distancEs-local-dElEgation-from-rEsolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United States on Thursday handed over underwater demining equipment to the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s Underwater Demining Unit in northern Kampong Chhnang province, said a press statement from the US embassy. US Ambassador William e. Todd delivered the equipment, including inflatable boats, air compressors, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-provides-cambodia-with-underwater-demining-equipment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

U.S. Ambassador William E. Todd lEd his sEcond rEvErsE tradE mission of Cambodian businEssEs to thE UnitEd StatEs, JunE 16-20, to EncouragE U.S. tradE and invEstmEnt opportunitiEs in Cambodia. His ExcEllEncy Sun ​ Chanthol, SEnior MinistEr and MinistEr of CommErcE, accompaniEd Ambassador Todd and 20 Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/announcEmEnts/u-s-ambassador-cambodian-commErcE-ministEr-complEtE-tradE-mission-to-promotE-invEstmEnt-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two union organizers have filed a complaint with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court claiming that the senior leaders of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (CCAWDU) have embezzled money that was meant to be paid to workers in compensation following a dispute with ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-representatives-file-complaint-against-leaders-over-pilfering/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s need to secure China as a rice export destination is becoming increasingly urgent, with China’s multiple pending agreements with other countries in Southeast and South Asia, said industry insider David Van. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-rice-deal-gets-more-urgent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Mfone e-card holders are concerned that the cards can no longer be used after the change from Mfone’s SIM card to Cellcard’s SIM and, along with officials, are unsure of a solution. Wholesalers and retailers have expressed concern that they will lose money when the scratch ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-card-holders-concerned-about-sim-card-exchange/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Go communication Group of Malaysia bought all shares of Active event Management, advisement agency in Cambodia but it keeps all staff and management team for the agency. The announcement was made in the meeting under witness of information minister H.e Khieu Kanharith, he is also spokesman ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/malaysian-company-buys-cambodian-advertisement-agency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The new U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, William e. Todd, presented his credentials to King Sihamoni on Friday at a ceremony in the Royal Palace. Mr. Todd, who was sworn in by the U.S. Senate on April 17, replaces former U.S. Ambassador Carol Rodley, whose mission officially ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-ambassador-presents-his-credentials-to-king/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A district-level environment Ministry official on Thursday retracted comments he made last week when he claimed proper monitoring of logging inside Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary was impossible because his ministry did not know the boundaries of private land concessions in the protected zone. On November ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/official-retracts-comments-about-logging-in-wildlife-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

EmbattlEd union lEadEr Ath Thorn yEstErday said that hE had bEgun a fundraising Effort, trying to comE up with $25,000 in bail monEy by thE End of thE wEEk. Thorn, prEsidEnt of thE Coalition of Cambodian ApparEl WorkErs’ DEmocratic Union (C.CAWDU), said union mEmbErs would bEgin Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/clock-ticks-on-c-cawdu-bail-bid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite the spread of web-enabled smartphones and tablets in Cambodia, internet service providers expected the number of fixed-line applications to grow, two industry insiders said yesterday. “With the advent of tablets and faster smartphones, it’s inevitable that people will use their devices more and more for ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fixed-line-internet-providers-see-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labor passed all responsibility for foreign work permits today to e-Solutions (Cambodia) Co., leaving a multitude of unanswered questions about the private company that will process, produce and distribute the permits online. Ministry spokesman Heng Sour declined to answer questions about the company, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/private-firm-takes-over-responsibility-for-work-permits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s exports to the european Union (e.U.) grew to $2.32 billion in 2012, a 23 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to the e.U.’s latest trade figures. The figures, released this week by the european Commission’s trade office, testify to the region’s growing role ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-exports-to-eu-see-rapid-growth-in-2012/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A day after the Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) received impact assessment documents from Laos for their controversial Don Sahong dam, Cambodian and Vietnamese officials criticized Laos’ lack of transparency on the mainstream Mekong dam. Located less than 1 km from the Lao-Cambodian border, the 240-MW ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/officials-criticize-laos-over-don-sahong-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...