Myanmar’s siren song
Unions and labour rights groups have spent recent months unashamedly drilling home a stark reminder: Cambodia’s minimum garment wage, at $61 per month, compares poorly with those in Thailand – where workers earn more than $200 a month – and Vietnam, which has a base ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031861998/National/myanmar-s-siren-song.html
Despite Land Loss, Minorities Back Status Quo
Romam Gvin could be described as a counterintuitive voter. Intuition might lead you to believe that Mr. Gvin blames the government for the loss of his land to the Vietnamese rubber company that now owns everything for as far as the eye can see here in ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/despite-land-loss-minorities-back-status-quo-34786/
Phnom Penh Governor Leaves Behind Mixed Legacy
During his speech last week at the swearing-in ceremony of Phnom Penh’s new governor, Pa Socheatvong, Interior Minister Sar Kheng noted that managing Cambodia’s capital is by no means an easy task. While critics of [former Phnom Penh governor] Mr. [Kep] Chuktema note his failure ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-governor-leaves-behind-mixed-legacy-22697/
Resurgent mobile deals could hurt margins, analysts say
‘Top up $2 and get 30 free minutes daily for 20 days. Top up $5 and expand the same offer for a month. And, for a $10 recharge, that half-an-hour freebie lasts 50 days.” Mobile operator Beeline, which announced the promotion in August, called it “another ...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/resurgent-mobile-deals-could-hurt-margins-analysts-say
Lao And Cambodian Stock Exchanges Stagnant After Two Years With A Combined Three Companies Listed
If you were given all the money in the world to invest in a stock from the stock exchanges of Laos and Cambodia, which stock would you choose? You might not actually get a lot of choices – both exchanges are stagnant two years after ...
Sophie Song
http://www.ibtimes.com/lao-cambodian-stock-exchanges-stagnant-after-two-years-combined-three-companies-listed-1320809
Toll may lose rail rights
A company with ties to one of China’s top state-owned firms will look to push Toll Royal Railways and its local partner Royal Group of Companies out of a 30-year railroad concession with pledge to invest nearly US$850 million to revamp existing lines and build an additional ...
Only one third of disabled people identified for government assistance program since 2020
A July sub-decree aims to improve the registration process for disabled people in order to receive government assistance, but most disabled people in the country have yet to benefit from the identification program that began registrations in 2020. ...
Seoung Nimol and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/only-one-third-of-disabled-people-identified-for-government-assistance-program-since-registrations-began-in-2020/
NGOs and political parties say they won’t attend Justice Ministry ‘explanation’ of new constitutional amendments
Civil society groups and opposition parties that have opposed newly passed constitutional amendments said they would be boycotting a meeting hosted by the Ministry of Justice this week intended to clarify the changes to eight articles. ...
Sorn Sarath and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/ngos-and-political-parties-say-they-wont-attend-justice-ministry-explanation-of-new-constitutional-amendments/
NGOs want government, Italy to halt reopening of intercountry adoptions
Reopening intercountry adoptions will put Cambodian children and their families at risk, a group of NGOs said in a statement Wednesday, urging the Cambodian government to stop the process. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/ngos-want-government-italy-to-halt-reopening-of-intercountry-adoptions/
No likelihood of EBA’s full reinstatement for now, says EU Ambassador to Cambodia
There is no confirmation that the EU would fully reinstate its preferential scheme, Everything But Arms (EBA), for Cambodia, said newly-appointed EU ambassador to Cambodia Igor Driesmans, while identifying four priorities in his mandate. ...
Sovann Sreypich and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/no-likelihood-of-ebas-full-reinstatement-for-now-says-eu-ambassador-to-cambodia/
“Release wing star shoes union leader Chea Chan”, CATU pleads with Kampong Speu court
The Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU) demands that Kampong Speu Provincial Court drop the criminal charge against Chea Chan, union president of Wing Star Shoes, and release him. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/release-wing-star-shoes-union-leader-chea-chan-catu-pleads-with-kampong-speu-court/
Anco report flawed: auditor
The auditor who submitted a report used to convict a husband and wife of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from a company owned by the wife of a tycoon senator admitted yesterday that the quality of his audit was “poor”. The report was used ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030954952/National-news/anco-report-flawed-auditor.html
Prison move may unravel
Human rights groups are warning that Cambodia’s new Prison Law will create financial incentives for violations of human rights within the Kingdom’s prisons and tarnish the image of the country’s most lucrative export industry: footwear and garments. They point to Article 71 of the new law, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011121253306/National-news/prison-move-may-unravel.html
Kandal villagers seek resolution to dispute
More than 200 villagers from Kandal’s Kien Svay district gathered in protest yesterday to urge the National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution to resolve their long-standing dispute with a CPP official. The protesters assembled in the Samrong Thom commune brandishing photos of the prime minister and ...
Kingdom’s consumers told to save gas
Economy and Finance Minister Keat Chhon yesterday urged consumers to limit their gasoline consumption in the face of rising prices, saying the Cambodian government would not boost the hundreds of millions of dollars he claimed it already offered in fuel subsidies. Speaking at the Ministry of ...
PM tells Royal Academy to up PhD standards
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday instructed the Royal Academy of Cambodia to carefully scrutinise post-graduate candidates as he said the number of Cambodian PhD students was “too high”, with the Kingdom recording one of the highest ratios of PhD holders in the world. Hun ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-tells-royal-academy-phd-standards
Transport master plan nearing completion
The government has nearly finished the draft of the Intermodal Transport Master Plan 2021-2030 (the Plan), a Ministry of Economy and Finance press release said on Wednesday. The draft seeks to promote Cambodia’s connectivity, reduce transportation and logistics costs, integrate the Kingdom into the region ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/transport-master-plan-nearing-completion
Trial of the 'secessionist' commences
Throngs of protesters gathered at the Olympic Stadium yesterday, at times straining against a mix of police force barriers and riot shields in their effort to show support for jailed Beehive Radio director Mam Sonando, whose trial was beginning just down the street at Phnom ...
Conference looks at status of the Kingdom's small but growing insurance sector
While Cambodia’s insurance sector has made significant progress over the past few years, it is still relatively small compared to other countries in the region and faces several hurdles. That was the judgment of Bou Chanphirou, deputy director of the financial industry department in the ...
Telco Axiata strengthens regional hold, controls 34% of Cambodian market post-acquisition
Being one of the biggest Asian telecommunications companies with operations across ten countries, Axiata Group Bhd has flexed its muscles to firm its grip on the Cambodian market After the acquisition of its rival Latelz Co Ltd, the second-largest mobile operator with a 21% market share ...
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/12/17/business/12469671&sec=business