Garment strikers set sights for capital again
Strikers from Kandal province’s Tai Yang and Camwell factories, which supply Levi’s and Gap, will converge on the capital again today to keep pressing for seniority bonuses, Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun said.
The 150 workers who remain on strikewill deliver a petition to
VN bank named in Cambodia top five
The Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia (BIDC), a subsidiary of the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV), has been named as one of the five biggest banks in Cambodia after three years of operation
BIDC general director Nguyen Van Hien said
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Economy/228887/vn-bank-named-in-cambodia-top-five.html
Government Prepares for More Evacuations Due to Flooding
Authorities are preparing to evacuate more than 150 families from Banteay Meanchey province’s O’Chrou district, should flooding in the area get worse due to heavy rainfall and runoff from a dam that opened its gates in Thailand on Monday.
The families’ homes are already affected by
Criticism Continues of Shortcomings in Asean Rights Declaration
Criticism continued yesterday of the Asean Human Rights Declaration, which was signed in Phnom Penh on Saturday after regional leaders decided to make last-minute revisions that were widely deemed as inadequate.
U.N. experts ans civil society groups criticized the lack of consultation in drawing up the
Draft Accord on Domestic Workers Completed
Government and U.N. officials yesterday completed the draft of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) that is designed to guarantee the fair treatment and safety of Cambodian domestic workers in Malaysia.
The new draft MoU is an amendment to an earlier, much-criticized version create by Malaysia,
Cambodia, Among Others, Feeding China's Demand for Timber
The growing market for timber in China is leading to widespread logging around the world, including in Cambodia, according to a report released yesterday.
The report from London-based NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) – entitled Appetite for Destruction: China’s trade in illegal timber – outlines
Britain life insurer Prudential officially launches operations in Cambodia
The U.K.-based life insurer, Prudential Plc, on Wednesday announced the commencement of its life insurance operations in Cambodia, according to the firm’s press release.
Alongside the launch of its business operations, Prudential Cambodia and Acleda Bank, the largest commercial bank in Cambodia, also announced the establishment
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-01/09/c_132091413.htm
Hun Sen: No to industry along coast
Hun Sen asked authorities to maintain the pristine beaches along coastal provinces by not allowing any industrial factories to be constructed on or near them.
The comment was aimed towards an agreement signed by Cambodian and Chinese companies late last month to build a $2.3
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZmQ1NGIxODRiYTk
World Bank revises 2013 growth figures
The World Bank has revised its growth prediction for Cambodia upwards to 7 per cent for 2013, from its January prediction of 6.7 per cent, a revision it attributes to the performance of the Kingdom’s agriculture, tourism and garment sectors.
Cambodia’s outlook is generally positive, according
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013042965287/Business/world-bank-revises-2013-growth-figures.html
Footwear Sector To Have ‘Running Room’
Cambodia’s footwear industry has experienced significant growth over the past five years, with the number of factories doubling, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. Meanwhile, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has announced it will monitor and report on footwear factories.
As of November, 45
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031361901/Business/footwear-sector-to-have-running-room.html
Rice husk to power agriculture
Cambodia-based SOMA Energy will construct two bio-mass power-generating plants that convert rice husks into electricity to supply Cambodian farmers working in the provinces.
SOMA energy, a subsidiary of SOMA group, has invested nearly $3 million in the construction of the plants, one of which is located
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-husk-power-agriculture
Navy arrests 4 Cambodian rosewood smugglers
Royal Thai Navy ships intercepted a Cambodian fishing boat illegally smuggling 10 million baht in Siamese rosewood out of the kingdom.
The HTMS Chao Phraya staffed with military, customs and forestry office personnel captured the 18-meter-long fishing vessel carrying 296 logs in its fish holds
http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/navy-arrests-4-cambodian-rosewood-smugglers-25782?ref=pmci
Cambodia, Vietnam to complete overland border demarcation by 2015
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said Tuesday that the country will expedite overland boundary demarcation with Cambodia and expects to fully complete the process by 2015.
Speaking at a meeting with Cambodian Parliament Chief Heng Samrin, Nhan said that so far, the two countries
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/03/c_132938712.htm
(English) CAMBODIA: Better Factories programme renewed
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Richard Woodard
http://www.just-style.com/news/better-factories-programme-renewed_id120127.aspx
(English) Protesting monks leave City Hall after violence re-erupts: report
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The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YWVkZWNmOGEwZTU
តុលាការនឹងបន្តសួរចម្លើយឆ្មាំនៅភ្នំ ឧដុង្គ ជាប់ចោទ
តុលាការខេត្ត កណ្តាល ក្នុងសប្តាហ៍នេះ នឹងកោះហៅឆ្មាំយាមភ្នំ ឧដុង្គ ប្រាំនាក់ ដែលចាប់ខ្លួនតាំងពីថ្ងៃ ទី១០ ធ្នូ ទាក់ទិននឹងករណីបាត់កោដ្ឋសារីរិកធាតុឲ្យមកឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺបន្ថែមទៀត។
ចៅក្រម លឹម សុគន្ថា ថ្លែងពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យថា៖ «មិនទាន់មានសញ្ញានៃការរកឃើញសារីរិកធាតុទេ ព្រោះជនសង្ស័យមិនសារភាព។ ខ្ញុំនឹងហៅ
ឆាយ ច័ន្ទនីដា
http://postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/109113-2014-01-13-03-05-50
Immunisation program largest ever
Cambodia’s largest-ever immunisation program will launch today with the introduction of a new vaccine against rubella and measles, World Health Organization officials said yesterday.
The Ministry of Health aims to inoculate more than four million children between the ages of nine months and 15 years before
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/immunisation-program-largest-ever
(English) Fish exports up 10 per cent from 2012
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Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/fish-exports-10-cent-2012
(English) Garment manufacturers planning to sue unions
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Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/garment-manufacturers-planning-sue-unions
PPSEZ signs MoU with Tokyo bank
Tokyo-based Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) to help support Japanese investment in Cambodia.
The MoU was signed by SMBC President and CEO Takeshi Kunibe and PPSEZ Chairwoman Lim Chhiv Ho earlier this
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsez-signs-mou-tokyo-bank
