Joint online tax system
The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s general taxation department plan to jointly operate an online business tax registration system in a bid to strengthen tax collection in the country and root out corruption. Sok Sopheak, under-secretary of state of the Ministry <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/joint-online-tax-system/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29545/joint-online-tax-system/
Girls outdo boys – again
The results of this year’s much-improved grade 12 national exams have left some with less to celebrate than others, as government data showed a continued large disparity between male and female performances as well as across provinces.according to detailed results released on the Ministry of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/girls-outdo-boys-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/girls-outdo-boys-again
Hun Sen thinks we can win: Sokha
Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy leader Kem Sokha on Saturday drew a positive message from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s recent warnings that an opposition election victory could lead to civil war, trumpeting it as acceptance from the premier that he could be defeated. among the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-thinks-we-can-win-sokha/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-thinks-we-can-win-sokha
Garment sector weighs new reforms
Garment and footwear industry stakeholders yesterday converged in Phnom Penh to discuss how to develop the sector to be sustainable and competitive.Run by the French Development agency (aFD), the textiles conference at the capital’s Sunway Hotel heard that improving employees’ living and working standards, and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-sector-weighs-new-reforms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-sector-weighs-new-reforms
Forecast stormy for Mekong, commission says
With the threat of climate change, a long-lasting drought, and contentious dam construction in Laos, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has its work cut out for the rest of the year. Composed of delegates from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, the MRC is in charge <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/forecast-stormy-for-mekong-commission-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19880/forecast-stormy-for-mekong--commission-says/
New agriculture strategy aims to ‘promote exports’
The Agriculture Ministry yesterdAy lAunched A strAtegy for the developing the sector, Aiming to expAnd exports of AgriculturAl products to spur economic growth through sustAinAble fArming prActices.Agriculture Minister Ouk RAbun sAid the government hAs implemented mAny strAtegies And development plAns to boost the Agriculture sector <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-Agriculture-strAtegy-Aims-to-promote-exports/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20133/new-agriculture-strategy-aims-to----promote-exports---/
Rice exports up, but cash shortage hitting
Rice exports for the first quarter of the year jumped 8.5 percent to 162,220 tons from 149,464 tons for the same period last year, but in March the figure dropped 14.5 percent, or 9,592 tons, to 66,275 tons in the face of competition from Thailand, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-exports-up-but-cash-shortage-hitting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23629/rice-exports-up--but-cash-shortage-hitting/
New protected forests test overstretched ministry
The nearly 1 million hectares of newly protected forests the Environment Ministry wants to create by the end of the year will add nearly a third more land to the portfolio of an agency already struggling to manage the 3.2 million hectares it has. and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-protected-forests-test-overstretched-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/111001-111001/
Cambodian producers urged to build effective brands
Better branding of Cambodian products is essential as major global brands inundate the domestic market and local producers look to compete in international markets, panellists said Wednesday evening during an industry forum in Phnom Penh. Var Roth San, an adviser to the Ministry of Commerce, said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-producers-urged-to-build-effective-brands/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-producers-urged-build-effective-brands
Ministry to recruit 300 more rangers
The Environment Ministry has started it’s process of recruiting 300 new forest rangers to work in select provinces next year in a bid to fill staff shortages and reduce deforestation. Ministry spokesperson Sao Sopheap said yesterday that the existing 960-strong ranger workforce was insufficient to guard <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-to-recruit-300-more-rangers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32907/ministry-to-recruit-300-more-rangers/
Commission to save natural resources
The government created a national commission last week to prevent and crack down on crimes involving natural resources. National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha will head the commission and Hou Sakun, the deputy commissioner general of the National Police, will be second in command. Environment Ministry and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/commission-to-save-natural-resources/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33006/commission-to-save-natural-resources/
Unions: change minimum wage law
More than 40 unions have joined together to ask the Labor Ministry to make changes to 10 articles in the draft Minimum Wage Law, saying the law did not cover all sectors and restricted the rights of union representatives in wage negotiations among a host <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unions-change-minimum-wage-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33063/unions--change-minimum-wage-law/
Rainsy exile order lifted, but ex-CNRP leader hints his return is dependent on pardon
The Council of Ministers yesterday ended the ban on the return of former opposition leader Sam Rainsy, an apparent reaction to the latter’s comments the night before on a radio broadcast vowing to come back if the restrictions were dropped. “The government has decided to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainsy-exile-order-lifted-but-ex-cnrp-leader-hints-his-return-is-dependent-on-pardon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-exile-order-lifted-ex-cnrp-leader-hints-his-return-dependent-pardon
PM tells workers CNRP is to blame for any sanctions
In a speech to workers yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Sen pinned the blame for any damage inflicted on Cambodia’s garment industry by potential economic sanctions squarely on the opposition party. “You must remember clearly that if the purchase orders are reduced, it is all the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-tells-workers-cnrp-is-to-blame-for-any-sanctions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-tells-workers-cnrp-blame-any-sanctions
French help sought on border
In an effort to assist the contentious demarcation of the Cambodia-Vietnam border, the leaders of the two countries have agreed to seek French assistance, as Prime Minister Hun Sen again repeated calls for Vietnam to halt construction in border areas. Mr. Hun Sen and his Vietnamese <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/french-help-sought-on-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32429/french-help-sought-on-border/
Ghosts in the machine
Private firms say costs, delays and bureaucratic red tape have increased since an obscure private company took over the government’s work-permit application and issuance system in September. The Ministry of Labour announced in august that it had outsourced work permit application processing to E-Solutions (Cambodia) Co <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ghosts-in-the-machine/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ghosts-machine
Traffic law to change again
The Permanent Committee of the National assembly (Na) approved a number of amendments to the Traffic Law yesterday, sending them on to parliament’s 7th plenary session for final ratification on Monday.Na spokesman Leng Peng Long said the committee decided on amendments to nine articles of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/traffic-law-to-change-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33512/traffic-law-to-change-again/
RDB loans $30M to boost rice purchases
The government has provided $30 million in loans to rice millers since September to facilitate the purchase of paddy rice, with the head of a state-run bank saying more money was available if necessary. The loans were issued to 38 rice millers by the state-owned <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rdb-loans-30m-to-boost-rice-purchases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rdb-loans-30m-boost-rice-purchases
Bird flu found in Phnom Penh
Nearly 300 chickens and ducks were culled after a new case of H5N1, or bird flu, was found in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district last week, officials said. Seang Borin, director of the municipal agriculture department, said yesterday that 292 chickens and ducks were killed in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bird-flu-found-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50102046/bird-flu-found-in-phnom-penh/
Ministry issues rice wine warning
The Health Ministry has asked people to be careful when purchasing rice wine for Chinese New Year to avoid negative health effects following two deaths and more than ten cases of poisoning from rice wine consumption in 2017.Chinese New Year takes place next week from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-issues-rice-wine-warning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107384/ministry-issues-rice-wine-warning/