Villagers want compensation for Lower Sesan 2 Dam construction
A group of eight villagers from Stung Treng and Ratanakkiri provinces facing displacement by the construction of the Lower Sesan 2 dam lodged a petition Thursday with the Chinese Embassy and three ministries demanding that the developer negotiate with them. “The affected families have never been ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-want-compensation-for-lower-sesan-2-dam-construction-52244/
CDC approves three projects worth $11M
Three investment projects worth more than $11 million were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) this week, a CDC press release said on Wednesday. CDC approved the establishment of the SWJ (Cambodia) Garment Co, Ltd, in Kampong Speu province’s Chbar Mon ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-approves-three-projects-worth-11m
Trading volume drops on new Cambodia Securities Exchange
The Cambodia Securities Exchange has seen a sharp decrease in action this week, with trading volume yesterday falling to 3,453 shares, down nearly 100 per cent from Monday. Despite the drop, which was accompanied by a strong shift from institutional to retail investors, experts have stressed the time ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042755811/Business/trading-volume-drops-on-new-csx.html
Mekong river monitoring network improvement receives French support
The French Government today granted EUR 1.5 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to improve and expand its river monitoring network for better river monitoring and management of water infrastructure project operations along the mainstream and key tributaries of the Mekong. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50858213/mekong-river-monitoring-network-improvement-receives-french-support/
Opening of allowances (73rd) under social protection program
On 01 November 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (73rd) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (73rd) under social protection program to a total of 5,625 workers in 27 factories ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Opening of allowances (78th) under social protection program
On 04 February 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (78th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (78th) under social protection program to a total of 5 576 workers in 42 ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Press release on the bilateral meeting between NEC and Comfrel
On 20 December 2022, National Election Committee has posted a press release on the bilateral meeting between NEC and Comfrel on their official website. The meeting took place after Comfel requested the NEC to meet further to discuss the report on challenges and recommendations related ...
National Election Committee
Press release on Deputy PM Prak Sokhonn confers royal order of Sahametrei, Grand Officer, upon outgoing Australian Ambassador
On 04 January 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Deputy PM Prak Sokhonn confers royal order of Sahametrei, Grand Officer, upon outgoing Australian Ambassador.On the morning of 04 January 2023, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Training workshop on the basic of GIS and the use of QGIS
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce a Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS. This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on geographic information system and using open-source GIS platform (QGIS) for data collection, data management and mapping.For registration: https://bit.ly/43eJOOZRegistration deadline: ...
Open Development Cambodia
Press release "Independent report shows Cambodia's microfinance sector promotes sustainable development goals"
On 19 January 2024, the Cambodia Microfinance Association issued a press release on the Independent report showing Cambodia’s microfinance sector promotes sustainable development goals on their official social media site. According to the press, the study was conducted with more than 3,200 customers of Microfinance institutions ...
Cambodia Microfinance Association
Primary and secondary education
Article 68 of Cambodia’s Constitution states that the Government shall provide free primary and secondary education for all citizens and each individual shall pursue basic education for at least 9 years. Education is a fundamental engine of social and economic development for a country, especially ...
តារាង៖ លក្ខណវិនិច្ឆ័យសម្រាប់បង្កើតមូលដ្ឋានសុខាភិបាល
ផែនការគ្របដណ្ដប់សុខាភិបាល (ផ.គ្រ.ស) គឺជាក្របខ័ណ្ឌសម្រាប់អភិវឌ្ឍបណ្តាញហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសុខាភិបាល ដោយប្រើប្រាស់លក្ខណៈវិនិច្ឆ័យពីររួមគ្នា៖ ចំនួនប្រជាជន និងលទ្ធភាពទទួលបានសេវាសុខភាព ព្រមទាំងគិតគូរហ្មត់ចត់អំពីគុណភាពនៃការថែទាំ និងធនធានដែលមាន។ ទាញចេញពី ផែនការយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រសុខាភិបាល ២០១៦-២០២០. ...
Canal restoration in Preah Sihanouk set to be done in three months
Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said at the start of the restoration of five canals in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday that the work had to be completed in three months to avoid further flooding. A report by the Ministry of Public ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/canal-restoration-preah-sihanouk-set-be-done-three-months
Chinese Credit Cache
Prime Minister Hun Sen has returned home from his trip to China a wealthier leader having secured upwards of US$2.5 billion in Chinese investment and loans over the next year alone, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The package includes a $2 billion ...
Xayaburi dam stirs debate on Mekong River Commission
When ministers from the four member countries of the Mekong River Commission and donors meet in Luang Prabang, Laos this week, the future role of the agency will be on the table. Questions about the effectiveness of the Mekong River Commission, set up in 1995 to ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/330603/xayaburi-dam-stirs-up-debate-on-mekong-river-commission
Chinese Investments in Cambodia Ignore Environment Queries
China’s expanding investment portfolio in Cambodia has brought into sharper focus the darker side of the Asian giant’s “development projects” in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation. And it is in the southwestern corner of Cambodia—known for its rich biodiversity, forest covered hills and bubbling rivers—where this ...
Cambodian textile workers who supply UK clothing stores ‘starving’ and suffering 'mass faintings'
By the time London Fashion Week comes to a close, 58 high-end designers will have shown their collections. Rail-thin models will have walked the runways. Debate will have raged over size zero. In Cambodia, meanwhile, garment workers stitching clothes that supply the UK high street are ...
Opposition Voters in Preah Vihear Claim Threat of Eviction
Locals and rights groups on Wednesday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied. Residents of Choam Ksan district’s Kom Prak village ...
Newspaper threatened over child labour story
A Thai-owned sugar company has threatened legal action against a newspaper that ran a story and video depicting the use of child labour at its Koh Kong province plantation, but advocates on the ground there say the children are indeed used as employees. The Bangkok Post yesterday reported ...
Sean Teehan and Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/newspaper-threatened-over-child-labour-story
Apartment demand falters in Q3
The apartment rental market was flat in the third quarter after strong growth earlier in the year, with oversupply and political tensions among the causes blamed by realty experts. Chrek Soknim, deputy director of VTrust Property Co, Ltd, said that growth has stagnated after the January-March ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/apartment-demand-falters-q3