Worker applications eased
Candidates for a government program that sends Cambodians to work in South Korea can file paperwork closer to home this year, as applications will now be distributed in 13 provinces.
Applications will be available until Friday in provincial labour offices in Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/worker-applications-eased
Philippine Airlines plans to add routes to Cambodia
Philippine Airlines plans to launch flights between the Philippines and Cambodia, according to an aviation official. The move would break the monopoly of domestic competitor Cebu Pacific Air, which started flying the route in April last year.
Aviation authorities in the Philippines sent a letter to
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/philippine-airlines-plans-add-routes-cambodia
PM news articles surprise, vanish
In an apparent departure from the usual diet of colourless press releases and updates on the travel plans of officials, the Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit website yesterday posted two articles critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government.
The articles – Reuters’ coverage
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-news-articles-surprise-vanish
Svay Rieng garment workers fired, suspended
Factories in Svay Rieng province’s Manhattan Special Economic Zone have fired or suspended at least 50 workers – and are pursuing legal action against some – for participating in a strike last month that saw some 30,000 walk off the job.
Heads of the Collective Union
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/svay-rieng-garment-workers-fired-suspended
H&M tries exclusivity agreement
Clothing giant H&M is testing the garment production waters by entering into exclusivity agreements with factories in Cambodia and Bangladesh, according to a report from Bloomberg News yesterday.
This means that Sweden-based H&M would buy all of the factory’s output. H&M, it seems, would still be
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hm-tries-exclusivity-agreement
Hong Kong delegates talk Cambodian rice
Thirty-four delegates from the Rice Merchants’ Association of Hong Kong made their first visit to Cambodia on Wednesday to explore more opportunities in the local milled rice sector.
David Van, deputy secretary general of the Alliance of Rice Producers and Exporters of Cambodia, said the point
Chan Muy Hong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hong-kong-delegates-talk-cambodian-rice
Workplace deaths up
Workplace deaths shot up more than 60 per cent last year when compared with 2012, while injuries and payouts to those injured also saw dramatic increases, according to data released yesterday by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
Speaking during a conference at the Ministry of
Sen David and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workplace-deaths
Groups appeal to gov’t to pass traffic law
The Cambodia Red Cross, NGOs and traffic accident victims Thursday marked annual road safety week by appealing to the government to quickly pass a new traffic law in an effort to reduce road accidents.
The Ministry of Justice must still review the new traffic law
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/groups-appeal-to-govt-to-pass-traffic-law-56448/
AFD loan ‘will bring power to rural areas’
The French Agency for Development (AFD) announced yesterday that it will provide $24 million to finance privately owned water and power providers to supply rural areas that state-run utilities cannot reach.
During a ceremony held at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the AFD and the
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/afd-loan-%E2%80%98will-bring-power-rural-areas%E2%80%99
Cambodia announces Intellectual Property Rights laws to protect artists and musicians' works
Cambodia announces today a new Intellectual Property Rights laws drafted to protect the country’s artists and musicians and their works from counterfeiting in accordance with interntional IPR standards.
An event held at Ministry of Commerce was attended by newly-appointed Sun Chanthol, Minister of Commerce, who has
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MTI4YzJmMmZiNzY
Aeon reports record revenue amid ASEAN expansion
Aeon Co, the Japanese firm developing the soon-to-be-opened Aeon Mall on Phnom Penh’s Sothearos Boulevard, has reported a record $62.3 billion in revenue for its financial year ending February 28.
The company, which has more than 260 subsidiaries, including the shopping centre development arm Aeon Mall
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aeon-reports-record-revenue-amid-asean-expansion
Union leaders evade arrest, co-workers say
Two union leaders narrowly escaped arrest yesterday morning when employees on strike at a Phnom Penh garment factory forced their release from police and security guards, fellow union officials said.
Seang Sambath, president of the Worker Friendship Union Federation, said WFUF vice president Mao Vannak and
Mom Kunthear and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-leaders-evade-arrest-co-workers-say-0
Thai mangosteen, durian supplies short of demand in Cambodia, Vietnam
Cambodia and Vietnam have urged Thailand to export more mangosteen and durian in response to the high demand in both neighbouring countries.
Sombat Juengtrakoon, deputy chairman of the Thai-Cambodian Border Trade and Tourism Association in Chanthaburi Province, told journalists Monday that Thailand export a lower volume
Pattaya Mail
http://www.pattayamail.com/business/thai-mangosteen-durian-supplies-short-of-demand-in-cambodia-vietnam-37980
Cambodia aiming for road connectivity in 2015
Cambodia says it hopes to have road connectivity to Vietnam and Thailand by 2015.
The connection would be part of Asean integration, a process where Cambodia lags behind its neighbors.
Six countries of the Mekong River delta have worked toward linking by road since 1998, in an
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-aiming-for-road-connectivity-in-2015/1924443.html
City Hall orders 40 more buses
Phnom Penh City Hall has purchased 40 secondhand buses from South Korea for an expansion of the city’s fledgling public bus service, said a municipal official who declined to reveal the details of the order.
City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said the buses are slotted to
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-orders-40-more-buses-62352/
Mobile Food shops to become more popular
Mobile food shops, which are part of services provided by Neat Educational Information Center (NEIC), have first emerged in the middle of Phnom Penh Capital City. These mobile canteens are attracting a lot of customers and have helped create jobs for students who are facing
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=14&token=YjU4NDU1MWQ0MjU
More than 2,000 register to observe national exam
More than 2,000 volunteers will be deployed to observe students taking the national exam in August, the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) said Monday, with the deadline for registration expiring Tuesday.
More than 93,000 students are registered to sit the August 4 to 5 exam at 154 exam
Kuch Naren and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-than-2000-register-to-observe-national-exam-64052/
Apple to officially sell iPhones in Cambodia
Apple Inc. on Friday will officially launch the iPhone in Cambodia through its authorized reseller, iOne, giving customers—long used to gray market iPhones—access to Apple’s warranty.
“The sales launch will be July 18. iOne, which has the monopoly right to import Apple’s products to Cambodia’s market
Hul Reaksmey and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/apple-to-officially-sell-iphones-in-cambodia-64448/
New rules for proctors
In its continuing campaign to clean up the grade 12 national exam, the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has warned that anyone caught leaking copies of the test or selling answers could find themselves imprisoned.
Punishments for misbehaving exam observers are spelled out in an ACU statement released
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-rules-proctors
Tourists to Cambodia's Preah Vihear heritage site up 53 pct in first quarter
Cambodia’s world heritage Preah Vihear temple greeted 63,610 local and foreign visitors in the first half of 2014, up 53 percent over the same period last year, a report from the Preah Vihear provincial tourism department showed Tuesday.
The temple welcomed about 56,870 local visitors and
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-07/29/c_133518016.htm
