Cambodia newest airline ready December
Cambodia Bayon Airlines says it is getting closer to a launch date for its domestic services.
The airline’s parent company, Bayon Holdings Limited ‘svice president, Taing Chung Leang, told local media that Cambodia Bayon Airlines plans its launch by the end of the year.
“Bayon will sign
Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2014/08/cambodia-newest-airline-ready-this-december/
Kem Sokha says CNRP supports term limits for Prime Ministers
CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha, who was on Tuesday elected National Assembly vice president, told reporters that the opposition party supports recent calls to impose limits on the number of terms a person can serve as prime minister.
The issue has been in the local news
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-says-cnrp-supports-term-limits-for-prime-ministers-67208/
UN address focuses less on Cambodia than international issues
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong addressed the UN’s General Assembly on Monday, in a speech that focused more on the threat of the Islamic State and international conflicts than it did on Cambodian issues.
Hor Namhong told the Assembly that Cambodia supports joint international efforts to
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/un-address-focuses-less-on-cambodia-than-international-issues/2467446.html
Poverty line $120, gov’t says
Workers in Cambodia’s capital earning less than $120 per month are living below the poverty line, according to the Ministry of Planning’s own calculation.
At a September 17 workshop on the garment industry minimum wage, International Labor Organization Cambodia national director Tun Sophorn cited Ministry of
Sean Teehan
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/poverty-line-120-gov%E2%80%99t-says
No boycott: Union meet could decide wage today
Independent labour unions will take part in the Ministry of Labour’s Labour Advisory Committee (LAC) meeting today, possibly making their decision on next year’s minimum wage in Cambodia’s garment sector.
NIFTUC and the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) considered boycotting the LAC
Sean Teehan
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/no-boycott-union-meet-could-decide-wage-today
Civil society leaders blast plan to ban election commentary
Civil society leaders on Sunday called on the country’s two major political parties to scrap plans to ban them from giving media interviews during election campaigns and from issuing statements that “insult” any party.
CPP Deputy Prime Minister Bin Chhin and senior CNRP official Kuoy Bunroeun,
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/civil-society-leaders-blast-plan-to-ban-election-commentary-76359/
Without citizenship, Vietnamese remain adrift
Though they live in floating houses moored to the banks of the Tonle Sap river, few of the nearly 2,500 ethnic Vietnamese villagers here can truly call Cambodia home.
Thousands built floating homes on the Tonle Sap, a cheaper and more attainable alternative to settling
Chris Mueller and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/without-citizenship-vietnamese-remain-adrift-77344/
Construction ends, resumes near White Building
The “temporary suspension” of construction works widely believed to have damaged Phnom Penh’s iconic White Building was officially lifted on the same day it was announced, according to a government notice.
Large cracks appeared across the southern part of the historic apartment block on Sunday evening,
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/construction-ends-resumes-near-white-building
Products edge closer to GI status
Feasibility studies on achieving Geographical Indication status for Thma Koul rice, Kampot durian and Cambodian golden silk have been completed, officials said yesterday.
Ouk Prachea, secretary of state at the Ministry of Commerce, said the ministry was waiting for the results of the studies done by
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/products-edge-closer-gi-status
Migrant workers deserve fair conditions abroad, lawmaker says
Cambodian migrant workers working legally or illegally in neighboring Thailand and other countries in the region have remitted more than $1 billion dollars annually, which contributes significantly to the economy, an opposition lawmaker says.
But their emigration has affected local farming as well, emptying rural villages,
Men Kimseng
http://bit.ly/1apUD73
Eating out on the up in capital
Phnom Penh residents are spending big bucks eating at restaurants, thanks to rising demand for high-quality meals among office workers and other members of the middle class, a new study by Park Cafe Food and Beverage revealed yesterday.
The study estimated that about $1.53 million was
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eating-out-capital
Four Nauru refugees who agreed to go to Cambodia wait to fly out
Three refugees who have agreed to travel to Cambodia are being housed in the Nauru detention centre before they are scheduled to fly out.
There are currently just four refugees who have agreed to take up the Australian government’s resettlement offer in Cambodia, despite a large
Paul Farrell
http://bit.ly/1GmWWQy
Cambodia garment strikes negatively impacting industry
Two weeks of strikes by Cambodian garment workers of a Phnom Penh factory could have “negatively impacted” the country’s industry, The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has said.
Figures published last week by GMAC showed the number of strikes at Cambodia’s garment factories during
Michelle Russell
http://bit.ly/1IwV1zl
China delivers 200 sets of ultrasound machines to Cambodian hospitals
The Chinese government on Monday provided 200 sets of ultrasound machines to Cambodia in order to contribute to the improvement of the country’s health quality and services.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo handed over the equipment to Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bunheng at a ceremony
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/china-delivers-200-sets-of-ultrasound-machines-to-cambodian-hospitals-8687
Ministries need to pull together on skills gap
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is urging ministries to avoid overlapping each other’s programs when it comes to tackling the Kingdom’s long-lamented human resource skills gap.
A workshop was held yesterday between the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labour, the private
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministries-need-pull-together-skills-gap
Right to remain silent
Opposition lawmakers and transparency groups have slammed a recent Council of Ministers directive ordering government employees to deny access to parliamentary commissions investigating corruption, saying it severely undermines democracy.
Released yesterday by Secretary of State Tek Reth Samrach, the letter dictates public employees must follow the
Taing Vida and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/right-remain-silent-0
Sweep targets still in lockup
More than 100 men, women and children rounded up from Phnom Penh’s streets last week remained in detention yesterday at the notorious Prey Speu Social Affairs Centre, with orders from City Hall to keep them there indefinitely.
The detainees – who authorities say are either homeless,
Alice Cuddy and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sweep-targets-still-lockup
Mekong Skatepark tests the waters for Phnom Penh’s public spaces
An ongoing trend towards urbanization may increase property value near the few public spaces in Phnom Penh significantly.
The dusty strip of land behind the Hotel Cambodiana parking lot doesn’t look like the most inspiring place to spend a Sunday afternoon. However this is soon due
Eve Watling
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/mekong-skatepark-tests-waters-phnom-penhs-public-spaces
GDT: ‘Tax reforms won’t harm corporations’
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) released a statement on Wednesday aiming to quash fears that the Kingdom’s tax reforms would adversely affect corporate taxpayers, saying the moves are meant to “strengthen tax collection transparently and equitably”.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-tax-reforms-wont-harm-corporations
Phnom Penh Lakes ‘on the Brink of Elimination’: Report
Every lake in Phnom Penh has been damaged by development and its wetlands decimated, leading to severe flooding, loss of livelihoods and disappearance of fish species, a new report says.
Khut Sokun and Newsroom Cambodia
https://vodenglish.news/phnom-penh-lakes-on-the-brink-of-elimination-report/
