High levels of anxiety among HIV outpatients
The vast majority of people undergoing treatment for HIV and AIDS in Cambodia reported suffering anxiety, according to a new quality of life survey. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/high-levels-anxiety-among-hiv-outpatients
Union law kicks in a month late
Unions expressed their continued dissatisfaction with the new Trade Union Law after the Ministry of Labor reminded them on Tuesday that it officially took effect last month. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26694/union-law-kicks-in-a-month-late/
Singmeng looks for
Singapore-based SingMeng Telemedia yesterday announced a new suite of network and services to expand its coverage in the Kingdom, where it has invested $100 million. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23400/singmeng-looks-for-expansion/
Unions agree to reduce wage demands
As negotiations over a new minimum wage for the garment sector continued on Friday, union representatives agreed to temper their demands in exchange for concessions from manufacturers. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-agree-to-reduce-wage-demands-96334/
Sports, fitness curriculum planned for junior high
The government this week agreed to partner with an NGO to create a new national physical education curriculum for junior high schools, the education minister said on Friday. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sports-fitness-curriculum-planned-for-junior-high-98923/
Polluters hurt Kingdom: study
Cambodia is suffering disproportionately from the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from more developed nations, according to a new study published in the journal Nature on Friday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/polluters-hurt-kingdom-study
Bourse urges small firms to consider listing
In September, the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) announced a new initiative to improve access to financing for cash-strapped small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ...
Tej Parikh
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bourse-urges-small-firms-to-consider-listing-108559/
Special economic zone taps into solar power
Phnom Penh SEZ launched its Clean Energy Initiative yesterday, inaugurating two new solar power systems to supply electricity for water pumps on the 357-hectare industrial park. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/special-economic-zone-taps-solar-power
Cultivation of cassava still firmly rooted
Cambodian farmers continue to expand cassava cultivation despite falling commercial prices for the crop and low international trade volumes, new data from the Ministry of Agriculture show. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cultivation-cassava-still-firmly-rooted
Government approves 56 additional generals
The government has approved a new round of mass military promotions, elevating 40 officers to the rank of brigadier general and 16 people to major general status. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-approves-56-additional-generals
NGO report finds banned exports of logs to Vietnam still increasing
The ostensibly-outlawed export of logs to Vietnam increased in May, while the trade in sawn timber, also supposedly banned, remained substantial, new Vietnamese customs data shows. ...
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-report-finds-banned-exports-logs-vietnam-still-increasing
50,000 to be trained as tourism sector ‘experts’
The government wants to train 50,000 tourism professionals every year between now and 2025 under a new development strategy for human resources within the tourism sector. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39785/50-000-to-be-trained-as-tourism-sector----experts---/
Construction on Siem Reap terminal pushed back
Construction of the new Siem Reap International Airport (SRIA) passenger terminal has been delayed a third time due to a hold-up of design and layout approval, officials say. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/construction-siem-reap-terminal-pushed-back
Passport pickiness: Nine nations screened at airport: CIA
Travellers from nine South Asian, African and Middle Eastern nations are likely to face increased scrutiny at Phnom Penh’s airport security, according to a new release from Wikileaks. ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/passport-pickiness-nine-nations-screened-airport-cia
Election laws to get ‘no more’ discussion
Two new laws governing elections and the functioning of the National Election Committee are expected to be passed without further debate during a session of parliament later this week. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/election-laws-get-no-more-discussion
Newly-elected members of NEC to take oath this afternoon
Newly-elected members of New National Election Committee (NEC) will hold swearing in ceremony today afternoon in Royal Palace after they were approved on Thursday by the National Assembly. ...
The Cambodia Herald team
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/newly-elected-members-of-nec-to-take-oath-this-afternoon-8417
EU to support agriculture sector and improve education in Cambodia
The European Union has announced new funding of EUR410 million under its bilateral cooperation with Cambodia over the period 2014-2020 to continue its support to Cambodia’s progress. ...
Journalists awarded for reporting on corruption
The Club of Cambodian Journalists and Transparency International Cambodia on Wednesday announced the winners of a new award for journalists reporting on corruption. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/journalists-awarded-for-reporting-on-corruption/2873497.html
National Radio Site Swapped With Land Developer
The Ministry of Information has swapped an 11-hectare plot of land in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, which was previously the site of National Radio AM 918, with a property development firm in exchange for the construction of a new radio tower and transmitter on a ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/national-radio-site-swapped-with-land-developer-45419/
Health Ministry warns travellers of Ebola outbreak
The Health Ministry on Monday released a statement warning travellers of Ebola after the World Health Organisation declared a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50522667/health-ministry-warns-travellers-of-ebola-outbreak/