EU Draft Memo Defended Voter List Margin of Error
Audits of the voter list which claimed that up to 1 million people could lose their right to vote in the July 28 national election were attributed to an “unavoidable margin of error” due to many citizens not having national identity cards or a permanent ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/eu-draft-memo-defended-voter-list-margin-of-error-32909/
Demand for Gold Rises as World Price Falls
Gold prices in Phnom Penh have plummeted by almost a quarter in the past six months as international prices dropped, sparking a rush on buying gold locally, traders said Tuesday. Gold was selling at $1,540 per damlung (26.67 damlung is equal to 1 kg of gold) ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/demand-for-gold-rises-as-world-price-falls-33097/
Hun Sen Hopes for Increased Rubber Exports
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he hoped land being registered to rural families as part of the government’s nationwide land-titling program would be used to cultivate rubber trees in order to help the country compete with Vietnam as the world’s third-largest rubber exporter. ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-hopes-for-increased-rubber-exports-24502/
Cambodia records 973 critically endangered white-shoulder ibis: survey
Cambodia has recorded some 973 white-shoulder ibis in its wild, making the country the stronghold for this critically endangered species, the conservationists group said Thursday. BirdLife International and its partners including Cambodian Forestry Administration, People Resources and Conservation Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society and Worldwide Fund for ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-11/07/c_132868146.htm
Study charts AIDS progress
Cambodia’s decline in HIV/AIDS mortalities has made it a regional anomaly, according to a new study published today by a global health research centre at the University of Washington. While HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of disease burden in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and mortality ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/study-charts-aids-progress
Gaming outfit reports loss
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc (EGA), a NASDAQ-listed company that supplies NagaWorld Casino with slot machines and operates casinos in Poipet town and Pailin province, reported a net loss of $385,000 from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2013, according to a statement from the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gaming-outfit-reports-loss
Try Pheap Bulldozers Return to Clear Land, Stopped by Protesters
About 100 villagers in Preah Vihear province’s Rovieng district on Saturday turned out in protest for the second time this week to prevent a bulldozer that belongs to well-known businessman Try Pheap from clearing their land next to his rubber plantation, local officials and residents ...
Prisons awash with inmates
More than two weeks since some 850 inmates were evacuated from Banteay Meanchey prison after floodwater caused a wall to collapse, the move is illuminating just how overcrowded their destinations are, an NGO worker has said. Sharon Critoph, a prison consultant for rights group Licadho, said ...
Amelia Woodside and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prisons-awash-inmates
Details murky in Environment Ministry Phnom Penh land swap
In 2011, the Environment Ministry entered into a deal with the Ratana Cooperation and Construction company to swap its valuable 2,400-square-meter location on Sihanouk Boulevard in Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac commune for a 9,000-square-meter plot of land and a new headquarters 20 km away in ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/details-murky-in-environment-ministry-phnom-penh-land-swap-53323/
No criminal charges against hit-and-run officer
Police said Sunday that they will not pursue charges against Ek Sovannara—the son of a former Kandal provincial police chief—whose Lexus SUV on April 12 crashed into a motorbike carrying three men, killing one and causing the other two to have their left legs amputated. The ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-criminal-charges-against-hit-and-run-officer-58992/
Celebration of the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health
On 14 October 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a press release on the celebration of the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health. The Ministry will celebrate the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health under the theme “Preparing for the ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
The last reminder to go for the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh
On October 26, 2021, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration issued a notification on the last reminder to go for the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh. The third dose of COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be completed for all 11 districts as stated in ...
Phnom Penh Capital Administration
The extension of fines for applying for a license or e-commerce license
On 01 December 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice on the extension of fines for applying for a license or e-commerce license. In order to enable the fulfillment of the obligation to apply for a license or e-commerce license, the Ministry of Commerce ...
Ministry of Commerce
Lifting of the ban on travelers or transit persons from 10 African countries entering Cambodia
On 05 December 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the lifting of the ban on travelers or transit persons from 10 African countries entering Cambodia. The Ministry has decided to lift the ban on passengers or passers-by from 10 African countries, replacing ...
Ministry of Health
Outcome of the meeting to resolve labor disputes of Naga World Limited
On 23 December 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a press release on the outcome of the meeting on 23 December 2021 to resolve labor disputes of Naga World Limited. The Ministry encourages union workers as well as employers to continue to ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Press release: Cambodia will jointly implement the Mekong-Japan Cooperation Strategy 2024 for long-lasting peace, stability and prosperity in the Mekong sub-region
On 26 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia will jointly implement the Mekong-Japan Cooperation Strategy 2024 for long-lasting peace, stability and prosperity in the Mekong sub-region on their official social media site.According to the press, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation
Press release on the outcome of the meeting between His Excellency Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Mio Kawada, Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
On 6 August 2024, the Cabinet of the Prime Minister issued a press release on the outcome of the meeting between His Excellency Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Mio Kawada, Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) ...
The Cabinet of the Prime Minister
Press release on the outcome of the Plenary Session of the Council of Ministers under the high presidency of His Excellency Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
On 23 August 2024, Office of the Council of Ministers issued a press release on the outcome of the Plenary Session of the Council of Ministers under the high presidency of His Excellency Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia on their official ...
Office of the Council of Ministers
Press release on Cambodia, Japan to sign the Exchange of Notes and accompanying documents on the extension of Japanese Yen loan
On 4 September 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia, Japan to sign the Exchange of Notes and accompanying documents on the extension of Japanese Yen loan on their official website. According to the press, H.E. SOK ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Vulnerability to climate hazards (2014-2022)”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Vulnerability to climate hazards (2014-2022)”. This dataset details the percentage and number of vulnerable provinces and communes, categorized according to their vulnerability index values. The indices include specific metrics for flood, storm, drought, and a composite ...