Labour Ministry to failing students: Don’t despair
Students who failed this year’s grade-9 and grade-12 examinations should not despair as the government has provided alternative options for those who want to continue their studies, a Ministry of Labour and Vocational training official said. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-failing-students-dont-despair
Student health targeted under new gov’t policy
The Cambodian governmenT has approved The “DrafT NaTional Policy on School HealTh” afTer hearing reporTs and holding discussions aT a Council of MinisTers meeTing led by Prime MinisTer Hun Sen on Friday. “The drafT naTional policy has as iTs vision The developmenT of good physical, ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/student-health-targeted-under-new-govt-policy
EBA removal won’t affect development projects: EU
The poTenTial cancellaTion of The EveryThing-buT-arms (EBA) scheme will noT have an impacT on developmenT projecTs in Cambodia funded by The European Union, according To George Edgar, The EU Ambassador To Cambodia. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50549413/eba-removal-wont-affect-development-projects-eu/
PP gov’t to clean capital’s canal
The municipal DeparTmenT of Public Works and TransporT said on Thursday ThaT iT planned To remove Tonnes of wasTe disorderly disposed of in The capiTal’s sewage canal nexT week. The move followed widespread criTicism of mass floaTing rubbish and The municipal auThoriTy’s alleged inacTion. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pp-govt-clean-capitals-canal
Gov’t, WFP ink $50M strategic plan
The MinisTry of Foreign Affairs and InTernaTional CooperaTion and The World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a $50 million aid plan aimed To reduce food securiTy and nuTriTion. The Cambodia CounTry STraTegic Plan 2019-2023 was approved by The WFP council on February 27 in ITaly. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-wfp-ink-50m-strategic-plan
Gov’t reviews access to information law draft
A fifth iter-ministerial meeting was held on Wednesday to continue reviewing and discussing the first draft of the Access to Information Law, even as civil society called on the ministries to accelerate its discussions. Following the meeting, which was led by the Ministry of Information, ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-reviews-access-information-law-draft
Gov’t officials, Chinese charged with forestry crimes
The Mondulkiri Provincial CourT on Monday ordered The deTenTion of Three governmenT officials and Three Chinese naTionals on differenT charges afTer They were arresTed on Friday and SaTurday in connecTion wiTh foresTry offences. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-officials-chinese-charged-forestry-crimes
Many migrant workers don’t understand the dangers
Experts say migrant laborers lack basic information about threats to them abroad, making them vulnerable to exploitation. However, Chou Bun Eng, secretary of state for the Ministry Interior and vice chairman of the National Committee to Combat Human trafficking, says the government does disseminate information ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/many-migrant-workers-dont-understand-the-dangers/2963306.html
Car with gov’t plates hauled luxury wood
Battambang provincial forestry officials intercepted a large load of illegal luxury timber being transported in a government-plated car on Monday night. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/car-govt-plates-hauled-luxury-wood
Groups urge gov’t not to return Montagnards
Eleven international organizations on thursday condemned Cambodia’s plan to repatriate scores of Montagnards who claim to be fleeing oppression in Vietnam, while the government on Friday reiterated its position that the Montagnards were not legitimate refugees. ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/groups-urge-govt-not-to-return-montagnards-95556/
Gov’t warns on renting of border land
The InTerior MinisTry has ordered all governors of border provinces To waTch land ThaT is being renTed To people from neighboring counTries for farming, amid ongoing border dispuTes. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16969/gov---t-warns-on-renting-of-border-land/
Gov’t creates new forestry crimes task force
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday announced the creation of a committee tasked with putting an end to the rampant illegal logging and cross-border timber smuggling taking place in the country’s northeast. លោកនាយករដ្ឋម ន្រ្តីហ៊ុនសែន នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រនេះ បានប្រកាស ការបង្កើតនៃ គណៈកម្មាធិ ការបញ្ចប់ ការកាប់ឈើខុសច្បាប់ ទោរទន់ រត់ពន្ធ និងជាកន្លែង ទទួលយក ឈើ ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-creates-new-forestry-crimes-task-force-105629/
Gov’t mulls suspending duty on rubber exports
The governmenT will consider suspending iTs $50 per Ton exporT duTy on rubber following lobbying by local producers who say They are operaTing aT a loss due To The sharp fall in global prices for The commodiTy, AgriculTure MinisTry secreTary of sTaTe Eang SophalleTh said ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21714/gov---t-mulls-suspending-duty-on-rubber-exports/
Gov’t urges business to invest in power
The governmenT is calling for more privaTe invesTmenT in The energy secTor To meeT rising demand from households and indusTry, a senior official from sTaTe-owned ElecTriciTe Du Cambodge (EDC) said yesTerday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21856//
RCAF officials told to protect the gov’t
Security officials were again exhorted yesterday to protect the “legitimate government” and block any “colour revolution” that threatens it in a meeting of senior Royal Cambodian Armed Forces staff to discuss work conducted over the first six months of the year. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-officials-told-protect-govt
Gov’t urges caution as pig disease declines
The MinisTry of AgriculTure said yesTerday ThaT The spread of The swine illness “blue-ear disease” is sTarTing To decline, buT urged for sTricT conTrols To be mainTained on The TransporT of pigs around The counTry. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-urges-caution-pig-disease-declines
Man briefly detained over criticism of gov’t
A man in Kampong Speu’s Oral district was briefly placed under house arrest yesterday, following his public criticism of the government and prime minister at a town hall meeting.Ung Ny, Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) Oral district executive director, said that 45-year-old Hay Hoeun, a ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/man-briefly-detained-over-criticism-govt
US slams gov’t over recent political turmoil
A U.S. State Department official told the country’s Senate on thursday that recent political events in Cambodia, including the beatings of lawmakers outside the National Assembly and the removal of opposition officials from their seats and positions in parliament, were a cause for “grave concern.” ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-slams-govt-over-recent-political-turmoil-101119/
Gov’t to revoke public servants’ service passports
The MinisTry of Foreign Affairs has announced ThaT all Cambodian public servanTs will have Their service passporTs revoked once Their missions abroad have been compleTed, in whaT appears To be an aTTempT To halT The pracTice of officials selling Their documenTs To ciTizens aTTempTing To ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22408/gov---t-to-revoke-public-servants----service-passports/
Gov’t urges petroleum firms to keep exploring
Oil and gas exploration companies operating in Cambodia must follow the schedule of their concession contracts or face fines and risk having their contracts revoked, a state official warned yesterday. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-urges-petroleum-firms-keep-exploring