Legislature looks at better use of information, media
The General Secretariat of the National Assembly held a workshop on using information and communication technology to improve the transparency of the legislative branch. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15765/legislature-looks-at-better-use-of-information--media/
Union agrees to stop protests; factory to set aside complaint
Demonstrations surrounding the establishment of a new union at a garment factory in Kompong Speu province ended Monday after management dropped their complaint against two jailed workers in exchange for protesters agreeing to return to their jobs, a court official and unionists said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/union-agrees-to-stop-protests-factory-to-set-aside-complaint-98387/
With little support, farmers at the mercy of the weather
Most years the rice fields outside Battambang are an unbroken sea of electric green, but this year they look more like a patchwork quilt. Some paddies are a healthy green, but others are a sickly yellow, while others are little more than empty, muddy fields ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17211/with-little-support--farmers-at-the-mercy-of-the-weather/
Vehicle registration revving up
The number of registered vehicles surged this year due to rapid economic expansion and rising incomes this year, according to Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Min Meanvy. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17596/vehicle-registration-revving-up/
US diplomat expresses concern, hopes over upcoming elections
United States AssiStant Secretary of State Daniel Russel yeSterday said Cambodia’s political Stalemate was a matter of concern, but nonetheless expressed hope the coming elections would be free and fair. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-diplomat-expresses-concern-hopes-over-upcoming-elections
Asean-China talks set for Cambodia
Cambodia will host the 20th Asean-China meeting aimed at boosting further discussions on the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) which could lead to finalizing the framework of the Code of Conduct (COC). ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36998/asean-china-talks-set-for-cambodia/
South Korea eyes new investments
The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce and the Korea International Trade Association have announced a partnership to bring more South Korean investors to Cambodia. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37317/south-korea-eyes-new-investments/
Unions happy over labor protections
Union officials have applauded the Ministry of Labor which is preparing to ratify some International Labor Organization’s (ILO) conventions, including two that unions, factory workers and domestic workers have long demanded. The Labor Ministry said on Wednesday that to promote and protect the rights, benefits and ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32695/unions-happy-over-labor-protections/
Don’t increase garment workers’ rent, says pm
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged landlords not to indiscriminately increase the price of rent in light of the upcoming hike in the wages of garment workers next year. Speaking at the inauguration of the Coca-Cola factory in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, the ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32799/don---t-increase--garment-workers-----rent--says-pm/
Khmer Cakes, Desserts Make a Sweet Display
The annual Khmer Cakes and Desserts Exhibition was launched yesterday with a ceremony on Phnom Penh’s riverfront near Wat Ounalom attended by officials from the municipality and Ministry of Culture. Noting that it was the second year the event had been held, Phnom Penh Governor Kep ...
Talks under way to source maids from Cambodia
TALKS are under way to bring in Cambodian maids to help offset the shortfall in domestic workers from Indonesia. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is looking to make Cambodia an approved source country for domestic workers in Singapore and will make a decision soon. Association of Employment ...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/23/asia/12069202&sec=
PM institutes land concessions moratorium
Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued an immediate and indefinite moratorium on the granting of new economic land concessions and called for a review of all existing concessions, a regulation signed by the premier yesterday states. Dated to an April 27 Council of Ministers’ meeting, the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050856036/National-news/conceding-a-problem.html
2014 Draft Budget Reaches Assembly, Still Under Wraps
The National Assembly’s 12-member permanent committee will take its first look at the country’s $3.54 billion draft budget for 2014 on Monday, though officials are still refusing to offer a breakdown of how the money will be spent. The draft, which allocates more than $400 million ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/2014-draft-budget-reaches-assembly-still-under-wraps-46514/
Three New Districts in Phnom Penh Approved
The Ministry of Interior has approved the creation of three new districts in Phnom Penh following a proposal from City Hall to create five new districts before district and city council elections are held in May. Sak Setha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-new-districts-in-phnom-penh-approved-49424/
Evening the odds with Mother Nature
About 20 people grinned for the camera as they posed in front of a flagpole-like structure located just off a muddy dirt road in Kampong Chhnang province’s Samaki Meanchey district on Thursday morning. While a rather unimpressive visual, the agrometerological station is a first-of-its-kind device in ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evening-odds-mother-nature
ILO hails better protection for Cambodian migrant workers
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic for is pleased to support the Official launch Of measures to better protect Cambodian migrant workers. On 16 December 2013, ahead Of International Migrants Day on 18 December, the Cambodian Ministry ...
Fibre2Fashion News Staff
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=157264
IBBM Launches Chartered Banker Qualifications In Cambodia
The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched the Chartered Banker qualification for the Cambodian banking industry to develop talents in the banking industry in that country. The launch of the Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by the National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=978465
Ministry to Question Rong Chhun Over Teachers Association
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA), said Friday that he feels the teachers’ movement is under threat after he received a notice from the Ministry of Interior, summoning him to explain his work on Monday. The letter, dated Thursday and signed by ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-to-question-rong-chhun-over-teachers-association-50854/
Maina Kiai calls on Cambodia government to lift ban on public assemblies
UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai has asked the government of Cambodia to lift a ban on public gathering that has been in force for a month. A statement also said Kiai met and raised the issue of the blanket protest ban with Secretary of state for ...
Standard Digital News Staff
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000104438&story_title=kiai-calls-on-cambodia-government-to-lift-ban-on-public-assemblies
Long-term plans for durian
Though an occasional mango or pineapple can be spotted on Eung Uy Kheam’s sleepy farm in Kampot province, it’s the 130 durian trees that the fourth-generation farmer calls his cash crop. In Kampot, on Cambodia’s southwest coast, a pilot project led by the provincial Department ...
Chan Muy Hong and Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/long-term-plans-durian