Australia job request
Labor Minister Ith Samheng asked the new Australian ambassador yesterday if her country could take in seasonal workers from Cambodia, prompting disappointment from a number of civil society groups hoping the government would make more of an effort to create jobs here. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27980/australia-job-request/
Refugee deal dead in the water
The new Australian ambassador to Cambodia praised the Kingdom yesterday for taking in refugees from the island nation of Nauru, where Australia has controversially held refugees against their will in appalling living conditions in an effort to stop others from seeking asylum there. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28112/refugee-deal-dead-in-the-water/
Cambodian government plans stricter internet controls
Cambodia announced plans this week to form a new government department responsible for monitoring and cracking down on a range of vaguely defined “online” crimes, drawing expressions of concern from human rights groups and the country’s political opposition. ...
So Chivey
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/controls-09102015155636.html
Letter urges Kerry to pressure government on human rights
Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s planned visit to Cambodia this week, local and international NGOs have urged Mr. Kerry not to sign any new bilateral agreements unless Cambodia vows to improve its human rights and democracy efforts. ...
Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/letter-urges-kerry-to-pressure-government-on-human-rights-106254/
More Boeng Kak families accept land swap
Twenty-one more families facing eviction from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak neighborhood have accepted new plots of land in exchange for moving, further whittling down the number of families still holding out for better deals. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-boeng-kak-families-accept-land-swap-111119/
Labour rights issues ‘industry-wide’: H&M
Swedish apparel giant H&M yesterday responded to a new report that alleged labour rights abuses in its Cambodian supplier factories by saying such issues plagued the entire industry and were difficult for any one company to fix. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-rights-issues-industry-wide-hm
City land prices stay stable
Land prices in central Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac and Boeung Keng Kang (BKK) districts remained stable in the first half of the year due to overdevelopment and a slowdown in new investments, according to research by a local real estate agent. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27268/city-land-prices-stay-stable/
Health minister says time needed on Formula
The health minister on Friday defended the government’s failure to fine or shut down any of the private clinics that are currently illegally promoting baby formula to new mothers, saying that more time was needed for committees to “investigate” the breaches. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/health-minister-says-time-needed-on-formula-99679/
Dolphin’s decline down, infant survival rate up
The rate at which the population of Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River is declining has dropped dramatically in recent years, although more dolphins must be protected into adulthood to save the species from extinction, according to a new report released Tuesday. ...
Taylor O'Connell and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/dolphins-decline-down-infant-survival-rate-up-99915/
គេហទំព័រថ្មីបញ្ចេញឈ្មោះអ្នកមានខ្នងក្រាស់នៅពីក្រោយប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយ
Cambodians generally accept media reports as fact and, despite a surging reliance on the Internet for news, many are still getting information from traditional media outlets aligned with the ruling CPP, according to new research conducted by two freedom-of-information organizations. ...
Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/website-names-hidden-hands-behind-the-news-101826/
Report examines KRT legacy
As parties prepare for Case 002/01 appeal hearings, set to resume on Tuesday, a new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative examines the legacy of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, identifying political interference and insufficient outreach as the court’s primary shortcomings. ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-examines-krt-legacy
Measures in works amid low child’s rights ranking
A new report has ranked Cambodia 125 out of 163 countries in terms of its protection of children’s rights, even as the government works to finalise a sub-decree and code of conduct to better shield children from abuse, exploitation and neglect. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/measures-works-amid-low-childs-rights-ranking
Police to start enforcing traffic ticket fines
Motorists who have not paid their tickets since the new traffic law came into force in January will be sent to court if they do not produce the cash in the next 15 days, according to the National Police. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-to-start-enforcing-traffic-ticket-fines-114555/
Asia set for e-commerce boom
A new report by market research firm TNS identifies five triggers that acted together as catalysts for the dramatic changes in consumer behaviour that led to China’s “explosive” e-commerce growth, and suggests other Asian economies could be on the same trajectory. ...
Cam McGrath and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/asia-set-e-commerce-boom
Flag carrier to expand fleet with two dry-leased A320s
Cambodia Angkor Air, the Kingdom’s flag carrier, inked an agreement with Singapore-based aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation Ltd yesterday to dry lease two Airbus A320s, with the new planes scheduled for delivery by the end of the year. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/flag-carrier-expand-fleet-two-dry-leased-a320s
Over 35,000 kids still in care
A staggering 35,000 Cambodian children and young people continue to be housed in a range of residential care facilities, with many of them flying under the government’s radar, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday. ...
Touch Sokha and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-35000-kids-still-care
Ministry to use ‘experts’ to review exam grading
Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron said yesterday that next month’s Grade 12 high school exams will largely follow the same process as the past few years, though a spokesman noted that new subject “experts” will be introduced to help spot grading errors. ...
Yesenia Amaro and Rinith Taing
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-use-experts-review-exam-grading
Parliament boycotts bear little fruit for opposition
While highly contentious new rules were being passed in the National Assembly on Monday banning the CNRP from collaborating with its former leader Sam Rainsy, photographs were posted to Facebook of senior opposition lawmakers dining at a riverside hotel in Kampot province. ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/parliament-boycotts-bear-little-fruit-for-opposition-132457/
Private sector worried over universal wage law
The private sector is concerned that the newly proposed universal minimum wage law, which is reportedly being drafted by the government and comes on the heels of numerous new labour regulations, has created a climate of uncertainty, according to an industry expert. ...
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/private-sector-worried-over-universal-wage-law
NEC body to fight bad press
Amid accusations of bias in favour of the ruling party – and following the removal of the main opposition party from the electoral field – the National Election Committee has announced the creation of a new press reaction team to “attack back at negative points”. ...
Niem Chheng and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-body-fight-bad-press