Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Legal aid”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Legal aid.” This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of access to legal aid enshrined in the Constitution of Cambodia and the Code of Criminal Procedure, legal aid providers, and strategy for legal ...
Press release on solid waste management market assessment in rural Cambodia reveals urgent need for waste collection services
On 7 September 2023, IDE release the press release on Solid Waste Management Market Assessment in Rural Cambodia Reveals Urgent Need for Waste Collection Services.The finding showed there is evidence of an existing demand for improved SWM services among rural communities. The study has shown ...
iDE
Press release: Samdech Thipadei HUN Manet to address the UNGA with a focus on Cambodia’s socio-economic progress and the SDGs.
On 15 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release namely: Samdech Thipadei HUN Manet to address the UNGA with a focus on Cambodia’s socio-economic progress and the SDGs on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Thipadei HUN ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 07 new map features in Phnom Penh and Kandal province. This dataset contains information regarding the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some ...
Press release: Cambodia and India to deepen cordial relations and cooperation
On 27 October 2023, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia and India to deepen cordial relations and cooperation on their official website.According to the press, the two sides expressed satisfaction with the growing cordial relations of traditional friendship ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release "Independent report shows Cambodia's microfinance sector promotes sustainable development goals"
On 19 January 2024, the Cambodia Microfinance Association issued a press release on the Independent report showing Cambodia’s microfinance sector promotes sustainable development goals on their official social media site. According to the press, the study was conducted with more than 3,200 customers of Microfinance institutions ...
Cambodia Microfinance Association
Luxury hotel ‘breaking law’
The Angkor Village Hotel and Resort is breaking the law by refusing to reinstate 67 sacked workers that the Arbitration Council ruled were unlawfully dismissed, Siem Reap’s deputy governor claimed yesterday. After attending a protest of hotel workers and supporters outside the hotel in Siem Reap ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011100651991/National-news/luxury-hotel-breaking-law.html
Hun Sen rebukes World Bank
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday rebuked the World Bank for revising downward its outlook for gross domestic product growth in the Kingdom, claiming the bank’s projections could cause market panic. The premier also announced a new government projection of 6.4 per cent GDP growth this year, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011112452947/Business/hun-sen-rebukes-world-bank.html
No sign World Bank will renew funds
Just over a year since the World Bank froze its funds to the government, the bank yesterday reiterated that a decision on whether or not it would start providing loans again remains nowhere in sight. In August, the World Bank announced that it would not provide ...
Lost Opportunities as Cambodian Labor Goes Abroad: Advocate
Even with an improved domestic job market, many Cambodian workers are seeking jobs overseas, despite the risks. This is mainly due to the government’s failure to get the word out, Moeun Tola, a labor advocate at the Community Legal Education Center, told “Hello VOA” Thursday. “We see ...
Stocks’ excellent first quarter
Preservation of capital is fast losing ground to increased risk-taking as global equity markets close the quarter with a stellar performance. Investors are concerned that they will miss the accelerating upside move. Out of the 78 major financial markets around the world, the score is 66 positive ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012040455410/Business/stocks-excellent-first-quarter.html
Residents From Borei Keila Push Back Police
About 40 former Borei Keila residents yesterday pushed back roughly 100 police and military police who threatened to demolish temporary shelters belonging to 16 families still clinging to their land, residents and rights groups said. Prampi Makara district police armed with riot shields, military police and ...
Cambodia seeking stronger economic, trade ties with US
The Cambodian government has called on more US investors to build economic and trade relations with the Kingdom, the Ministry of Commerce said. The call was made at a meeting between the US Ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy and Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak during the ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-seeking-stronger-economic-trade-ties-us
Smart Axiata awaits go ahead to launch 5G network
Smart Axiata is ready to roll out its 5G network and is waiting for the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to provide clarity on the way forward on this matter, which includes the authorisation to launch 5G commercial services in the Kingdom, the head of ...
Poovenraj Kanagaraj
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50658752/smart-axiata-awaits-go-ahead-to-launch-5g-network/
Kampot pepper strong, rivals struggle
Kampot pepper sales both locally and internationally have continued to be strong since gaining coveted geographical indication (GI) status from the European Union in February, while domestic pepper competitors have complained of falling prices, industry figures said yesterday. Kampot Pepper Promotion Association president, Nguon Lay, told ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30743/kampot-pepper-strong--rivals-struggle/
Gov’t and private sector to discuss solar home system guidelines
The Ministry of Mines and Energy and several local solar companies will meet today for a consultative workshop on guidelines for solar home systems (SHS). The workshop aims to gather market data, analyse examples of good practice in the industry and discuss the challenges experienced ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50664003/govt-and-private-sector-to-discuss-solar-home-system-guidelines/
National budget for 2020 approved
The National Assembly yesterday unanimously approved the draft Budget Law for 2020. The law was approved by 108 of the 123 lawmakers that attended the plenary session of the National Assembly. According to the draft law, the government plans to spend $8.2 billion in 2020, ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50664298/national-budget-for-2020-approved/
'Verbal Abuse' surfaces at Ocean
An investigation by garment factory monitor Better Factories Cambodia into the alleged sexual harassment of four female employees at Ocean Garment uncovered extensive verbal abuse, according to BFC technical adviser Jill Tucker. A BFC team visited the Dangkor district site on August 24 after a group ...
Thais Appeal Sentence in Prisoners Case
Three Thai convicted of imprisoning three other Thai and two Chinese nationals over debts owed to a Poipet City casino asked the Appeal Court yesterday to reduce their 25-year prison sentences. The defendants-Chelao Keutthang,42; Chanadet Chareunsuk, 28; and Narungvit Cheuman, 28-were arrested in November 2009 when Banteay ...
Bokor resort slated to bolster Kampot tourism
Kampot officials are looking to the Bokor Mountain Resort, a US$1 billion project that opens today, to drive tourism growth in the burgeoning seaside destination. The provincial Tourism Department said the number of domestic visitors to Kampot had risen 120 per cent to 338,000 in the ...