Union says three workers arrested over wing star protest
At least three workers were arrested Tuesday morning outside the Wing Star Shoes factory in Kompong Speu province, where the Free Trade Union (FTU) has been leading a strike calling for benefits and back pay, according to police and a union representative. An FTU representative said ...
Mech Dara and Sany Sinary
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/union-says-three-workers-arrested-over-wing-star-protest-58169/
As rice exports to EU drop, dealers are reducing prices due to tariffs
Government data showed that Cambodia’s rice exports to the European Union had dropped by 30 percent in 2019, after the economic bloc imposed tariffs at the start of last year. Ministry of Agriculture data showed that rice exports dropped from 300,000 tons in 2018 to around ...
Collective approach to 'help poor'
The collective power of agricultural co-operatives could bring huge benefits to poor, small-scale farmers, a Phnom Penh conference for international World Food Day heard on Friday. The sentiments were shared by the director of Cambodia’s General Directorate of Agriculture, So Khan Rithy Kun, who said farming ...
Kheng queries Sokha’s validity
Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday, after becoming the latest ruling party official to weigh in on the CNRP’s embattled campaign slogan, went on to question the validity of the recent extraordinary congress that elevated Kem Sokha to party president.At the inauguration of a new road ...
Meas Sokchea and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kheng-queries-sokhas-validity
Open Development Cambodia has updated profile page on "Public transportation" by revising the 13 Phnom Penh city bus routes and 874 bus stops
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated profile page on “Public transportation” under Access to public services by revising the 13 Phnom Penh city bus routes and 874 bus stops together with the information in both Khmer and English of distance, operating hour, and map.=>Please click here to ...
Barcamp Phnom Penh 2012
Whats new open development cambodia in Sep 21 2012 from Open Development Cambodia http://blueladyblog.com/barcamp-phnom-penh-2012/ ...
Press release: Measures for institutions with staff or students contacted with the official visit of the Hungarian delegation to Cambodia
On 04 November 2020, the Ministry of Education in Cambodia issued a press release on the recent case of COVID-19. The Ministry advised related institutions, parents and children to follow some certain steps including: (1) All the institutions that have been in contact with Hungarian ...
Ministry of Education Youth and Sport
Joint statement: Civil society organizations call for the draft Law on Public Order to be immediately discarded
On 13 August 2020, the undersigned national and international organizations and communities issued a joint statement calling on the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) to immediately discard the repressive draft Law on Public Order and uphold its obligations under international human rights law. The draft law contains ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Outcomes of the first visit of the special envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on 21-23 March 2022
On 23 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the first visit of the special envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on 21-23 March 2022. ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The signing of the development objective agreement grants between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United States of America
On 25 April 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on the signing of the development objective agreement grants between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United States of America. The Royal Government of Cambodia, through ...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Press release: Cambodian and Thai prime ministers discuss bilateral cooperation
On 10 November 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has posted a press release on Cambodian and Thai prime ministers discuss bilateral cooperation on their official website. The meeting between the two prime ministers, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Outcomes of the official working visit to Japan of his Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on 21-24 January 2023
On 24 January 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has posted a press release on the outcomes of the official working visit to Japan of his Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister on their official website. The two ministers held a bilateral meeting, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Post-election int’l responses: US to restrict visas and aid, Australia increases funding
After Cambodia’s elections, the US announced it planned to impose further visa and funding restrictions, while China and Russia endorsed the electoral process and its outcome. ...
Andrew Califf and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/post-election-intl-responses-us-to-restrict-visas-and-aid-australia-increases-funding/
Mother Nature activists produce live podcast before hearing, urge court to summon founder to trial
Five environmental activists, charged with insulting the King and plotting against the government, produced a 30-minute podcast live on Facebook just before their third hearing to prove their innocence. ...
Khuon Narim and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/mother-nature-activists-produce-live-podcast-before-hearing-urge-court-to-summon-founder-to-trial/
Vietnam earthquake shakes Ratanakiri, raises concern for Cambodia’s disaster readiness
Minor tremors were felt in Ratanakiri province last Sunday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck a nearby province in Vietnam, raising concerns among locals about Cambodia’s preparedness for similar seismic events. ...
Ly Rosslan and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/vietnam-earthquake-shakes-ratanakiri-raises-concern-for-cambodias-disaster-readiness/
Armed forces to root out extremist groups opposing CLV-DTA amid protests overseas
Government officials and armed forces condemned anti-Cambodia-Lao-Vietnam Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) activists and pledged to suppress any activities initiated by the “extremist opposition groups” based overseas who are “attempting to overthrow the government”. ...
Khuon Narim and Tep Suokeany
https://cambojanews.com/armed-forces-to-root-out-extremist-groups-opposing-clv-dta-amid-protests-overseas/
Sugar concerns raised
Rights groups have alleged that villagers are being pushed off their land to make way for sugar plantations by companies such as LYP Group, owned by Senator Ly Young Phat. The issue was raised with the Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomuoja and the Minister for ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070850275/National-news/sugar-concerns-raised.html
Climate change to hit rural poor
Climate change posed a major threat to Cambodia because of its extreme poverty and predominantly rural population, development experts told a conference yesterday. “This is an agrarian economy that depends very much on weather. And we are among the poorest countries in the world,” Dr ...
