Government spokesman summons student over Facebook post
Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan has summoned a student from the country’s top state journalism school for a meeting at his office after she used a post on her Facebook page to question the sense of a guest lecture he delivered last week. Mr. Siphan ...
Alex Willemyns and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-spokesman-summons-student-over-facebook-post-58460/
Firms that list to see tax cut
New and existing companies listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) will have their taxes halved by the Cambodian government, a move that is being labelled as a generous attempt to boost activity on the bourse. the sub-decree, which was signed off by Prime Minister Hun ...
Eddie Morton and May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/firms-list-see-tax-cut
Education minister lays out reforms at assembly
Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron was questioned in front of a parliamentary panel yesterday, offering lawmakers a nine-point policy for reforming the Kingdom’s educational sector, according to a ministry official. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-minister-lays-out-reforms-assembly
Defense Ministry official asks for military-plate tax exemption
A Defense Ministry official has requested that vehicles bearing Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) license plates be exempt from paying the country’s road tax, noting that a recent increase in inspections by tax officials could hurt “military officers’ feelings.” ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/defense-ministry-official-asks-for-military-plate-tax-exemption-77590/
Announcement on the postponement of payment of property tax and unused land tax for 2023 until October 31, 2023
On 26 September 2023, the General Department of Taxation issued an announcement on the postponement of the payment of property tax and unused land tax for 2023 until October 31, 2023.In order to enable property owners who are willing to fulfill these tax declaration obligations ...
General Department of Taxation
Input on NGO law over: gov’t
The government will not consult civil society groups on The latest iteration of a draft law that will regulate non-governmental organisations and associations, a senior Interior Ministry official said yesterday. Meas Sarim, deputy director-general of The General Department of Local Administration at The Ministry of Interior ...
Chhay Channyda and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/input-ngo-law-over-gov%E2%80%99t
NGOs begin to stop the rot of Cambodian teeth
Every day for weeks on end, 6-year-old Srey Nuch was tormented by severe pain caused by several of her teeth rotting away. Her mother, Lay Vicheka, despaired when she heard her daughter’s cries, knowing the family was far too poor to pay a dentist to fix ...
Holly Robertson and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/ngos-starting-to-stop-the-rot-of-cambodian-teeth-59490/
EU Alleges Up to 30% of Cambodia Rice Imports Mixed With Vietnam Rice
The Alliance of Rice Producers and Exporters of Cambodia (ARPEC) has proposed a “Code of Conduct” for rice exporters of The country to prevent contamination of rice from oTher origins in rice exports to EU member countries. Under The Everything But Arms (EBA) trade ...
Oryza
http://oryza.com/news/eu-alleges-30-cambodia-rice-imports-are-mixed-vietnam-rice
Kampong Chhnang villagers demand return of tractors
Farmers and the authorities in Svay Rompear commune, Kampong Leng district, Kampong Chhnang province said they would continue to seek court permission to recover five tractors that authorities had impounded on March 26, ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-chhnang-villagers-demand-return-tractors
Cambodia rejects suspicions reversal on us base upgrade signals plans to host Chinese military assets
Cambodia’s Minister of Defense Tea Banh on Monday dismissed suspicions that his government had reneged on accepting an offer from the U.S. to upgrade buildings at a naval base in Preah Sihanouk province because it plans to host Chinese military assets at the site. In a ...
Joshua Lipes
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/base-07012019152820.html
Japan firms see fresh potential in Kingdom
A delegation of more than 30 Japanese businesspeople yesterday met with the Council for the Development of Cambodia to discuss investment opportunities in the Kingdom, after seeing what they said were vast improvements in domestic legal and tax regulations. However, no definite decisions had yet ...
Authorities warn union leader
Police on Friday warned labour union leader Pav Sina that if he continues to lead protests – thereby violating the rules of a court order – he will be arrested. the Collective Union of Movement of Workers leader was called to the Choam Chao commune police ...
Mom Kunthear
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-warn-union-leader
Ministries: Join BFC or lose export privileges
Two ministries on February 22 ordered factory owners and directors in the textile, garment, bag and travel-goods export sectors to register with Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and obtain certification on working conditions. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministries-join-bfc-or-lose-export-privileges
SECC prepared to list shares of holding firms
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) is drafting a prakas on public offerings of equity securities for holding companies to allow Them to issue shares on The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in a move towards diversification and development of The nation’s capital markets. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/secc-prepared-list-shares-holding-firms
IDs are not ‘sufficient guarantee’ for loans
Cambodia’s central bank has asked all financial institutions, especially rural lenders, to refrain from accepting personal identity cards, residential records and family books as a guarantee while giving out loans to consumers. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ids-are-not-sufficient-guarantee-loans
CDC gives nod to $3.5B in projects
The Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved projects worth a total $3.5 billion in The first half of this year – a 14 per cent increase compared to The same period last year, a statement released on Saturday said. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-gives-nod-35b-projects
After factory ignores ruling, garment workers to march
Employees of the Ocean Garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district continued to protest Monday against management’s decision to ignore an Arbitration Council ruling on owed wages. Cheng Chhorn, secretary general of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, said the workers will march to ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-factory-ignores-ruling-garment-workers-to-march-64074/
Put trips to Bangkok on hold: gov’t
The government asked Cambodians to avoid all nonessential travel to Bangkok following Thailand’s imposition of martial law. “The situation is calm and we will continue monitoring it, but travellers planning to go to Thailand should hold off for now,” Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said after an ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/put-trips-bangkok-hold-gov%E2%80%99t
Cambodia's garment manufacturers calls on gov't to curb illegal strikes
The Garment Manufacturers Associations in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday urged The government to curb outlawed garment strikes that have occurred this week at Special Economic Zones in eastern Bavet City, which are expected to continue next week. “GMAC is disappointed that The government and local authorities ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-04/27/c_133293620.htm
Press release on an official launch of National Policies and Action Plans on Children Protection and Development
National Committee of Children Protection and Development will launch the National Policies and Action Plans on Children Protection and Development on 1 September 2014 at the National Institute of Education under the presidency of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of ...
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports