Police in clean up operation
Provincial police seized a large quantity of liquid detergent from an unauthorized chemical manufacturer in Sihanoukville’s capital yesterday. ...
San Bunsim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27218/police-in-clean-up-operation/
Labour law delayed after protests
The government has agreed to delay the passage of a controversial law governing the trade union sector, announcing it would set up a national workshop to work out the legislation’s thornier clauses on December 15. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-law-delayed-after-protests
Cambodia set to benefit as India ‘acts East’
India is set to bring new development opportunities to Cambodia as it challenges China’s established influence in Southeast Asia, experts say. ...
Tej Parikh
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-set-to-benefit-as-india-acts-east-103619/
Tobacco regulations’ progress sluggish compared to e-cig ban
Less than a week after a government minister said he could not say when long-awaited restrictions on smoking in public places would come into effect, one health official expressed confusion at the seemingly stalled progress, especially as compared to an overnight ban placed last year ...
Jamie Elliott
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tobacco-regulations-progress-sluggish-compared-e-cig-ban
Despite a slow start, SEZ profits booming
Special economic zones (SEZs), billed as a one-stop shop for potential investors, have had a slow start in the Kingdom – only 13 out of 30 registered zones are operational – with many failing to get off the ground given the difficulty in providing the ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/despite-slow-start-sez-profits-booming
Controversial study says violence works
Indigenous peoples fighting economic land concessions (ELCs) in Cambodia are more likely to get results with violent protest than lodging their complaints through legitimate channels, a controversial study published this month argues. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/controversial-study-says-violence-works
Tax revenue continues to surge
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected almost $212.49 million in tax revenue in the first two months of this year, up 14.49 percent over the same period last year, thanks to strong growth across all segments, according to official data. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22733/tax-revenue-continues-to-surge/
Hornbill rescued in Seima protected forest
A patrol in Seima Protected Forest in Mondulkiri last weekend found a young great hornbill near an illegal logging site. Hornbill sightings have become rarer as the bird’s population drops. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23925/hornbill-rescued-in-seima-protected-forest/
Authorities given 10 days to collect foreigners’ papers in capital
Foreigners living in certain areas of Phnom Penh have 10 days to show their documents to police so the government can complete registering foreign nationals by the end of the year. Those found to have overstayed their visas or entered the country illegally will be ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24040/authorities-given-10-days-to-collect-foreigners----papers-in-capital/
Date set to announce new wage
The tripartite working group tasked with setting the minimum wage in Cambodia’s garment industry is slated to officially convene today, with the results of the negotiations to be announced on October 5 if all goes to plan. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/date-set-announce-new-wage
Farmer injured after playing with old bomb part
A cassava farmer received injuries to his legs and hands when an old bomb fuse went off near his home in Pailin province on Sunday after he threw a rock at it, police said yesterday. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/farmer-injured-after-playing-with-old-bomb-part-97634/
Mine site in crosshairs
Officials in Ratanakkiri province are preparing to take action against an illegal mining site that is said to have been operating since at least 2006 as part Of ongoing efforts to reform the sector.Hun Bunthan, director Of the province’s Mines and Energy Department, said that ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mine-site-crosshairs
School director transferred after $30k scandal
Ly Sothea, the director of the National Institute of Business (NIB) at the center of a scandal involving more than $30,000 that was withheld from teachers, was transferred from his position Monday to a new job at the Labor Ministry, though an Education Ministry official ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/school-director-transferred-after-30k-scandal-98383/
‘World watching’ inquiry
The Ministry of Interior yesterday said it would establish a special commission to investigate the brutal attacks against two opposition lawmakers outside the National Assembly on Monday, a probe the party suggested should have no excuse for failure amid “clear video evidence” of the perpetrators’ ...
Meas Sokchea, Chhay Channyda and Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-watching-inquiry
New Phnom Penh land master plan passed
The Council of Ministers yesterday approved a sweeping new master plan for managing urban development in Phnom Penh over the next 20 years, according to a statement from the cabinet, although it was scant on specifics. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-phnom-penh-land-master-plan-passed-102872/
CNRP blamed for land woes
A senior environment official yesterday alleged that the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party and human rights groups should shoulder much of the blame for the destruction of the country’s protected areas. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-blamed-land-woes
Journalists want more upfront public figures
The Club of Cambodian Journalists on Monday called for politicians and local authorities to be more transparent and help facilitate the work that journalists do in order for them to better serve society. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/journalists-want-more-upfront-public-figures
National bank ups cash reserve requirements
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has doubled the minimum capital requirements for commercial banks and significantly raised the requirements for microfinance institutions in a move experts say will protect and consolidate the country’s banking sector. ...
Kang Sothear and Tej Parikh
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/national-bank-ups-cash-reserve-requirements-110398/
Deadline for right-hand drives delayed
As yet another deadline passed, right-hand drive vehicle owners will now have until June 12 to register their vehicles with the Ministry of Transport and Public Works or run the risk of being on the wrong side of the law, according to a ministry statement ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25023/deadline-for-right-hand-drives-delayed/
Cambodia welcomes regional SIM proposal
The government is considering a proposal for telecommunications regulators in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar to jointly enforce mobile phone SIM card registration in an effort to prevent cross-border fraud and drug trafficking, among other illegal activities. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-welcomes-regional-sim-proposal