Protecting against investment fraud in the securities sector
The SERC was established on October 19, 2007 under “Preah Reach Kram No. NS/RKM/1007/028”, which promulgated the “Law on the Issuance and Trading of Non-Government Securities”, as the sole authority to regulate, monitor and develop the securities sector in the Kingdom. ...
Press release on the general situation on five days (11-15 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023
From 11-15 July 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued press release on the general situation on five days (11-15 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political party election ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
Press release on the general situation on five days (01-05 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023
From 01-05 July 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued press release on the general situation on five days (01-05 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political party election ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
Press release on the general situation on five days (06-10 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023
From 06-10 July 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued press release on the general situation on five days (06-10 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political party election ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
Press release on the general situation on five days (16-20 July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023
From 16-20 July 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued press release on the general situation on five days (16-20July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political party election campaign ...
National Election Committee
Cambodia Falls Short as Garment-Industry Model
This small Southeast Asian country was supposed to become a model for the world apparel industry, with tough factory monitoring and strong worker protections. But a dozen years after the United Nations’ International Labour organization launched a program to manage Cambodia’s booming garment trade—the first of ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324423904578521240151597504.html
Monitoring for Nothing: Is the ILO’s ‘Better Factories’ programme failing the Kingdom’s garment workers?
The United Nations in Cambodia has taken a beating in recent months. The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has been plagued by high-profile resignations and accusations of political interference. Elsewhere human rights activists have criticised the UN’s failure to take a firm stance against an increasingly ...
Frédéric Janssens
http://sea-globe.com/monitoring-for-nothing/
Rainsy’s reasoning questioned
While the opposition party steps up its efforts to persuade the international community to cut ties with a government it says was formed by a “constitutional coup”, lawyers and analysts yesterday questioned whether the party’s reasoning has any legal basis. In a letter sent to the ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy%E2%80%99s-reasoning-questioned
Crops in Peril Amid Provinces’ Ongoing Drought
Rice growing provinces such as Battambang, Kandal and Takeo are suffering a drought as monsoon rains have not affected the areas. Harvests are expected to fail or fall short of expectations if rain does not fall on the farmland within the next few weeks. 2,000 ...
World Bank highlights wage gains
The wages and working conditions of garment factory workers in Cambodia are at or above the national average, a report from the World Bank has found The minimum wage for garment workers in Cambodia rose to US$61 for regular workers in June 2010 and in March ...
Torrential storm hits 3 provinces; 1 killed
One woman was killed, several villagers injured and more than 80 houses destroyed or badly damaged by storms that swept through the provinces of Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey and Mondulkiri over the weekend, provincial officials said yesterday. “I have never seen this kind of storm ...
Beeline books $500m charge after overestimating market
VimpelCom, the Netherlands-based parent company of Cambodian mobile operator Beeline, booked an impairment charge of US$527 million on its operations in Cambodia and Vietnam, according to a 2011 company report. The impairment, or revaluation of VimpelCom’s assets in the two Southeast Asian countries, highlighted the company’s ...
Poachers destroy wildlife cams
At least 107 cameras deployed for tracking endangered wildlife in the northeast provinces of Cambodia were dismantled or destroyed by poachers, according to a provincial environment official on Thursday. Mondulkiri Provincial Environment Department director Keo Sopheak told The Post that the dismantling of the cameras ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poachers-destroy-wildlife-cams
GDT requires tax invoice amounts shown in local riel
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has ordered that all taxpayers show the total amount of their tax invoices in Cambodian riel. The change will come into effect on April 1. The GDT instruction issued on Monday indicates that tax invoices are required to show ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-requires-tax-invoice-amounts-shown-local-riel
Preah Sihanouk authorities to bulldoze illegal jetty
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities will demolish an illegal jetty being constructed along the Sihanoukville coastline in commune 1 after the owner refused an order to dismantle it. Preah Sihanouk provincial hall spokesperson or Saroeun told The Post on Tuesday that the authorities previously issued ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-authorities-bulldoze-illegal-jetty
Ministers to tackle sea pollutants
Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities and members of local communities have collected 77 tonnes of water hyacinth at a Sihanoukville beach, Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall spokesperson or Saroeun said. He told The Post yesterday that the aquatic weeds had been floating along some of the province’s ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministers-tackle-sea-pollutants
Government calls on NGOs to avoid activities linked to crime
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on Tuesday called on all foreign NGOs to avoid at all costs activities which could be associated or linked to money laundering, financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. He said ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/government-calls-ngos-avoid-activities-linked-crime
Ministry urges firms to apply for foreign worker permits
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has directed all companies or institutions that plan to hire foreign staff next year to apply for work permits between September 1 and November 30. Heng Sour, the ministry’s spokesperson, told The Post yesterday that any employer who ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-urges-firms-apply-foreign-worker-permits
Heavy trucks banned amid Koh Kong roadwork
Koh kong provincial authorities have announced a plan to temporarily ban heavy trucks from travelling on National Road 48, while it’s being repaired by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. According to the ministry’s assessment, about 22.26 per cent of the road or around ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/heavy-trucks-banned-amid-koh-kong-roadwork
Workers to protest mass lay-off
Protests initially started almost two weeks ago over pay and conditions. The factory subsequently issued an ultimatum – supported by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court – that striking workers return to their jobs within 48 hours or they would be terminated. The workers responded to ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-protest-mass-lay