Social accountability
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Access to information and open budgets play a crucial role in promoting good governance and social accountability in Cambodia. Social accountability profile page was designed to provide information on budget at the sub-national level, sub-national administrative, education, and healthcare services. Read more ...
Informal tourism sector workers granted NSSF
Three ministries issued have a joint prakas on Health Equity Funds for employees in the informal tourism sector. The parkas, which was jointly signed on June 19 by Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng and Minister of Labour ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/informal-tourism-sector-workers-granted-nssf
Phnom Penh authorities launch mosquito spraying campaign in 47 communes in 4 districts for 7 days
Following the guidance of Prime Minister Hun Manet, on the welfare of the people and according to the actual situation of the dengue fever, Khuong Sreng, governor of Phnom Penh municipal led the meeting with authorities and relevant officials to take immediate action by spraying ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501449138/phnom-penh-authorities-launch-mosquito-spraying-campaign-in-47-communes-in-4-districts-for-7-days/
Court monitoring
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Respect for strong values is the key to citizens’ trust in their courts.1 The international values recognized for judges are independence and impartiality, integrity, equality of treatment, diligence and competence. A judge cannot both decide a case and have a personal interest in its resolution. ...
Cables reveal US positivity
US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have shown a positive light towards two high-profile court cases in Cambodia. One case concerns the trafficking and physical abuse of an 11 year old girl and was Cambodia’s first case of human trafficking to be prosecuted. The cables ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011071250326/National-news/cables-reveal-us-positivity.html
Union, M&V sew up deal
Negotiations mediated by provincial labour officials yesterday between management of the M&V International Manufacturing garment factory in Kampong Chhnang and union representatives were successful, representatives from both sides said. The company accepted 12 demands from workers and both sides agreed to forward four unresolved issues to ...
Dispatches Reveal Cambodia Helped North Korean Refugees
US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks show that Cambodia assisted refugees escaping from North Korea. A North Korean was supposed to be deported to Vietnam and was claimed to have done such but it has now been proven otherwise. There have been other cases of ...
New flights to Myanmar after delay
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) is slated for a November 2 launch of bi-weekly flights between Phnom Penh and Myanmar’s economic hub and former capital, Yangon, Cambodian Aviation officials said yesterday. The flights – on 162-seat A320 jets – will transfer in Siem Reap before continuing on ...
Malaysia looks to improve maids' conditions
Malaysia wants to reach bilateral agreements with Cambodia and other labor-sending countries that would allow foreign maids to keep their passports, limit their work-day to eight hours and give them one day off per week, Malaysian news media reported yesterday. Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Subramaniam ...
Announcement No.060 on the 15th day of registration of political party running for the national election 2018
On 14 May 2018, which is the last of the registration of political party and candidate list running for the national election 2018. The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced there have been a total of 20 political parties which are registered for the national ...
National Election Committee
Government pushes talks with NGOs
A senior Ministry of Interior official on Tuesday instructed municipal, district and commune authorities to set aside a specific time to hold forums with NGOs twice a year to show the willingness and commitment of sub-national administrations to address their concerns. Secretary of state at ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-pushes-talks-ngos
Election body asks Interior to pursue Rainsy, CNRP for boycott calls
Speaking during a meeting with stakeholders, officials from the National Election Committee (NEC) said it had requested the Ministry of Interior to take legal action against the dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party and its former leader, Sam Rainsy, for calling on people to forgo voting ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/election-body-asks-interior-pursue-rainsy-cnrp-boycott-calls
Government to drop VAT on agricultural exports
Local firms will no longer be charged value-added tax (VAT) on exports of agricultural goods, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Friday. The premier said dropping VAT charges on exports of agricultural products – including milled rice, corn, cassava, and pepper – will enhance the competitiveness ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50591970/government-to-drop-vat-on-agricultural-exports/
KNUP to screen candidates for sub-national election
Khmer National United Party president Nhek Bun Chhay has warned party officials not to nominate relatives in the upcoming sub-national election. In a meeting with party officials at the KNUP headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district on Saturday, Mr Bun Chhay said candidates have ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/579003/knup-to-screen-candidates-for-sub-national-election/
Working group on cross-border drug crimes to be formed
The National Authority for Combating Drug and its counterparts in partner countries are set to establish a joint working group to investigate and share information on cross-border drug crimes in the region. NACD vice chairman General Chuon Sovann on Tuesday led a delegation to attend a ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50642430/working-group-on-cross-border-drug-crimes-to-be-formed/
Centre aims to bolster women entrepreneurship
A women’s entrepreneurship centre opened its doors in Phnom Penh on Friday, providing a platform for Cambodian women to access the tools and resources needed to start or grow a sustainable business.The WECREATE Cambodia Center supports female entrepreneurs by connecting them to a network of ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/centre-aims-bolster-women-entrepreneurship
Whitening cream warnings compete with cultural desire for lighter skin
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health is warning the public to beware many skin whitening creams, which have been found to have high levels of mercury in them. Whitening is a common practice in Cambodia, for both men and women, in a culture where lighter skin is ...
Sokummono Khan
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/whitening-cream-warnings-compete-with-cultural-desire-for-lighter-skin/3061868.html
Gold Green for Knai Bang Chatt
Kep province’s Knai Bang Chatt hotel is the first in Cambodia to receive the gold certification in the international Green Growth 2050 initiative after it was accredited by industry experts. In August, an Australian team of experts conducted an independent audit and found that the hotel ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29916/gold-green-for-knai-bang-chatt/
Cambodia property awards
The Cambodia Property Awards is back for a second year to reward the best developers, projects and designs in the Kingdom. Those impressive developments will be highlighted at the second annual Cambodia Property Awards 2017, the biggest and most exclusive awards program in the country that ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27003/cambodia-property-awards/
Does foreign policy not really partial to China or not?
As the followers political events mostly seen, Cambodia seem not adhere to the neutral foreign policy enshrined in its Constitution, yet the relationship between Cambodia and China and Cambodia – the United States, Prime Minister Hun Sen reaffirmed that Cambodia’s foreign policy is independence, not ...
Yeang Socheameta
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/Is-Cambodia-foreign-policy-independent-02072016024601.html