GMAC: Pulling rug from under workers’ feet not way to proceed
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has expressed disappointment at the European Commission’s (EC’s) recent decision to suspended one-fifth of the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme awarded to Cambodia. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/gmac-pulling-rug-under-workers-feet-not-way-proceed
PAS recieves 200 container lifeline
Garment factories in the Kingdom have been handed a lifeline as nearly 200 containers arrived at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) on Monday to ease the shortage of raw materials in the sector. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pas-recieves-200-container-lifeline
COVID-19 cases double to 24
The Health Ministry has detected 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh and five other provinces, bringing the Kingdom’s total to 24. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702670/covid-19-cases-double-to-24/
Healthy meals on the way for rural students in Kingdom
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) will provide $10 million to the Ministry of Education to implement a five-year Home Grown School Feeding project, which will benefit approximately 65,000 students and about 750 farming families. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/healthy-meals-way-rural-students-kingdom
Donors give $9M to fight virus
PRIME Minister Hun Sen announced that the government had received nearly $9 million from Cambodian donors for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. There are 96 who tested positive in the Kingdom as of Wednesday. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/donors-give-9m-fight-virus
Energy Lab’s stimulus plan for clean energy investment
The Cambodian government is close to signing a deal with the local subsidiary of French-owned, Singapore-based renewable power producer The Blue Circle to construct the energy-lacking country’s first wind power farm in Kampot. ...
Yeshi Dema
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714011/energy-labs-stimulus-plan-for-clean-energy-investment/
New year ringing in myriad concessions
The government has granted private companies the right to develop about 65,000 hectares of land in wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and on public reserves since January 1, data from a human rights group reveals. Ouch Leng, land reform project coordinator for the Cambodian Center for Human ...
Prime Minister reiterates, strenuously for social distancing to be continued
Prime Minister Hun Sen advised the public yet again to stay away from crowded places to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 infection after two new cases have been reported in the Kingdom. ...
When trees are cut down, Angkor’s temples begin to crumble
The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are known for their lost-world feel, thanks in part to trees and vegetation that have colonized the structures. While giant roots and trunks pouring over ancient blocks and carvings look cool, the trees are actually a destructive force acting on ...
Rachel Nuwer
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-trees-are-cut-down-angkors-temples-begin-crumble-180951798/?no-ist
Norway continues to support demining activities in Cambodia
The Government of Norway through Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) confirmed its commitment to continue supporting Cambodia’s mine clearance efforts by providing $5 million for the next four years. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730943/norway-continues-to-support-demining-activities-in-cambodia/
Gold mine extraction expected this year with more than 40 exploration licences issued
Extraction of the first gold mines in Cambodia has been confirmed to be made within this year, as more than 40 exploration licences on non-mantel mines including gold have been issued to private companies. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716170/gold-mine-extraction-expected-this-year-with-more-than-40-exploration-licences-issued/
‘SME Development Policy’ drafted for approval
A draft development policy for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and a new SME definition has been sent to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Economic and Financial Policy Committee (EFPC) for review and approval, according to a senior official. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716393/sme-development-policy-drafted-for-approval/
Coronavirus brings trouble to Cambodia’s garment industry
Hundreds of garment factories in Cambodia and elsewhere in Asia are facing serious financial problems because clothing brands have either canceled their orders or stopped placing new ones over the past several weeks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718817/coronavirus-brings-trouble-to-cambodias-garment-industry/
First financial leasing company for Cambodia
GL Finance (GLF), the first and only financial leasing company in Cambodia, opened its 11th branch in Phnom Penh on Friday, covering all authorized Honda and NCX dealerships in Phnom Penh and its vicinity. GLF, in partnership with Honda NCX, helps customers buy their own motorbikes and provides ...
Unions warn against ‘race to the bottom’
As the ASEAN Economic Community agreement nears its implementation on December 31, a network of trade unions has warned that the regional labour market’s liberalisation could spark a “race to the bottom” and harm poor Cambodian workers due to rampant cost-cutting. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unions-warn-against-race-bottom
More than two million people benefit from NSSF: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hun Sen on the 134th of International Labour Day said more 2.1 million people including workers, employee, and public officials have received benefits from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) since 2008. ...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719325/more-than-two-million-people-benefit-from-nssf-prime-minister/
Loans in Kingdom soaring
Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) has reported that the total outstanding loans in the first quarter of the year reached about $28.4 billion, up to 26 percent compared with the same period last year. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50722002/loans-in-kingdom-soaring/
Cambodia lifts cross-border travel restrictions with Vietnam
The government yesterday informed Vietnam regarding its decision to lift the ban on cross-border movement via borders shared with the country but said prevention guidelines remain in place to mitigate risks of coronavirus transmission. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50736881/cambodia-lifts-cross-border-travel-restrictions-with-vietnam/
Cambodia expects to be landmine-free within 5 years
The Cambodian government will deploy 2,000 soldiers to train as deminers after Western nations, led by the United States, bolstered efforts to rid the country of landmines and other unexploded ordnance by 2025. ...
Luke Hunt
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/5635885.html
Health ministry issues warning as cold front take aim on Cambodia
The Ministry of Health is warning the public to be ready for a cold front and protect their health as the temperature drops. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-issues-warning-cold-front-take-aim-cambodia