Railway families remain uncertain as commune election candidates silent on their relocation
Seng Pha, 63, is unable to read the leaflets of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) posted on the wall of her wooden house, but she recognizes one of the candidates running for commune chief, out of a total of 35, in Boeung Kak II commune. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/railway-families-remain-uncertain-as-commune-election-candidates-silent-on-their-relocation/
Garment sector minimum wage to Rise to $200 a month in 2023
The minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s billion-dollar garment sector will rise to $200 a month next year, a $6 raise that unions said was insufficient while employers raised concerns about profits and regional competitiveness. ...
Khuon Narim and Matt Surrusco
https://cambojanews.com/garment-sector-minimum-wage-to-rise-to-200-a-month-in-2023/
Cambodia’s GDP and Inflation to Rise This Year, World Bank Says
Cambodia’s GDP growth is estimated to reach 4.8% this year, and continue rising for the next two years while remaining below pre-pandemic levels, and inflation may hit 6%, more than double the rates of the last two years, the World Bank said. ...
Sorn Sarath and Matt Surrusco
https://cambojanews.com/cambodias-gdp-and-inflation-to-rise-this-year-world-bank-says/
Kem Sokha to appeal this week against treason conviction
Ex-opposition leader Kem Sokha plans to submit an appeal this week against his treason conviction and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court 27 year home confinement sentence, according to his lawyers. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/kem-sokha-to-appeal-this-week-against-treason-conviction/
Report points to inadequate enforcement, legal flaws as reasons for entrenched domestic violence
A new LICADHO report detailing the murders of 26 women and five children between January 2020 and June 2022 by current or former intimate partners reveals the persistence of domestic violence and flaws in law enforcement. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/
Candlelight leaders decry persecution as Hun Sen threatens another lawsuit
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday threatened to sue the opposition Candlelight party after its leaders accused the ruling CPP of political persecution in the run-up to the July 23 national elections. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/candlelight-leaders-decry-persecution-as-hun-sen-threatens-another-lawsuit/
Giant Ibis Union’s fight remains as the company goes back on promise
Living in a small concrete house with his wife and two young children, one kilometer away from Takhmao Bridge, ex-Giant Ibis Transportation employee Or Chanthy, 45, contemplates life’s challenges. ...
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/
STT report: forced evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo pushed people into debt crisis
A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to food, while children experience disruptive education and are subject to child labor. ...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kandal-takeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/
Workers of Vietnamese-owned Hoang Anh Gia Lai still suffer years after plantation closes
For nearly three years, about 300 local workers, 50% of them women, worked in a Vietnamese banana plantation belonging to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Co (HAGL), covering 245 hectares in Talao commune, Andong Meas district in Ratanakiri province. ...
Him Khortieth
https://cambojanews.com/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new profile page on "mining licenses"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new profile page on “mining licenses”. This page shows mining licenses data accessed from various sources, including government data complete, government data partial, secondary data and other data. The data contains information such as location, size, contract date, contract duration, ...
Geographical notification on the implementation of the duty to wear masks and the duty to maintain safety gaps
On 16 August 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on geographical notification on the implementation of the duty to wear masks and the duty to maintain safety gaps.The Ministry of Health would like to inform the competent authorities at all levels and ...
Ministry of Health
COVID-19 vaccination to the people after being cured of COVID-19 for 4 months or more
On 22 September 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the COVID-19 vaccination to the people after being cured of COVID-19 for 4 months or more. All citizens over the age of 6 who have been cured of COVID-19 for 4 months or ...
Ministry of Health
Exemption of 229 overweight vehicles that were previously detained by the officials at the station
On 01 October 2021, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) issued a notification on the exemption of 229 overweight vehicles that were previously detained by the officials at the station. The government has relaxed as well as re-provided opportunities for company owners and ...
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Inspection and implementation of transitional penalties for violations of the Law on Accounting and Auditing and related regulations in force
On 03 September 2021, the Accounting and Auditing Regulator issued a notification on inspection and implementation of transitional penalties for violations of the Law on Accounting and Auditing and related regulations in force.Pursuant to the Law on Accounting and Auditing, the enterprise has the obligation ...
Accounting and Auditing Regulator
Distribution of the new COVID-19 Asan Easy Test to the public
On 06 September 2021, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a notification on Distribution of the new COVID-19 Asan Easy Test to the public.In order to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a timely manner and to save costs, the Ministry is ...
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Five Preah Vihear community representatives released after questioning over death threat allegations in long-standing land dispute
Preah Vihear Provincial Court last week questioned five community representatives from Prame commune over allegations that they had issued a death threat to a man who had been clearing contested land in Tbeng Meanchey district. ...
NEC upholds convictions against opposition members for inciting spoiled ballots
The National Election Committee (NEC) upheld the decisions of provincial election officials Thursday, who had convicted four opposition members and activists for inciting spoiled ballots in the national election. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/nec-upholds-convictions-against-opposition-members-for-inciting-spoiled-ballots/
Future Prime Minister Hun Manet promises to follow his father’s advice
A day after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced his son Hun Manet would take over the role in August, Hun Manet told the public on Thursday he would follow his father’s words. ...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/future-prime-minister-hun-manet-promises-to-follow-his-fathers-advice/
Government gives 9,968 hectares in Botum Sakor National Park to Royal Group
Tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group company received 9,968 hectares inside Botum Sakor National park in Koh Kong province, according to a January 25 sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen and published earlier this month. ...
Runn Sreydeth and Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/government-gives-9968-hectares-in-botum-sakor-national-park-to-royal-group/
Government kicks off pension scheme for private sector
The government has launched a social security pension fund aimed at providing retirement benefits to private sector employees, in a move applauded by civil society groups and workers. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/government-kicks-off-pension-scheme-for-private-sector/
