Unions set to begin first phase of nationwide strike
A coalition of 18 labor unions and associations is today set to begin the first phase of a nationwide labor strike in the garment sector by calling on workers in about 100 factories to boycott working overtime, according to union leaders. Despite efforts by the government ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-set-to-begin-first-phase-of-nationwide-strike-52989/
PM Defends ELC Signings
Prime Minister Hun Sen has fiercely defended his right to grant economic land concessions after issuing a moratorium on the leases in May, pointing to a loophole in the ban which exempts ELCs that already had in principle approval. Hun Sen attacked the Post and the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062757048/National-news/pm-defends-elcs.html
Flights to Arrive From China’s Yunnan Province
An airline in China’s Yunnan province will begin offering flights from its capital, Kunming, to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap City, Council of Ministers spokesman Ek Tha said yesterday. ...
Ministry looking to close pension gap for officials
The Ministry of Social Affairs is looking for ways to bring old pension plans into line with pensions offered to more recently retired government workers. ...
Sen David and Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-looking-close-pension-gap-officials
PM courts cyclo drivers with free health care, new preservation foundation
Prime Minister Hun Sen today announced plans to offer free health care to cyclo drivers and to form a foundation to help preserve them as a tourist attraction. ...
Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-courts-cyclo-drivers-free-health-care-new-preservation-foundation
Port a step closer to 2015 IPO
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) recorded above-average revenue growth in 2014, marking the third year of consecutive profit and paving the way for a 2015 initial public offering, officials say. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-step-closer-2015-ipo
Government responds to UN human rights concerns
Government officials on Monday hit back at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticisms expressed ahead of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for next month. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/government-responds-un-human-rights-concerns
The highs and lows of needle exchanges
Drug abuse is a widespread issue with few universal solutions. But one NGO’s methods of dealing with the problem are putting it at odds with the local community. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15041/the-highs-and-lows-of-needle-exchanges/
New player joins busy telecom market
Starting today, Kingtel, a new internet and telecom service provider, will offer internet services to customers, with the company expected to launch call services within the next few months. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-player-joins-busy-telecom-market
Grab rolls out motorbike service in capital
Singapore-based ride hailing app Grab has added motorbike taxis to its inventory in Phnom Penh, becoming the first app of its kind to offer the popular motodop service. ...
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/grab-rolls-out-motorbike-service-capital
Port IPO opens to subscribers
Subscription for the initial public offering of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) opened yesterday, with its underwriter predicting a strong investor response following an oversubscribed bookbuilding exercise late last month. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-ipo-opens-subscribers
Startup Promises a Future for Former Boeng Kak Residents
In mid-August, on day seven of production at the Coco Khmer social enterprise, the team experienced a setback. Temperatures in the fermenting room must remain between 35 and 40 degrees to produce the organization’s virgin coconut oil, but the temperature on that rainy day refused to ...
Devon Geary and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/startup-promises-a-future-for-former-boeng-kak-residents-41532/
Borei Keila residents herald pledge of aid
Borei Keila evictees who have been sleeping in stairwells near where their houses once stood said yesterday the Phnom Penh municipal authority had promised to help them find homes. Ka Rohanny, 35, a representative of the evicted residents, told the Post Kiet Chhe, deputy administrative president ...
Country’s First Life Insurance Firm Enters Market
The first company to offer Cambodians life insurance will launch on May 21, an official at the company said yesterday, though experts said the firm could struggle to make good profits in a market where fraudulent claims and limited customers could become a stumbling block. Cambodia ...
Student questioned over Facebook comment
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday questioned a university student who was arrested last month after he called for a “color revolution” in a Facebook post, his lawyer said. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/student-questioned-over-facebook-comment-94349/
Hun Sen chides Suu Kyi on Rohingya, Greece’s Tsipras on hasty campaign promises
Prime Minister Hun Sen broke his avowed silence on Myanmar’s “Rohingya issue” to make a political point – and fresh election promises – at a university graduation ceremony yesterday. ...
Ben Sokhean and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-chides-suu-kyi-rohingya-greeces-tsipras-hasty-campaign-promises
Premier calls for support for veterans
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced he would be personally helping the families of 100 dead veterans every year and called on others to offer financial help, according to reports. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26381/premier-calls-for-support-for-veterans/
After Reform Promise, a Return to Statecraft as Usual
In an epic, six-hour address in September, Prime Minister Hun Sen apologized for the government’s many “problems” and promised a more reformist government over the next five years of his rule. Targeting corruption, deforestation and the lack of transparency across government sectors, the prime minister made ...
Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-reform-promise-a-return-to-statecraft-as-usual-48602/
Chinese corners opened in Cambodia to boost language learning
The Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia on Tuesday launched Chinese Corners at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Royal University of Fine Arts. ...
Ecns.cn News Staff
http://www.ecns.cn/2015/07-15/173177.shtml
SRP calls to suspend Prey Long rubber firm
Opposition party lawmaker Son Chhay has sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Sok An asking for the immediate suspension of a Vietnamese rubber plantation in the endangered Prey Long forest, accusing the firm of illegal deforestation. In the letter dated Wednesday, Mr Chhay also asked ...