Malaysia Fails to Guarantee Cambodian Maids’ Human Rights
The Ministry of Labor hopes that a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see Cambodia resume sending domestic workers to Malaysia by February, but negotiations on the document have stalled after Malaysia recently rejected 90 percent of proposed provisions to protect workers’ rights. Most strikingly, Malaysia ...
Matt Blomberg and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/malaysia-fails-to-guarantee-cambodian-maids-human-rights-49629/
Cambodia to meet Malaysia over maids MoU
The Ministry of Labor said Wednesday that the government has agreed on a final draft of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia regarding sending Cambodian maids to work there, but that no timeframe for the signing of the agreement has been set. Following reports of ...
Denise Hruby and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-to-meet-malaysia-over-maids-mou-53635/
Power couple linked to Sinohydro project
Two of the country’s most powerful and politically connected business owners are on the board of governors of the company thought to have brokered a controversial deal between the world’s largest hydropower developer and the Cambodian government, documents obtained by the Post show. Cambodian People’s Party ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/power-couple-linked-sinohydro-project
Nationwide garment factory strike sputters into second day
A few garment factories resumed operations in Phnom Penh on Friday, albeit at reduced capacity, as thousands of workers returned to the city after Khmer New Year celebrations in the provinces. While the majority of factories in Meanchey and Pur Senchey districts stayed closed, it remained ...
Sek Odom and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nationwide-garment-factory-strike-sputters-into-second-day-56740/
Cambodia’s Human Rights in focus: Full text of UN envoy
The UN envoy concluded his six-day visit to Cambodia producing a concrete report, which reflects both the positive and negative aspects of human rights situation in the Kingdom. As for the post-election political impasse, Prof. Surya P. Subedi, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZWMwNTZmODliZTA
Pro-Government Unions Call for Action Against Leaders of Strikes
Unions aligned with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government issued a statement Wednesday calling on it to “take action” against union leaders who they accuse of inciting workers to hold strikes and violent demonstrations. “We would like to request [CPP Labor Minister] Ith Sam Heng to take ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pro-government-unions-call-for-action-against-leaders-of-strikes-50970/
Government says 3.4 million land titles issued
The government has issued a total of 3.4 million land titles across the country, 500,000 of them since a renewed push personally orchestrated by Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to new figures released by the Land Management Ministry. In a notice posted to its website Friday, ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-says-3-4-million-land-titles-issued-58477/
Clarification sought on government’s fraught NGO Law
A request has been sent to the government’s Human Rights Committee and the interior and foreign affairs ministries seeking clarification on the status and whereabouts of a draft law that will govern associations and non-governmental organizations, asking to see the latest version of the law ...
Phorn Bopha and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/clarification-sought-on-governments-fraught-ngo-law-52238/
New report says garment sector fails to meet UN standards
Cambodian garment manufacturers and the association that governs them are failing to meet the standards set by the U.N.’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as evidenced by lethal violence against workers during garment strikes in January, when five people were shot dead and ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-report-says-garment-sector-fails-to-meet-un-standards-54191/
Cambodia election crisis deepens as opposition rejects results
(Reuters) – A deadlock over Cambodia’s disputed election hardened on Monday as the opposition rejected official results confirming a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s long-ruling party and raised the prospect of further street protests. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said it would not accept ...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/uk-cambodia-election-count-idUKBRE97B02G20130812
Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn discusses cooperation with U.S. Assistant Secretary Daniel Kritenbrink
On 12 July 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn discussing cooperation with U.S. Assistant Secretary Daniel Kritenbrink.Assistant Secretary Daniel Kritenbrink informed Deputy PM Prak Sokhonn that the objective of his first visit ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The forest situation in the Phnom Tamao Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre
On 04 August 2022, the Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on the forest situation in the Phnom Tamao Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre.The Forestry Administration has issued a press release stating that in Phnom Tamao, a ...
Forestry Administration
2,534 high-rise buildings completed by 2022
According to a study issued on December 27, the Ministry of Management stated that from 2000 until November this year, 2,534 high-rise structures were constructed, including 1,674 in Phnom Penh, 685 in Sihanoukville, 131 in Banteay Meanchey, and 43 in other places. Among the high-rise buildings, ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/2534-high-rise-buildings-completed-by-2022
Trade pressures on Cambodia
Cambodia’s economic policies are relatively liberal for the region, and its investment and trade regimes remain attractive. However, being a small and open economy, Cambodia is susceptible to external changes and shocks. Global trade growth slowed in the second half of 2022 and further deceleration ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501307802/trade-pressures-on-cambodia/
Five representatives of citizens detained by Battambang Provincial Court for violating private land economic concessions
Five out of six people’s representatives were remanded in custody on Friday, June 23, in connection with a case of encroachment on state-owned private land leased to the Rath Sambath Company in Ota Teak village, Ta Tok commune, Samlot district, Battambang province. ...
SOK Haingkheang
Communications Officer Kheang is in charge of producing ODC’s communication materials as well as assisting with various ODC activities such as trainings, workshops, and meetings with key stakeholders and partners. He also publishes blog posts about ODC’s activities.Haingkheang earned a Bachelor of Arts in International ...
After clashes, tentative agreement for Borei Keila
Following their fourth protest in as many weeks, residents of Phnom Penh’s displaced Borei Keila community yesterday reached a tentative housing agreement with development firm Phanimex, company and village representatives said yesterday. The meeting came after a protest yesterday morning in which more than 100 residents ...
Customers call Metfone on promise
Winning text messages in hand, about 25 angry Metfone customers yesterday gathered at the telecom’s head office on Mao Tse Tung Boulevard to demand the new iPhones they were promised. Each of the customers had paid US$0.30 to enter a Metfone-sponsored contest and received a text ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011120753193/Business/customers-call-metfone-on-promise.html
PPSEZ sweetens its IPO plan
The book-build and upcoming listing of the capital’s port operator has taken some of the wind out of the sails of the IPO plans Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ), but the industrial park operator has charted a new course and sweetened its dividend policy ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsez-sweetens-its-ipo-plan
Heineken nears Tiger beer deal after truce with rival
Dutch brewer Heineken NV took a major step towards winning control of the Tiger beer brand and an Asian brewing network on Wednesday after a Thai rival accepted the deal When F&N’s board accepted Heineken’s improved offer of S$53 per APB share, the deal included a ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/19/asiapacificbreweries-offer-heineken-idUSL4E8KI5D320120919