Starting a business in Cambodia is getting harder, report says
Almost every aspect of starting or operating a business in Cambodia is becoming more difficult, according to a World Bank report released Wednesday. “Starting a business in Cambodia requires 11 procedures, takes 101.0 days, costs 139.5 percent of income per capita and requires paid-in minimum ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/starting-a-business-in-cambodia-is-getting-harder-report-says-71343/
Russians concerned on coast
Concerned Russians in Sihanoukville are passing around a petition urging the Russian Embassy to do more for its citizens amid a recent crime wave in the coastal town. ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/russians-concerned-coast
Students protest over inability to sit exams
Nearly 200 midwives and nursing students at the international University in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district protested yesterday after reportedly being denied the necessary documents required to sit the Ministry of Health’s state civil servant exam this summer. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/students-protest-over-inability-sit-exams
Police arrest 17 at protest in Koh Kong
Police in Koh Kong province on Wednesday arrested 17 people—including four rights workers—near the provincial courthouse as protesters continued to call for the release of three jailed environmental activists, according to officials. The group was released shortly after 6 p.m. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-arrest-17-at-protest-in-koh-kong-93241/
Police promise more arrests if Koh Kong protests persist
A deputy police chief of Koh Kong province on Thursday defended the decision by authorities to arrest four human rights workers and 13 other people during a peaceful protest on Wednesday and said they were prepared to do so again—and next time would not let ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-promise-more-arrests-if-koh-kong-protests-persist-93374/
GMAC: Indian software to up GTF efficiency
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) announced it will introduce smart technology solutions to bolster efficiency in the textile industry as it works to embrace the forthcoming Fourth industrial Revolution. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gmac-indian-software-gtf-efficiency
NGOs unite to protect 937ha forest in Kampong Speu
Wildlife Alliance Cambodia (WAC) and the Prambei Mom Forest Community (PMFC) have united to protect a forest area spanning 937ha across Kampong Speu province to conserve its broad biodiversity. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-unite-protect-937ha-forest-kampong-speu
The training workshop on “Accessing to information of public service”
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At the end of last month, on September 29th, Open Development Cambodia organized a training workshop to raise awareness on the access to public services information using ICT tools. Being a government body dedicated to improving public service delivery, representatives of the National Committee for ...
Kick off meeting on project "improving public service delivery through the use of ICT"
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Cambodia is moving forward with a fast phase development in technology advancement. The country has reached more than 12.5 million internet users in the late 2018 following an increase of mobile operators’ service expansion in rural areas, according to Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). With ...
The launching event of the improving the delivery of public services through ICT project
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In mornIng of 28 July 2017, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) cooperated with STAR Kampuchea (SK) and Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM), organized a launchIng event on project of "ImprovIng the Delivery of Public Service through ICT " to target stakeholders at Romeas Haek district, ...
Kick-off meetings on project "using open data to support budget transparency at district level"
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Budget transparency —the public availability of comprehensive and timely information about public finances —is a key precondition for promoting an informed public dialogue around policy priorities and ensuring government accountability. Public access to sufficient budget information provides needed information to citizens and civil society groups ...
ECCC’s split decision leaves Case 003 in limbo
The National and International Co-InvestigatIng Judges of the ExtraordInary Chambers In the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) yesterday issued a split conclusion today In Case 003 of former Khmer Rouge navy commander Meas Muth, leavIng the case In limbo. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50835693/ecccs-split-decision-leaves-case-003-in-limbo/
Australia pledges more aid for ECCC
Australia has announced to provide up to AUD 2 million over the next two years through the United Nations to help conclude the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC)’s legal proceedings and, importantly, to support the Tribunal’s archiving and community outreach mechanisms. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50816078/australia-pledges-more-aid-for-eccc/
GMAC: Appeal to all stakeholders
On 19 April 2021, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) issued an appeal to all stakeholders on the temporary closure of garments, footwear, and travel products manufacturing which are not considered essential sectors to be operated during the lockdown. This was made in response ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
People hit hard by lockdown to receive cash
The government has launched the ‘Post-Lockdown Social Assistance in Cash” scheme to support poor people who have been seriously affected by the recent lockdown. The aid will also be provided to families whose members have died from Covid-19 and households whose members had contracted the ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/people-hit-hard-lockdown-receive-cash
Labour ministry and GMAC clarify factory re-openings
Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Sam Heng released a notification pertaining to the payment of wages and reopening requirements for factories located in Yellow Zones in Phnom Penh and Takmao city, Kandal province. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50854041/labour-ministry-and-gmac-clarify-factory-re-openings/
Unions Demand Global Brands Help Workers Losing Income during Lockdown
Workers’ unions and civil society groups called on well-known fashion brands to do more to help Cambodian workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This came after a new report stated that Cambodian garment sector workers had lost millions in wages during the lockdown from April ...
Lay Sopheavotey
https://cambodianess.com/article/unions-demand-global-brands-help-workers-losing-income-during-lockdown
US Embassy in Cambodia issues alert for vaccination campaign in Phnom Penh for the unvaccinated
The Ministry of Health has announced the continuation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for residents in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50912659/us-embassy-in-cambodia-issues-alert-for-vaccination-campaign-in-phnom-penh-for-the-unvaccinated/
US Embassy in Phnom Penh issues alert over areas of Phnom Penh blocked off
On August 2 and August 5, Phnom Penh City authorities issued orders restricting access to and movement within certain areas of Phnom Penh in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For the duration of the orders, it is prohibited to enter, exit, or gather ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50910494/us-embassy-in-phnom-penh-issues-alert-over-areas-of-phnom-penh-blocked-off/
Samphan denies committing genocide
Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan yesterday denied participating in genocide against fellow Cambodians, saying that all he had been doing was trying to defend the country which was at war with Vietnam. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919675/samphan-denies-committing-genocide/