Workers Say Large Military Police Presence at SL Factory
More than 100 military police officers stood guard outside a garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Monday and prevented workers from returning to work, employees and local officials said. Workers from Singaporean-owned SL Garment Factory—which makes clothing for U.S. brands Levi’s and Gap—have been ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/workers-say-large-military-police-presence-at-sl-factory-43060/
Thai visa plan expected to push Cambodia tourism
Aiming to boost tourism numbers in its own country, Thailand has approved a multiple-entry visa that will allow tourists to leave and re-enter the country several times during a six month period, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. ...
Ayanna Runcie and Hang Sokunthea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thai-visa-plan-expected-push-cambodia-tourism
Experts discuss legitimacy of Government without Opposition
Diplomats, legal experts and political analysts all met in a forum in Phnom Penh Tuesday to discuss the implications of last year’s election and the ongoing political deadlock. Some Diplomats, like Dinesh Patnaik, India’s ambassador to Cambodia, questioned the legitimacy of a government the opposition refuses ...
Kong Sothanarith, Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/experts-discuss-legitimacy-of-government-without-opposition-/1883843.html
Israeli businessmen interested in cassava investment in Cambodia
A group of investors from Israel showed their interest in investing in cassava in Cambodia, according to a statement by Ministry of Commerce. Chanthol expressed his support for this cassava investment project and recognized the importance of advance technology in agriculture production and processing to ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZGY4NjczNGZhNTY
MoH issues guidelines to prevent e-cigarettes use
Concerned over the rising use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) among Cambodian youth and the health risks these products pose, the Ministry of Education on Friday issued guidelines to prevent the sale and use of these products in public and private educational institutions. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501101486/moh-issues-guidelines-to-prevent-e-cigarettes-use/
Preah Vihear temple under repair
Work is finally under way to repair damage to Preah Vihear temple caused during clashes between Cambodia and Thailand more than two years ago, officials said yesterday. Long Kosal, deputy director of the National Authority of Preah Vihear, said a restoration project has been ongoing ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-temple-under-repair
How Cambodia’s secretive timber auctions are fueling the illegal logging trade
In the predawn hours of May 6, a flatbed truck packed with lengths of illegally logged timber sped past a checkpoint in Ratanakkiri province, knocking aside a police car and racing off. Police later tracked down the truck to a house in Banlung City. In the ...
Zsombor Peter and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/how-cambodias-secretive-timber-auctions-are-fueling-the-illegal-logging-trade-63919/
Credit bureau brings rural lenders into the fold
Five rural credit operators signed an agreement to join the Credit Bureau Cambodia on Thursday as the watchdog and the National Bank of Cambodia ramp up efforts to better monitor the country’s expansive, but largely informal, rural lending industry. ...
Kang Sothear and Tsz-kwan Ho
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/credit-bureau-brings-rural-lenders-into-the-fold-90227/
KOICA provides 10 ambulances and 8,325 rapid test kits to the Ministry of Health
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on January 12, 2022, provided 10 ambulances and 8,325 quick test kits to the Ministry of Health of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006210/koica-provides-10-ambulances-and-8325-rapid-test-kits-to-the-ministry-of-health/
Ready to intervene: Forces to work together and stop election troublemakers
As Election Day approaches, Minister of Defence General Tea Banh is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the process goes on smoothly and securely. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324940/ready-to-intervene-forces-to-work-together-and-stop-election-troublemakers/
Government unveils portal for trademark registration
The Ministry of Commerce launched an online trademark registration gateway yesterday, allowing local and foreign individuals and firms to register their trademarks in Cambodia to protect them against infringement. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-unveils-portal-trademark-registration
Discussion on petroleum law resumes
With the first drop of crude oil from the Apsara oilfield expected by next year, officials gathered on Thursday to discuss the much-awaited law on petroleum. Representatives of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Justice were ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50479974/discussion-on-petroleum-law-resumes/
Joint statement on CCHR and ICJ reiterate call to Senate to delay debate on judicial ‘reform’ draft laws
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today urge the CambodianSenate to delay their decision to review three judicial reform draft laws, and to seek consultation with the public and civil society. ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Gov’t: Thousands of migrant workers ‘not received rights’
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Wednesday said there are still thousands of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand who have not received the full legitimate rights that could protect them from abuses. This, he said was despite the two countries having laid out procedures and ...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-thousands-migrant-workers-not-received-rights
Tourism unaffected by blasts
There has been no impact on tourists traveling by air between Cambodia and Thailand following the multiple fatal bombings in the southern part of Thailand last week, according to government and industry officials. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28561/tourism-unaffected-by-blasts/
Govt asks investors to build EV production plants
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) encouraged investors and businessmen to invest in car factories, especially the electric vehicles (EVs) and reap benefits from the FTAs that Cambodia has with many partners and the preferential tariffs received from developed countries. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501480747/govt-asks-investors-to-build-ev-production-plants/
Villagers protest hike in electricity expense
More than 60 villagers from Kampong Cham province’s Stung Trang district staged a protest on Monday at Arak Tnort commune hall, demanding answers for a massive price hike that has accompanied the installation of electricity meters ahead of a planned switchover to state-provided power. Private company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-protest-hike-electricity-expense
Tax dispute procedures tightened, onus on taxpayer
Having recently disbanded the so-called estimated tax regime, a flexible scheme that reduced the tax obligations of small and medium enterprises, the General Department of Taxation has issued a new prakas aimed at hastening tax audits and the appeals process, but which also increases the ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-dispute-procedures-tightened-onus-taxpayer
‘Advice’ for judiciary questioned
A transparency advocate yesterday cautiously greeted a plan for consultation between judges, prosecutors and Justice Ministry officials handling land dispute and other controversial cases, though an international lawyer said it could compromise judicial independence. ...
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/advice-judiciary-questioned
Sam Al urges officials to stop rampant land stealing in Ratanakkiri
At a Tuesday meeting with officials, the Ratanakkiri governor, and commune and district authorities, Minister of Environment Say Sam Al said land stealing is rampant and has not slowed down in the province. Sam Al said local officials have been involved in several illegal land ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sam-al-urges-officials-stop-rampant-land-stealing-ratanakkiri