Rethinking investment laws
Cambodia’s 11-year-old investment law may be the most liberal in the region, according to the World Bank, but in practice, day-to-day business operations are far from simple, economists and business operators say. Mey Kalyan, senior adviser to the Supreme National Economic Council, said that despite a ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rethinking-investment-laws
Protest leads to second chance on nat’l exams
Amid strict reforms to guard against rampant cheating on the high-stakes national exam, education officials yesterday showed surprising leniency towards underperforming grade 12 students. In a notice released yesterday, the Ministry of Education instructed upper secondary schools to hold re-examinations for grade 12 students who failed ...
Chhay Channyda and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protest-leads-second-chance-nat%E2%80%99l-exams
US, Japan, Pacific rim nations reach massive trade deal
The United States, Japan and 10 oTher Pacific Rim countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set commercial rules for 40 percent of The world economy. ...
Ken Bredemeier
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-japan-10-other-nations-reach-accord-on-massive-trade-deal/2992236.html
US, Japan, Pacific rim nations reach massive trade deal
The United States, Japan and 10 oTher Pacific Rim countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set commercial rules for 40 percent of The world economy. ...
Ken Bredemeier
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-japan-10-other-nations-reach-accord-on-massive-trade-deal/2992236.html
ID card grace period nearing end
The Ministry of Interior yesterday reminded Cambodians of Their obligation to obtain new or replacement national ID cards, a common piece of documentation required for people over 15 years of age and The validity of which had previously been extended to accommodate last year’s national ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/id-card-grace-period-nearing-end
Farming’s primacy ‘hinders’
Cambodia’s economic productivity is in trouble, struggling with an inability to turn a youthful population into a skilled workforce and stunted by an over-reliance on agriculture, according to a new World Bank report. In Cambodia and Vietnam, diversification of labour from the farming sector contributed to ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/farming%E2%80%99s-primacy-%E2%80%98hinders%E2%80%99
Law passed for insulting King
The National Assembly yesterday approved an amendment to The Penal Code allowing prison sentences for anyone insulting The King.An extraordinary session was held yesterday to discuss and Then approve The Penal Code amendment, as well as amending five articles of The constitution and a draft ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108644/law-passed-for-insulting-king/q
Migrants abused in Thai poultry industry
Cambodian migrants working in Thailand to process chicken for European consumers are forced into debt bondage and subjected to a range of rights violations, according to a new report.Trapped in the Kitchen of the World, which was released on Wednesday by European NGOs Swedwatch and ...
Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/migrants-abused-thai-poultry-industry
Ministry rejects NGOs claim of media oppression
The Ministry of Information issued a statement yesterday to address The concerns of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) regarding press freedom in Cambodia, saying They are trying to mislead The public. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50779352/ministry-rejects-ngos-claim-of-media-oppression/
UN Sees Cambodian Economic Growth Slowing in 2012
Economic growth in Cambodia is estimated to reach 6.7 percent this year, a 0.2 percent drop compared with 2011, the U.N. said in a report released on Friday, citing a modest slowdown in exports from Cambodia to the U.S. and Europe. In its Economic and Social ...
Pentagon chief to visit Australia, Thailand and Cambodia
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will travel to Australia, Thailand and Cambodia next week as part of America’s strategic tilt to the Asia-Pacific, even as crises in the Middle East demand the Pentagon’s attention and resources. In a week-long trip starting Sunday, Panetta will head to ...
Civil society submits petition for politically-neutral judges
n a request signed by more than 500 organisations, civil society representatives on Monday petitioned the government to amend three laws on the judiciary. During the 4th Government-CSOs Partnership Forum, civil society organisations (CSOs) requested changes to improve the efficacy of the legal system and ...
Cambodia to host ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 on August 27
The General Department of National Television of Cambodia (TVK) of The Ministry of Information will host The ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 (ABU ROBOCON 2023) at The Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, on Aug. 27. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344328/cambodia-to-host-abu-asia-pacific-robot-contest-2023-on-august-27
Backgrounder: Operating, negotiating FTA agreements with APEC economies
Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) are striving to forge a regional free trade facility to be known as FTAAP (Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific) AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) – signed in January of 1992, it covers all 10 ASEAN members of ...
De-dollarisation is ultimate goal of the Royal Government
A question and answer session with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Dr Aun Pornmoniroth in conjunction with the 40th anniversary celebrations of the reintroduction of the riel. ...
Premier Approves Four More Land Concessions in Mondolkiri
Prime Minister Hun Sen has granted for more land concessions in Mondolkiri province. The concessions total more than 38,057 hectares. Pacific Lotus Joint stock received 9,014 hectares; Pacific Pearl Joint Stock received 9.614 hectares; Pacific Grand Joint Stock received 9,656 hectares and Pacific Pride Joint ...
Sihanoukville gets ready for listing
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) launched a book building process yesterday to determine what price to offer in an initial public offering (IPO), before it is listed on The Cambodia Securities Exchange late next month. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37759/sihanoukville-gets-ready-for-listing/
Safety video for buyers of motorbikes
Buyers of motorcycles under 125cc will have to watch a 10-minute video on drunk driving and road safety from next year. The move is an attempt to cut traffic deaths, particularly among young people. Nearly half of road deaths involve people aged 15 to 30. Agreement on ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33118/safety-video-for-buyers--of-motorbikes/
DBD becomes Growth Board’s first listing
DBD Engineering Plc, a local multi-purpose engineering and construction firm, went public via initial public offering (IPO) on the Cambodia Securities Exchange’s (CSX) Growth Board on September 6. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/dbd-becomes-growth-boards-first-listing
Kids’ safety improving: report
Cambodia has improved overall in protecting children from abuse and exploitation, the United Nations’ first Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) found in a report released yesterday, but the Kingdom has to take greater strides to further safeguard children’s rights. ...
Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kids-safety-improving-report