Cambodians in Washington fundraise for children’s hospital
Cambodians in Washington raised more than $15,000 for the Kantha Bopha Hospital on Saturday, at an event sponsored by the Cambodian Embassy. ...
Sophat Soeung
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodians-in-washington-fundraise-for-children-hospital/2491065.html
Criticised training exercises begin anew
An annual US-led military training exercise, which was marred by controversy last year when a major rights group said it was teaching tactics that would assist Cambodia’s “abusive armed forces” in crackdowns, will officially open today in Kampong Speu province. ...
Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/criticised-training-exercises-begin-anew
Disaster alert system begins
Starting today, residents of Banteay Meanchey, Pursat and Kampong Thom provinces can enroll in a disaster-response calling service through their phones in anticipation of the impending rainy season. ...
Rebecca Moss
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/disaster-alert-system-begins
Garment association re-elects chairman, approves term limit
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia re-elected Van Sou Ieng as chairman—a position he has held for nearly two decades—at its annual general meeting on Saturday but approved a new two-term limit on the two-year post. ...
Chinese companies face culture shock
Faced with slower growth at home and rising labour costs, Chinese entrepreneurs are seeking foreign markets as never before.But as they rush abroad, they are grappling for the first time with unruly trade unions and meddlesome journalists. ...
The Post News Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-companies-face-culture-shock-0
New lawmaker rating website launched
Voters will be able to instantly rate their lawmakers with a new program launched yesterday by the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL). ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15037/new-lawmaker-rating-website-launched/
12 more Chinese ships carrying garment raw materials to arrive in Cambodia this week
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said on Wednesday that 12 more Chinese ships transporting raw materials for garment industry will arrive in Cambodia this week. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700937/12-more-chinese-ships-carrying-garment-raw-materials-to-arrive-in-cambodia-this-week
Announcement on the Cambodia's travel products export exceed US $1.2 billion
On 16 March 2020, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has issued an announcement on the Cambodian travel products export to the world on which has exceed $1.2 billion in 2019. ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
Covid-19 brings chaos to textile industry
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Tuesday urged factories not to suspend shipments of goods that have already been produced as well as those in production. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/covid-19-brings-chaos-textile-industry
GMAC: EC didn’t reject EBA delay
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday denied a news report that the European Commission had rejected its request to postpone the withdrawal of the EBA scheme for 12 months. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-ec-didnt-reject-eba-delay
Advisory Note to GMAC Members On Cambodia and the UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP)
On 19 November 2020, Garments Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has posted an advisory note regarding UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP). Following Brexit, eligible developing countries will be able to benefit from UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP). Cambodia, classified by the UN as ...
Garments Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
Success stories from seed grant innovation awardees of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017
One of the highlights of last year’s edition of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017 hosted by Open Development Cambodia was the “Seed Grant Innovative Award”, endowed with 3,000$ for each of the five awarded teams. About half a year after the grant receivers were ...
Data Literacy Training 2020
On the morning of September 8th 2020, at Poulowai hotel based in Phnom Penh, Open Development Cambodia(ODC) hosted “2020 Basic Data Literacy Training on social accountability”. This three-day training is under the project innovation for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) having ODC and FHI 360 ...
Garment employers asked to provide allowance to workers
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on April 22 urged owners and directors of factories in lockdown areas to consider providing allowance to workers, in addition to other support provided by the government. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-employers-asked-provide-allowance-workers
Australian-commissioned analysis on expanding access to piped water through public-private partnerships
On 15 June 2021, Australia’s Chargé d’Affaires Mr Luke Arnold met H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister at the Ministry of industry, Science, Technology, and innovation (MISTI) to advance bilateral collaboration on access to clean piped water in Cambodia’s provinces. Mr Arnold presented the findings of ...
The Australian Embassy in Cambodia
ECCC begins hearing Samphan appeal
The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) held its first hearing in the Case 002/02 appeal by Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of the Democratic Kampuchea yesterday. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917197/eccc-begins-hearing-samphan-appeal/
E-Workshop on data scraping
In March, Internews facilitated a ‘Data ScrapIng’ e-Workshop for the Open Development Cambodia team. The aim of the workshop was to strengthen ODC’s technical capability to collect ISAC-relevant data from government websites, for public sharIng on the developIng Social Accountability web page. The Workshop was conducted ...
ISAC's Data literacy workshop 2021
Following curriculum development and localization, ODC’s team taught a Data Literacy Workshop in February in coordination with internews for the innovations in Social Accountability Project (ISAC). The Workshop aimed to boost Cambodia’s growing Open Data ‘ecosystem’ by strengthening the skills of civil society organizations and ...
His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will participate in and deliver keynote remarks at the 6th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA)
On 11 October 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation, issued a press release on His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation, will participate in and deliver keynote remarks at the 6th Meeting of Foreign Ministers ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Indigenous people are poorly educated with health, livelihood challenged
The government and Civil Society Organisations have said that indigenous people in Cambodia are poorly educated and their health and livelihoods are also challenged with them living according to their traditional culture. ...
