IFC gives Acleda a $110M loan boost
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank, and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) announced Thursday that they will provide Acleda Bank with a $110 million loan to finance rural and micro-businesses, especially agricultural enterprises.
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ifc-gives-acleda-110m-loan-boost
Mam Sonando to re-establish a political party
Mam Sonando, director of Beehive radio will re-establish his Beehive Democratic Society party for the 6th legislature mandate in 2018.
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1J4fOuj
Child garment workers not a problem, minister says
The labor minister said Tuesday there were so few underage workers in the garment industry that “we can count them on our fingers,” but a unionist and an NGO countered that child labor was still rife in the country’s smaller garment factories.
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/child-garment-workers-not-a-problem-minister-says-85699/
Agriculture firm fraud case draws to a close
Cambodian-American businessman Richer San, one of four men accused of defrauding a Phnom Penh dentist of $1 million, sat alone at the stand in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday as lawyers delivered their closing arguments.
Khuon Narim and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/agriculture-firm-fraud-case-draws-to-a-close-87323/
France a better place to fight convictions: Rainsy
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Thursday that he will be more able to fight the recent imprisonment of CNRP activists from abroad, while a prominent member of the opposition said the jailings could be a sign of worse things to come before the next elections.
Alex Willemyns and Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/france-a-better-place-to-fight-convictions-rainsy-89300/
For many, alcohol has become a ‘communication’ tool
Alcohol consumption in Cambodia is high enough that authorities are now drafting legislation for a drinking age. But as the country and its economy develop, many here say it has become an essential part of their social—and professional—lives.
Pang Chamnan
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/for-many-alcholol-has-become-a-communication-tool/2880192.html
Factory wages remain a potential flashpoint for workers
Sok Ren lives in a tiny room in a rented house in Phnom Penh. She has not been home in two years, having decided to leave a child behind and find work in the city’s garment sector. Unions say workers need at least $177
China’s woes a mixed bag for Cambodia
China’s tumbling stock market may impact tourism to Cambodia, but it is not likely to reduce Chinese investment in the Kingdom, analysts and executives say.
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13787/china---s-woes-a-mixed-bag-for-cambodia/
Mobile voice messages a hit with new moms
Dr. Thearith helps thousands of women in Kampong Chhnang province care for their babies. He provides them with advice about how to breastfeed, how to keep their infants from contracting malaria, and how to avoid infections.
Srey Kumneth and Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13850/mobile-voice-messages-a-hit-with-new-moms/
More rain, widespread flooding expected in a week
A low-pressure system over Burma will bring heavy rain and widespread flooding to Cambodia in a week’s time, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on Monday.
Huot Chanpav
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-rain-widespread-flooding-expected-in-a-week-90586/
A fishy situation in Cambodia’s biggest lake
“Turn the lights off soon, or people will see us,” the young fisherman said in a muted voice that was barely audible, even in the pre-dawn quiet. The fact that fishermen are resorting to sneaking into the lake’s protected areas speaks of an alarming
News24 Staff
http://www.news24.com/Green/News/A-fishy-situation-in-Cambodias-biggest-lake-20150817
Inter-ministries discuss a draft law on inspection
The Ministry of the National Assembly-Senate Relation and Inspection today held a meeting at Cambodiana hotel, discussing on a new draft law on inspection before sending to the Council of Ministers.
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/inter-ministries-discuss-a-draft-law-on-inspection-8854
Unlicensed clinics prove a tough issue to treat
Operating from a modest tin shack he shares with his wife and children near the Mekong River in Kandal province, 34-year-old Seurn Sokheang treats his neighbors for a wide range of ailments.
George Wright and Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unlicensed-clinics-prove-a-tough-issue-to-treat-93040/
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new page on Health services and centers
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Health services and centers” under Access to public services in both Khmer and English.=>Please click here to get in to Public transportation page.
Qatar Airways touches down in Cambodia
With the launch of daily scheduled services, Qatar Airways becomes the only Middle Eastern airline flying to the South East Asian nation – and destination number 125 served worldwide.
Guests gathered at Phonm Penh International Airport in celebration of the new air link, connecting Cambodia
Official says faintings a ‘scar’ on image of nation’s factories
A 10 per cent rise in the number of garment and footwear factories this year showed the government’s commitment to solving labour disputes, and that its mechanisms to do this were working, a senior official at the labour ministry said yesterday, while admitting that a
Second haul of illegal ivory in a month found in Svay Rieng
Military police in Svay Rieng province on Friday seized more than 250 kg of elephant tusks stashed inside 10 suitcases in a van heading for the Vietnamese border, officials said.
This is the second such haul in the space of a month, leading to fears Cambodia
Saing Soenthrith and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/second-haul-of-illegal-ivory-in-a-month-found-in-svay-rieng-54762/
National action plan against gender violence launched
Senior officials and international envoys have urged cooperation from society to put a stop to all forms of violence against women amid concerns that incidence has risen across the country and the world since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-action-plan-against-gender-violence-launched
Cambodia releases 600,000 fry, shrimps to observe 10th National Fish Day
At least 500,000 baby fish and 100,000 young shrimps had been released into a reservoir in the Eastern part of Cambodia on Sunday to mark the 10th National Fish Day.
Annual event is aimed at encouraging people to actively join forces to preserve fish species
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-07/01/c_131687674.htm
US Official Meets Asean Leaders Over Corruption
U.S. Ambassador to Asean David Carden met with judges and Justice Ministry representatives from all 10 Asean countries in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss the importance of fighting against corruption and upholding the rule of law for foreign investors.
“Cambodia will prosper if outside investment comes
