Inside the corporate utopias where capitalism rules and Labor Laws don’t apply
Under Cambodian law, the right to organize is supposed to be ironclad. No employer, government agent or citizen may impede union activity. Inside the walls of Cambodia’s largest special economic zones (SEZs), however, In these times’ reporters saw a system designed to tightly control the workforce by ...
Matt Kennard and Claire Provost
http://inthesetimes.com/features/special-economic-zones-corporate-utopia-capitalism.html
Gov’t tells Unions to pick a minimum wage or lose their say
The Labor MinisTry on Tuesday warned unions ThaT if They failed To reach a consensus on a new minimum wage for The garmenT secTor ahead of Friday’s Labor Advisory CommiTTee meeTing on The issue, The commiTTee would noT consider any proposal from The unions aT ...
Mech Dara and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-tells-unions-to-pick-a-minimum-wage-or-lose-their-say-95155/
Kingdom’s auto importers cast a wary eye on gov’t tax decree
Importers can expect a substantial increase in the “specific tax” component of certain products, especially automobiles and auto spare parts, according to a sub-decree by the Customs and Excise Department released yesterday. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-auto-importers-cast-wary-eye-govt-tax-decree
Cambodia's ruling party lawmakers say opposition staging coup against Hun Sen gov't
Cambodia’s ruling party lawmakers said the opposition’s calls for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s resignation and a re-vote are a “clear and undeniable act of coup” against the current legitimate government, according to a statement released to the media on Monday. the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/23/c_132989140.htm
Cambodian opposition to defy gov't ban on rallies during commune election campaign
Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Sam Rainsy said thursday that the party will defy a government ban on rallies during a two-week commune council election campaign, which kicks off on Friday. “the ban is a violation of the law on election, which states that ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/01/c_133303568.htm
At 75, even jail can't keep Mommy from Cambodia's land-rights fight
Street vendor-turned-rights activist Nget Khun, known locally as “Mommy”, is a leading figure in Cambodians’ fight against forced evictions. And at 75, she’s just been jailed for a year. Other activists say the sentencing of Mommy and other women from her Boeung Kak Lake community ...
South China Morning Post News Staff
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1647182/75-even-jail-cant-keep-mommy-cambodias-land-rights-fight
Gov’t releases economic diversification report
The Council of MinisTers released a summary reporT yesTerday on key mulTi-secTor achievemenTs during The lasT five years from 2017 To 2021, which includes economic diversificaTion of The counTry To showcase The Cambodian governmenT’s conTinuous efforTs To overcome obsTacles and challenges, in parTicular, The Covid-19 ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501125020/govt-releases-economic-diversification-report/
Gov’t expects to complete land title exercise this year
The governmenT has issued more Than six million land TiTles over The lasT five years wiTh The final baTch expecTed To be compleTed This year. Theng Chan Sangvar, SecreTary of STaTe of MinisTry of Land ManagemenT, Urban Planning and ConsTrucTion, said yesTerday ThaT 6,584,778 land ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501138221/govt-expects-to-complete-land-title-exercise-this-year/
Cambodian gov't urges fuel companies to lower prices amid global oil price decline
The Cambodia’s MinisTry of Commerce on Thursday convened a meeTing wiTh eighT major oil companies To urge Them To slash oil prices as global prices have declined. ...
Increasing number of labour provisions in trade agreements don't hamper business: UN study
Trade-relaTed labour provisions, such as ones ThaT address labour relaTions or minimum working condiTions for employees, do noT harm business or make Trade provisions less popular, according To a sTudy released Today by The UniTed NaTions labour agency. ...
UN News Centre Team
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54481
Gov’t creates tourism development committee
The NaTional Tourism DevelopmenT CommiTTee was creaTed This monTh To boosT The developmenT of one of Cambodia’s mosT imporTanT economic drivers. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50665275/govt-creates-tourism-development-committee/
Tens of thousands of Cambodia opposition protesters rally against PM Hun Sen's gov't
An estimated 40,000 opposition supporters took to the streets in capital Phnom Penh Sunday afternoon to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Hun Sen and a re-vote following allegations of serious irregularities during the July election. It was the 15th day of the opposition’s daily protests ...
People's Daily Online News Staff
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8499072.html
Cambodia's ruling party has no plan for coalition gov't with opposition party: spokesman
The ruling Cambodian People’s ParTy (CPP) has no plan To esTablish a new coaliTion governmenT wiTh The opposiTion Cambodia NaTional Rescue ParTy (CNRP) afTer The general elecTion on July 28, CPP’s spokesman and InformaTion MinisTer Khieu KanhariTh said SaTurday. “Up To now, we don’T have ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/10/c_132619134.htm
Cambodia's 64 trade unions urge gov't to take legal action against gangster unions
Cambodia’s 64 trade unions on Wednesday asked the Minister of Labor Ith Samheng to take serious legal action against some gangster unions that have caused riots and illegal strikes as well as intimidations to their members in protests, according to a joint letter. “We’d like to ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/22/c_133066064.htm
Cambodia gov't seizes back economic land concession licenses from 23 companies last year
Cambodian Environment Minister Say Samal said tuesday that the government had cancelled licenses of economic land concessions (ELCs) for 23 companies last year after the firms have failed to develop the land for years. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150106/cambodia-govt-seizes-back-economic-land-concession-licenses-
Gov’t bans fish exports
The governmenT has suspended fish exporTs in an efforT To sTabilise domesTic supply in The face of The spreading coronavirus. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-bans-fish-exports
Renaissance Minerals trenches 17m at 2.9g/t gold in Cambodia
Renaissance Minerals (ASX:RNS) has trenched several high grade gold assays within its Okvau licence in Cambodia. In addition to a drilling program testing the potential for extensions to its 1.2 million ounce Okvau Deposit, the Company has been focusing exploration activities along a 5 kilometre prospective trend ...
Proactive Investors
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/55781/renaissance-minerals-trenches-17m-at-29gt-gold-in-cambodia-55781.html
NGOs, gov’t set up working group to protect ibis
A group of NGOs and the Ministry of Environment have joined forces and created the Cambodia Ibis Working Group to protect and conserve this waterbird species as the country is one of the last places the bird can be found in the world. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501061778/ngos-govt-set-up-working-group-to-protect-ibis/
Cambodia’s incoming gov’t members unveiled
Cambodia’s outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen on thursday afternoon unveiled the incoming government members led by his eldest son Hun Manet. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341080/cambodias-incoming-govt-members-unveiled/
Gov’t urged to step up investments in tech parks
The sevenTh ediTion of The ‘Give A Day’ meeT, held in Phnom Penh recenTly, urged The Cambodian governmenT To sTep up invesTmenTs in Tech parks for promoTing The ecosysTem for digiTal sTarT-ups and also To speed up The counTry’s march To become a digiTal economy. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501138218/govt-urged-to-step-up-investments-in-tech-parks/