His Excellency Chhieng Yanara, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CRDB/CDC) held a courtesy call with His Excellency Christian Berger, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Cambodia via video conference
On 19 October 2021, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on His Excellency Chhieng Yanara, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development board of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CRDb/CDC) ...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Banning travelers from 10 countries in Africa or with a history of traveling to 10 countries during the three weeks prior to entering Cambodia
On 29 November 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release banning travelers from 10 countries in Africa or with a history of traveling to 10 countries during the three weeks prior to entering Cambodia. The Kingdom of Cambodia has decided to ban travelers ...
Ministry of Health
Garment sector minimum wage to Rise to $200 a month in 2023
The minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s billion-dollar garment sector will rise to $200 a month next year, a $6 raise that unions said was insufficient while employers raised concerns about profits and regional competitiveness. ...
Khuon Narim and Matt Surrusco
https://cambojanews.com/garment-sector-minimum-wage-to-rise-to-200-a-month-in-2023/
With vague details, pro-government unions accuse labor groups of inciting members to form new union
Some 200 unions and federations have accused two prominent independent labor organizations of inciting its members to leave and establish a new union. The claim was denied by one of organizations, which said it has never trained members of any of the signatories — many ...
Khuon Narim and Phon Sotthyroth
https://cambojanews.com/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/
Incitement trial begins for NagaWorld union leader and eight strikers
NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight co-defendants appeared for their first day of trial in Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday. Sithar and all her colleagues, except for one, denied the incitement charges against them. ...
Khuon Narim and Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/incitement-trial-begins-for-nagaworld-union-leader-and-eight-strikers/
Kem Sokha to appeal this week against treason conviction
Ex-opposition leader Kem Sokha plans to submit an appeal this week against his treason conviction and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court 27 year home confinement sentence, according to his lawyers. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/kem-sokha-to-appeal-this-week-against-treason-conviction/
Report points to inadequate enforcement, legal flaws as reasons for entrenched domestic violence
A new LICADHO report detailing the murders of 26 women and five children between January 2020 and June 2022 by current or former intimate partners reveals the persistence of domestic violence and flaws in law enforcement. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/
Candlelight leaders decry persecution as Hun Sen threatens another lawsuit
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday threatened to sue the opposition Candlelight party after its leaders accused the ruling CPP of political persecution in the run-up to the July 23 national elections. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/candlelight-leaders-decry-persecution-as-hun-sen-threatens-another-lawsuit/
Siem Reap villagers protest APSARA authority restrictions, seek land titles
Around 100 villagers representing thousands of families from seven Siem Reap communities facing land conflicts delivered petitions to relevant ministries in Phnom Penh, requesting land titles and solutions from provincial and national authorities this week. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/siem-reap-villagers-protest-apsara-restrictions-seek-land-titles/
Giant Ibis Union’s fight remains as the company goes back on promise
Living in a small concrete house with his wife and two young children, one kilometer away from Takhmao bridge, ex-Giant Ibis Transportation employee Or Chanthy, 45, contemplates life’s challenges. ...
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/
STT report: forced evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo pushed people into debt crisis
A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to food, while children experience disruptive education and are subject to child labor. ...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kandal-takeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/
Hun Sen proposes law to punish anyone denying Cambodia’s genocidal past
Senate President Hun Sen proposed drafting a law against people who claim that Cambodia did not experience a genocide and wanted to start a “color revolution”. A political analyst has said the law would further shrink citizens’ freedom of expression in relation to historical events. ...
Khuon Narim and Ly Rosslan
https://cambojanews.com/hun-sen-proposes-law-to-punish-anyone-denying-cambodias-genocidal-past/
Workers of Vietnamese-owned Hoang Anh Gia Lai still suffer years after plantation closes
For nearly three years, about 300 local workers, 50% of them women, worked in a Vietnamese banana plantation belonging to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Co (HAGL), covering 245 hectares in Talao commune, Andong Meas district in Ratanakiri province. ...
Him Khortieth
https://cambojanews.com/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/
Criminal litigation
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Criminal litigation refers to the judicial procedure held before a criminal court to resolve accusations brought against a person accused of a criminal offense. As defined in the law, “The purpose of a criminal action is to examine the existence of an offense, to prove ...
Press release on the prohibition of taking identity card, family record, and residence record as guarantee for provision of credit
On 17 July 2018, the National Bank of CamBodia issued a press release on the prohiBition of taking identity card, family record, and residence record as guarantee for provision of credit, following the directive No. B7-016-210 Sor. Chor. Nor, dated 11th March 2016. However, the ...
National Bank of Cambodia
Influx of Chinese business travelers, investors to Cambodia drives construction boom
Cambodia’s economy has seen an influx of business investors from China, which has driven demand for housing and hospitality services in the Southeast Asian nation. Two million Chinese visited the country last year, an increase of around 67 per cent from 2017. They represented the ...
Martin Choi
https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/3020644/influx-chinese-business-travellers-investors-cambodia-drives
More workers join Svay Rieng strike
Workers from at least six more factories in Bavet town’s Manhattan and Tay Seng Special Economic Zones joined aBout 5,000 workers who had Been on strike since yesterday for a minimum wage increase and Better working conditions. Va Sarorn, director of the Svay Rieng ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021461351/National/more-workers-join-svay-rieng-strike.html
ASEAN launches river project
The ASEAN integrated river basin management (IRbM) project was launched in Manila, Philippines, to develop practical and innovative ways for communities, industries and governments to work together to revitalise the rivers of Southeast Asia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-launches-river-project
Electricity production
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In Cambodia, electricity demands have been forecast to grow at 17.9 percent annually from 2012 to 2020.67 Distribution of electricity around the country has been a challenge: according to UN data, 79 percent of people live in rural areas,68 and the entire national population had grown ...
អ្នកនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យបារម្ភពេលមានការប៉ះទង្គិច
ភ្នំពេញៈ ភាពស្ងៀមស្ងាត់បានកើតមាននៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ កាលពីរាត្រីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ជាទីដែលអ្នកគាំទ្របក្សប្រឆាំងរាប់ពាន់នាក់ បានស្នាក់អាស្រ័យបន្ទាប់ពីការធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មរបស់ពួកគេនៅ ថ្ងៃដំបូង។ ប៉ុន្តែពួកគេត្រូវបានរំខាន បន្ទាប់ពីបានឮព័ត៌មានពីការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាដោយហិង្សារវាងកង កម្លាំងរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល និងក្រុមអ្នកតវ៉ា នៅម្តុំស្ពានអាកាសក្បាលថ្នល់ ដែលបានបណ្តាលឲ្យយុវជនម្នាក់ស្លាប់ និងជាច្រើននាក់ទៀតរងរបួសធ្ងន់។ ក្នុងករណីមួយ មានបុរសម្នាក់ដែលកំពុងជិះម៉ូតូ បានឈប់នៅក្រោមភ្លើងភ្លឹបភ្លែតៗនៅតាមផ្លូវនៅប៉ែកខាងលិច ទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ហើយបាននិយាយរៀបរាប់លម្អិតអំពីអ្វីដែលបានកើតឡើងចំពោះអ្នកគាំទ្រ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ មួយក្រុមតូច នៅស្ពានអាកាសក្បាលថ្នល់។ គេបានឮសំឡេងនៅទីងងឹត ខណៈដែលភាពតានតឹង បានរីករាលដាល ហើយភាពស្លន់ស្លោ និងការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាក៏បានកើតឡើង។ បើទោះបីខណៈដែលក្រុមអ្នករៀបចំការតវ៉ា បានប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់ទៅផ្លូវដែលមានដាក់របាំងនៅជុំវិញទីលាន នោះក៏ដោយ ក៏ពាក្យចចាមអារ៉ាម បានលេចឮថា ក្រុមអ្នកតវ៉ា នឹងត្រូវគេបណ្តេញចេញដោយអំពើហិង្សា ដោយមានប៉ាញ់កាណុងទឹក ឬត្រូវបង្កភេរវកម្មដោយក្រុមជនពាលដែលគេជួលក្តី ក៏ក្រុមអ្នកតវ៉ានៅតែរក្សាភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់។ បន្ទាប់ពីដឹងពីអំពើហិង្សា សមាជិកសភាគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក ហូរ វ៉ាន់ បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា៖ «យើង មានការសោកស្តាយដែលមានមនុស្សស្លាប់។ ប៉ុន្តែយើងត្រូវតែស្ថិតនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ។ យើងត្រូវតែរក្សាការតវ៉ាដោយសន្តិវិធី»។ សម្តីរបស់លោក ...
ឃុត សុភចរិយា និង Shane Worrell
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/104023-2013-09-17-03-32-12