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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/incitement-trial-begins-for-nagaworld-union-leader-and-eight-strikers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/kEm-sokha-to-appEal-this-wEEk-against-trEason-conviction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/candlelight-leaders-decry-persecution-as-hun-sen-threatens-another-lawsuit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siem-reap-villagers-protest-apsara-authority-restrictions-seek-land-titles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kandal-takeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-proposes-law-to-punish-anyone-denying-cambodias-genocidal-past/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Him Khortieth
https://cambojanews.com/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/
UN Delegates Call on Cambodia to Heed Envoy's Remarks
U.N. representatives from Japan, the european Union and Australia called on Cambodia to heed recommendations made in a report on human rights and economic land concessions by the U.N.’s envoy Surya Subedi at the Human Rights Council in Geneva Tuesday. While the e.U. commended Cambodia ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-delegates-call-on-cambodia-to-heed-envoys-remarks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Regional appeal courts set in motion
King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a royal decree ordering the opening of three regional appeal courts in Preah Sihanouk, Battambang and Tbong Khmum provinces. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/regional-appeal-courts-set-in-motion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/regional-appeal-courts-set-motion
‘Digital link’ between post, customs launched
Swisscontact, on behalf of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF), on February 8 launched a new e-trade portal project in partnership with two Cambodian government institutions – the General Department of Customs and excise (GDCe) and Cambodia Post. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/digital-link-between-post-customs-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-link-between-post-customs-launched
Press release on Cambodia, ADB highly appreciated close cooperation partnership
On 13 September 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, ADB highly appreciated close cooperation partnership.During the courtesy call, H.e. Deputy Prime Minister extended his warm welcome and congratulation to Ms. Jyotsana VARMA for her appointment. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-cambodia-adb-highly-appreciated-close-cooperation-partnership/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
NBC is determined to strengthen the resilience and supervision of the financial sector in Cambodia
The newly appointed governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), H.e Dr. Chea Serey, gave an in-depth interview to Khmer Times on the Bank’s as well as her priorities in her role as the Governor. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nbc-is-determined-to-strengthen-the-resilience-and-supervision-of-the-financial-sector-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501377581/nbc-is-determined-to-strengthen-the-resilience-and-supervision-of-the-financial-sector-in-cambodia/
Trade
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at a bilateral meeting. Photo by U.S. embassy Phnom Penh, taken on 06 January 2016. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia is a lower middle-income country with a fast-growing economy that has sustained a ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Exchange of notes for Japan’s grant assistance
On Friday 23 September 2016, in response to a request from the Royal Government of Cambodia and the World Food Programme (hereinafter referred as “WFP”), the Government of Japan has agreed to extend a Grant Assistance of two hundred and twenty million Japanese Yen (¥220,000,000), ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/exchange-of-notes-for-japans-grant-assistance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia
Don't Envy the Chinese, Gov't Tells Europe
The commerce minister yesterday urged european businesspeople in Phnom Penh to invest more in Cambodia and not to envy the Chinese firms now dominating the foreign investment scene. Speaking at the gathering of the european Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, Minister of Trade and Commerce Cham ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dont-envy-the-chinese-govt-tells-europe/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Italy steps up fight against Cambodian rice
Rice farmers in Italy plan to block four major grain exchanges in the country this week over what they say is the european Union’s failure to keep Italian rice competitive against that of cheaper Asian rivals including Cambodia, which is given duty-free access to european ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/italy-steps-up-fight-against-cambodian-rice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/italy-steps-up-fight-against-cambodian-rice-63945/
Announcement on the "Official launch of business registration system on information technology platform"
On Monday, 15 June 2020, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of economy and Finance H.e. Aun Pornmoniroth addresses the participants while he was presiding over the official launch of business registration system on information technology platform with the participation from relevant ministries, institutions, development partners, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-the-official-launch-of-business-registration-system-on-information-technology-platform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Smile Shop catering to lockdown demand for groceries
In response to increased demand during lockdown, Smile Shop, a local e-shop, is offering new users a $10 discount on their first purchase for orders of $25 or more. They ensure deliveries are made between two and 12 hours post ordering in Phnom Penh. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/smile-shop-catering-to-lockdown-demand-for-groceries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842449/smile-shop-catering-to-lockdown-demand-for-groceries/