Gov’t gives telecom firms time to digest new draft law
The ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) has postponed a two-day meeting with telecom firms to discuss a controversial draft law leaked to the Post last week, which details the government’s plan to assert control over the industry. A representative from one telecommunications provider who wished ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gov%E2%80%99t-gives-telecom-firms-time-digest-new-draft-law
Payments made to retirees rise
The government is upping the payments made to retired and disabled civil servants, according to a July 31 subdecree by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Mut Khiev, secretary of state at the Ministry of Social Affairs, said the payments stand between 200,000 and 300,000 riel per month ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/payments-made-retirees-rise
Union rep sidesteps gov’t meet
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association, said yesterday he had been successful in postponing a meeting with the Ministry of Interior about his association, which has come under fire for allegedly engaging in political activities. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-rep-sidesteps-gov%E2%80%99t-meet
For underpaid teachers, a desire for dignity
Hang Mao was among more than 11,000 Phnom Penh public school teachers who were told two weeks ago that corruption in the classroom would no longer be tolerated. The message came from senior city officials, including Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong and municipal education director Chea ...
Phann Ana
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/for-underpaid-teachers-a-desire-for-dignity-51857/
Vets protest unpaid pensions
After protesting in front of government offices yesterday, more than 60 retired soldiers received pensions that had been withheld for close to a year. The 64 Preah Sihanouk veterans gathered in front of the Department of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation told the Post that ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vets-protest-unpaid-pensions
Path toward adoptions progressing
Marking the next step to the Kingdom’s resumption of international adoptions, the Ministry of Social Affairs distributed for the first time copies of all adoption-related prakases, or edicts, to international representatives and adoption agencies in the capital yesterday. ...
Amelia Woodside and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/path-toward-adoptions-progressing
9th new human cases of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2014
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one (1) new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus. ...
Ministry of Health and World Health Organization
Family of slain protesters questioned despite closed investigation
Family members of two men slain by military police in violent suppression of a garment worker protest in January were questioned Wednesday at the Ministry of Interior, although the investigation into the killings was officially declared closed on March 16. Soun Nara, the brother of Yean ...
Mech Dara and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/family-of-slain-protesters-questioned-despite-closed-investigation-55004/
Rubber decline stokes worry
The government and industry insiders are worried about the steady decline of rubber prices over the last three years, during which the area it is cultivated in has grown. “Farmers and investors raised concern . . . over the trend of the market and the price of natural ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-decline-stokes-worry
India pledges millions in loans to Cambodia
Anil Wadhwa, India’s deputy foreign minister, met with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Wednesday and promised to honor his request for millions of dollars in loans, a spokesman said. He [Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong] said that Mr. Namhong then requested money to complete ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/india-pledges-millions-in-loans-to-cambodia-56302/
Gov’t still considering taking refugees from Australia
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Thursday that the government is still considering an Australian government proposal to take in asylum seekers intercepted while trying to reach the country. Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to swear in the heads of the new general departments of ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-still-considering-taking-refugees-from-australia-57347/
Customs and Excise Director to retire
Pen Siman, the general director of the Ministry of Finance’s general department of customs and excise, will retire in October, according to a royal decree signed by King Norodom Sihamoni and reprinted Wednesday in local media. Dated April 3, the royal decree instructs Prime Minister Hun ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/customs-and-excise-director-to-retire-57879/
Insurance industry revenue up 14 percent
Revenue among insurance firms increased 14 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC). From January to March, insurance premiums generated $13.86 million compared to $12.15 million the year before, ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/insurance-industry-revenue-up-14-percent-57786/
SECC plans same-day settlement on trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) is planning new measures for trading on the local stock exchange that it says will encourage investors to trade more actively. Investors currently need to wait for six intervals – occurring every half-hour between 8.30am and 11.30am – ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/secc-plans-same-day-settlement-trading
Manhattan workers on strike again
More than 1,000 workers at the Manhattan (Cambodia) Co Ltd garment factory in Kampong Cham province are striking in the wake of factory management’s reaction to their last strike action. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manhattan-workers-strike-again
Sonando Continues to Seek TV License, Radio Relay Station
Though the Ministry of Information has repeatedly rejected independent radio station owner Mam Sonando’s requests to obtain a television station license and a radio relay station, saying that there was “no space” for him, the government has approved at least three new TV licenses and ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sonando-continues-to-seek-tv-license-radio-relay-station-51335/
Motor insurance slows to a crawl
Insurance providers sold far fewer motor vehicle and personal accident policies in 2013 than in the previous year, sparking concern among some in the industry that the importance of being covered in case of a road accident isn’t getting through to drivers. According to the General ...
May Kunmakara and Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/motor-insurance-slows-crawl
Cambodia plans to distribute 100,000 condoms on Valentine Day
Cambodia plans to distribute 100,000 condoms on Valentine Day in cooperation with partners, health ministry of Cambodia on Monday announced that it planned to distribute 100,000 condoms on Feb 14, Valentine day. ...
The Southeast Asia Weekly News Staff
http://www.thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/cambodia-plans-to-distribute-100000-condoms-on-valentine-day/
City Mall DVD shops raided
Police raided four shops in Phnom Penh’s City Mall yesterday for allegedly selling pirated movies, a move that came a week after mall DVD vendors shut up shop to avoid a planned raid, the details of which were leaked beforehand. officers conducted yesterday’s raid accompanied ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-mall-dvd-shops-raided
ADB says aid plan for railway evictees still under negotiation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday insisted that the Cambodian government has not turned down any of its recommendations for helping thousands of families hurt by a bank-funded project, claiming that talks over how to compensate and support the families were still underway. Last week, ...
Zsombor Peter and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/adb-says-aid-plan-for-railway-evictees-still-under-negotiation-57859/