Hun Sen says ASEAN instrument for workers a priority for 2012
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that establishing a regional instrument to protect migrant workers in Southeast Asia should be a priority for ASEAN this year.
“The free flow of skilled workers is a key condition for the ASEAN Economic Community,” he said in an opening
Rangers find 109,217 snares in a single park in Cambodia
According to Gray, the snaring crisis is worst in Vietnam and Laos, but is increasing in Cambodia – where he works – as well as Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand. In some places – even protected areas – it is so bad that scientists talk of
Sexual harassment at work costs garment industry $89 million a year
Sexual harassment in the workplace could have an indirect cost to the garment industry of up to $89 million per year, said Care Cambodia’s acting country director Jan Noorlander. Speaking at a Business of Women at Work forum yesterday, Mr Noorlander said the organisation was very
Women’s minister criticised after failing to name a female journalist
Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi’s admission last week that she was unable to name a Cambodian woman journalist sparked a minor controversy on social media, with current and former journalists taking to social media to criticise her remarks.
Yesenia Amaro
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/womens-minister-criticised-after-failing-name-female-journalist
Cambodia has boosted the “Belt and Road” to a new high
In August 2014, China Wind Global Investment Group Co., Ltd. officially landed in Cambodia and opened another new voyage of its “Belt and Road”. It is reported that “China Wind Global Investment Group” was established in August 2013 and was established after Chinese President Xi
Khmer Times
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50531942/cambodia-has-boosted-the-belt-and-road-to-a-new-high/
‘Eco-schools’ to try for a clean sweep in coming year
The Environment and Education Ministries will expand their eco-school program to all primary and secondary schools across the country over the course of 2017, provided they have the necessary human and financial resources to do so.
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23235/---eco-schools----to-try-for-a----clean-sweep-in-coming-year/
Cambodia's 'Elephant Valley' brings new hope to a last precious rainforest
An initiative to re-home abused, over-worked domestic elephants is supporting the conservation of one of Cambodia’s last and most species-rich rainforests, writes William Laurance. Growing ecotourism in the area, attracted by the elephants, is engaging indigenous communities in forest protection and helping to stave off
William Laurance
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2985902/cambodias_elephant_valley_brings_new_hope_to_a_last_precious_rainforest.html
Takeo’s Bati district could become a hotspot for garment factories
Land prices in Krang Thnong commune, in Takeo’s Bati district near National Road 2, have recently multiplied by up to ten times compared to five years ago after two garment factories started being constructed in the rural community this year, locals claim.Meanwhile, the area might
Dit Sokthy and Hanamariya Halim
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/takeos-bati-district-could-become-hotspot-garment-factories
Architectural layers of a southeast asian region: Vietnam & Cambodia field seminar
Vietnam and Cambodia, countries with dynamic economies and young populations, possess a rich and wide-ranging architectural heritage. This SAH Field Seminar will explore the fascinating architectural landscape of Vietnam, focusing in particular on the modern era from the nineteenth century to today. In addition, participants
Helena Karabatsos
http://www.dexigner.com/news/28638
NagaCity Walk gives capital a taste of duty-free shopping
The NagaCity Walk, a $94 million subterranean shopping centre in Phnom Penh aimed at high-rolling tourists visiting the adjacent NagaWorld casino and hotel complex, held its soft opening yesterday, with duty-free luxury goods ranging from affordable tobacco, perfumes and designer watches to a $3,400 bottle
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nagacity-walk-gives-capital-taste-duty-free-shopping
‘I am not a sex worker’ – women on safety and health
I am a massage worker, I am not a sex worker,” Seth Sreylorn, 33, an employee at Alaska massage center in Siem Reap province, said to more than 100 entertainment workers who participated yesterday in the National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health for Entertainment
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24167/---i-am-not-a-sex-worker--------women-on-safety-and-health/
Social media users in a flap as hundreds of bats die
Hundreds of dead bats were found inside Siem Reap’s Phnom Bouk temple in Banteay Srey district after district police and environmental officers were notified by local residents on Tuesday.
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24097/social-media-users-in-a-flap-as-hundreds-of-bats-die/
A few hurdles still block path to joining global value chains
The government needs to urgently amend its industrial development policy to spur the inclusive growth of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and develop a national logistics platform to cut onerous shipping costs if Cambodia is to find a place in global value chains, panellists at
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/few-hurdles-still-block-path-joining-global-value-chains
It’s been a while, crocodile: Eggs discovered in Koh Kong
The Wildlife Conservation Society has made its first discovery of Siamese crocodile eggs on the Sre Ambel River in Koh Kong province in six years, it announced yesterday in a statement.
Touch Sokha and Jovina Chua
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/its-been-while-crocodile-eggs-discovered-koh-kong
Rare deer caught on film for first time in a decade
Four endangered hog deer have been recorded using camera traps for the first time in a decade in Kratie province, offering hope that the population of the species may be on the rise.
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5082524/rare-deer-caught-film-first-time-decade/
Multiple Skills Needed To Compete in a Future Asean, Economist Says
Young Cambodians must develop diverse workplace skills if they are to compete in an integrated Asean, a leading economist and adviser to the government says.
“We have to make sure we are able to do multiple things if others are able to do just one,” the
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/multiple-skills-needed-for-asean-competition/1603984.html
Borei Keila evictees will be given a lift back to vote
Borei Keila evictees will have a chance to revisit the area they were forcibly evicted from this Sunday when authorities truck them back from the makeshift tents of their relocation site for a special purpose – to vote.
Touch Khorn, a representative of the Borei Keila
US Congressional Budget Compromise a Good Lesson for Cambodia, Observers Say
The US Congress has averted the “fiscal cliff” by passing a number of budget agreements, and Cambodian politicians and observers say the experience is a good example of compromise between two sides.
Cheam Yiep, a lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and head of
Cambodian maids to earn at least RM1,020 a month
Salaries which start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement fees from employers. These proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here.
The
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/31/asia/13179787&sec=asia
Mekong Dams Could Be a Threat to Cambodia’s Food Security
The construction of two hydroelectric dams proposed for the Mekong River would lead to steep declines in the availability of fish-an essential source of protein for Cambodians- potentially threatening food security, according to a new report by the fisheries administration.
The study by the administration’s Inland Fisheries
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mekong-dams-could-be-threat-to-cambodias-food-security-32202/
