Hundreds More Faint Again at Nike Factory
<p>Just two days after dozens of workers fainted at a factory in Kompong Speu province that manufactures clothing for US sports brand Nike, another 300 workers at the same factory fainted on Friday.
Chy Sakla, a secretary for the Free Trade Union (FTU) at the Sabrina ...p>
Factory Dining Hall Collapses in Phnom Penh; 23 injured
<p>The dining hall of a garment factory in phnom penh’s Meanchey district that supplies clothes to U.S. brand Gap collapsed into a pond Monday, injuring more than 20 workers who were eating lunch, workers and officials said.
The hall, which is part of Top World Garment ...p>
Announcement on the delay of the higher secondary diploma examination
<p>On 24 August 2022, the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports has posted an announcement on the delay of the higher secondary diploma examination on its social media site. According to the announcement, the proposed date for the upcoming higher secondary diploma examination was on 14 ...p>
Ministry of Education Youth and Sports
Cambodia: A rising star with a falling reputation?
<p>Cambodia’s reputation as a standard-bearer for apparel workers’ rights is wearing thin – and yet the country is a rising star when it comes to attracting foreign investment and increasing exports.
There are many reasons to deter brands and retailers from sourcing clothing in Cambodia.
The Kingdom ...p>
http://www.just-style.com/analysis/a-rising-star-with-a-falling-reputation_id117944.aspx
Governor Arrested as Shooting Suspect
<p>The governor of a city in southeastern Cambodia was arrested Friday in connection with a shooting that left three workers hospitalized as they took part in protests for better labor conditions at a sportswear factory that supplies goods to German sportswear giant pUMA.
Moeun Tola, head ...p>
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/shooting-03022012172935.html
Roxy Casino made ‘modest profit’ since soft opening
<p>Roxy Casino in Cambodia has made a “modest profit” since its soft opening on May 26, parent company Cell Aquaculture Ltd said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange. It did not provide figures.
The profit was attributed to its sports betting activities during FIFA World Cup 2014 ...p>
GGRAsia News Staff
http://www.ggrasia.com/roxy-casino-made-modest-profit-since-soft-opening/
Booyoung Town moves slowly ahead
<p>The plan to build the US$1.1 billion Booyoung Town commercial city and housing estate on Russian Federation Blvd near the 7 Makara Bridge is moving forward slowly while the political situation remains unclear.
Despite the political situation, construction at Booyoung Town was slowly moving forward and ...p>
Siv Meng and Hin Pisei
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/booyoung-town-moves-slowly-ahead
Press Release: Japan provided US$745,321 for developing 4-years university of physical education course and for supporting contract farming of organic Cashew through agricultural operatives
<p>On 12 February 2021, the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia has posted a press release regarding the financial assistance of the Japanese governments to Cambodia. The Total aid is US$ 754,321. These funds will usេ to implement project on developing 4-yeas University of physical education ...p>
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Press release: Cambodia, Sweden and UNICEF Unite to protect the education of children whose schools have become quarantine centers
<p>On 24 February 2021, Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) and UNICEF are working together to urgently respond to the learning needs of students whose schools are currently being used as COVID-19 quarantine centres, including 13 primary schools, 18 lower secondary schools and ...p>
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Mikasa's Koh Rong factory Sees it join Japanese influx
<p>Mikasa Corporation, a famous Japanese sports goods manufacturing company, is to invest more than $5 million in building a ball production factory in Cambodia’s Koh Kong Special Economic Zone (KKSEZ) and plans to start construction early next year according to officials.
Hiroshi Suzuki, chief executive ...p>
Protesters Mix Petitions, Black Magic to Get Land
<p>Sporting red bandanas and armed with the accoutrements of Khmer black magic, several hundred demonstrators representing embattled communities throughout the country held noisy protests outside several government offices yesterday, where they placed curses on corrupt officials and submitted written petitions demanding justice.
Unlike previous protests that ...p>
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/protesters-mix-petitions-black-magic-to-get-land-30761/
EU funding to the Kingdom rises threefold
<p>The European Union’s delegation to Cambodia will almost triple its funding to the Kingdom over the next five years because the bloc’s aid policy has shifted its focus to least developed countries.
Jean-François Cautain, ambassador for the European Union’s delegation to Cambodia, announced the EU would ...p>
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-funding-kingdom-rises-threefold
Bandith lawyer ‘in dark’
<p>The lawyer of wanted fugitive Chhouk Bandith yesterday said key witnesses had not been summonsed to an appeal hearing of the sentencing of the powerful former Bavet town governor, scheduled for Thursday.
Defence lawyer Sun Bannarith told the post he had found out about the hearing from the ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bandith-lawyer-%E2%80%98-dark%E2%80%99
Guidelines for strengthening the implementation of standard operating procedures for promoting health hygiene and safety for public and private schools
<p>On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport have posted a guideline for strengthening the implementation of standard operating procedures for promoting health hygiene and safety for public and private schools on their official facebook page. The guideline aims to provide instruction on ...p>
Ministry of Education Youth and Sport
Gov’t teams up with Sweden, Unicef to revamp education
<p>The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on Wednesday launched the Quality and Inclusive Education Support partnership, an initiative supported by Sweden and Unicef that aims to enhance access to education for children in the Kingdom, particularly from disadvantaged communities. Running from 2020 to 2023, the ...p>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-teams-sweden-unicef-revamp-education
New Tuol Kok Mall to Add to District’s Growth
<p>A new open-air mall sporting high-end luxury shops and restaurants in phnom penh’s Tuol Kok district is the latest expansion of the suburban neighborhood, though widespread commercialization of the area could still take years, property executives said Monday.
The mall, called TK Avenue, opened Friday at ...p>
Joshua Wilwohl and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-tuol-kok-mall-to-add-to-districts-growth-49777/
Shooter now unknown
<p>The Interior Minister backtracked yesterday after previously declaring officials knew the identity of the person who shot three protesters outside a shoe factory in Svay Rieng province last week and refused to quash rumours that Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith was a suspect.
Rushing to ...p>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012022854754/National-news/shooter-now-unknown.html
Unions Trade Barbs Over Violent Factory Strike
<p>Two rival workers unions continued to trade barbs Thursday, each blaming the other for a violent clash between striking garment workers and police at a factory in Kompong Speu province on Monday that saw eight people arrested.
The Free Trade Union (FTU) has led strikes for ...p>
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/unions-trade-barbs-over-violent-factory-strike-29833/
De Castle Royal partners with The Place for first-class gym workout
<p>The management of the 32-storey De Castle Royal condominium project in BKK1 has announced that the The place, widely regarded as phnom penh’s only independent five-star gym, will manage the development’s fitness centre.
This means the air-conditioned De Castle Royal gym will be fully fitted out ...p>
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/de-castle-royal-partners-place-first-class-gym-workout
Kingdom expands school feeding programmes
<p>The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said on Monday that with the government’s long-standing partnership with the World Food programme (WFp) and many other partners, Cambodia is now preparing its school feeding implementation to be fully homegrown. Speaking on the sidelines of ...p>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-expands-school-feeding-programmes
