GMAC to create new training institute
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has begun seeking technical advisors to assist in the creation of a Cambodia Garment Training institute. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-create-new-training-institute
Union Law worries garment sector investors from Hong Kong
A visiting delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, which handles tens of billions of dollars in regional investment, says it raised concerns about the low threshold for forming unions in a pending new law during meetings with government officials Monday. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/union-law-worries-garment-sector-investors-from-hong-kong-91376/
GMAC: Raw materials from China not enough to sustain factories
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port revealed more than 200 containers of raw materials arrived from China yesterday, adding two more ships carrying raw materials are en route. The shipments are projected to fill the shortage in raw materials in the Kingdom that has paralysed production for ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700025/gmac-raw-materials-from-china-not-enough-to-sustain-factories
New form to keep track of foreigners in Kingdom
An electronic application form has been launched this year by the Ministry of interior’s General Department of Immigration, which aims to record data about foreigners living in and visiting Cambodia. However, the new measure has raised some concerns among some foreign residents. ...
Sun Mesa
http://khmertimeskh.com/50699629/new-form-to-keep-track-of-foreigners-in-kingdom
Cambodia’s GFT sector suffered setbacks
TAFTAC says the garment, footwear and travel goods sector needs assistance and an advisory group is urgently needed to help it rebound ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-gft-sector-suffered-setbacks
Australia supports Cambodia through AFID
Australia is supporting Cambodia through the Agri-Food investment Table (AFID) to attract investment and develop new markets and revenue flow. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338600/australia-supports-cambodia-through-afid/
Australia supports inclusive and resilient road design in Cambodia
The Government of Australia is supporting the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport to update its road design standards through its Partnership for infrastructure Programme (P4I), according to the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501355625/australia-supports-inclusive-and-resilient-road-design-in-cambodia/
Ministry to 'seek justice' for officials indicted in US for 'monkey smuggling'
The Cambodian government and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said they will make the “utmost effort” to seek justice for a Cambodian official arrested in John F Kennedy international Airport in New York for allegedly conspiring to smuggle crab-eating macaque monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-seek-justice-officials-indicted-us-monkey-smuggling
New loan agreement standard for financial industry breeds debate
A “Standard of Loan Agreement” for the financial sector is under preparation, and institutions are expected to begin adopting its principles by June. But insiders and observers have expressed differing views on the precise provisions of the instrument, its potential effects on market competition, and ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-loan-agreement-standard-financial-industry-breeds-debate
Strategic plan launched to address cooling
Cambodia has launched its first strategic plan on cooling, seen as one of the largest contributors to global warming, to steer the nation towards a greener and cleaner future. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-strategic-plan-launched-to-address-cooling
NEC outlines need for assistance to Japanese election observation team
The National Election Committee (NEC) expressed a renewed sense of optimism in its recent meeting with representatives from Japan. ...
Education scheme aiding ethnic minority students
In a concerted effort to combat dropout rates and bridge language barriers among ethnic mInority students In Cambodia, the “Digital Educational Resources In Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” Initiative has brought about transformative change. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-scheme-aiding-ethnic-minority-students
Women’s Rights Assessed by UN Committee in Geneva
Rights groups on Monday shared their concerns about the treatment of women in Cambodia with member states of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva. Cambodia last updated the committee—which meets three times a year to assess how member states ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/womens-rights-assessed-by-un-committee-in-geneva-44581/
Telcos to form association
Cambodia’s nine phone service operators plan to establish an independent body to debate issues within the industry, according to a statement yesterday from the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). Forming the Association of Telecommunications Operators in Cambodia, or the ATC for short, was agreed upon in ...
Eddie Morton and May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/telcos-form-association
Mfone employees seeking consistency
About 200 former Mfone employees gathered in front of the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday in protest over claims that Thaicom, the failed telco’s parent company, had paid Thai staff even though Cambodian staff were still owed compensation. Noun Sam Ath, a former sales executive, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013041064982/Business/mfone-employees-seeking-consistency.html
Factories failing women: study
Despite their overwhelmingly female workforce, garment factories in Kompong Speu province fail to adequately address the maternal health and child-care needs of their staff, according to new study set to be released by the French NGO Enfants and Developpment. ...
Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/factories-failing-women-study-108780/
B Kak women hit streets again
Two months after their release from Prey Sar prison, members of the so-called Boeung Kak 13 were yesterday at the forefront of more calls for authorities to mark out land promised to their community. About 50 Boeung Kak women and children gathered outside to urge authorities to ...
Borei Keila, Boeung Kak march on embassies
More than 60 people yesterday rallied at the National Assembly, the UN Human Rights Office, the Danish Embassy and the German Embassy as part of a petition campaign to seek the release of two jailed women from the Boeung Kak and Borei Keila communities. Villagers and ...
Sochua hits road after park ouster
Opposition lawmaker-elect Mu Sochua protested for her “right to freedom” for the third day running at Freedom Park yesterday and was once again forcibly ejected from the area by security forces. But the now-familiar encounter departed from the script when she left the area and went ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sochua-hits-road-after-park-ouster