Thailand to kick out children of all illegal migrants by 2020
In a move activists fear could endanger thousands of Cambodian children, Thailand plans to reduce the number of children of illegal migrants living in the country to zero by 2020, according to a newspaper report. Thailand is the top destination for Cambodians seeking work abroad, with ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thailand-kick-children-illegal-migrants-2020-120704/
Labour union sued by factory
The owner of Gawon Apparel factory in Kandal province’s Takhmao city has sued the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union for continuing its protest and has requested Labour Ministry intervention. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103467/labour-union-sued-by-factory/
Australian diplomat bites back
Austalian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has responded to one of her predecessors, Gareth Evans, who accused her of failing to deliver a “robust critique” when she met Hun Sen on February 22 in a Friday op-ed that excoriated Cambodia’s political leaders for abuses. In an interview ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australian-diplomat-bites-back
Factory ends strike after compromise
Workers at a Taiwanese-owned sandal factory in Kompong Cham province on strike since last week over an eight-point list of demands agreed to go back to work Tuesday after reaching a deal with management that included a monthly lunch stipend. A few hundred of the Carlington ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kompong-cham-factory-ends-strike-after-compromise-65261/
Dewhirst management ‘intimidated’ workers
Management of an English-owned garment factory yesterday refused a request by union officials to meet to negotiate a possible end of a strike that started on Thursday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dewhirst-management-intimidated-workers
Jailed family’s release demanded
Human rights group Adhoc has demanded the release of a couple and their 9-month-old child jailed amid a land dispute in Preah Vihear, calling their arrest a “grave human rights abuse”. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jailed-familys-release-demanded
The dissemination ceremony on the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme - TRCS
On 17 May 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the dissemination ceremony on the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme – TRCS. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has adopted and launched the “Strategic Framework and Programs for ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new topic page on “Ministry of Women's Affairs”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new topic page on “Ministry of Women’s Affairs”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of the ministry, including its establishment, organizational structure, relevant national policy frameworks, key initiatives, and international cooperation. => Please click here to go to “Ministry ...
MP vows again to settle land disputes
A ruling party politician has pledged to not only resolve a raft of land disputes, but push a policy of “on-site development” – redevelopment that does not remove people from their communities – over mass relocations. Speaking to a crowd of about 1,000 outside the National ...
May Titthara and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mp-vows-again-settle-land-disputes
Algal blooms off Kep coast lead to swimming and seafood scares
A massive algal bloom off the coast of Kep that has left scores of dead coastal crabs and fish in its wake resulted in warnings from the Ministry of Environment and Prime Minister Hun Sen this weekend to avoid eating seafood or swimming in the ...
Brent Crane and Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/algal-blooms-kep-coast-lead-swimming-and-seafood-scares
Plans to boost agricultural exports and increase rice prices in 2023
The Ministry of Agriculture’s strategy to boost exports, particularly farmers’ rice costs, will be strengthened in 2023. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-plans-to-boost-agricultural-exports-and-increase-rice-prices-in-2023
Ex-railway workers fear pay has left station
Representatives of 503 former railway workers protested outside the Ministry of Transportation in Phnom Penh yesterday, demanding the government pay them outstanding salaries ranging from US$2,500 to $5,000 per person. Railway workers from Battambang, Kampot, Pursat and Takeo who were formerly employed by the government, but ...
Illegal fishing crackdown on Tonle Sap
Fishery officials are attempting to crack down on illegal fishing along the Tonle Sap in Pursat province’s Krakor district, citing the need to preserve resources for local communities whose livelihoods depend on fishing. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25821/illegal-fishing-crackdown-on-tonle-sap/
Divide over union law
Ten pro-government unions on Friday released statements in support of Cambodia’s recently passed Trade Union Law, just days after two independent unions held a meeting to discuss hoped-for changes to the contentious legislation. The independent unions met last week to compile a list of amendments to ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/divide-over-union-law
Families near airport push for land titles
About 600 families living next to Phnom Penh International Airport urged the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) yesterday to help speed up the process of giving them titles to their land. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34640/families-near-airport-push--for-land-titles/
New lotto company enters a shrinking industry
A Hong Kong company is hoping to attract a sizeable slice of Cambodia’s lottery market with the opening of outlets in Phnom Penh and around the country next month, according to the CEO of the firm’s local subsidiary. EGame Solutions, the parent company of Cambodian Mark ...
George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-lotto-company-enters-a-shrinking-industry-72046/
City says ‘fake cops’ nailed
Capital police yesterday revealed the identities of five men who had allegedly been posing as Flying Tigers – an elite Ministry of Interior rapid-response unit – and extorting money from victims who believed they were in danger of being jailed. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/city-says-fake-cops-nailed
Workers should be taught to read: PM
At the kickoff for the National Literacy Campaign at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh on Monday, Prime Minister Hun Sen called on private sector employers to introduce literacy classes for their employees. Reading classes will benefit both illiterate employees and their employers, the ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/workers-should-be-taught-read-pm
COVID-19: Cambodian Union of Youth Federations presents medical supplies to Vietnam
The Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia has presented Vietnam with medical supplies to support the country in the COVID-19 fight. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996870/covid-19-cambodian-union-of-youth-federations-presents-medical-supplies-to-vietnam/
S’ville port handles over $2.2B in imports, exports
The value of imports and exports handled at the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) reached $2.234 billion in 2021, marking a 42.75 per cent rise from $1.565 billion a year earlier, according to a statement released by the operator on January 10. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sville-port-handles-over-22b-imports-exports