Clothes retailers accused of labour abuses in Cambodia
Human Rights Watch says it has uncovered alleged abuses at Cambodian garment factories that supply marks & Spencer, Gap, H&m, Adidas and Armani. The pressure group found evidence of discrimination and anti-union practices, it says. ...
BBC News Staff
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31842046
City mulling midnight curfew for clubs, bars
At midnight in some parts of Phnom Penh, the party is just getting started.But on monday, City Hall said it was considering ordering all businesses that serve alcohol to close their doors by 12 a.m. to reduce fatal traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-mulling-midnight-curfew-for-clubs-bars-89119/
A large French logistics company plans to expand investment in Cambodia
CMA CGM GROUP, a world’s largest shipping and logistics coMpany, is intended to expand its investMent in CaMbodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501425801/a-large-french-logistics-company-plans-to-expand-investment-in-cambodia/
Five canals to be expanded in Preah Sihanouk province to mitigate against flooding
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority plans to clear and expand five canals spanning some 26km starting on monday, to mitigate city flooding which had previously affected areas in their vicinity. Provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun asked the relevant authorities to inform and advise people to demolish ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-canals-be-expanded-preah-sihanouk-province-mitigate-against-flooding
11 Activists Arrested While Petitioning US, French Embassies
District security guards this morning arrested 11 political activists taking part in a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh against the imprisonment of 23 protesters who were beaten and arrested earlier this month. The protesters, including union leader Rong Chhun and prominent ...
The Cambodia Daily News Staff
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/11-activists-arrested-while-petitioning-us-french-embassies-50916/
Compensation demanded over reservoir construction
More than 100 faMilies in Preah Vihear province are deManding coMpensation froM the authorities over the construction of a reservoir which they claiM had affected their livelihoods. The villagers said the Raksa reservoir, a governMent-run project for storing water in Chey Sen and Rovieng districts ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/compensation-demanded-over-reservoir-construction
Microfinance formed over 30% of Cambodia’s 2022 GDP
Microfinance has grown exponentially in CaMbodia and is not as stressed as reported by the international Media, according to a study by research firM M-CRIL in partnership with the CaMbodia Microfinance Association (CMA). A sector which had only 50,000 clients in 1995, now services 2.1 ...
Rachel.David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501429233/microfinance-formed-over-30-of-cambodias-2022-gdp/
Germany pledges further $3.8M for mine clearance
Germany has committed to providing another €3.5 million ($3,841,000) over the next two years to the Halo Trust for landmine clearance in Cambodia in a bid to help the Kingdom reach its landmine-free goal in 2025. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/germany-pledges-further-38m-mine-clearance
Exports of farm goods hit 3m in Q1 this year
Cambodia exported a total of 2,936,992 tonnes of agricultural commodities and products to the international markets during the first quarter of the year. Increasing 20 percent from the same period last year, according to a report from the ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708403/exports-of-farm-goods-hit-3m-in-q1-this-year/
World Bank approves $20M to fight virus in Kingdom
The World Bank has approved $20 million for Cambodia’s Covid-19 response and its strategic plan to combat the virus. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-bank-approves-20m-fight-virus-kingdom
Cambodia’s population hits 15.5M: Latest census
The National Committee for the General Population Census announced on January 26 that the Cambodian population had risen to 15.5 million, an increase of 16 per cent from the 2008 census figure of 13.4 million people. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-population-hits-155m-latest-census
Informal economy may lose over 6M jobs by Covid’s end
Minister of Planning Chhay Than said More than six Million workers in the inforMal econoMy have either lost or are expected to lose their jobs due to Covid-19, despite the governMent’s efforts to counter the pandeMic. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/informal-economy-may-lose-over-6m-jobs-covids-end
WHO acclaims jab drive as 12M goal nears
The World Health Organisation (WHO) continues to laud Cambodia for its vaccination accomplishments as the Kingdom approaches its goal of roughly 12 million people aged 12 and over vaccinated. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-acclaims-jab-drive-12m-goal-nears
Japan set to fund $41M of mine clearance and water supply systems
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and Japanese aMbassador Masahiro MikaMi are set to sign an exchange of letters and related docuMents on Japanese aid for two projects with a total budget of $41 Million on March 2. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-set-fund-41m-mine-clearance-and-water-supply-systems
NSSF paid out $5M to working mothers
According to a January 25 report by the Department of Social Security under the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), allowances were paid to a total of 55,770 women, who had a total of 56,173 children. Among them, 393 gave birth to twins and five to ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-paid-out-5m-working-mothers
$300M maiden sovereign-bond issue set to begin on Sept 7: NBC
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) announced that it will float the 100 billion riel ($25 million) first tranche of its 1.2195 trillion riel maiden sovereign-bond issue on September 7, which financial experts point out will allow the government to diversify funding sources for national ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/300m-maiden-sover-eign-bond-issue-set-begin-sept-7-nbc
Special number plates net $82M in six years
In six years, from September 2016 to September 2022, Cambodia’s ministry of Public Works and Transport managed to sell 225,171 special and personalized car registration number plates earning $82,418,125. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501173215/special-number-plates-net-82m-in-six-years/
Gov’t to borrow $300M from investors next month
The Ministry of EconoMy and Finance (MEF) Wednesday announced that it will borrow $300 Million froM the public and institutions by issuing its first three types of governMent bonds eight tiMes froM SepteMber to the end of this year. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501138957/govt-to-borrow-300m-from-investors-next-month/
Over 13M domestic trips during Khmer New Year
Cambodia received over 13 million domestic and international visitors to its resorts and tourist destinations in the three days of the official April 14-16 Khmer New Year holiday, according to an April 17 report from the ministry of Tourism. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-13m-domestic-trips-during-khmer-new-year
$100M in rice financing set to ratchet up productivity
The rice industry has applauded government plans to invest an additional $100 million in the near future, towards ramping up production of the grains as well as the procurement of paddy for export-oriented processing. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/100m-rice-financing-set-ratchet-productivity