MoL to consider ratifying maids’ rights convention
The Ministry of Labour has said it will consider the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA)’s request to ratify an International Labour Organization convention on domestic workers’ rights. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mol-consider-ratifying-maids-rights-convention
Police confiscate 34 national IDs with Vietnamese names
Authorities near the Vietnamese border in Kandal province’s Koh Thom district say they will investigate 34 national identification cards seized from local police because they bear names that “do not sound Cambodian.” ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/second2/police-confiscate-34-national-ids-vietnamese-names-117795/
Commission to investigate ‘shrinking’ beaches
The chairman of the National Assembly’s culture and tourism commission said Tuesday that he will summon Tourism Minister Thong Khon for questioning over claims that public beaches are being taken over for private use. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/commission-to-investigate-shrinking-beaches-99257/
Insurance premiums swell on new business growth
The growth of new enterprises across many different sectors in Cambodia is driving the rapid growth of insurance premiums and policy holders, the head of the Kingdom’s insurance industry body said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/insurance-premiums-swell-new-business-growth
Education minister lays out reforms at assembly
Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron was questioned in front of a parliamentary panel yesterday, offering lawmakers a nine-point policy for reforming the Kingdom’s educational sector, according to a ministry official. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-minister-lays-out-reforms-assembly
Bavet city SEZs close amid violent protests
Two economic zones in svay Rieng province’s Bavet City closed down on Thursday, sending some 30,000 workers home over what local officials said were violent protests by groups of workers demanding higher wages. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bavet-city-sezs-close-amid-violent-protests-103351/
Sino plaza marks first step abroad for CCSCE
China State ConStruction Engineering&rSquo;S plan to Spend $240 million to conStruct a four-building project called Sino Plaza aS part of itS Strategy to move into rapidly growing SoutheaSt ASia, realtorS Said. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Sum Mane
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19592/sino-plaza-marks-first-step-abroad-for-ccsce/
Agro sector on a growth path
The tonnage of Cambodia’s agricultural exports increased by over 20 per cent last year, led by a surge in shipments of dried cassava chips, according to the latest Ministry of Agriculture data. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agro-sector-growth-path
Ratanakkiri running out of water amid worst drought in years
With a severe drought choking the northeast, it’s only a matter of weeks before many residents of Ratanakkiri province run dry, according to villagers, local officials and organizations working in the province. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Aisha Down
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rkiri-running-out-of-water-amid-worst-drought-in-years-110781/
Angkormilk factory launched
Cambodia’s first milk manufacturing plant, which aims to dominate the domestic dairy market, officially launched production operations yesterday after a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the factory’s home in Phnom Penh sEZ. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkormilk-factory-launched
Fading confidence repelling condo buyers
Waning confidence in Cambodia’s political stability is discouraging overseas buyers from investing in the thousands of condominium units shooting up in the country, a leading realtor said on Wednesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fading-confidence-repelling-condo-buyers-115135/
US offers $9M to boost public accountability NGOs
A $9 million grant to promote government accountability in Cambodia and strengthen nongovernmental groups across the country was announced on Tuesday by the U.s. Agency for International Development (UsAID). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/brief/us-offers-9m-to-boost-public-accountability-ngos-115386/
Hope grows in insurance
Even though Cambodia’s insurance industry is still young compared to neighboring countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, there is potential for its growth with the development of human resources in the sector. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27361/hope-grows-in-insurance/
Convention centre to put Siem Reap on event circuit
Sokha HotelS and ReSortS will open the firSt dedicated convention centre in Siem Reap next month, giving the country&rSquo;S leading touriSt deStination another major draw to attract foreign viSitorS. &nbSp; SS='cambodia-color'>...
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/convention-centre-put-siem-reap-event-circuit
EU mulls over agriculture aid
George Edgar, the European Union’s ambassador to Cambodia, met with Minister of Agriculture Veng sakhon on Monday to discuss possible European Union (EU) aid to help the Kingdom strengthen its agricultural sector. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28272/eu-mulls-over-agriculture-aid/
Interior ministry ‘suspends’ beach evictions
In early August, sihanoukville city’s then municipal governor, Chin sarin, issued a notice giving 26 vendors and their families at Ochheuteal Beach days to remove their stalls from the beach or face forced eviction. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15540/interior-ministry----suspends----beach-evictions/
Cambodia lauds new silk road
Prime Minister Hun sen has thrown his weight behind China’s ambitious multi-billion dollar plan to revive the silk Road, the ancient trading route crossing three continents to link China with Europe. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16810/cambodia-lauds-new-silk-road/
HIV testing ends in Kandal village
The Health Ministry is planning no further HIV tests in Kandal province’s Peam village, where a disproportionate cluster of infections has been discovered, despite two-thirds of the village still remaining untested. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jack Davies and Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hiv-testing-ends-kandal-village
Anti-graft body opens investigation into Sokha
The government’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Thursday announced it was launching an official investigation into allegations that deputy opposition leader Kem sokha made unlawful land and apartment purchases for a mistress. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-graft-body-opens-investigation-into-sokha-110386/
Vendors want market to be restored as it was
More than 100 vendors in stung Treng yesterday expressed concern that the location of their stalls would change after the town’s fire-damaged market is rebuilt by provincial authorities. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vendors-want-market-be-restored-it-was