Control credit, says Moody's
While Cambodia’s Moody’s rating is still at the same B2 level as last year, its economic growth has been downgraded two points from 2015, with the international credit rating agency warning that the Kingdom’s rapid pace of credit growth could pose financial stability risks. “The pace ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28970/control-credit--says-moody-s/
Unions decry minimum wage rise of $13
Unions are still seething at the new minimum wage figure for garment and footwear industry workers – which the government decided to raise by only $13 per month last Thursday – but stopped short of saying they would organize protests out of a fear for ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30312/unions-decry-minimum-wage-rise-of--13/
EU to provide 10 million euros for election reform, NEC still needs more
The European Union pledged €10 million in preparation of the upcoming 2017 and 2018 elections yesterday, which the National Election Committee (NEC) hopes to add to in a new budget they will be submitting to the government, according to NEC officials. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21238/eu-to-provide-10-million-euros-for-election-reform--nec-still-needs-more/
Renewables receive $30M funding boost
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has received $30 million in funding from the Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low-income Countries Program (SREP) – an arm of the global Climate investment Funds initiative – for a solar energy development program that includes home systems, mini-grids ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/renewables-receive-30m-funding-boost
Asean-China talks set for Cambodia
Cambodia will host the 20th Asean-China meeting aimed at boosting further discussions on the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) which could lead to finalizing the framework of the Code of Conduct (COC). ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36998/asean-china-talks-set-for-cambodia/
New guidelines on impact assessments almost ready
Civil society groups are getting closer to unveiling a new set of guidelines that will change how the impact of big development projects is assessed across the Mekong region, NGOs said yesterday, following the end of a two-month public consultation period. ...
Cristina Maza
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-guidelines-impact-assessments-almost-ready
Independent observers say ‘smooth’ vote still marred by problems
Independent election observers praised Sunday’s runnIng of the nationwide commune elections as largely smooth and peaceful, even while notIng a raft of problems, IncludIng unauthorized officials at pollIng sites, Intimidated observers and soldiers beIng brought to vote at some pollIng stations by the truckload. ...
Ben Sokhean and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/independent-observers-say-smooth-vote-still-marred-by-problems-130973/
NEC commits to fair elections
The National Election Committee has reaffirmed its commitment to making sure July’s general election is free and fair. The NEC yesterday held a public consultation on regulations and procedures for the polls, intended to help ensure effectiveness and transparency. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103929/nec-commits-to-fair-elections/
Cambodian worker alleges Thai police of humiliating treatment, abuse
A Cambodian migrant worker has alleged that he and dozens of fellow migrants were arrested, beaten, stripped naked and shaved bald by Thai police, who then extorted money from them just because they did not have the correct location on their working visas. The allegation is ...
Workers Vow To Continue Wage Strike
Union leaders say workers will continue to strike over low wages, despite a violent crackdown by authorities last week and threats this week from factories who say they will be forced to move to other countries if strikes continue. Five different union say their workers will ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/workers-vow-to-continue-wage-strike/1825142.html
Majority of workers denied annual leave
Only about 10 per cent of Cambodia’s workforce is being granted paid annual leave, a report released last week says. Under the 1997 Labour Law, workers who work a standard 48-hour week are entitled to 18 days of paid annual leave, in addition to one day ...
Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/majority-workers-denied-annual-leave
IBBM Launches Chartered Banker Qualifications In Cambodia
The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched the Chartered Banker qualification for the Cambodian bankIng Industry to develop talents In the bankIng Industry In that country. The launch of the Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by the National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=978465
China donates to encourage Chinese language education at Cambodian schools
The Chinese government on Thursday donated 203,000 U.S.dollars to the Chinese Association in Cambodia to support schools offering Chinese language courses in Cambodia. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo handed over the money to Duong Chhiv, the president of the Chinese Association in Cambodia. ...
Kong Defang and Liang Jun
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8601478.html
Cambodian workers to be hardest-hit victims of wage unrest
Cambodian workers will be the ultimate victims if minority and violent unions continue to put the garment and shoe industries under the state of uncertainty and unpredictability by continuing to demand for further wage hikes that the industry cannot afford, an employers’ association said in ...
The Daily Star News Staff
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/cambodian-workers-to-be-hardest-hit-victims-of-wage-unrest-13761
Cambodia expresses 'deep concern' over maritime disputes
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic note to the Vietnamese Embassy expressing deep concern over recent developments and incidents in the East Sea. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MTlkNmI5ZDU5YmF
Concern for children as Cambodian workers begin to flood back
Cambodian workers are migrating back to Thailand en-masse following a mass exodus last month in the wake of the coup. This movement has sparked safety concerns for young children travelling alongside their parents, says World Vision, one of the world’s largest aid agencies. “Our staff working ...
The Nation News Staff
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Concern-for-children-as-Cambodian-workers-begin-to-30238410.html
Worker insurance near
The government’s long-pledged health insurance scheme for private sector employees, including factory workers, is just around the corner, officials promised yesterday while refusing to name a more specific date. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Labour held a public forum on the insurance plan, which is expected ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/worker-insurance-near
New fines for faintings
The minister of labour has sent a stern warning to garment factories to take measures to end mass faintings or face the consequences. Speaking after a safety workshop yesterday, Ith Sam Heng said the government will get tougher on factories, fining those that didn’t provide safe ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-fines-faintings
GMAC calls for law enforcement to ensure garment sector stability
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has called on all trade unionists to respect the law and halt violence if they want stability in Cambodia’s garment sector. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/gmac-calls-for-law-enforcement-to-ensure-garment-sector-stability-8160
Three more women faint as factory reopens
The Labor Ministry official in charge of garment factory faintings declared Wednesday’s reopening of a Svay Rieng province factory—where 100 workers fainted in the past week due to chemical fumes—a relative success, with only three more women collapsing while working. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-more-women-faint-as-factory-reopens-78276/