Twenty-two accused of phone fraud
Twenty-two Chinese nationals were arrested on Saturday in Svay Rieng province on suspicion of operating a phone-based fraud ring, according to police. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/twenty-two-accused-phone-fraud
Interior ministry pushes the adoption of electronic ID cards
The Interior Ministry has asked Cambodians to continue applying for new electronic identity cards that will be crucial to The upcoming commune and general elections after noticing that The number of people signing up for The cards has slumped. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22401/interior-ministry-pushes-the-adoption-of-electronic-id-cards/
Judiciary laws moving forward with ‘debate’
The National Assembly yesterday opened debate for The first time on The first of three controversial judicial draft laws, approving in principle The first two chapters of The Law on The Organisation and Functioning of The Courts, in The continued absence of The opposition Cambodia ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/judiciary-laws-moving-forward-%E2%80%98debate%E2%80%99
Ministry to revise Law on the Press
The Ministry of Information will revise The country’s Press Law and investigate The number of journalists who violate The journalistic code of ethics. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501377989/ministry-to-revise-law-on-the-press/
Three universities agree to found new research centre
The Royal University of Phnom Penh, The Royal University of Fine Arts, and The National Institute of Education inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday, agreeing to establish a joint higher education social sciences and humanities research institute. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-universities-agree-found-new-research-centre
In Cambodia, culture shapes identity, spurs economic growth
Last year, the United Nations called for culture to be given top priority in the post-2015 global development agenda, citing its importance to economic growth, social inclusion, equality, and sustainable development. It is difficult to quantify the impact culture has on a nation, particularly for a developing ...
Julia Chen
http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2014/02/12/in-cambodia-culture-shapes-identity-spurs-economic-growth/
Ministry suspends verdict
The Ministry of Justice has ordered authorities in Preah Sihanouk province to suspend enforcement of a Supreme Court verdict issued in connection with a land dispute between 70 families and an official from The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. On October 28, The Supreme Court granted a land ...
France wants closer economic ties to Cambodia
On a night when some of France’s finest wines were consumed by some of Cambodia’s most senior officials, the message was clear: France wants to strengthen its economic ties with Cambodia. On Wednesday night, the French-Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCFC) put on a lavish display of ...
Garment factory welcomes back striking workers
Revoking its decision to sack the vast majority of its work force for a prolonged strike, the Winson International garment factory agreed to allow the 868 workers back to work following negotiations late last month, worker representatives said yesterday. After mediation by officials from the Ministry ...
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/
Video can’t be trusted: district gov
Video footage of Daun Penh district deputy governor Sok Penh Vuth bashing a defenceless man with a bullhorn on Monday has sparked outrage and demands for his ouster, but his boss told the Post yesterday that people shouldn’t be too hasty to judge, suggesting the footage may ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/video-can%E2%80%99t-be-trusted-district-gov
Cambodia revising gambling laws to attract investment
The Cambodian government is in The process of amending its gaming laws in a bid to draw major casino operators, industry sources have confirmed to GGRAsia. Earlier on Tuesday, The Phnom Penh Post reported that The new draft of The national casino law could be finalised ...
GGRAsia News Staff
http://www.ggrasia.com/cambodia-revising-gambling-laws-to-attract-investment/
Ousted judge given position in Justice Ministry
Former Phnom Penh Municipal Court director Ang Mealaktei, who was ousted Tuesday amid claims of corruption at the court, was granted a new position in the Ministry of Justice during the ceremony to replace him on Wednesday. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ousted-judge-given-position-in-justice-ministry-78262/
Montagnards attempting to reach capital deported
A group of 36 Montagnard asylum seekers who went missing last week after they left their hiding places in the forests of Ratanakkiri province have been arrested and deported back to Vietnam, the U.N. and local villagers said Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-deport-montagnards-attempting-to-reach-capital-78873/
Education ushers women into workforce
Gender inequality in education is still palpable in Cambodia, causing women to be undervalued in the workplace and their potential to be untapped, the Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said during the celebration of the United Nations International Day of the ...
Press release on the official visit of the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India to Cambodia
On 24 August 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the official visit of H.E. Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia from 28 to 30 August 2018. ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The knowledge economy
Like many children in Cambodia, Puthea* learned from a young age that good grades don’t come cheap.Before leaving for school, the grade 3 student collects lunch money from his mother along with a bribe he pays to his teacher in exchange for what should be ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/knowledge-economy-0
Government to Consider New Minimum Wage
The Ministry of Social Affairs on Friday established four sub-committees tasked with finding a new minimum wage for The country’s 300,000-plus garment factory workers, Minister Ith Sam Heng said on Friday. “The sub-committees have a limited time of five weeks for research before They have to ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-to-consider-new-minimum-wage-42317/
17 fake test-takers face up to six months in prison, fine
Seventeen people who were arrested last weekend in Phnom Penh during a Korean-language test could face six months in prison after being charged with impersonating prospective migrants hoping to work in South Korea, a police official said Thursday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/17-fake-test-takers-face-up-to-six-months-in-prison-fine-87249/
Notification of the World Cleanup Day
On 12 September 2018, the Ministry of Environment informs the World Cleanup Day which will be held on September 15, 2018 from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm. the Ministry of Environment collaborates with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Tourism, Let’s Do ...
Ministry of Environment