Donaco dumps its new junket operator
Donaco International Ltd has terminated its junket deal with Macau VIP gaming promoter Heng Sheng Group, saying the arrangement proved too restrictive for the marketing of its flagship Star Vegas Resort and Club in Poipet. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/donaco-dumps-its-new-junket-operator
Lottery hopes to soar on Wing network
Mohaleap Lotto, a subsidiary of Cambodia’s Royal Group, officially entered the Kingdom’s lottery gaming market this month, hoping to disrupt a business sector currently dominated by black market outlets, a company executive said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lottery-hopes-soar-wing-network
Immigration Dept says 400,000 Chinese have left because of online gambling ban
The General Department of Immigration yesterday reported hundreds of thousands of Chinese nationals left the country after Prime Minister Hun Sen in August issued a directive banning all online and arcade gambling operations. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50675447/gdi-attributes-mass-departure-to-online-gambling-ban
NagaCorp Ltd unveils Naga 3
NAGACORP Ltd, which owns Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino NAGaWorld, announced its $4 billion NAGa 3 Project on the site of the former “White Building” in Tonle Bassac commune, a 29-pAGe document filed with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited said. The company’s announcement ...
Sorn Sarath and Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nagacorp-ltd-unveils-naga-3
Feed plant in Pailin to aid farmers’ stockpiles
Pailin province’s $5 million animal-feed processing plant and warehouse is to finish construction in the next three months and it is a welcomed development for the local farming community. The plant’s owner, Chea Kea, who also owns Diamond Crown casino on the border with Thailand in ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/feed-plant-pailin-aid-farmers%E2%80%99-stockpiles
Casino expansion next to Buddhist Institute irks some
Phnom Penh recently saw the destruction of a portion of the Buddhist Institute to make way for the expansion of a casino. Political analyst Lao Mong Hay told “Hello VOA” last week that this kind of development demonstrates an “imbalance” between public and private institutions. The ...
Sophat Soeung
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-casino-expansion-next-to-buddhist-institute-irks-some/1933071.html
Casino workers protest unpaid wages
Nearly a hundred employees of Sihanoukville’s Yaduoli Casino yesterday staged a protest over outstanding wages after the company failed to pay them. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50704577/casino-workers-protest-unpaid-wages/
City hall says NagaWorld protesters not cooperative
A spokesman for the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration expressed regret that former and current employees of the NagaWorld integrate resort continued to hold public demonstrations, while little progress appeared to have been made at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training brokered talks between the ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall-says-nagaworld-protesters-not-cooperative
NagaWorld protesters urged to halt gathering amid Covid
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration reiterated its calls for former NagaWorld employees to stop gathering to protest, as by doing so they were defying Covid-19 health measures. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nagaworld-protesters-urged-halt-gathering-amid-covid
Five ex-NagaWorld staffers take severance
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced that five more of the nearly 400 former NagaWorld employees who were laid off had willingly accepted severance pay. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-ex-nagaworld-staffers-take-severance
NagaWorld union leader defends strike’s legality on day two of trial
On the second day of trial for nine NagaWorld union members accused of incitement, the Phnom Penh municipal court prosecutor claimed union leader Chhim Sithar had been directing an illegal protest while Sithar maintained she was merely participating in a legal strike aligned with labor ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/nagaworld-union-leader-defends-strikes-legality-on-day-two-of-trial/
Casino workers have win, but fight goes on
Threats of strike from about 500 employees of the Tropicana Casino in Poipet were quieted yesterday as workers secured a small victory after management agreed to improve worker conditions and enter talks over their sacked union leader. Morm Rithy, president of union Cambodian Tourism and Service ...
Cambodian Women’s basketball team makes winning move on first day at 4th Asian Para Games
The Cambodian women’s basketball team defeated the Lao team with a score of 65-35 in the opening round of the 4th Asian Para Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, on Oct. 19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501379448/cambodian-womens-basketball-team-makes-winning-move-on-first-day-at-4th-asian-para-games/
Casinos protect border line and sovereignty
Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said: Cambodia has permitted the construction and opening of casinos at the border areas with neighboring countries for “secret strategy” to protect the country’s territory. He replied to opposition party who said gambling dens were harmful to the ...
Eight NagaWorld protesters free on bail
Eight of the 11 union leaders and members who were formerly employed at the NagaWorld integrated resort and were arrested for organising protests over their layoffs were released on bail by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on March 14. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eight-nagaworld-protesters-free-bail
DNA test confirms one Cambodian died in Poipet casino fire, but more still missing
DNA testing last week revealed one Cambodian died in the December Poipet casino fire, Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities told CamboJA Monday. ...
Khuon Narim and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/dna-test-confirms-one-cambodian-died-in-poipet-casino-fire-but-three-still-missing/
Big investments can succeed in Cambodia - Nagaworld
NagaWorld has just celebrated its 21st anniversary since its inception on May 1, 1995, and sited near the beautiful Mekong River in the capital city of Phnom Penh, NagaWorld is the biggest integrated entertainment resort in the Mekong region. ...
Khmer Time Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25642/big--investments-can-succeed--in-cambodia---nagaworld/
Cambodia approves legislation to attract MSAR investors
The government of the Southeast Asian kingdom wants to increase the number of Chinese tourists, with Macau investors perceived as a major catch. ...
João Santos Filipe
http://macaubusinessdaily.com/Gaming/Cambodia-approves-legislation-to%C2%A0attract-MSAR-investors
China to provide security equipment ahead of major events
The Chinese government will help Cambodia by providing security equipment and experience ahead of two international events to be held in the Kingdom in 2020 and 2023. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50641756/china-to-provide-security-equipment-ahead-of-major-events/
Cambodia to host 6th Asian Youth Para Games in 2029
Cambodia will host the 6th Asian Youth Para Games, following the 5th Asian Youth Games in 2029, according to a press release of the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422596/cambodia-to-host-6th-asian-youth-para-games-in-2029/