Almost 870 foreigners rescued from human trafficking scams
About 865 foreign nationals have been rescued within four months in 87 human trafficking cases across four provinces, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said on Friday. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/almost-870-foreigners-rescued-from-human-trafficking-scams
GDT earns nearly $540 million in January-February
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected $539 million as tax income in the first two months of this year, representing 15 percent of the national budget plan 2023. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501256139/gdt-earns-nearly-540-million-in-january-february/
Cambodia’s remittances rise to $1.25B
Remittances from Cambodian migrant workers increased from $1.15 billion in 2021 to $1.25 billion in 2022 and are the third highest in the Asean as a share of national GDP after those of the Philippines and Vietnam, according to a new report. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317625/cambodias-remittances-rise-to-1-25b/
NGO calls for extension of maternity leave in Kingdom
The Scaling Up Nutrition Network (SUN), which represents more than fifty national and international civil society organisations and the SUN UN network, which represents four agencies, offered their congratulations to the government for recent workshops held to promote breastfeeding and the introduction of increased maternity lass='cambodia-color'>...
Post staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-calls-extension-maternity-leave-kingdom
December 29 designated as Peace Day public holiday
Cambodia designated Dec. 29 as “Peace Day,” an official national holiday in the Southeast Asian country, according to a government’s sub-decree released on Monday. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416585/december-29-designated-as-peace-day-public-holiday/
Cambodian pepper looks for market in Malaysia
The Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF) has sought ways to promote Cambodia’s peppercorn in the Malaysian market, stressing that this ASEAN nation has potential for organic pepper. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489150/cambodian-pepper-looks-for-market-in-malaysia/
Mekong-Lancang conference tackles air pollution, trans-boundary crime
The Mekong-Lancang nations vowed to strengthen cooperation in combatting trans-boundary crimes under the joint framework to ensure security in the Mekong River region. Lass='cambodia-coLor'>...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547284/mekong-lancang-conference-tackles-air-pollution-trans-boundary-crime/
PM Hun Manet: Promoting people’ health is the priority of the Royal Government
Promoting the health and well-being of the people is an important priority of the Royal Government, which the ministries, institutions and sub-national administrations must continue to pay attention to regularly. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501445611/pm-hun-manet-promoting-people-health-is-the-priority-of-the-royal-government/
Cambodia to further enhance education for good human capital
Prime Minister Hun Manet has reaffirmed the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC)’s commitment to further enhance the education sector for good human capital for the national benefits. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501466943/cambodia-to-further-enhance-education-for-good-human-capital/
Asia’s Newest Stock Market Is Risk to Investors, Sam Rainsy Says
Investors in Cambodia, tied with Yemen as the world’s 164th-cleanest country for doing business, face risks in a planned stock market because of ineffective financial and legal systems, the country’s exiled opposition leader said. “Among the little dragons of Southeast Asia, Cambodia is the least encouraging,” lass='cambodia-color'>...
No Information on World Bank Bribery Allegations in Cambodia
More than a week after the World Bank blacklisted a Canadian construction firm over bribes allegedly paid in Cambodia and Bangladesh, it was still unclear Thursday whether the government, or the national anticorruption body, are investigating the allegations. SNC-lavalin Inc. was banned from World Bank contracts lass='cambodia-color'>...
US Ambassador Calls for Election Investigation, NEC Reform
Repeating his country’s call for a transparent investigation into irregularities during the July 28 national election, the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia has urged the government to repair deficiencies in the electoral process. While some foreign governments have issued congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Hun Sen and lass='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/us-ambassador-calls-for-election-investigation-nec-reform-38282/
Protest gets injection of energy
What had been a relatively subdued gathering at Freedom Park yesterday became a jubilant celebration as opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha delivered the news of fruitful discussions with the government to party faithful. Despite much-diminished crowds – and the sobering events of Sunday night lass='cambodia-color'>...
Stuart White and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protest-gets-injection-energy
CNRP Assured of No Roadblocks During Demonstration
Opposition CNRP lawmaker-elect Mu Sochua last night emerged from a meeting with Phnom Penh City Hall representatives proclaiming that she had the assurance of the Municipal police chief that there would be no roadblocks in or around Phnom Penh during the opposition’s three-day demonstration starting lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-assured-of-no-roadblocks-during-demonstration-45698/
Civil Society Organizations to Push for Electoral Overhaul
As the dispute over July’s national election enters its fourth month, a civil society umbrella organization, the Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA), is due to release a comprehensive report on widespread irregularities recorded during the ballot. The report will be followed by the drafting of a proposed lass='cambodia-color'>...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/civil-society-organizations-to-push-for-electoral-overhaul-46140/
Vinamilk Sees Revenue Doubling in Overseas Expansion Push
Vietnam Dairy Products Joint-Stock Co., the nation’s largest dairy producer, is building a milk factory in Cambodia as it plans a global expansion to more than double annual revenue to $3 billion by 2017. The company known as Vinamilk is opening a plant in the capital lass='cambodia-color'>...
Bloomberg News Staff
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-30/vinamilk-sees-revenue-doubling-in-overseas-expansion-push.html
Cambodian opposition supporters protest against PM Hun Sen
An estimated 20,000 supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) took to the streets in capital Phnom Penh Sunday afternoon to call on Prime Minister Hun Sen to hold a reelection or to step down following allegations of serious irregularities during the July lass='cambodia-color'>...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/833497.shtml#.UreXdtIW2ls
Cambodian King appoints Hun Sen as Prime Minister for new five-year term
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday appointed incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen as the prime minister for the new five-year-term government after his ruling party won the July 28 election, according to a royal decree. “The Prime Minister of Cambodia has duties to prepare the members lass='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/23/c_132742559.htm
Rainsy Considers International Complaint Over Election Result
Opposition CNRP President Sam Rainsy on Friday expressed his intention to take his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the July national election, over which his party is boycotting its National Assembly seats, to an international stage. Speaking at the launch of a detailed election report by lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rainsy-considers-international-complaint-over-election-result-49327/
Cambodia election ranked 5th most flawed in survey
A new report by researchers from Harvard University and the University of Sydney has ranked Cambodia’s 2013 national election as the fifth most “flawed or failed” out of the 73 national ballots held around the world between July 2012 and December 2013. Based on surveys completed lass='cambodia-color'>...
Alex Willemyns and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-election-ranked-5th-most-flawed-in-survey-53518/