At Embattled Factory, an Unmovable Manager
In an industry rife with labor strikes, the workers at the SL Garment Factory in recent months have been strident, and sometimes violent, in their efforts to have their demands for better working conditions met by factory bosses. Tuesday’s clash with police near Phnom Penh’s Stung ...
Aun Pheap and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-embattled-factory-an-unmovable-manager-46900/
Lack of competition lets Ministry of Mines and Energy set sand price cap
After almost a month, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has officially announced the four companies that have been granted sand dredging licenses this past Tuesday. When the ministry notified the companies who won the bidding for one of four available licenses, it also gave them ...
China, Thailand tourist arrivals start rising
The number of tourist arrivals from China and Thailand rose in the first six months of the year while arrivals from Vietnam, South Korea and Laos dropped, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28092/china--thailand-tourist-arrivals-start-rising/
Army on artillery recruiting drive
At least 700 applicants have signed up to join the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), with the successful recruits to be trained to operAte new Chinese-built artillery, a senior military source said yesterday. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/army-artillery-recruiting-drive
Borei Keila resident summoned for questioning
A Borei Keila villager has been ordered to appear for questioning Tuesday at the Ministry of Interior over protests in Tuol Kork last month against the forced evictions of residents to make way for a development project. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/borei-keila-resident-summoned-questioning
Finance Ministry Accused of Ignoring Education Sector
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday again publicly accused the Ministry of Finance of not injecting enough funds into the education sector in order to bring Cambodia in line with the rest of Southeast Asia. Speaking at the close of a two-day workshop to formulate the ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/finance-ministry-accused-of-ignoring-education%E2%80%88sector-41040/
Announcement on the death of COVID-19 on three Cambodians, a 79-year-old woman, a 59-year-old woman, and a 57-year-old man
On 13 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on three Cambodians, a 79-year-old woman at Laung Mey Hospital, a 59-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. Notably, these are the 30th, 31st, 32nd cases ...
Ministry of Health
Tours aimed at attracting workers
As cooks prepped for lunch yesterday at an outdoor cafeteria for workers employed by the Japanese-owned Taica factory, more than a dozen commune-level officials inspected the premises. Seemingly satisfied with the dining operation, they moved into a recreational room with a large, flat-screen television. Taica ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tours-aimed-attracting-workers
Cambodia, Mongolia establish bilateral consultations
Cambodia and Mongolia on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of bilateral consultations, aimed at bolstering bilateral ties and cooperation, a Cambodian official said. The deal was inked between Long Visalo, Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/02/c_133305024.htm
650 civil servants get digital tech training
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications’ Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology has announced that it provided digital skills training for 650 civil servants between November and March, offering certificates upon completion that it says will prove their digital competency. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/650-civil-servants-get-digital-tech-training
GDT requires tax invoice amounts shown in local riel
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has ordered that all taxpayers show the total amount of their tax invoices in Cambodian riel. The change will come into effect on April 1. The GDT instruction issued on Monday indicates that tax invoices are required to show ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-requires-tax-invoice-amounts-shown-local-riel
Government to open embassies in Ankara, Sofia
The Cambodian government will open an embassy in the Republic of Turkey next year, a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. ...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-open-embassies-ankara-sofia
Minister urges officials to speed up ID scheme
Officials responsible for issuing new identity cards, which every adult will eventually need, must get a grip on the task and speed up, the Ministry Of Interior said yesterday.In an “instruction” to staff, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said the number Of new ID cards issued ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-urges-officials-speed-id-scheme
Garment unions say strike threat is on table
A coalition of garment industry unions reiterated warnings yesterday that they will launch nationwide strikes calling for better conditions if Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng refuses to negotiate on previous demands. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-unions-say-strike-threat-table
1,600 fired garment workers demand jobs back after strike
About 100 garment workers from a factory in Takeo province that supplies German sports brands Puma and Adidas protested in front of the Labor Ministry Wednesday to demand the reinstatement of about 1,600 staff fired last month for striking over inadequate benefits. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/1600-fired-garment-workers-demand-jobs-back-after-strike-100064/
Italy to set up chamber of commerce
Italy will set up a chamber of commerce in Cambodia this year with the aim of promoting and strengthening trade and investment opportunities in the kingdom. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34290/italy-to-set-up-chamber-of-commerce/
Industrial sector grows, but still reliant on garment factories
The government released a summary of the country’s industrial sector over the past five years, showing a marked increase in growth across a wide variety of indicators. The report, released by the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) last week, lacks specific data but shows a ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industrial-sector-grows-still-reliant-garment-factories
CCC inks 18 MoUs with Chinese firms
The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) on Thursday signed 18 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with a visiting delegation of Chinese business leaders from 24 firms. They involved various forms of cooperation. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ccc-inks-18-mous-chinese-firms
Further heritage aiming to join Lakhon Khol
As the Kingdom marks the first anniversary of the inscription of traditional Cambodian dance drama Lakhon Khol on Unesco’s cultural heritage list, the government is preparing to have 10 other forms of tangible and intangible heritage registered with the UN body. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/further-heritage-aiming-join-lakhon-khol
Rice Trader Claims Being Wrongly Fined Bad Scale to Measure Her Truck
A rice trader on Monday filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Unit, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cabinet and three ministries alleging that officials in Kompong Cham province had wrongly fined her for an overweight truck after using improperly weighted scales. Saing Darlin had her truck impounded ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/rice-trader-claims-being-wrongly-fined-bad-scale-to-measure-her-truck-49631/