Mitr Phol disputants file complaint to UK government against Bonsucro
Alleged victims of land grabbing in Oddar Meanchey province have filed a formal complaint to the UK government against Bonsucro, the sugar industry’s sustainability certification body, accusing it of breaches of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mitr-phol-disputants-file-complaint-uk-government-against-bonsucro
Officials take a tour to study S Korean school meals programme
Cambodian Government officials, along with staff from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), are visiting South Korea on a study tour aiming at strengthening Cambodia’s school meals programme. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501364542/officials-take-a-tour-to-study-s-korean-school-meals-programme/
Cambodia's garment manufacturers calls on gov't to curb illegal strikes
The Garment Manufacturers Associations in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday urged the government to curb outlawed garment strikes that have occurred this week at Special Economic Zones in eastern Bavet City, which are expected to continue next week. “GMAC is disappointed that the government and local authorities ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-04/27/c_133293620.htm
Fewer school hours to beat the heat
With temperatures reaching more than 40 degrees Celsius, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport announced on Thursday that it was amending school study hours to lessen the risk of illness for teachers and students, particularly those at kindergarten. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fewer-school-hours-beat-heat
The official launch of "KhmerSME - national digital information platform for micro, small and medium enterprises
On 21 October 2021, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Information issued a press release on the official launch of “KhmerSME – national digital information platform for micro, small and medium enterprises.The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Information will organize the officail launch ...
Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Information
Teacher raises made public
In the middle of an election campaign in which wages have been a prominent issue, the Ministry of Education did something out of the ordinary Monday: It made public the official pay scale it uses to remunerate its teachers. The list contains figures that are somewhat ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teacher-raises-made-public
Oxfam and Young Entrepreneurs host ‘Sustainable Business Forum’
Oxfam and Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC) co-organised on Thursday a “Sustainable Business Forum” under the theme “Together for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Growth in Cambodia” to promote responsible, inclusive and sustainable business practices in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501320559/oxfam-and-young-entrepreneurs-host-sustainable-business-forum/
Cambodia school director arrested for trafficking students
A Cambodian school director has been arrested for trafficking teenage students to have sex with foreign donors, police say. Waha Long, the 32-year-old founder of the Underprivileged Children school in the northwestern tourist hub of Siem Reap, could face up to five years in jail if ...
ABC Radio Australia News Staff
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-07-08/cambodia-school-director-arrested-for-trafficking-students/1340070
ADB offers $70M loan to improve transportation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $70 million loan to develop the Kingdom’s transportation infrastructure with the majority of the funding going towards improvements of national roads in Prey Veng, Siem Reap and Svay Rieng provinces. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-offers-70m-loan-improve-transportation
Ex-CNRP form political party
Former members of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and other activists on Thursday announced the formation of a new political party called the Cambodian Nation Love Party (CNLP) to continue the CNRP’s legacy and participate in future elections. One of the party’s ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/ex-cnrp-form-political-party
Kep province to get another Asean award
Kep province will be granted an award at the Asean Tourism Forum in Thailand later this month.According to a letter by the Tourism Ministry’s National Committee for Clean City Assessment signed by Tourism Minister Thong Khun, Kep will be given the Asean Clean Tourism award ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50100583/kep-province-get-another-asean-award/
Cambodian traders, importers to take part in Delhi Fair
The Ministry of Commerce invited traders, importers and the public to the 56th Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair (IHGF) Delhi Fair (Autumn) 2023 in October. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501340231/cambodian-traders-importers-to-take-part-in-delhi-fair/
Maternal health up as infant mortality dips, says ministry
The Ministry of Health provided instruction to trainers at the Cambodian Midwives Association in maternal and child healthcare, aiming to enhance the capabilities of perinatal nurses and ensure that women receive high-quality and safe services during pregnancy, delivery and post-delivery. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maternal-health-up-as-infant-mortality-dips-says-ministry
Cambodia elected to UNAIDS board
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened a meeting in New York to allow Cambodia to join the Program Coordinating Board (PCB) of UNAIDS for the Asia-Pacific Region for the 2023-2025 term, according to the National AIDS Authority (NAA) ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-elected-unaids-board
New digital push for MSMEs
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on August 18 launched an open joint effort to build an inclusive digital ecosystem aimed at sparking the development of a robust post-Covid-19 economy. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-digital-push-msmes
Commerce ministry makes $82M
The Ministry of Commerce generated more than $82 million this year in customs and public services, according to the ministry’s annual report. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-ministry-makes-82m
Logging busts persist as tycoon implicated
Two separate timber busts in recent days netted some 300 pieces of illegally transported wood in Stung Treng belonging to a prominent businessman, and several hidden timber stockpiles at a military officer’s Kampong Speu lumberyard. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-busts-persist-tycoon-implicated
Basic Concerns Remain Priority in Rural Areas
Roads, bridges, schools, sanitation and other forms of basic infrastructure are still top priorities for many rural citizens of Cambodia. Comfrel has done a study of issues that voters are concerned with and found that infrastructure is a key area. Traditionally the rural areas have ...
Open Development Cambodia ran a workshop on "Digital Governance and E-Commerce Technology in Small-Midsized Enterprises (SMEs)"
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A workshop on “Digital Governance and E-Commerce Technology in Small-Midsized Enterprises (SMEs)” was held on June 29, 2023, by Open Development Cambodia (ODC). 10 participants (four of which were women) representing various industries attended. The workshop’s main goals are to disseminate the research study’s findings ...
Court rebuffs Koh Kong families seeking to reclaim land
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday rejected the request of five families from Koh Kong province to nullify the deals they made seven years ago to give up their land to a local sugarcane plantation on the grounds that they were coerced. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-rebuffs-koh-kong-families-seeking-to-reclaim-land-127541/