Telcos called to pay debts
Frustrated with the lack of compliance, the government has given the Kingdom’s mobile operators an ultimatum: declare their company revenue shares and settle all outstanding debts owed to the government by the end of the month or face swift and severe punitive action. ...
Kali Kotoski and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/telcos-called-pay-debts
Parties gear up for the elections
Political parties are scrambling to complete their internal processes and register ahead of this year’s commune elections, which are to be held in June. The National Election Committee (NEC) will be accepting registration applications for all parties’ candidates from March 3 to 5. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35331/parties-gear-up-for-the-elections/
Airport welcomes two mlllionth passenger
Phnom Penh International Airport last Thursday hit the two-million-passenger mark in a year for the first time. The figure included all international and domestic passengers arriving at, and departing from, Phnom Penh International Airport since the beginning of this year, a press release said. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122460428/Business/airport-welcomes-two-mlllionth-passenger.html
Ford opens new centre
When the new Ford showroom opened on Monivong Boulevard on Friday morning, the most distinguished guest was the great granddaughter of company founder Henry Ford, Elena A Ford. The entourage also included Ford’s regional and local associates, all of whom were joined by the deputy. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012111959802/Business/ford-opens-new-centre.html
Construction comeback- After an overheated rise and thundering crash, the building sector returns to stable growth
Back in 2007 and 2008, Phnom Penh was positively abuzz with the sound of drills, hammers and cranes. Construction sites were found all over the city and it seemed that every day new projects were being announced in the media—a skyscraper here, a retail development ...
Workers continue strike as wage talks delayed to next week
Workers in the border town of Bavet continued a week-long strike Monday after a meeting to discuss wage increases was delayed for a second time to next week. Sources said all workers left the Tai Seng and Manhattan special economic zones after working for an hour. ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NDBiNTE5YTIwNTY
Wah Seong inks power deal with Cambodia
Wah Seong Corp Bhd’s indirect subsidiary P.M.T.I Energy (Cambodia) Co. Ltd. has entered into a power purchase agreement with Cambodia’s Baitang (Kampuchea) Plc to sell up to 3.5 megawatt (MW) per hour of any and all electric energy generated and available for sale. ...
The Sun Daily News Staff
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1262066
Hun Sen slaps freeze on new gov’t positions, departments
Prime Minister Hun Sen last week issued a directive ordering all government bodies to hold off on new hires for the rest of the year except to fill existing positions being vacated, in an apparent bid to keep spending in line with the current state ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-slaps-freeze-on-new-govt-positions-departments-79340/
ASEAN cannot act on behalf of claimant states in South China Sea dispute: Cambodian PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cannot act on behalf of the countries concerned in the South China Sea dispute and urged all parties involved to continue negotiations. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1D1D9XU
Pink slips issued: Sar Kheng fires officers in Kandal
Fifteen policemen in Kandal province have been sacked by the provincial police chief for not turning up to work while still collecting their salaries. In a letter signed by Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Wednesday, the absentee officers were laid off and had all benefits ...
Phak Seangly
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/pink-slips-issued-sar-kheng-fires-officers-kandal
Koh Kong official orders brief suspension of sand dredging
After about 70 villagers and environmental activists spent the weekend trying to drive away sand-dredging barges they claimed were illegally operating off the coast of Koh Kong province, a local official said Monday that he had ordered a brief suspension of all dredging in the ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/koh-kong-official-orders-brief-suspension-of-sand-dredging-81994/
Passes set to replace passports for migrants
In an effort to curb illegal migration, the Ministry of Interior issued a letter on Tuesday announcing that all migrant workers who want to gain employment abroad will be able to obtain so-called migrant passes instead of having to wait for a regular passport. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/passes-set-replace-passports-migrants
Alcohol sales banned in Phnom Penh for another 2 weeks
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration has suspended the sale of all kinds of alcohol for another two weeks in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50853779/alcohol-sales-banned-in-phnom-penh-for-another-2-weeks/
Agricultural Ministry to push services to the local level
Minister of Agriculture Veng Sakhon said the ministry is putting all of its efforts into pushing its services to local level government. This will boost agro-products, as the export volume of this sector is growing. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50954270/agricultural-ministry-to-push-services-to-the-local-level/
Another 430 Omicron community cases in Cambodia
The Ministry of Health on February 17 reported 444 new Covid-19 cases, 14 of which were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/another-430-omicron-community-cases-cambodia
DPM Sar Kheng calls on ASEANAPOL to jointly combat transnational crimes and COVID-19
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Sar Kheng, who is also the Minister of Interior, has called on ASEANAPOL to jointly crackdown all forms of transnational crimes as well as combat the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501034933/dpm-sar-kheng-calls-on-aseanapol-to-jointly-combat-transnational-crimes-and-covid-19/
Cambodian banana exports may reach 500,000 tons in 2022
The Cambodian Banana Association Alliance held a symposium for member companies in Phnom Penh on August 6. More than 50 representatives from Alliance member companies and guests from All sectors attended the event. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130239/cambodian-banana-exports-may-reach-500000-tons-in-2022/
Hongkong Land plans to break ground in 2012
Hongkong Land, one of Asia’s largest property investment companies, plans to have excavators move in on one of its four properties in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district that it bought earlier this year, according to an official at the company. John Brinsden, country adviser for Jardine ...
As Case Delayed, Former Maid Trainee Suffers
When Heng Hak escaped from Phnom Penh maid recruitment center in March 2011, falling several stories in the process, she unwittingly became part of a groundswell-one in a series of mounting cases highlighting severe mismanagment of recruitment agencies, and the abuses incurred by both trainees ...
A Year on, No Sign of Donor Forum Meeting
Exactly one year after the Finance Ministry indefinitely postponed its last top-level meeting with the international aid donors, there is still no sign that the government is ready to set a new date to engage face-to-face with the country’s development partners. The forum is held once ...