A ride worth the weight
North of the Sesan River, in protected forests that stretch to the border with Laos and Vietnam, illegal timber traders describe a network of bribery that leaves them counting their riels, despite the multimillion-dollar nature of the industry. In contrast to the large flat-bed trucks owned ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ride-worth-weight
Thais mandate migrant worker health checks
On the road to legal employment in Thailand, Cambodian migrant workers are being made to undergo check-ups that have them cough, strip and give blood and urine samples to prove they are physically and mentally sound enough to work in the country. Obtaining a workers’ permit, ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thais-mandate-migrant-worker-health-checks
Chinese continue to flock as region suffers
Cambodia’s tourism industry has benefited from the unrest that has hit much of the region, with Chinese tourists diverting their routes from problematic areas such as Thailand to the country, according to a report released Thursday by the Sydney-based Center for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). Chinese ...
George Styllis and Cherie Chan
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/chinese-continue-to-flock-as-region-suffers-64963/
Cambodia's elderly receive inadequate support
For 70-year-old Chan Shay, the choice between working through old age and a retirement in poverty is an obvious one. Shay, a cyclo taxi driver in Phnom Penh, said that while he dreams of retiring to his home in Takeo province, in reality he can see ...
Alice Cuddy and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodias-elderly-receive-inadequate-support/72092
Net keeps telcos on their toes
Pressure is mounting on the Kingdom’s telecommunications industry to stay ahead of the game as the demand for data and mobile internet becomes a top priority for Cambodian consumers. As global smartphone manufacturers saturate Cambodia’s market in an effort to meet the demand for new technology, ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/net-keeps-telcos-their-toes
Circulation of riel rises 33%
The share of riel in circulation in the Kingdom grew by about 33 per cent year-on-year by last year’s end as deposits in riel increased by 37 per cent, said the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) 2019 Review and 2020 Outlook report. The report noted ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/circulation-riel-rises-33
Two summoned over Mondulkiri forest clearing
The Mondulkiri Provincial Court has summoned two suspects to appear in court over the alleged hiring of five villagers to clear forest land last week at the northeast biodiversity conservation corridor in Koh Nhek district. Provincial court spokesman Meas Bros told The Post that on February ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-summoned-over-mondulkiri-forest-clearing
Supporters pray for Sonando
While Mam Sonando lay in a cramped Prey Sar prison cell yesterday, sweating out a fever, some 100 members of the Association of Democrats burned incense and kneeled in prayer at the Preah Ang Dang Keu shrine, calling for the outspoken Beehive Radio director’s release. With ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072457577/National-news/supporters-pray-for-sonando.html
Southeast Asia calls for talks with China on sea dispute
Southeast Asian nations displayed a rare show of unity on Sunday against China’s sweeping maritime claims, calling for the first formal talks with Beijing over a sea dispute that has raised tensions and exposed deep divisions in the region. As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/asia-summit-southchinasea-upd-idUSL3E8MI0BU20121118
Cambodia gains 53 factories this year
The Cambodian government has approved 53 new garment and footwear factories, worth an estimated US$338 million, during the first half of this year, compared with 38 last year valued at $180 million, despite the increase in the number of strikes affecting the industry. Officials and industry ...
Rising world demand for Cambodian organic rice
Several ASEAN countries, including Cambodia, have witnessed a growing demand for organic rice that local producers cannot satisfy, according to Winfried Scheewe, adviser to the Cambodian Organic Agriculture Association (COrAA). Scheewe says demand for organic rice is on the rise, especially in the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, but also ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Special-Reports/cambodian-organic-rice-on-demand.html
Trafficked fishermen released-for a price
A group of eight Cambodians held for ransom on a Thai fishing boat were freed over the weekend after their families paid 1,000 baht (US$32) per person to a human trafficker in Thailand who is still holding another nine victims, victims and police said yesterday. The ...
Villagers, Soldiers Tussle Over Land
Villagers from Chum Kiri commune in Banteay Meanchey province appealed to Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday to intervene in a land dispute concerning roughly 30 hectares of land they say was taken by district soldiers. Doeu Chay, a representative of 25 local families, said that land ...
Opening of allowances (79th) under social protection program
On 22 March 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (79th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (79th) under social protection program to a total of 2 494 workers in 39 ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Opening of allowances (80th) under social protection program
On 18 April 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (80th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (80th) under social protection program to a total of 1 929 workers in 14 ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Opening of allowances (81th) under social protection program
On 10 May 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (81th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (81th) under social protection program to a total of 2 496 workers in 33 ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Company to workers: take two
More than 400 protesting workers at In Han Sung factory in the capital’s Por Senchey district will be told this morning that their bosses have agreed to two of their demands and expect them to return to work immediately. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032055137/National-news/company-to-workers-take-two.html
UN-backed education policy ready for government approval
In a bid to improve the quality of vocational education in the country, the Ministry of Education and Unesco will submit a National Policy on Lifelong Learning to the Council of Ministers following multiple discussions on the matter. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50505797/un-backed-education-policy-ready-for-government-approval/
Secluded timber stock seized, loggers at large
Authorities in Ratanakkiri province confiscated timber left behind inside the Lumphat Wildlife Santuary in Lumphat district on Tuesday. Kim Reaksmey, commander of the provincial military police, said that the timber was discovered abandoned, adding that no arrests were made. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50505720/secluded-timber-stock-seized-loggers-at-large/
Calls for mangrove protection
Mangroves and wetland areas in four coastal provinces are being illegally cleared and filled in order to grab land and build homes for private ownership, said a letter from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries dated November 19. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/calls-mangrove-protection