Cambodia, Hong Kong agree to foster mutual economic growth
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), the Hong Kong Special AdminiStrative Region (HKSAR) of the People&rSquo;S Republic of China and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) WedneSday Signed two memoranda of underStanding (MoUS) to diverSify the economy, develop private Sector and foSter SS='cambodia-color'>...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501533198/cambodia-hong-kong-agree-to-foster-mutual-economic-growth/
Baby milk recalled in Cambodia
Potentially contaminated infant milk powder that had been banned in China, Russia and Vietnam is now being recalled in Cambodia. The Cambodian distributor of a milk powder product that uses a suspect ingredient from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is recalling thousands of units as a ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/baby-milk-recalled-cambodia
Illegal Construction Rampant in Angkor Heritage Site
In the months leading up to Cambodia’s national election on July 28, authorities in the Angkor Archaeological Park allowed dozens of land owners to build new houses and develop plots of land inside highly protected areas of the world heritage site. Villagers interviewed last week said ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phorn Bopha and Simon Marks
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/illegal-construction-rampant-in-angkor-heritage-site-42860/
Meas Sotha—The Man at the Center of the SL Factory Strike
Meas sotha is not leaving the sL Garment Factory. As tensions between management and workers have intensified over the past five months, Mr. sotha and his role at the strike-plagued factory have moved center stage. Workers claim that since Mr. sotha took over from a previous sL ss='cambodia-color'>...
Colin Meyn and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/meas-sotha-the-man-at-the-center-of-the-sl-factory-strike-47684/
New Project Aims to Help Small Businesses in Cambodia
A new project by the government and Japan’s aid agency seeks to assist small companies in Cam­bodia that are in need of specialist advice in order to develop and keep up with competitors in neighboring Asean countries. The aim of the two-year program, called “strategic strengthening ss='cambodia-color'>...
Simon Henderson and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-project-aims-to-help-small-businesses-in-cambodia-41534/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-project-aims-to-help-small-businesses-in-cambodia
Social Media Challenges ‘Official’ Version of Events
Seeing iS believing&mdaSh;particularly in a country where the government controlS the broadcaSt media and current affairS newS, aired on pro-ruling par&Shy;ty TV and radio, iS of&Shy;ten at oddS with the country&rSquo;S few independent media outletS. But in the aftermath of a violent claSh between Striking garment SS='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/social-media-challenges-official-version-of-events-47012/
SUVs Block Pagoda to Keep Out Monks on Peace March
Harassment of monks and their supporters, who are marching to Phnom Penh to participate in International Human Rights Day rallies in the capital, continued Friday when three suburban utility vehicles were used to block the entrance to a pagoda in Kompong speu province where marchers ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/suvs-block-pagoda-to-keep-out-monks-on-peace-march-48816/
UN Envoy Subedi Shares Concerns Over Post-Vote Violence
The U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia, surya subedi, on Tuesday presented a report to the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva and expressed his grave concern about post-election violence and the failure of the government and National Election Committee to properly investigate widespread electoral ss='cambodia-color'>...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/un-envoy-subedi-shares-concerns-over-post-vote-violence-43145/
Unions set to begin first phase of nationwide strike
A coalition of 18 labor unions and associations is today set to begin the first phase of a nationwide labor strike in the garment sector by calling on workers in about 100 factories to boycott working overtime, according to union leaders. Despite efforts by the government ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-set-to-begin-first-phase-of-nationwide-strike-52989/
After strong start, city bus’ future unclear
After a monthlong test run saw 10 buses often filled with passengers, a Chinese-owned company promised in early March to inject millions into the project and add hundreds of new buses. But Global Trade Development left the project last month after the municipality refused to grant ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hul Reaksmey and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-strong-start-city-bus-future-unclear-58640/
Lawmaker blasts illegal logging in Stung Treng
Two draft laws on judicial reform were easily passed by the single-party National Assembly on Friday but the session was overshadowed by a rookie lawmaker’s attack on lax enforcement of forestry laws in stung Treng province. On the fourth day of the third plenary session of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/lawmaker-blasts-illegal-logging-in-s-treng-59494/
Beyond Chea Vichea, Many Cases Lack Accountability, Justice
Ahead of the 10-year anniversary on Wednesday of the assassination of Free Trade Union (FTU) President Chea Vichea, police said Monday that despite their inability to bring anyone to justice for the high-profile slaying, the case remains open. However, Chea Mony, the brother of Chea Vichea, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-ambassador-distances-local-delegation-from-resolution-50914/
11 Activists Arrested for Views That ‘Impact Public Order’
Eleven political activists were pulled off the street by helmeted security guards Tuesday morning during a peaceful march to foreign embassies to deliver petitions calling for an end to government violence and the release of 23 imprisoned activists and strikers. The 11 protesters—10 land rights activists ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phorn Bopha and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eleven-activists-arrested-for-views-that-impact-public-order-50934/
Youths heed city's siren call
When 29-year-old store manager srey Mom sent her mother in Takeo province some money to pay young people to help with the rice planting, her mother told her it was no use – the young people had abandoned the village to seek their fortunes in ss='cambodia-color'>...
HENG Huy Eng
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IT and Website AdvisorHuy Eng graduated with a double major in Computer science from Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), and International study from Institute of Foreign Language (IFL). she has been working for ODC since it was firstly established in 2011. With several years ss='cambodia-color'>...
Forest cover
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Cambodian forest cover has reduced dramatically in recent decades. In 1973 there were 13.1 million hectares of total forest, but by 2014 the total cover had fallen to 8.7 million hectares. ss='cambodia-color'>...
EU Under Fire for Policy Linked to Land Grabbing in Cambodia
KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE&mdaSh; Three yearS ago, Pao had a farm and a charcoal Stove near a Stream in a community called Omlaing in weStern Cambodia. The farm gave her rice, charcoal SaleS gave her extra income and the nearby foreSt provided edible and medicinal plantS. Pao SS='cambodia-color'>...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine Staff
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44202
Open Development Cambodia updates a dataset on "Forest cover in Cambodia (2015-2021)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a dataset on “Forest cover in Cambodia (2015-2021)” by adding new interactive map layers of forest cover in Cambodia from 2015-2021. This dataset gives data focused on Cambodia’s annual forest cover range from 2015 to 2021.=> Please click here to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Fashion retail enters the online era
SOURSDEY FaShion occupieS a Small Shopfront near the RuSSian Market. It lookS Similar to many of the Small boutiqueS Sprouting up acroSS Phnom Penh, packed with&nbSp; the lateSt in faShion aimed at young, trendy conSumerS. But the Shop&rSquo;S buSineSS plan differS from that of many SS='cambodia-color'>...