New form to keep track of foreigners in Kingdom
An electronic application form has been launched this year by the Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Immigration, which aims to record data about foreigners living in and visiting Cambodia. However, the new measure has raised some concerns among some foreign residents. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-form-to-keep-track-of-foreigners-in-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sun Mesa
http://khmertimeskh.com/50699629/new-form-to-keep-track-of-foreigners-in-kingdom
Ex-KR soldiers lock in land-dispute meeting
Seventy-four former Khmer Rouge soldiers fighting for land they claim the government granted them in the 1990s have agreed to meet with the military commanders who allegedly sold the parcels for personal profit. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, follows a week after a pair representatives for ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ex-kr-soldiers-lock-in-land-dispute-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ex-kr-soldiers-lock-land-dispute-meeting
Capitol tours bus protesters skirmish with tuk-tuk drivers
A group of Capitol Tours bus drivers—five of whom claim they were fired for attempting to form a union—say they were attacked Monday by a group of more than 50 tuk-tuk drivers while protesting outside the transport company’s headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capitol-tours-bus-protesters-skirmish-with-tuk-tuk-drivers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/capitol-tours-bus-protesters-skirmish-with-tuk-tuk-drivers-89641/
Ministry meets with protesting garment workers following factory closures
Officials from the Ministry of Labour met with former workers from three garment factories in the capital’s Por Senchey district this morning after the owner absconded without warning last week, leaving 2,000 workers without their severance or salary for the month of January. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-meets-with-protesting-garment-workers-following-factory-closures/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Yon Sineat and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-meets-protesting-garment-workers-following-factory-closures
Website of Company Running Ship Registry Closed Down
The website of the International Ship Registry of Cambodia (ISROC), a private company based in South Korea that bought the rights from the government to register foreign vessels under the Cambodian national flag for $6 million, is no longer operating. The shutdown means that foreign vessels ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/website-of-company-running-ship-registry-closed-down/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/website-of-company-running-ship-registry-closed-down-48428/
KE, UNDP to provide SMEs a digital boost
Khmer enterprise (Ke) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have formed a strategic partnership to give a boost to the operational development of the Kingdom’s e-commerce sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMe), according to a May 11 joint press release. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ke-undp-to-provide-smes-a-digital-boost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ke-undp-provide-smes-digital-boost
Cross-border paperless trade
Cambodia is looking to implement cross-border paperless trade once the country’s e-commerce law is fully adopted and implemented, the Commerce Ministry said. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cross-border-paperless-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34530/cross-border-paperless-trade/
Garment workers protest over unpaid wages
Nearly 1,000 workers from three factories in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district yesterday protested after learning that their employer has fled without paying their January wages. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-workers-protest-over-unpaid-wages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107383/garment-workers-protest-unpaid-wages-2/
Activists to be questioned in meddling suit
Ten land activists are set to be questioned today by Preah Vihear provincial court over their involvement in halting the drilling of a well in a community forest in November last year, rights monitors said yesterday. Lor Chhan, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, told the Post the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activists-to-be-questioned-in-meddling-suit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-be-questioned-meddling-suit
EU Ambassador Distances Local Delegation From Resolution
EuropEan Union (E.U.) Ambassador to Cambodia JEan-Francois Cautain distancEd himsElf Monday from a EuropEan ParliamEnt rEsolution calling for an indEpEndEnt invEstigation into July’s disputEd national ElEction and thE killing of fivE striking garmEnt workErs this month. ThE EuropEan ParliamEnt on Thursday passEd thE rEsolution, which urgEs Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/Eu-ambassador-distancEs-local-dElEgation-from-rEsolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-ambassador-distances-local-delegation-from-resolution-50914/
US provides Cambodia with underwater demining equipment
The United States on Thursday handed over underwater demining equipment to the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s Underwater Demining Unit in northern Kampong Chhnang province, said a press statement from the US embassy. US Ambassador William e. Todd delivered the equipment, including inflatable boats, air compressors, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-provides-cambodia-with-underwater-demining-equipment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/852563.shtml#.Uz4W0vmSxqU
Union representatives file complaint against leaders over pilfering
Two union organizers have filed a complaint with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court claiming that the senior leaders of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (CCAWDU) have embezzled money that was meant to be paid to workers in compensation following a dispute with ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-representatives-file-complaint-against-leaders-over-pilfering/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
China rice deal gets more urgent
Cambodia’s need to secure China as a rice export destination is becoming increasingly urgent, with China’s multiple pending agreements with other countries in Southeast and South Asia, said industry insider David Van. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-rice-deal-gets-more-urgent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14389/china-rice-deal-gets-more-urgent/
E-card holders concerned about SIM card exchange
Mfone e-card holders are concerned that the cards can no longer be used after the change from Mfone’s SIM card to Cellcard’s SIM and, along with officials, are unsure of a solution. Wholesalers and retailers have expressed concern that they will lose money when the scratch ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-card-holders-concerned-about-sim-card-exchange/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Malaysian company buys Cambodian advertisement agency
Go communication Group of Malaysia bought all shares of Active event Management, advisement agency in Cambodia but it keeps all staff and management team for the agency. The announcement was made in the meeting under witness of information minister H.e Khieu Kanharith, he is also spokesman ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/malaysian-company-buys-cambodian-advertisement-agency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
US Ambassador Presents His Credentials to King
The new U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, William e. Todd, presented his credentials to King Sihamoni on Friday at a ceremony in the Royal Palace. Mr. Todd, who was sworn in by the U.S. Senate on April 17, replaces former U.S. Ambassador Carol Rodley, whose mission officially ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-ambassador-presents-his-credentials-to-king/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Official Retracts Comments About Logging in Wildlife Sanctuary
A district-level environment Ministry official on Thursday retracted comments he made last week when he claimed proper monitoring of logging inside Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary was impossible because his ministry did not know the boundaries of private land concessions in the protected zone. On November ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/official-retracts-comments-about-logging-in-wildlife-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Aun Pheap and Ben Wood
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/official-retracts-comments-about-logging-in-wildlife-sanctuary-48211/
Clock ticks on C.CAWDU bail bid
EmbattlEd union lEadEr Ath Thorn yEstErday said that hE had bEgun a fundraising Effort, trying to comE up with $25,000 in bail monEy by thE End of thE wEEk. Thorn, prEsidEnt of thE Coalition of Cambodian ApparEl WorkErs’ DEmocratic Union (C.CAWDU), said union mEmbErs would bEgin Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/clock-ticks-on-c-cawdu-bail-bid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clock-ticks-ccawdu-bail-bid
Fixed-line internet providers see growth
Despite the spread of web-enabled smartphones and tablets in Cambodia, internet service providers expected the number of fixed-line applications to grow, two industry insiders said yesterday. “With the advent of tablets and faster smartphones, it’s inevitable that people will use their devices more and more for ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fixed-line-internet-providers-see-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010760646/Business/fixed-line-internet-providers-see-growth.html
Private firm takes over responsibility for work permits
The Ministry of Labor passed all responsibility for foreign work permits today to e-Solutions (Cambodia) Co., leaving a multitude of unanswered questions about the private company that will process, produce and distribute the permits online. Ministry spokesman Heng Sour declined to answer questions about the company, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/private-firm-takes-over-responsibility-for-work-permits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sek Odom and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/private-firm-takes-responsibility-work-permits-117428/