When unions and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) signed a memorandum of understanding in October last year, both sides were confident strikes in the Kingdom’s biggest export sector could be kept to a minimum. Not counting December, GMAC has recorded 131 strikes this ...

Judges in Cambodia’s Court of Appeal fail to inform defendants of their rights and a high number of hearings do not even have the defendants or their lawyers present, according to a study by a local rights group. in addition, the quality of evidence presented at ...

Calls for big-name apparel brands to take more responsibility for working conditions in Cambodian garment factories are growing louder as representatives of retail companies ranging from H&M to Wal-Mart arrive in Phnom Penh for a semi-annual buyers’ forum this week. Since it began three years ...

There is an island in Cambodia that, unlike others in Southeast Asia, is not the object of an ownership dispute. But it is equally clear whom its current owners would like to land there: Chinese property buyers. If all goes according to plan, Koh Pich — ...

The Ministry of interior and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued a joint press statement calling on all relevant ministries and institutions to cooperate in the fight against human trafficking and to effectively implement foreign labour inspection work. ...

All public and private educational institutions in Sihanoukville and Stung Hav district of Preah Sihanouk province have been ordered to be shut down temporarily for two weeks. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has reiterated its demands that fishermen stop all fishing activity including the use of nets, hooks and illegal fishing equipment in the dolphin conservation zone in Stung Treng province to ensure the sustainability of the endangered species and ...

With concern over increased air pollution affecting people’s health, the government yesterday issued a directive ordering all institutions to prevent and reduce emissions. According to a directive signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday, pollutants are produced by factories, vehicles, forest fire, rubbish and waste burning ...

Police in Mondulkiri province seized an SUV loaded with luxury wood on Sunday night, with local police suggesting the car belonged to a high-ranking Phnom Penh-based military police official. During an operation to crack down on illegally transported wood in Oraing Sen district involving provincial police ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that within a week or two of the traditional April 14-16 Khmer New Year, the level of transmission – or immunity – of Covid-19 in the community would be clear, and then all relevant ministries and institutions would take the ...

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday called on all newly-elected lawmakers to see the country’ s interest as the top priority and unify for the nation’s prestige. Speaking at the opening session of the fifth legislature of the National Assembly, the king congratulated all lawmakers for ...

Cambodia has managed to provide quality maternal care for all women, rich and poor, in the last two decades, said a World Bank report. Data shows the gap in access to maternal health care between the richest and poorest has narrowed. ...

In response to a spate of deadly bus crashes In the country, the government has ordered all bus companies to provide authorities with detailed histories of all their drivers, an official at the MInistry of Public Works and Transport said yesterday. Peou Maly, deputy director-general at the mInistry’s transportation department, ...

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has announced that it has decided to expel Facebook representatives from Cambodia and stop all activities such as company representation, government relations and private sector partnerships in Cambodia. ...

In 2018 there will be three elections In our immediate region – the much-predicted (and confirmed by the Thai PM) Thai election, another In Cambodia and one In Malaysia. All have their very local versions of democracy which will shape the outcomes. All are vital ...

Labor rights activists and a government official accused the International Labor Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia program of Ineffectiveness In its monitorIng of factory conditions followIng a deadly ceilIng collapse on Thursday at a shoe factory In Kompong Speu provInce. Moeun Tola, labor program head of the ...

The National Election Committee yesterday said 19 national institutions will participate in monitoring Sunday’s municipal, provincial and district council elections. NEC spokesman Dim Sovannarom said all-in-all, the 19 institutions consist of 1,010 observers from groups such as the Union of Youth Federations in Cambodia and ...

Less than a year after all refurbishments were completed on Hongkong Land’s Central Mansions – formerly Colonial Mansions – the classic residential units in the heart of Phnom Penh’s burgeoning financial, government and office-rental district are enjoying occupancy rates of close to 100 per cent, ...

Local stock brokerage company Sonatra Securities has announced it will completely dilute its books and put a halt on all business activities from October 1. in a press release posted on Sonatra’s website last week, the firm stated without an explanation that it was suspending all ...

The Cambodian government has implemented a value-added tax (VAT) on cigarettes to combat the health risks associated with smoking and tobacco products. Effective August 1, companies importing and distributing cigarettes in Cambodia must apply a flat rate of 10 percent VAT on all cigarette supplies. ...