Thousands fall for Korean work scam
Alleged ringleaders of an overseas employment scam the Ministry of Labour says bilked thousands of clients out of money were charged with fraud in Phnom Penh on Friday. Oun Sarath, 30, and Kim Sophat, 29, the director and marketing manager, respectively, of recruiting firm You Can ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thousands-fall-korean-work-scam
Civil servant wages under new ministry
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday outlined the role of the newly christened Ministry of Public Function, explaining that the body would oversee the reform of the Kingdom’s civil service, including the salaries of its employees – a major plank in the opposition’s campaign platform. As a ...
Chhay Channyda and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civil-servant-wages-under-new-ministry
Cambodia's special economic zones attract 1.65 bln USD investment since inception
Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have received a total investment of 1.65 billion US dollars since their inception in 2006, according to a government report released on Friday. Since 2006 to now, the zones have attracted 172 investment projects, mostly from China, South Korea and Japan, ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/817196.shtml#.Ult7xz_vrbw
Global Fund axes suppliers over Cambodia malaria graft
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced Thursday it had suspended contracts with two international suppliers of mosquito nets after uncovering serious financial wrongdoing in Cambodia. The move followed a probe by Global Fund inspectors into claims of corruption at the suppliers, ...
Cambodia flood death toll climbs to 122
The death toll from Mekong River and flash floods in Cambodia has risen to 122 in the past four weeks, a senior disaster control official said Monday. “To date, the floods have killed 122 people and affected some 1.5 million people,” Nhim Vanda, vice-president of the ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/14/c_132797207.htm
Myriad flood challenges remain
As the flood levels recede in most of the 20 affected provinces, victims continue facing scores of recovery challenges including sanitation, food security, health and shelter concerns, as well as a lack of potable water. In its fourth report on the flood situation, released yesterday, the ...
Mom Kunthear, Amelia Woodside and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/myriad-flood-challenges-remain
Missing boy presumed dead after protest shooting
The father of a 16-year-old boy who went missing during last month’s labor protest crackdowns says he now presumes his son dead. The boy, Khim Sophat, was caught up in demonstrations at the Canadia Industrial Zone in early January. He was not listed among the four ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/missing-boy-presumed-dead-after-protest-shooting/1845735.html
Maina Kiai calls on Cambodia government to lift ban on public assemblies
UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai has asked the government of Cambodia to lift a ban on public gathering that has been in force for a month. A statement also said Kiai met and raised the issue of the blanket protest ban with Secretary of State for ...
Standard Digital News Staff
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000104438&story_title=kiai-calls-on-cambodia-government-to-lift-ban-on-public-assemblies
British institute preparing report on garment factory safety
Britain’s Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors says it is preparing a report for the Cambodian government on possible steps to reassure garment buyers about factory safety. The report by the Institute, which investigated the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh last year, will also include ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=Y2EyZTc5ODg0YWF
Dam route blocked
Desperate ethnic minority villagers in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley have blocked a road that was to be used to transport heavy machinery onto their lands to start construction of the highly controversial Stung Cheay Areng dam, according to villagers and officials. Three Chinese employees of ...
Phak Seangly and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dam-route-blocked
De Castle Royal launches leaseback program
In a first for Phnom Penh, South Korean condominium developer Nury D&C has teamed up with SBI Royal Securities to offer condominium buyers a leaseback arrangement on the remaining condo-miniums and condo-minium blocks for sale at De Castle Royal. The 32-storey De Castle Royal has a ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/de-castle-royal-launches-leaseback-program
CNRP request rejected, again
Phnom Penh City Hall once again rejected the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party’s bid to hold campaigns for the coming council elections in Freedom Park yesterday but said the final decision is beyond its reach. After its first request was rejected on Tuesday for going against ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-request-rejected-again
Cambodian officials meet with buyers from global brands on garment issues
Cambodian officials, led by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon, on Monday met with a 18-member delegation representing global brands and trade unions to discuss garment worker rights and wages. It was the second round of talks between Cambodian government officials and representatives of major brands ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/26/c_133363019.htm
Groups seek audience with Senate over Judicial Reform Drafts
Human rights groups and other members of civil society on Tuesday submitted a letter to Senate President Chea Sim, requesting a meeting over their concerns for three draft judicial reform laws passed last month in the National Assembly. The three drafts must be approved by ...
Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/groups-seek-audience-with-senate-over-judicial-reform-drafts/1928506.html
Water flow ‘still weak’ after pipe installation
After blocking a river for months, a construction project’s recently installed water pipes are delivering relief to only some of Battambang’s drought-stricken fields. More than 400 farmers in Bavel district blamed the Asian Development Bank-funded bridge for choking the river since construction began in December, leaving ...
Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-flow-%E2%80%98still-weak%E2%80%99-after-pipe-installation
City Hall orders curbs on beggars
Phnom Penh municipality on Monday ordered a curb on vagrants entering the city and a roundup of beggars, homeless people and children selling items at traffic lights. In the directive, signed by deputy city governor Seng Ratanak, City Hall orders the 12 district governors, its social ...
Kuch Naren and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-orders-curbs-on-beggars-60865/
Cambodia must to strengthen its agriculture
Cambodia has accelerated its agricultural growth dramatically over the last several years, but agricultural sector in this developing country still depends on its neighboring countries. What are the reasons behind this dependence? During these past years, many businessmen, both foreign and local, are investing a large ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjBhMmRmZDM0Yjg
Ocean settles as other worker strikes gain steam
Workers from the beleaguered Ocean Garment Factory on Monday came to an agreement with management over furlough pay, following more than a month of protests. “All the workers at Ocean Garment Factory have accepted the offer from the factory and the strikes are finished now,” said ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ocean-settles-as-other-worker-strikes-gain-steam-64619/
Amnesty idea floated during talks: report
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and Prime Minister Hun Sen discussed the possibility of offering amnesty to senior government officials in order to allow for “an honourable exit of the leaders”, Rainsy was quoted as saying to the French newspaper La Libération last week. Rainsy reportedly said in the ...
Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/amnesty-idea-floated-during-talks-report
Illegal book hawkers warned
Market vendors hawking pirated government textbooks have a month to get their shops in order if they want to avoid an authority-led crackdown, a statement released on Friday by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport warns. Selling or buying textbooks labelled “not for sale” or ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-book-hawkers-warned