LGBT bullying endemic, report finds
Nine out of 10 LGBT students have experienced bullying in Cambodia’s schools, which hurts their future educational attainment and makes their lives harder, according to a report released yesterday by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. ...
Igor Kossov and Morn Vanntey
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lgbt-bullying-endemic-report-finds
Abuses prevalent for Cambodia's transgender women: study
An overwhelming majority of transgender women on Cambodia’s city streets are subject to “shocking” harassment and abuse, according to a new report from the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR). The report, released yesterday, also shines a light on a disturbing new practice that has allegedly ...
Erin Handley and Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/abuses-prevalent-cambodias-transgender-women-study
PPMM #18: Mapping Election Data, Garment Factories, and More
Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #18Hello Everyone!The upcoming Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #18, which is scheduled for Tuesday (July 30, 2013) at Equinox, will feature presentations and a panel discussion on “Mapping Election Data.” The ODC Team will speak about the ODC Election Page and related election maps. ...
Three convicted in UK over Cambodian biofuel scam
A London court on Friday convicted three British men of conspiracy to commit fraud following an investigation by the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into a British biofuel firm that swindled investors in its Cambodian venture. Gary West, the former director of Sustainable Agro Energy (SAE); James ...
George Styllis
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-convicted-in-uk-over-cambodian-biofuel-scam-73778/
Maid may be stuck in Malaysia
The mother of a domestic maid allegedly stranded in Malaysia has become the latest Cambodian claimant to file an official complaint to the Ministry of Interior over labor abuse in the country. Em Sokhum said her 24-year-old daughter Chher Sophorn left to pursue work in Malaysia more than ...
Banking made more accessible
The largest bank in Cambodia, Acleda Bank Plc, has extended its mobile banking and payments service to consumers without an existing banking relationship of any kind, according to a press release by global technology provider Fiserv. Established in 2010, Acleda Unity now reaches untapped consumer segments using ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103059461/Business/banking-made-more-accessible.html
Celebrating the World Statistics Day 2020!
October 20th 2020 marks the third World Statistics Day, a day that brings together communities around the globe to celebrate and reiterate the importance of statistics. Through its Resolution 69/282, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly established the celebration of The World Statistics Day every ...
Interpol joins hunt for general wanted over tycoon’s murder
Interior Ministry officials said Tuesday that Thong Sarath, a senior military officer wanted for coordinating the murder of a prominent businessman in Phnom Penh last month, has likely fled the country, leading police to call on Interpol to help track him down. Chhay Sinarith, director ...
Mech Dara and Alex Consiglio
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interpol-joins-hunt-for-general-wanted-over-tycoons-murder-73922/
Unions, bosses ink deal to end SL garment factory dispute
A year after violent clashes broke out between workers from the SL Garment Factory and gun-wielding security forces, leading to the shooting death of a bystander, representatives for workers and management at the factory signed off on a list of agreements this week to end the ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-bosses-ink-deal-to-end-sl-garment-factory-dispute-72685/
Gov’t plans to install surveillance equipment
The government is planning to install surveillance equipment on the networks of Cambodia’s mobile phone operators and Internet service providers (ISPs), a senior Interior Ministry official said Tuesday, vindicating concerns about inspections the ministry quietly conducted on telecommunications firms in October. In October, officials from Lieutenant ...
Aun Pheap and Joshua Wilwohl
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-plans-to-install-surveillance-equipment-73911/
Governor continues to delay UN meeting with Montagnards
The U.N.’s efforts to locate a group of Montagnards hiding in Ratanakkiri province continued to be hindered Monday as the provincial governor was yet again unavailable to meet its delegation, four days after it traveled to the northeastern province. Despite the delegation’s expectation that it would ...
Aun Pheap and George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/governor-continues-to-delay-un-meeting-with-montagnards-74260/
Announcement on the change of waste and solid waste services in Phnom Penh
On 10 March 2020, the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration issued an announcement on the change of services for waste and solid waste and disposal in Phnom Penh from Cintri (Cambodia), which the government terminated its contract to the Phnom Penh Waste Management and Solid Waste ...
Phnom Penh Municipal Administration
National government
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. According to the 1993 Constitution, although he is the head of state, the king has very limited powers compared to the prime minister, the head of the government. Unlike the 1947 Constitution, power does not come from the king but ...
Legal aid policy and regulation
Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.1 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In 1996, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was established by law.19 Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government ...
Labor
Garment workers waiting in line to get food. Photo by International Labour Organisation, taken on 14 July 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has the highest labor force participation rate in the Southeast Asia/Pacific region, with 82.7 percent of the working population aged 16-64 employed ...
Land transfers
Land transfers in Cambodia assume a variety of forms involving both public and private entities. The right to transfer property to another and to be protected from forced transfer is essential to land tenure security. Land transfer capacity is a source of value for landowners, ...
Budget
Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association and Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia celebrated the World Teacher Day from Cambodia. Photo by Education International, taken on 5 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Cambodia’s national budget determines state expenditures and revenues. It is ...
Taxation
Heavy trucks on a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo by Phalinn Ool, taken on June 15 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The Cambodian government’s 2014–18 Revenue Mobilization Strategy aimed to enhance revenue administration and strongly increase the collection of taxes and other revenue. The ...