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Agencies to send maids to Hong Kong

The Cambodian government has selected six agencies to facilitate sending domestic workers to Hong Kong – with one saying they will begin sending maids by the end of the year – though rights groups yesterday warned of potential exploitation and abuses. ...

Yon Sineat and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/agencies-send-maids-hong-kong

Chronic disease rise sparks health alert

Senior Ministry of Health officials and health experts have warned an increase in non-communicable diseases is posing a threat to public health and the nation’s development. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077326/chronic-disease-rise-sparks-health-alert/

200,000 migrant workers register in Thailand

The Ministry of Labour yesterday released data to show how many illegal migrant workers residing in Thailand have taken the first step to register with authorities there in order to gain all their proper paperwork. ...

Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077325/200000-migrant-workers-register-thailand/

Direct flights soon from X’ian city

There will soon be direct flights to Cambodia from X’ian city in China’s Shaanxi province to meet the growing demand of Chinese tourists, said Tourism Minister Thong Khon yesterday. ...

May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077009/direct-flights-soon-xian-city/

Authorities burn more than 100 kilograms of drugs

Authorities from four provinces, along with the Ministry of Justice, set more than 100 kilograms of drugs ablaze at the Preah Vihear provincial hall on Monday. ...

Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077055/authorities-burn-100-kilograms-drugs/

Ministry says most NGOs ignore tax requirements

Only 200 of some 5,000 domestic NGOs have submitted required banking details to the Interior Ministry, its spokesman said on Monday, as the government steps up enforcement of tax requirements on organizations that may have racked up huge unpaid bills. ...

Hang Sokunthea and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-says-most-ngos-ignore-tax-requirements-133324/

Banking sector firms up its foundations

Cambodia’s banking sector enjoyed another strong performance last year as the Kingdom’s economy continued to expand, with banking credit moderating, deposits increasing and financial institutions remaining healthy as they further integrate into the global economy, the central bank said in its annual report yesterday. ...

Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banking-sector-firms-its-foundations

PM asks Japan to invest $800m in skytrain

Prime Minister Hun Sen is to ask Japan to invest $800 million in building a skytrain link between the city and Phnom Penh International Airport. ...

May Kunmakara and Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077056/pm-asks-japan-invest-800m-skytrain/

Mining licences of two Australian firms nixed

The Ministry of Mines and Energy revoked three mineral exploration licences from two different Australian mining firms that failed to meet work performance guidelines, it said​ on the 3rd of August in a release. ...

Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mining-licences-two-australian-firms-nixed

Hun Sen promises weekly garment factory visits

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Friday that he will make weekly visits to garment factories across the country to better understand the demands and needs of workers, in what some observers said could be an attempt to appeal to potential voters before next July’s ...

Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-promises-weekly-garment-factory-visits

Hotels told to stop exam time hikes

The Education Minister yesterday issued a letter to all provincial governors requesting that they ensure guesthouses and hotels do not increase their prices during national exam time, when hundreds of students flood into towns from their rural homes. ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076537/hotels-told-stop-exam-time-hikes/

Cambodia confirms no case of H1N1

Ministry of Health has confirmed that Cambodia has no case of swine flu or H1N1, yet encouraged the public to take appropriate precaution to protect themselves and their families from the disease. ...

Mom Chandara Soleil
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=106994

Bananas find export appeal

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL), which last month became the first company to officially export bananas from Cambodia, has secured more orders for the fruit and will ship another 100 tonnes of bananas from its plantations in Ratanakkiri province today, a company representative said. ...

Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bananas-find-export-appeal

Undocumented migrants signing up in new Thai centres

More than 70,000 undocumented Cambodians have registered in new centres in Thailand in their first week of operation, though experts yesterday warned the designated two-week window will be too short for all migrants to register. . ...

Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/undocumented-migrants-signing-new-thai-centres

Warning of swine flu

The Health Ministry’s Communicable Disease Control Department yesterday issued a statement urging citizens to be aware of the influenza strain H1N1 that has the potential to spread rapidly during the rainy season. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076381/warning-swine-flu/

12 duped migrant workers rescued

The Cambodian embassies in Malaysia and Vietnam have rescued 12 migrants who were cheated by human traffickers offering them well-paying jobs, with some set to be married off to men in China. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076387/12-duped-migrant-workers-rescued/

Campaign to legalise workers delayed

The Ministry of Labour yesterday confirmed there had been a slight delay to the planned 100-day campaign to provide illegal migrant workers in Thailand with proper documents to remain working in the country legally. ...

Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076389/campaign-legalise-workers-delayed/

Corporate bonds edging closer to launch

Cambodia’s market regulator has finalised regulations for establishing a corporate bond, moving one step closer to introducing a new capital market tool that would allow companies to raise funds for expansions, debt refinancing or acquisitions, officials announced yesterday. ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/corporate-bonds-edging-closer-launch

Human rights watch calls for loose-lipped minister’s firing

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said he did not believe Social Affairs Minister Vong Sauth would face any disciplinary action after he repeated the gist of a seemingly confidential CPP meeting, including an alleged threat by Prime Minister Hun Sen to beat protesters with ...

Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hrw-calls-for-loose-lipped-ministers-firing-133176/

Sand facility allowed to operate

A Koh Kong environmental official yesterday said a company with a sand-washing facility in an area where the Ministry of Mines and Energy last month banned sand dredging would be allowed to keep and operate its facility. ...

Phak Seangly and Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sand-facility-allowed-operate

Police hold 200 Chinese in scam

About 200 Chinese people were arrested yesterday in two Poipet guesthouses in a bust on a scam operation that targeted civil servants in China with blackmail, according to police. ...

Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-hold-200-chinese-scam

Government passes waste disposal plans to local authorities

Responsibility for cleaning garbage from neighborhoods will be put in the hands of district officials under new guidelines released on Tuesday as part of the government’s plan to decentralize waste disposal. ...

Leng Len
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-passes-waste-disposal-plans-to-local-authorities-133133/

Ministry declines to meet poll watchdogs

The Interior Ministry has declined to meet two election watchdogs to discuss their work ahead of the 2018 general election. ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076172/ministry-declines-meet-poll-watchdogs/

Banking sector FDI spikes on new banks and higher caps

Inflows of foreign capital into the Kingdom’s banking sector nearly doubled during the first half of the year as two heavyweight players entered the local market and lending institutions responded to revised minimum capital requirements, a central bank official said yesterday. ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banking-sector-fdi-spikes-new-banks-and-higher-caps

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