The Phnom Penh Post
Russian crude oil imports not on refinery’s wishlist
Russia is looking to expand its crude oil exports to ASEAN countries – including Cambodia – despite the Kingdom being years away from having refinery capabilities. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russian-crude-oil-imports-not-refinerys-wishlist
Round of capitol bus negotiations fruitless
Negotiations between former drivers of the Capitol Bus Company and their ex-employer, mediated by Prampi Makara district authorities, yielded no settlement yesterday, although both parties agreed to continue talks. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/round-capitol-bus-negotiations-fruitless
Vietnam to host annual trade fair in October
Vietnam will host its seventh annual trade fair in Cambodia during the second week of October of this year, the Department of Economics in the Vietnam Ministry of National Defense (MOD) announced in Ho Chi Minh City last week. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vietnam-host-annual-trade-fair-october
Dangkor security guards strike for better conditions
Fifty Dangkor district security guards removed their uniforms in front of the district hall yesterday morning in protest for better pay and conditions. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dangkor-security-guards-strike-better-conditions
Labour rights issues ‘industry-wide’: H&M
Swedish apparel giant H&M yesterday responded to a new report that alleged labour rights abuses in its Cambodian supplier factories by saying such issues plagued the entire industry and were difficult for any one company to fix. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-rights-issues-industry-wide-hm
Police put an end to gathering of farmers in Prey Veng
Police who shut down a gathering of 30 people in a private home in Prey Veng province yesterday justified the action by saying the organisers had failed to notify the district governor in writing beforehand. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-put-end-gathering-farmers-prey-veng
World Bank to re-engage after five-year absence
The World Bank has approved $130 million in developmental aid aimed at reducing poverty in Cambodia, signalling its first direct re-engagement with the Kingdom since it left in protest in 2011 after one of the largest forceful evictions led by the government displaced more than ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-bank-re-engage-after-five-year-absence
NEC seeks regular meetings to dispel bias suspicions
Cambodia’s election body has called for regular meetings with political parties, journalists and civil society organisations (CSOs) in a bid to stave off suspicions of bias as two of its non-CPP aligned officials face prosecution. ...
Bun Sengkong and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-seeks-regular-meetings-dispel-bias-suspicions
H&M's suppliers guilty of labour rights abuses, report alleges
A new report has alleged labour rights abuses at Cambodian supplier factories for apparel giant H&M, as more than 500 garment workers gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday to air some of the same concerns over working conditions during a workers’ forum. ...
Sen David and Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hms-suppliers-guilty-labour-rights-abuses-report-alleges
Disaster response on agenda at ASEAN meet
Defence Minister Tea Banh will lead a delegation of about 10 other senior military officials to Vientiane, Laos, to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting from May 24 to 27, which will focus on regional cooperation in defence technology and natural-disaster response. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/disaster-response-agenda-asean-meet
New EIA rules for mining
The Ministry of Mines and Energy signed joint prakas with the Ministry of Environment to simplifying the environmental impact assessment (EIA) requirements for artisanal and small-scale mining practices. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-eia-rules-mining
Bilateral trade with Thailand declines
Bilateral trade between Thailand and Cambodia decreased by 13 per cent in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2015, according to statistics provided by the Royal Thai Embassy. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bilateral-trade-thailand-declines
Russia and Cambodia look to increase investment
Cambodia and Russia have officially inked agreements to promote bilateral trade and investment until 2020, although concrete details about how that will be accomplished have yet to be released. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russia-and-cambodia-look-increase-investment
‘Angkor Malis’ brand name yet to satisfy
With the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) ready to adopt “Angkor Malis” in June as the official brand name for the Kingdom’s premium varieties of jasmine rice, exporters said that inconsistent English to Khmer translations need to be corrected. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-malis-brand-name-yet-satisfy
Nutrition shortfalls harming Kingdom's economy, report finds
Malnutrition costs the Cambodian economy an estimated $266 million each year, according to a new report, which urged the government to invest more in tackling the problem. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nutrition-shortfalls-harming-kingdoms-economy-report-finds
Gov’t calls for microfinance NGOs to register with NBC
A government official lambasted the slow application rate for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate as microfinance lenders, urging them to register with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-calls-microfinance-ngos-register-nbc
Calls to validate LGBT rights
Gay and transgender people yesterday called on the government to legalise same-sex marriage and change identity cards to reflect a person’s true gender during an event to mark International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/calls-validate-lgbt-rights
Red Cross makes donation to children's hospital
The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) donated $1 million to the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospitals on Monday. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-makes-donation-childrens-hospital
Government expands sanctuary in Prey Lang, adds Preah Vihear
The government has reversed course on a controversial decision to downsize the proposed boundaries of a long-awaited protected area for the beleaguered Prey Lang Forest, the largest lowland evergreen forest left in Southeast Asia. ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-expands-sanctuary-in-prey-lang-adds-preah-vihear-112723/
Australian firms in JV for exploratory drilling
Renaissance Minerals and Emerald Resources finalised a joint venture agreement and commenced exploratory drilling near the Okvau gold deposit in Mondulkiri province. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/australian-firms-jv-exploratory-drilling
Meeting touts new approach to rehab
Officials from provinces across the country gathered in Banteay Meanchey yesterday and the day before to learn about alternative community-based drug rehabilitation services and vocational training, anti-drug officials said. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/meeting-touts-new-approach-rehab
Deadline for right-hand drives delayed
As yet another deadline passed, right-hand drive vehicle owners will now have until June 12 to register their vehicles with the Ministry of Transport and Public Works or run the risk of being on the wrong side of the law, according to a ministry statement ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25023/deadline-for-right-hand-drives-delayed/
WHO eyes new TB test regime for Kingdom
A quicker diagnosis and a shorter and cheaper course of treatment for multidrug-resistant TB patients in Cambodia could soon be on the horizon. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-eyes-new-tb-test-regime-kingdom
Drought weighs on fishery production target
While Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries aims to increase fish production by 1.3 per cent this year, members of fishery organisations believe that is an unlikely target as drought conditions have tapped out natural resources. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/drought-weighs-fishery-production-target