The Phnom Penh Post

The number of officially recorded workplace deaths in Cambodia increased by more than 25 per cent from 2011 to 2012, while the vast majority of those injured at work were women, National Social Security Fund figures released yesterday reveal. A total of 59 people were reported ...

When a bridge and kiosk collapsed into a pond at a Phnom Penh garment factory last month, injuring more than 20 workers, the Prime Minister’s Bodyguard Unit and police rushed to scour the murky water for survivors. Some hours later, those forces remained unsure whether any ...

Chan Dany, 12, wants to go to school but instead, like too many Cambodian children, has been forced to sell groceries and do housework to provide for the family. At a conference in Phnom Penh set to coincide with he 12th annual World Day Against ...

Taiwan-based Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd plans to open a representative office in Cambodia, joining an increasing number of Taiwanese banks and garment industry investors in the Kingdom. Shanghai Commercial & Savings would enter a crowded sector, behind other Taiwanese-based financial intuitions [sic]. Hua ...

While Cambodia’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has seen progress, a huge gap between ICT development in urban and rural areas still exists, industry experts said in Phnom Penh yesterday. ...

Cambodian diplomats and a range of government officials can now travel to Hong Kong without a visa and stay for 14 days under a new exemption agreement with the commercial Chinese city, officials said. The new exemption took effect on June 1, according to a statement ...

Instructors at the Royal University of Phnom Penh have just finished the first academic year of a landmark physics course. Launched in the fall of 2012, “Renewable Energy and Applications” aims to train students so they can seek internships and jobs in one of Cambodia’s fastest-growing ...

Cambodia and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday, agreeing to work together to ensure worker protection. Last month,  a Kampong Speu shoe factory collapse killed two workers. The incident inspired the Ministry of Labour to implement a Health and Safety Network for workers here ...

Okhna Try Pheap’s ballooning empire of exclusive natural resource licences and concessions has been expanded even further with the granting of a special economic zone (SEZ) in Ratanakkiri province. The May 27 issue of the Royal Gazette reveals Pheap was granted a 136-hectare SEZ in O’Yadav ...

Conservation officials have confiscated a truck containing 20 cubic metres of illegally cut, luxury-grade timber from an economic land concession owned by the firm TTY Corporation, a district official said yesterday. Kratie provincial officials seized the logs, along with two trucks and two cars on Monday ...

Motorbikes, vegetables, iPhones, artwork, or even land on which to build a house – a quick browse through website 7Makara.com gives the impression of a Cambodian eBay or Amazon. The difference, however, is that you can’t complete the transaction from the convenience of your bedroom. In ...

In a country where corruption is as rife as it is in Cambodia, global brands must work with governments to ensure garment factories are safe and working conditions legal, international NGO Transparency International (TI) said yesterday. In Cambodia, where two workers were killed when a ceiling ...

Rising global temperatures could greatly exacerbate flooding in Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, as well as parts of Africa and South America, a new study by the University of Tokyo has found. Employing 11 different climate models, researchers found that with a mere rise ...

With the promise of better care for both mother and baby during labour, the Maternal Child Medical Centre was inaugurated yesterday at the Siem Reap Provincial Hospital. The inauguration was presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, who said the centre was the first of ...

Hundreds of workers were sacked at the Sabrina Garment factory on Saturday following several violent protests at the Kampong Speu province premises and the arrest of unionists involved. The firings came after workers continued to protest outside the provincial court on Friday and Saturday demanding ...

Prices in the global carbon market are too low to provide an incentive for Cambodian businesses to engage in carbon offset schemes, but there are other options for businesses to gain funds for emission reduction, industry experts say. Speaking on the sidelines of a two-day educational ...

A fresh complaint has been filed against a company already before the courts for allegedly running a human-trafficking racket that sent more than 150 Cambodians onto fishing boats as virtual slaves. More than 20 men who claim they were forced to work almost without sleep and ...

Cambodia’s economy is on track to maintain its robust recovery thanks to a cocktail of private sector and government efforts. In 2012, the Asian Development Bank estimated that gross domestic product grew at a rate of 7.2 per cent, an increase from a 2011 International ...

Officials are predicting an increase in visitors and a glitzy showcase when the 5th Cambodia Gems and Jewelry Fair opens this Thursday in Phnom Penh. Set in the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre, the four-day event is drawing buyers and traders to Phnom Penh amid ...

Responding to a new plan put forward by members of the Bo­eung Kak community and NGOs last month, Phnom Penh Municipal Hall announced on Friday that it had drawn up a list of all families who remain excluded from the 12.44 hectares Prime Minister Hun ...

The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has denied bail for eight unionists accused of instigating violence at the Sabrina Garment factory last Monday. Kampong Speu Provincial Court judge, Cheum Rithy said yesterday that he had not approved the bail request because significant work remained in questioning ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ សាលា​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​បាន​ដាក់​លិខិត​ជម្រាប​ទៅ​លោក​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​ក្រសួង​ មហាផ្ទៃ​ស្តី​ពី​តំបន់​ហាម​ឃាត់​មិន​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ឃោសនា​មួយ​ចំនួន សម្រាប់​យុទ្ធនាការ​ឃោសនា​បោះឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​រើស​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​ដែល​នឹង​ ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៦​ខែ​មិថុនា​រហូត​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៦ ខែ​កក្កដា​នា​ពេល​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ។ ដង​មហា​វិថី​នានា ដែល​ត្រូវ​ហាម​ប្រាម​មិន​ឲ្យ​ហែ​ក្បួន​មាន​ដូច​ជា​កំណាត់​មហា​វិថី​ព្រះ​ នរោត្តម (ចាប់​ពី​វិមាន​ឯករាជ្យ​ដល់​ស្តុប​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ព្រះ​អង្គ​ឌួង​) មហា​វិថី​សហព័ន្ធ រុស្សី កំណាត់​មហាវិថី​ព្រះ​មុនីវង្ស​(ចាប់​ពី​ស្តុប​បេកាសេ ដល់​ស្តុប​អតីត​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ចិន​)​កំណាត់​មហា​វិថី​ព្រះ​សីហនុ (ចាប់​ពី​នាគ​បាញ់​ទឹក​វិថី​សុធារស ដល់​ស្តុប​អតីត​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ចិន) កំណាត់​មហា​វិថី​ម៉ៅសេទុង​(​ចាប់​ពី​ស្តុប​ចេនឡា​ដល់​ស្តុប​ទេពផន​) កំណាត់​ផ្លូវ​ទេព​ផន​(​ចាប់​ពី​កែង​ស្តុប​មហា​វិថី​ព្រះ​មុនីវង្ស​ដល់​ស្តុប ​នាង​គង្ហីង​)​កំណាត់​វិថី​សុធារស​(​ចាប់​ពី​កែង​ផ្លូវ​លេខ​១៥៤​ដល់​មហា​ វិថី​ព្រះ​សីហនុ)​មហាវិថី​ព្រះ​សុរាម្រិត​និង​ផ្លូវ​ជុំវិញ​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជ​ វាំង។ ...

Local authorities met with Boeung Kak community members yesterday to register villagers left out of the oft-criticised resettlement scheme as a first step to providing them with titles and onsite housing. More than 10 officials including police, commune and village chief, as well as representatives of ...

Growing cyber attacks on government institutions and infrastructure could pose a threat to Cambodia’s vulnerable banking sector, officials with the National Cambodia Computer Emergency Response Team (CamCert) said yesterday. Speaking at the fifth annual Banking and Microfinance Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Phnom Penh yesterday, ...