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National government
Two kingdoms, one destination
Cambodia and Thailand are pushing for the implementation of an agreement on tourism cooperation. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37925/two-kingdoms--one-destination/
Foreign Minister on US mission
Foreign Minister Park Sokhornn will be at the White House on Thursday for the first meeting between Asean foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson since the new administration of President Donald Trump took office in January. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37938/foreign-minister-on-us-mission/
Cambodia-Vietnam expressway
Cambodia and Vietnam are pushing forward with plan to develop an expressway between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37805/cambodia-vietnam-expressway/
New instruments, but old venue woes for blind musicians
The Social Affairs Ministry has purchased $150,000 worth of musical instruments and sound equipment for Phnom Penh’s blind musicians in a bid to persuade them to perform in designated spaces, though many worry that restricted venues will limit their income. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-instruments-but-old-venue-woes-for-blind-musicians-128694/
US crime repatriations on hold
Cambodian heritage criminals convicted in the US will no longer be deported to the kingdom pending the revision of the repatriation agreement between the two countries, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37779/us-crime-repatriations-on-hold/
New Hong Kong maid deal raises old concerns over abuse
Employment agencies in Hong Kong are already raising doubts about the likely success of a pilot program that could see hundreds of Cambodians start arriving later this year to work as maids, only a day after a deal creating the program was signed, according to ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-hong-kong-maid-deal-raises-old-concerns-over-abuse-128623/
Health cash fails workers
The Labor Ministry spent more than four billion riel on help for garment workers involved in accidents in the first three months of the year, but unions say staff are still struggling to access healthcare. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37777/health-cash-fails-workers/
Ministry, NGOs discuss country’s biggest land disputes
Land Management Ministry officials met with a consortium of NGOs at their main office in Phnom Penh on Monday to discuss 11 of the country’s largest land disputes, despite decisions on resolving such matters normally being made at a sub-national level, a land rights advocate ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-ngos-discuss-countrys-biggest-land-disputes-128545/
MFIs seek ministry support
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) is planning to form a joint committee chaired by government officials and microfinance institutions (MFIs) to promote small loan disbursements as the new 18 percent loan interest rate cap takes effect, according to an announcement released by the ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mfis-seek-ministry-support
Health Ministry issues hot weather warning
The Health Ministry has warned all Cambodians to drink lots of water and keep cool, as hot season temperatures near 40 0C. The ministry’s Communicable Disease Control department also advised the public to avoid alcohol and drink only boiled or filtered water to prevent food poisoning ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37694/health-ministry-issues-hot-weather-warning/
Cambodia taps Japanese blockchain tech for payment system
The National Bank of Cambodia will develop a blockchain-based payment system with help from a Japanese financial technology startup to offer people a secure, low-cost way of sending and receiving money. ...
Over 35,000 kids still in care
A staggering 35,000 Cambodian children and young people continue to be housed in a range of residential care facilities, with many of them flying under the government’s radar, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday. ...
Touch Sokha and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-35000-kids-still-care
Ministry pledges rice support
After Cambodian rice exports declined dramatically in March, caused by what millers claimed was a stricter enforcement of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures by the Chinese government, the Ministry of Agriculture announced yesterday that it would lobby on the sector’s behalf to allow more millers ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-pledges-rice-support
Unsafe fuel stations must close, says government
Mines and Energy minister Suy Sem has contacted city and provincial governors and ordered them to immediately close down any operation which does not have safety certificates. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37651/unsafe-fuel-stations-must-close--says-government/
Companies told to reopen road
Land Minister Chea Sophara has told two firms to reopen a public road they fenced off without permission. The order came after 127 families affected by the closure complained about Phanimex and Heng Ly companies in August last year. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37652/companies-told-to-reopen-road/
Ministry cracks down in orphans scandal
The Ministry of Social Affairs has decided to reintegrate more than 3,000 children in orphanages back into families after discovering the abysmal conditions of many facilities, with some having reported sexual abuse. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37654/ministry-cracks-down-in-orphans-scandal/
Minimum wage for all in sight
A new law on a national minimum wage for all workers will come into force by the end of the year, the Labor Minister said, after union and employer representatives met officials to discuss the issue yesterday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37653/minimum-wage-for-all-in-sight/
Hope grows for three cities to be inducted into UNESCO list
Via the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Ministry of Tourism, the government is progressing with a set of relevant documents as a proposal to UNESCO to induct Battambang city, Kampot city and Kratie city on to the United Nations arm’s World Heritage ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/hope-grows-three-cities-be-inducted-unesco-list
Construction sector investment falls by 22 percent
Investment capital in Cambodia’s construction industry is off to a dwindling start this year, falling 22.1 percent at the end of the first quarter compared with the same period last year. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/construction-sector-investment-falls-22-percent
Ministry chided over factories
Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An has ordered the Industry Ministry to be stricter in its implementation and monitoring of industry and technical standards to ensure the safety of workers involved. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37610/ministry-chided-over-factories/
Rainy season comes with warning
The rainy season will start in the first week of May, with heavy rain, storms and thunder, the Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry predicts. Some areas on the plains face high risks from heavy rain in the middle of the season. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37611/rainy-season-comes-with-warning/
Government sounds off on critics in report, claiming detractors twist facts
The Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday issued a scathing and wide-ranging rebuttal to longstanding accusations of human rights violations and political persecution, calling these allegations a campaign of misinformation led by foreign governments and institutions, particularly the United States, bent on regime change. ...
Ananth Baliga and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-sounds-critics-report-claiming-detractors-twist-facts
White Building residents asked to help CPP
Land Management Minister Chea Sophara on Friday reminded more than 200 residents and soon-to-be evictees of Phnom Penh’s iconic White Building to “help us back” by voting in upcoming elections in return for the government negotiating compensation for their properties. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/white-building-residents-asked-to-help-cpp-127793/
Near-zero unemployment in Cambodia, claims Labor Minister
The Labor Ministry proclaimed yesterday that unemployment was nearly eradicated in Cambodia after a recent study showed that less than one percent of citizens remained without jobs. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37336/near-zero-unemployment-in-cambodia--claims-labor-minister/