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Ambitious adult literacy campaign falls short of target
With less than three months left before the end of a campaign to boost adult literacy in Cambodia, enrollment in classes run jointly by the government and Unesco has dropped below 75 percent of the year-end goal, officials said Tuesday. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ambitious-adult-literacy-campaign-falls-short-of-target-96688/
Indonesian haze may be choking Cambodia
Fires set by plantation owners in Indonesia may be to blame for the smog hanging over Phnom Penh, the Ministry of the Environment said yesterday. “I know there is a serious problem with haze,” Ministry spokesman Sao Sopheap told Khmer Times. “We have noticed haze ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16585/indonesian-haze-may-be-choking-cambodia/
Hundreds of minority villagers seek M’kiri governor’s ouster
A group of 900 Bunong villagers are seeking the removal of the governor of Mondolkiri, complaining in a petition that was submitted to the government Monday that he does not respect the rights of ethnic minorities in the province. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hundreds-of-minority-villagers-seek-mkiri-governors-ouster-96510/
Deadline for wage negotiations missed; Labor Ministry to decide
The tripartite Labor Advisory Committee (LAC) on Monday missed its provisional deadline to decide on a new minimum wage for the garment sector, with employers and trade unions making little progress in coming to an agreement. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/deadline-for-wage-negotiations-missed-labor-ministry-to-decide-96513/
Hun Sen warns on Rains, Rice
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday expressed concern about agricultural productivity in the rainy season, as the rains so far this year have been worryingly scarce. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16537/hun-sen-warns-on-rains--rice/
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith announces to get retirement next mandate
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith today announced that he will retire from ministerial position in next mandate to give chance for young generation to occupy the position. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/information-minister-khieu-kanharith-announces-to-get-retirement-next-mandate-9012
South Korean wanted by Interpol apprehended in Sihanoukville
A South Korean fugitive who is wanted by Interpol in connection with extortion in South Korea was arrested on Friday in Preah Sihanouk province, police said Sunday. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/south-korean-wanted-by-interpol-apprehended-in-sihanoukville-96371/
Successful drug raid nabs 3 as arrests continue to increase
Police arrested three people and confiscated about 1 kg of methamphetamine pills in a raid in Kompong Chhnang province on Saturday afternoon, the latest case in a year that has seen nearly three times as many meth busts as in the same period last year, ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/successful-drug-raid-nabs-3-as-arrests-continue-to-increase-96373/
Russia seeks more cooperation with Cambodia
The Russian Federation is seeking more cooperation with Cambodia in the fields of investment, information exchange, and heritage preservation. ...
Khan Sophirom
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16443/russia-seeks-more-cooperation-with-cambodia/
Cambodian gov't urges fuel companies to lower prices amid global oil price decline
The Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday convened a meeting with eight major oil companies to urge them to slash oil prices as global prices have declined. ...
Agriculture ministry to end ELC assessment in October
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will finalize its assessment over the companies which have been granted economic land concessions (ELCs), in October, as the ministry has announced to reduce the period of ELC investment to 50 years from 70-99 years, said a ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/agriculture-ministry-to-end-elc-assessment-in-october-9002
NBC: Cambodia’s economy to grow by 6.9% in 2015
The projection of National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on the country’s economic growth this year is slightly lower than that of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), according to the State News Agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/nbc:-cambodia%E2%80%99s-economy-to-grow-by-69-in-2015-9001
Agriculture ministry to end ELC assessment in October
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will finalize its assessment over the companies which have been granted economic land concessions (ELCs), in October, as the ministry has announced to reduce the period of ELC investment to 50 years from 70-99 years, said a ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/agriculture-ministry-to-end-elc-assessment-in-october-9002
Four more Nauru refugees may be on the way
The Interior Ministry will send a delegation to Nauru Island this month to interview another four asylum seekers who are considering resettling in Cambodia, a spokesman for the ministry said yesterday. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16353/four-more-nauru-refugees-may-be-on-the-way/
Ministry calls for action on illegal police plates
The Interior Ministry on Wednesday released a statement directing authorities to clamp down on the unlawful use of police license plates because drivers have been using them as an excuse to commit traffic crimes and avoid paying taxes. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-calls-for-action-on-illegal-police-plates-96041/
Firm offers to find jobs for cheated migrants
A recruitment company has offered to help find employment in Thailand for a group of migrant workers who have accused another firm of cheating them out of hundreds of dollars each and leaving them at the Thai border last week, the company’s director said Wednesday. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/firm-offers-to-find-jobs-for-cheated-migrants-96050/
UN, US urged to aid De-mining center
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong asked the United Nations, United States and other countries to give technical support to the Asean Regional Mine Action Center. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16357/un--us-urged-to-aid-de-mining-center/
Labor law violators to face stiffer daily fines
Companies that violate the Labor Law will now face a five-fold increase in fines following a new order from the justice and labor ministries intended to encourage more compliance. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/labor-law-violators-to-face-stiffer-daily-fines-96054/
Credit Bureau targets students with workshops
Hoping to increase university students’ knowledge of Cambodia’s credit reporting system, the Credit Bureau of Cambodia (CBC) on Tuesday launched a series of workshops in Phnom Penh aimed at boosting financial literacy. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/credit-bureau-targets-students-with-workshops-95981/
Cambodia aims to reduce Dollarization
Cambodia has designed strategies to give the Riel a boost to reduce dollarization, which represents about 80 percent of currencies circulated in the country, the Central Bank’s senior officials said Tuesday. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16274/cambodia-aims-to-reduce-dollarization/
Don’t worry, Gov’t tells net users
The government yesterday moved to reassure Internet users and NGOs fearful of a censorship crackdown after plans to implement new controls to combat cybercrime and the abuse of social media. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16313/don---t-worry--gov---t-tells-net-users/
Unions come to consensus on wage proposal
A disparate group of independent and pro-government trade unions on Tuesday agreed to make $168 their proposal for the garment sector’s new monthly minimum wage in ongoing negotiations with employers, bridging weeks of differences. ...
Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-come-to-consensus-on-wage-proposal-95949/
Government prepares housing plan for poor
The Royal government through Ministry of Land Management, Urban and Construction held a workshop with local and international organizations and real estate companies to design strategic and financial planning for housing project for low-and-medium-income people, especially vulnerable group. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/government-prepares-housing-plan-for-poor-8992
Cambodia aims to reduce dollarization
Cambodia has designed strategies to give riel (local currency) a boost so as to reduce dollarization, which represents about 80 percent of the currencies circulated in the country, the Central Bank’s senior officials said Tuesday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/29/c_134672213.htm