Assembly votes for first pesticide law
The National assembly yesterday passed Cambodia’s first law on pesticide and chemical fertiliser control, which the government hopes will regulate the use and sale of dangerous chemicals on agricultural products. Currently, hazardous pesticides are sold with little regulation and often without proper labeling that instructs farmers <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/assembly-votes-for-first-pesticide-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Unions seek changes to labour law
Union leaders are calling for 10 changes to be made to the draft law that will regulate them, including allowing civil servants to form unions, they said yesterday, following a letter calling for two ministers to intervene late last week. The Cambodian Trade Union Coordination Council <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/unions-seek-changes-to-labour-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Last of Boeng Kak land titles still weeks away
The last of the nearly 800 families from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak community who are in line for land titles will not receive their long-awaited ownership records for another “two or three weeks”, a city official said yesterday. The families were spared eviction at the hands <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/last-of-boeng-kak-land-titles-still-weeks-away/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kingdom's first gem-testing lab opens
London-based checker of rare gems and jewellery Intertek has established a laboratory in Cambodia to help regulate and provide guidelines for the gem trade. Officially opening today, it is the Kingdom’s first gem laboratory. Intertek director in Cambodia Khut Sothy said the country had been <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/kingdoms-first-gem-testing-lab-opens/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
US senators raise Mekong dams
US senators are pushing for a resolution that would use US influence within the Mekong basin to ensure that the construction of hydroelectric dams, such as the Xayaburi dam in Laos, would meet exacting environmental standards. The resolution would not be law but rather policy <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/us-senators-raise-mekong-dams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Cracks Put Future of Historic Buildings in Doubt
Running down the middle of Mak Sitha’s newly renovated fashion boutique in Phnom Penh is a crack that is splitting her floor tiles in two. Yesterday, part of the floor at Lady Penh Designs began to cave into the ground. Like several other business and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cracks-put-future-of-historic-buildings-in-doubt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Property tax questions asked
Cambodia’s property tax is to come into effect next month, though experts say the levy is not widely understood and may be too early. The property tax will initially focus on the capital’s properties, comprising an annual payment calculated of 0.1 percent of the value <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/property-tax-questions-asked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
More rallies against rubber
More than 300 villagers from Kampong Cham province’s Chamkar Leu, Memot, and Stung Trang districts gathered in Phnom Penh on Friday to protest against a plan to relocate them from their land in order to make way for rubber plantations. The villagers contend they have <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/more-rallies-against-rubber/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011082951307/National-news/more-rallies-against-rubber.html
New draft sub-decree aims to bolster dolphin protection
A drAft sub-decree sent to the Council of Ministers lAst week Aims to strengthen the protection of the criticAlly endAngered Mekong dolphin populAtion by designAting key protection zones in the 180km stretch of Mekong River where the dolphins live. Touch SeAng TAnA, chAirmAn of the Commission <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/new-drAft-sub-decree-Aims-to-bolster-dolphin-protection/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Medical bills lead many into debt, survey reveals
Small-scale health insurance policies can be an effective way to avoid drowning in debt, according to a survey released yesterday. Fifty-eight percent of 5,275 households surveyed in Kandal, Takeo and Kampot provinces had taken out loans, with health care and medical costs being the chief reason, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/medical-bills-lead-many-into-debt-survey-reveals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Thais to reconsider oil MoU
Cambodian officials yesterday welcomed statements from Thailand’s foreign minister that an all-important 2001 memorandum of understanding on the Overlapping Claims area would most likely be renewed. Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said the MoU would be sent to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s cabinet on October 18 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/thais-to-reconsider-oil-mou/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011100551947/Business/thais-to-reconsider-oil-mou.html
S&P downgrades Acleda, keeps outlook stable
Hours after downgrading Cambodia’s long-term sovereign credit rating, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said it had also decided to lower the credit rating for acleda Bank to B from B+, though it maintained its outlook for the bank as stable. The decision follows a similar decision <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sp-downgrades-acleda-keeps-outlook-stable/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Banks offer millions to millers
Two Cambodian banks have set aside US$200 million for loans to bolster the Kingdom’s struggling rice-milling industry, officials said yesterday. The move comes as the Cambodian government has called on the private sector to boost loans to rice millers during the harvest season as a way <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/banks-offer-millions-to-millers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011112352914/Business/banks-offer-millions-to-millers.html
Controversial dam: Thailand not objecting to Xayaburi
Thailand will not object to the proposed Xayaburi hydropower dam in Laos, but Vientiane must shoulder responsibility for potential environmental damage caused by the US$3.8 billion project, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. “Laos has the right to construct the dam as it is located inside Lao <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/controversial-dam-thailand-not-objecting-to-xayaburi/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Koh Kong power to go to Thais
Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat has signed a US$3 billion joint-venture agreement with Thai energy firm Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Plc on what would be the Kingdom’s largest power station. Just under 90 per cent of the power, however, would be sold to Thailand. The 1,800 megawatt <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/koh-kong-power-to-go-to-thais/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032955308/Business/koh-kong-power-to-go-to-thais.html
‘New deal’ eyed for migrant workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s call on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation among aSEaN members to protect the rights of migrant workers echoed recent comments by rights groups who say further protections are necessary as the 2015 deadline for an integrated economic community looms. as that deadline approaches, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/new-deal-eyed-for-migrant-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
កម្ពុជា នាំចេញសម្លៀកបំពាក់កើន ១១ ភាគរយ
ការនាំចេញសម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងស្បែកជើងរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានមើលឃើញកំណើនយ៉ាងខ្លាំងដល់ប្រមាណ ៤ ពាន់លានដុល្លារនៅឆមាសទី ១ ឆ្នាំនេះជាកំណើន ២ ខ្ទង់ធៀបនឹងរយៈពេលដូចគ្នាកាលពីឆ្នាំមុន។ នេះបើយោងតាមរបាយការណ៍របស់ NBC។ ជាមួយនឹងកំណើនដ៏ខ្លាំង <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/clothes-exports-kick-into-high-gear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
ហ៊ គីមសាយ
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កសិករនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាអាចជួបគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ
កសិករកម្ពុជាចំនួនកន្លះលាននាក់អាចនឹងសំលឹងមើលចានបាយទទេរបស់ពួកគេ ប្រសិនបើសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបជំរុញការដកនូវការអនុគ្រោះពាណិជ្ជកម្មអ្វីគ្រប់យ៉ាងលើកលែងតែអាវុធ (EBA) ។ ខណៈដែលវិស័យកាត់ដេរសម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងស្បែកជើងប្រឈមនឹងការខាតបង់ច្រើន <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/cAmbodiAs-rice-fArmers-in-serious-dAnger/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Jason Thomas
https://theaseanpost.com/article/cambodias-rice-farmers-serious-danger
ចំនួនប្រជាជនបានកើនដល់ជាង ១៥ លាននាក់ ត្រឹមដើមឆ្នាំ ២០១៩ តាមតួលេខបណ្តោះអាសន្ន
តួលេខបណ្តោះអាសន្ននៃការធ្វើជំរឿនពលរដ្ឋទូទាំងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គិតត្រឹមថ្ងៃទី ៣ ខែ មីនា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៩ ប្រជាជនសរុបមានចំនួន ១៥ ២៨៨ ៤៨៩ នាក់ ក្នុងនោះមានប្រុស ៧ ៤១៨ ៥៧៧ នាក់ និងស្រី ៧ ៨៦៩ ៩១២ នាក់ ។ បើប្រៀបធៀបនឹងតួលេខជំរឿនឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានកើនឡើងប្រមាណជាង ១ លាន ៨ សែននាក់ ឬស្មើ ១៤,១ ភាគរយប៉ុណ្ណោះ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/kingdoms-numbers-rise-as-census-puts-population-at-over-15-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
ឡុង គីមម៉ារីតា
https://bit.ly/2M6XDf8
GDT ជំរុញក្រុមហ៊ុនចិន បន្តអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចបង់ពន្ធដាឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ
អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានពន្ធដារ (GDT) បានចាត់ទុកការវិនិយោគរបស់ចិនកំពុងតែចូលរួមចំណែកយ៉ាងច្រើនក្នុងការបង្កើនចំណូលពន្ធនៅកម្ពុជា ខណៈបានជំរុញឲ្យក្រុមហ៊ុនចិនបន្តអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចបង់ពន្ធដារឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ។ នេះបើតាមអគ្គនាយកនៃអគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានពន្ធដារ។ ក្នុងឱកាសចូលរួមក្នុងវេទិកាស្តីពី «យន្តការនៃកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/gdt-chinese-companies-must-fulfil-duty-obligations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
ហ៊ឹន ពិសី
https://bit.ly/2LfDSPG