Cambodia Retains Its Reputation for Corruption
Cambodia continues to rank among the most corrupt countries in the world and much needs to be done to enforce the Anti-Corruption Law and investigate allegations of corruption, Transparency International (T.I.) Cambodia said yesterday. According to T.I.’s 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Cambodia ranked 157th among ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-retains-its-reputation-for-corruption-6475/
Government to expand dolphin safe zone
On the heels of a year in which the deaths of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins rose – as much as 100 per cent by some estimates – the government is paving the way for greater enforcement of conservation measures along a protected stretch of the Mekong. Touch ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013011660812/National/government-to-expand-dolphin-safe-zone.html
Sides dig in over minimum wage
Unions and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) are unlikely to walk out of their final minimum wage meeting today with an agreed-upon increase for workers, industry insiders said yesterday. Both parties have reaffirmed their respective positions: GMAC secretary-general Ken Loo said yesterday that “nothing’s ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031161866/National/sides-dig-in-over-minimum-wage.html
Activists’ Jail Sentences Under Review
A Cambodian court is asked to re-examine the jailing of Boeung Kak land activists. Cambodian authorities have asked a court to review the jailing of 13 women involved in a land dispute as protests over their sentences escalated with over 100 demonstrators threatening Thursday to march ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/boeung-kak-06142012183002.html
Indonesia in Talks With Cambodia Over Rice Export Deal
An Indonesian trade delegation is scheduled to visit Cambodia this month to finalize a trade deal that could see up to 100,000 tons of rice exported to Indonesia each year, Thon Virak, director general of state-owned rice exporter Green Trade Co., said on Friday. “Indonesia wants ...
Ta Prohm restoration workers go on strike
The entire work force of the Ta Prohm temple restoration project in Siem Reap – more than 100 people – gathered at the temple yesterday to demand the reinstatement of 30 of their number [sic] who were dismissed at the start of the month. The 145 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020661208/National/ta-prohm-restoration-workers-go-on-strike.html
Cambodia to receive 4.5 million tourists by 2015
Cambodia expects to welcome 4.5 million tourists by 2015, increasing from 3.5 million in 2012, thanks to its cultural properties, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. “Undoubtedly, heritage and cultural tourism are playing a substantial part in this growth. Twenty years ago, when Angkor was inscribed on ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MDI0MmQ3MGJlNmR
Majority of Unions Reduce Wage Demands
Six of the 10 labor unions negotiating with the country’s garment manufacturers over a new minimum wage for factory workers dropped their demands yesterday to $73 per month, breaking previous commitments by unions to stand at $91. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association ...
Rice trade zone to be set up in East
The Department of Foreign Trade plans to set up a “rice trade zone” project in the East to process Cambodian rice for export to other countries. Tikhumporn Natvaratat, deputy director-general of the department, said his organisation plans to implement the project in Chanthaburi, Trat, Sa Kaeo ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/342199/rice-trade-zone-to-be-set-up-in-east
Korea trade nears $1 billion
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea nearly reached the $1 billion dollar realm in 2012, a hike of nearly 100 per cent from the year before, senior officials said yesterday. According to official data from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, total bilateral trade between ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/korea-trade-nears-1-billion
Floods kill 104, affect 1.5 million people in Cambodia
Floods from Mekong River and heavy rainfall have killed at least 104 people and affected about 1.5 million people in Cambodia in the last three weeks, a senior disaster control official said Wednesday. “The latest figures showed that the floods have killed 104 people and ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/09/c_132783531.htm
(English) Villagers in Land Dispute Detain Workers, Confiscate Equipment
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-in-land-dispute-detain-workers-confiscate-equipment-50594/
(English) Survey says firms confident despite deadlock
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Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/survey-says-firms-confident-despite-deadlock-58295/
(English) Minister says wage agreement must be reached next month
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Sek Odom and Holly Robertson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-says-wage-agreement-must-be-reached-next-month-68532/
អូស្ត្រាលីបញ្ជាក់ជាថ្មីនូវការគាំទ្រដល់វិស័យកសិកម្មនៅកម្ពុជា
ប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលីនឹងបន្តអនុវត្តកម្មវិធីខ្សែសង្វាក់តម្លៃកសិកម្មរបស់កម្ពុជា - អូស្ត្រាលី ដែលមានទំហំទឹកប្រាក់ចន្លោះពី ៨០ ទៅ ១០០ លានដុល្លារអាមេរិក100; ផែនការនេះត្រូវបានគេបង្ហាញនៅពេលដែលលោក វេង សា ...
បុគ្គលិក ខ្មែរថាមស៍
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50731346/australia-reaffirms-support-for-cambodias-agricultural-sector/
Payment demanded for journalist's death
A journalist murdered in Ratanakkiri last week took a call from his accused killer on the night of his disappearance, his family has claimed in a complaint to the rights group Adhoc. Ken Sovann, 63, the mother of slain journalist Hang Serei Oudom, whose body was found in his car in O’Chum district ...
របាយការណ៍បានបញ្ជាក់ថា បទប្បញ្ញត្តិព្រៃឈើមានការថយចុះ
មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់ក្រសួងបរិស្ថានបាននិយាយថា មន្ត្រីឧទ្យានុរក្សទូទាំងប្រទេសបានបង្ក្រាបករណីជួញដូរឈើខុសច្បាប់ចំនួន ៥.៣៧៦ ករណី រឹបអូសឈើជាង ១.០០០ ម៉ែត្រគូប និងម៉ាស៊ីនកាត់ច្រវាក់ចំនួន ២.១០០ គ្រឿង100; លោក នេត្រ ភក្ត្រា អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងមានប្រសាសន៍ថា ចំនួន ...
ទិត្យ គង្សនូវ
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501222616/report-says-forestry-crime-decreasing/
Doubt lingers despite Kratie dispute accord
About 160 villagers from Kratie province’s Meanchey village cancelled plans to block National Road 7 yesterday after provincial authorities and a Vietnamese rubber company agreed to their requests regarding an ongoing land dispute, but some expressed skepticism that the agreement would last. Village representative Saren ...
Vietnamese bank upgrades business form to boost investment in Cambodia
The increasing number of Vietnamese investors gives more potential to the Cambodia market. Saigon Though Tin Commercial Bank (Sacombank), on October 5, opened fully its operation as a foreign bank in Cambodia where before it was just a branch in Phnom Penh after the business ...
Bonsues 'won't' end strikes
A pay rise for the nation’s garment workers is imminent, but if recent strikes are anything to go by, the US$10 monthly increase from September 1 won’t be enough to stop them from walking off the job. Central to the demands of strikers at four garment ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012082858320/National-news/bonuses-wont-end-strikes.html