Duty-Free Agreements Worry Minister
Duty-free agreements between regional competitors and foreign importers would put the Cambodian garment industry at risk, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said last week. Speaking to reporters after a meeting, Prasidh warned that the Kingdom’s garment sector would not be able to maintain its competitive edge over ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366010/Business/duty-free-agreements-worry-minister.html
គណបក្ស សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ធ្វើការប្រកាសរំលាយខ្លួនដោយខ្លួនឯង
គណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បានប្រកាសរំលាយខ្លួនដោយខ្លួនឯង ស្របពេលដែលលោក កឹម សុខា អតីតប្រធានគណបក្សនេះកំពុងជាប់ឃុំក្នុងពន្ធនាគារដែលការប្រកាសរំលាយនេះគឺជាអ្វីដែលត្រូវបានគេពន្យល់ថាដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់ពីជំហរនៃការរួបរួមមិនមានការបែកបាក់គ្នារបស់ ...
ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា
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NagaCorp raises $156 million from top-up placement
NagaCorp, a gaming and entertainment hotel complex operator in Cambodia, has raised HK$1.21 billion ($156 million) from a top-up placement, after fixing the price at the bottom of the indicative range. The deal was launched at around 6pm yesterday in Hong Kong time, and the ...
http://www.financeasia.com/News/336436,nagacorp-raises-156-million-from-top-up-placement.aspx
Garment growth led by EU and Asia
Garment exports for the first half of 2011 have increased as demand from Europe and Asia grows. The relaxation of duty-free exports to Europe has sped the growth according to the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia. Exports are said to have increased by 32 percent ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011072550615/Business/garment-growth-led-by-eu-and-asia.html
Union heads rally to end short-term contracts
Seven union leaders representing garment workers will send a statement today urging the Ministry of Labor and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) to decrease the use of temporary labor contracts, because they erode the rights of workers, union leaders said yesterday. Rong Chhun, president ...
Suicide Cited in Military Police Officer’s Death
The military police officer who killed well-known anti-logging campaigner Chut Wutty, 46, on Thursday in Koh Kong province then died by his own hand after turning his AK-47 assault rifle on himself in an apparent act of instant suicide following the slaying of the forestry ...
Cambodia's energy costs deter investors
Cambodia’s infrastructure is deterring highly anticipated investment into the production of raw materials to support its rapidly growing garment sector, experts say. While garment exports rose 10.2 per cent to $5.48 billion last year, the increase of raw materials imported to support this growth increased about ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020761221/Business/cambodia-s-energy-costs-deter-investors.html
ADB Report Says Cambodia Must Train More Skilled Workers
Cambodia is in need of more skilled workers in order for the economy to grow and move beyond basic manufacturing jobs, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) said in a new report. “The skills demand in Cambodia is for low-skilled workers, and this demand reinforces the current ...
CPP Wins, but Suffers Loss in Parliamentary Majority
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) claimed victory in Sunday’s national election, but saw its majority severely diminished, ceding 22 National Assembly seats to the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the party’s first major setback since the U.N.-backed election in 1993. According to ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-wins-but-suffers-loss-in-parliamentary-majority-37210/
ILO Initiative Could Unravel Cambodia’s Garment Industry: Manufacturers
A move by the International Labour Organization to name and shame garment producers In Cambodia that flout workers’ rights and safety standards could damage the Industry’s reputation and result In a drastic reduction In orders from buyers abroad, accordIng to a senior manufacturIng official. Last week, ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/initiative-10042013150820.html
(English) USAID Review of Health NGO Finds Litany of Irregularities
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Simon Henderson and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/usaid-review-of-health-ngo-finds-litany-of-irregularities-49464/
Cambodian Unions Call for Doubling of Minimum Wage for Factory Workers
Four trade unions on Tuesday demanded that Cambodia’s garment and footwear manufacturers raise the minimum wage of their workers and provide them with additional benefits, threatening a nationwide strike and demonstrations if they do not comply. in a joint letter to the Van Sou Ieng, president ...
Radio free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/wages-11262013151923.html
Labour negotiations begin at SL Garment factoy
A meeting between factory management and representatives of more than 5,000 striking workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories yielded no progress. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, has called the strike illegal because workers failed to notify the company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-negotiations-begin-sl-garment-factoy
(English) On 1st day, garment strike gains little traction
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Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-1st-day-garment-strike-gains-little-traction-54038/
តុលាការចោទប្រកាន់តំណាងសហជីពបន្ថែមទៀតមុនកិច្ចប្រជុំជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនធំៗ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ តុលាការខេត្តតាកែវបានចោទប្រកាន់តំណាងសហជីពប្រាំបីនាក់ពីបទញុះញង់ឲ្យកម្មករចូលរួមធ្វើកូដកម្ម ដោយធ្វើឲ្យការចោទប្រកាន់តំណាងសហជីពកើនដល់១៧នាក់ហើយនៅខែនេះតែមួយ។ ការចាប់ខ្លួនតំណាង ...
ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14819/
អ្នកការពារការធ្លាក់ចុះព្រៃឈើរបស់កម្ពុជាឈ្នះពានរង្វាន់ Goldman
លោក អ៊ូច ឡេង អតីតមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលដែលបានចំណាយពេលពីរទសវត្សរ៍ក្នុងការជួយអ្នកភូមិក្រីក្រប្រយុទ្ធប្រឆាំងនឹងការទន្ទ្រានព្រៃត្រូពិចដ៏មានមានតម្លៃនិយាយថា ការបង្ក្រាបលើការកាប់ឈើខុសច្បាប់ចុងក្រោយបង្អស់នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាគឺ “គ្រាន់តែជាល្បែងមួយតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ” ហើយឈ្មួញឈើធំៗត្រូវបានឈ្នះ។ បូជនីយកិច្ចដែលតស៊ូ និងគ្រោះថ្នាក់របស់លោកដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់កាប់ឈើខុសច្បាប់ និងបញ្ឈប់ពីការបង្ខំឱ្យផ្តល់ដីសម្បទានប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាចេញពីផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេបានឈ្នះពានរង្វាន់ Goldman Environmental Prize ដែលជាពានរង្វាន់ផ្តល់កិត្តិយសដល់សកម្មជនបរិស្ថានថ្នាក់មូលដ្ឋាន។ ...
Elaine Kurtenbach
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/defender-cambodias-dwindling-forests-wins-goldman-prize-38473467
ក្រសួងនឹងដាក់ផលិតផល ១០ ប្រភេទដើម្បីលើកកម្ពស់កសិកម្មខ្នាតតូច
ក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងសហព័ន្ធស្រូវអង្ករកម្ពុជាកាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញបានពិភាក្សាជាមួយគម្រោងមូលនិធិអន្តរជាតិសម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍកសិកម្ម (IFAD) ដើម្បីត្រួតពិនិត្យលើគម្រោងជំរុញទីផ្សារសម្រាប់កសិករខ្នាតតូច (AIMS) រយៈពេល ៥ ឆ្នាំដែលគ្រោងនឹងប្រើប្រាស់ថវិកា ៨៥ លានដុល្លារក្នុងការលើកកម្ពស់ផលិតផលកសិកម្ម ១០ ប្រភេទ។ ...
ចេង សុខហ័ង
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As Climate Changes, Farmers Need More Help
The government is not doing enough to help farmers weather the destructive effects of drought and flooding brought on by climate change, leaving NGOs to provide aid and emergency relief in cases of natural disaster, agriculture industry leaders said at a forum yesterday. ...
PTT to conduct feasibility study in Cambodia: report
PTT, Thailand’s largest oil and gas conglomerate said it plans to conduct a feasibility study on petrochemical and oil refinery projects in three ASEAN countries – Cambodia, indonesia and Myanmar, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Pailin Chuchottaworn, PTT chief executive said, however, that indonesia and Myanmar ...
Timbergreen official questioned in Chut Wutty shooting
The “company” that military police have declined to identify but said sent staff to confront activist Chut Wutty shortly before he was shot last Thursday is Timbergreen, a firm the slain activist had attempted to expose for illegal logging. Documents obtained by the Post yesterday and sources have ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050355957/National-news/company-man-arrested.html