Panellists at the first “Permanent People’s Tribunal” on wages and conditions for Cambodian garment workers yesterday released their findings, declaring that a living wage for workers should be considered a “human right”. The hearing included two days of testimony by workers, labour experts and brand-name buyers. While ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has already granted roughly 300,000 hectares in economic land concessions (ELC) so far this year, according to data released by a local rights group yesterday. The figure, which amounts to 40 percent of the total land concessions granted in all of 2011, has ss='cambodia-color'>...

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The Cambodian government was strengthening its capacity to combat human trafficking by focusing on poverty reduction and was eager to work with other groups tackling the crime, Interior Ministry secretary of state Chou Bun Eng said yesterday. “The issues of human trafficking and migrating workers are ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 800 Cambodian workers in Thailand went on strike yesterday against a major global seafood exporter they accuse of exploiting them. The factory, which has been identified by workers and rights groups as Phatthana seafood Co Ltd in Thailand’s songkhla province, allegedly scrapped a 20 baht ss='cambodia-color'>...

ក្រោយពី​អាជ្ញាធរ​បាន​រុះរើ​សំណង់​រោង​អនាធិបតេយ្យ ៤៩ រោង​ ក្នុងចំណោម​សំណង់​រោង​ជិត ១ ០០០ ​ខ្នង ​ដែល​ទន្ទ្រាន​យក​ដោយ​ខុសច្បាប់​នៅក្នុង​តំបន់​គម្រប​ព្រៃឈើ​ឧទ្យាន​ជាតិ​ភ្នំ​គូលែន​កាលពី​ចុង​សប្ដាហ៍​មុន​នោះ​, លោក ឃឹម ហ្វីណង់ អភិបាលស្រុក​បន្ទាយស្រី​បាន​ថ្លែងប្រាប់​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្ដិ៍​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា អាជ្ញាធរ​កំពុង​ស្វែងរក​ចាប់ខ្លួន​ក្រុម​សកម្មជន ss='cambodia-color'>...

ក្រសួងការងារ​កំពុង​ច្របាច់​ក្រុមការងារ​នៃ​អធិការកិច្ច​របស់​ខ្លួន​ជាមួយ​ក្រសួង​ក្នុង​ ៣ ផ្សេងទៀត​ដើម្បី​បង្កើត​តែ​ក្រុម​អធិការកិច្ច​តែមួយ​ ដែល​នឹង​ធ្វើការ​ត្រួតពិនិត្យ​នៅ​តាម​សហគ្រាស​ឧស្សាហកម្ម​ និង​រោងចក្រ​។ រដ្ឋមន្រ្តី​ក្រសួងការងារ​លោក​អ៊ិ​តសំ​ហេង​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃសុក្រ​ បាន​ដឹកនាំ​កិច្ចប្រជុំ​ជាមួយ​មន្រ្តី​មក​ពី​ក្រសួង​ឧស្សាហកម្ម ss='cambodia-color'>...

ដោយបារម្ភពីចំនួនគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ក្នុងឱកាសបុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌមានការកើនឡើងដូចឆ្នាំកន្លងទៅរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃនិងជាប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិសុវត្ថិភាពចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោក បានអំពាវនាវឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទូទាំងប្រទេសមានការប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នពេលធ្វើដំណើរ។ ដើម្បីបង្ការ ទប់ស្កាត់ និងកាត់បន្ថយគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោកក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌដែលប្រព្រឹត្តទៅចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែកញ្ញារហូតដល់ដល់ថ្ងៃទី១ ខែតុលា (ថ្ងៃទី១នៃពិធីដាក់បិណ្ឌដល់ថ្ងៃបញ្ចប់នៃពិធីបុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ) លោក ស ខេងបានអំពាវនាវដល់សាធារណជន ដែលជាអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ផ្លូវថ្នល់ត្រូវតែប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នខ្ពស់ដោយមិនត្រូវផ្ទុកមនុស្ស ឬទំនិញលើសច្បាប់កំណត់ ត្រូវពិនិត្យមើលបច្ចេកទេសរថយន្ត និងមិនត្រូវបើកបរលឿនហួសល្បឿនកំណត់នោះទេ។ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is lighting up with solar power as international politics gluts the world market with inexpensive equipment options, according to industry insiders. The lowering or complete end of subsidies for Us, European and Australian firms, along with China’s backing of the renewable energy sector, has seen ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a scene that has become all too familiar over the past year, a group of five fishermen who had endured more than a year in forced labour on a Thai fishing vessel returned to an emotional reunion with their families in Phnom Penh last ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Borei Keila protester received a summons yesterday to come to Phnom Penh Municipal Court to address a complaint of “incitement to commit a crime” filed by suy sophan, director of the Phanimex company, which evicted the Borei Keila families in January. Borei Keila resident Tim ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia climbed the rankings of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2012-2013 global competitiveness report to finish 85th out of 144 countries, an improvement of 12 places compared to the previous year. The WEF report, which was released yesterday, measured the competitiveness of each country on more ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Court of Appeal yesterday postponed the final hearing of disgraced anti-drug czar Moek Dara, Chea Leng and Morn Doeun until next month, citing a need for more time in light of last-minute investigations by the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court, a court official ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government data show that significant amounts of tobacco are being smuggled out of the country each year, health and economics experts said yesterday. A national tobacco survey from 2011, the exact numbers of which remain confidential, shows that more tobacco is produced in Cambodia than is ss='cambodia-color'>...

The man accused of shooting the man who shot environmental activist Chut Wutty last April had been summoned to the Koh Kong Provincial Court to stand trial next month on charges of unintentional homicide, a court official said yesterday. According to deputy prosecutor srey Mak Ny, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh and 100 Cambodian companies are set to represent the Kingdom at the 9th China-AsEAN Expo in Nanning, China, which starts tomorrow, according to officials. The expo will include representatives from all 10 AsEAN countries and China itself. Cambodian officials will seek ss='cambodia-color'>...

One of the most well-informed personalities in the air transport business in Phnom Penh is Nicolas Masse, country manager for Dragonair, which operates daily flights from Phnom Penh to Hong Kong in the morning and evening using Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. Comparing the January through ss='cambodia-color'>...

The slump in global markets has depressed demand for Cambodian products, leading to reduced growth forecasts by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 2012 and 2013. “Falling global demand, especially in Europe and the Us, means that the industry sector will grow at a slower pace ss='cambodia-color'>...

The mother of a domestic maid allegedly stranded in Malaysia has become the latest Cambodian claimant to file an official complaint to the Ministry of Interior over labor abuse in the country. Em sokhum said her 24-year-old daughter Chher sophorn left to pursue work in Malaysia more than ss='cambodia-color'>...

Customs and Excise Department officials are complaining that a promised salary bonus meant to serve as an incentive to avoid corruption has yet to be doled out, even though the program began last June. The initiative, managed by the Ministry of Economics and Finance, was supposed ss='cambodia-color'>...