ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍

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 ...

A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...

Saving deposits at microfinance institutions (MFIs) this month decreased slightly from the average monthly amount because of a rise in withdrawals, industry officials said. Bun Mony, president of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA), and the general manager at MFI Sathapana Limited, said many people have come ...

At least a dozen companies including some of Cambodia’s most prominent developers have been illegally logging and transporting rosewood since the election without any action from authorities, a pair of local NGOs alleged. In a report released yesterday, the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community and the ...

Cambodia’s decline in HIV/AIDS mortalities has made it a regional anomaly, according to a new study published today by a global health research centre at the University of Washington. While HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of disease burden in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and mortality ...

As Cambodia’s busy tourism season approaches, domestic and regional airlines are scrambling to offer Siem Reap routes in a bid to capitalise on the growing number of visitors to the Angkor Wat gateway. In the past several months, players have entered the fray at a ...

Eight people allegedly involved in a worker demonstration that devolved into a violent clash with authorities at a Kampong Speu-based Nike supplier have been summonsed to court. Another eight arrested at the scene already await trial. The clash resulted in significant property damage and left ...

When Him Anna started to plant pepper crops seven years ago, she would have never thought that one day it would turn into a profitable business. Today, Anna is the chief executive officer of Bright Starling Holdings Co, which owns Starling Farm Kampot Pepper. Established ...

Outspoken land activist Kuch Veng will regain his freedom in 15 days after the Pursat provincial court yesterday handed down a guilty verdict with a one-year sentence, then suspended nearly three quarters of that term. Veng has been in prison since May 19 on charges of ...

Cambodia is one of the most attractive countries for expatriates working for US companies in ASEAN, according to a survey of 475 US business executives from throughout the region. Of those surveyed in Cambodia, 65 per cent reported that employees in other locations requested to relocate ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា បាន​ប្រតិកម្ម​នឹង​ការ​បង្ហោះ​ខ្សែ​អាត់​សំឡេង​អនុ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស គឺ​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ដែល​ថ្លែង​ថា បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​យូរ​ឆ្នាំ​នេះ​បាន​ចាញ់​ឆ្នោត​អាណត្តិ​ទី៥ ហើយ​គណបក្ស​ស្នើ​សុំ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​មាន​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ចាត់​វិធានការ​ម៉ឺង​ម៉ាត់ ទប់​ស្កាត់​ការ​ធ្វើ​សកម្មភាព​បំពាន ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​រាប់​ពាន់​នាក់​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ពិភពលោក កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ​បាន​ចូល​រួម​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អង្គការ​សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ UN ដើរ​តួនាទី​សំខាន់​ក្នុង​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ចំពោះ​ការ​លួច​បន្លំ​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត ដែល​បាន​កើត​ឡើង​ជា​ទូទៅ នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​នៅ​កម្ពុជា កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ ...

Ten days ago, Loun Somaly, 33, left his house to deliver a deposit to the glass workers he hired to replace a window on his rickety sheet metal-panelled house. Ly Sophal, Somaly’s tenacious three-year-old son, followed him outside, asking if he could join. But with floodwater ...

In January, officials broke ground on the new $4 million headquarters for the Cambodia Securities Exchange. Situated along a northern stretch of Freedom Park, a short skip from Wat Phnom, the French colonial-era building is a suitable home for the two-year-old bourse, which now operates ...

Phnom Penh municipal officials have ordered owners of eight sand-dredging companies that continued work despite a mandated moratorium to halt operations and show proof of their licences or shut down for good. On Saturday, the municipality informed the owners, whose names they declined to release, that ...

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​​បាន​ទទូច​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​​លើក​ លែង​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​​ពី​បទ​ញុះញង់របស់​ខ្លួន​លើ​​​បុរស​បួន​នាក់​ ដែល​ ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​កាលពី​សប្ដាហ៍​​មុន​ និង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពី​បទ ​រៀប ...

An employer who stands accused of beating her maid using a stick and the back of a meat cleaver will be summonsed by police in Kandal today for questioning, local officials have said. Son Leanghou, 57, a brick kiln owner, is accused of beating 28-year-old Sok ...

About 1,000 workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have joined more than 4,000 who began a strike last week, as union workers demanded the company meet nine conditions, including severing ties with a shareholder. Employees at the SL2 factory of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) ...

A landmine blast tore both legs from a 19-year-old man as he searched a wooded area in Pailin province’s Sala Krao district for bamboo shoots. Despite losing his legs, Thean Chin survived the explosion, and is receiving treatment at the Battambang Provincial Hospital, Sala Krao Deputy ...

Toyota Cambodia unveiled plans yesterday to add second-hand vehicles to its showroom in response to consumer preference for less expensive cars and a competitive grey market full of unauthorised dealers. Kong Nuon, chairman of Toyota Cambodia, the country’s largest car dealer, said that while demand for ...

The company that paid the funeral costs of two construction workers killed when a fence collapsed on them on Saturday distanced itself yesterday from the accident, saying it doesn’t own the building site. The claim came as Meanchey District Governor Kouch Chamroeun vowed to take action ...

After more than three months in jail, environmental activist Kuch Veng is set to hear his verdict at the Pursat provincial court. The verdict was originally scheduled to be handed down July 10, but the judge ordered it delayed after some 300 people from 11 provinces ...

ភ្នំ​ពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែល​ជា​​ស្ថាប័ន​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​បណ្តឹ​​ង​​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​​កំពូលរបស់​កម្ពុជា នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ ដើម្បី​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​​ធ្វើ​ការ​​សម្រេច​ លើ​បណ្តឹង​ចំនួន​ ៣៣ ​​ពី​គណបក្ស​នយោ​បាយ បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​សមាជិក​គណ ...

A city-wide campaign to clear drainage pipes inundated with garbage build-up aggravated by seasonal rains will begin on Saturday, the municipality announced. All nine districts are to report the number of pipes in need of service, according to a statement released on Friday, which adds that ...