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Union law could cost CPP the next election, labor leader warns
Draft legislation on trade unions will undermine the hard-won progress of labor unions here as well as violate fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution, labor law and UN conventions, labor leaders said yesterday. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14396/union-law-could-cost-cpp-the-next-election--labor-leader-warns/
China rice deal gets more urgent
Cambodia’s need to secure China as a rice export destination is becoming increasingly urgent, with China’s multiple pending agreements with other countries in Southeast and South Asia, said industry insider David Van. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14389/china-rice-deal-gets-more-urgent/
After turbulent term, US envoy bids farewell
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador William Todd met with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Thursday in his final official meeting, bringing an end to a tenure that saw visits from the U.S. president and first lady, as well as the disputed 2013 national election and violence that ...
Khuon Narim and Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-turbulent-term-us-envoy-bids-farewell-91655/
‘Double Standard’ in mosquito net bribe case
A prominent lawyer and a lawmaker on Thursday rejected the latest explanation from the Anti-Corruption Unit for why it cannot pursue charges against the disgraced former head of the National Malaria Center, who has been told to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/double-standard-in-mosquito-net-bribe-case-91647/
Cambodian workers in limbo as Qatar drags heels on safety standards
The Cambodian government is working on an agreement with the Qatari government that would allow Cambodians to join the thousands of migrant workers helping to build the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup. As a safety measure, the Cambodian government has requested that Qatar guarantee ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14391/cambodian-workers-in-limbo-as-qatar-drags-heels-on-safety-standards/
UN border maps arrive next week
A series of maps held by the UN showing the Cambodian-Vietnamese borders will arrive here next week to help in the contentious process of settling the international boundaries. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14393/un-border-maps-arrive-next-week/
Property insurance grows in Cambodia
Property insurance is on the rise in Cambodia, driven by greater market awareness, growing home ownership and more extreme climate conditions. . ...
Igor Kossov and James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14376/property-insurance-grows-in-cambodia/
AEON to build second mall in Cambodia
A year after opening its first store in Cambodia, Japanese mall operator AEON has finalized plans for the construction of its second mall in the country. ...
Enterprise INNOVATION News Staff
http://enterpriseinnovation.net/article/aeon-build-second-mall-cambodia-1919734054
Cambodia tourist target under challenge
A Cambodian plan to attract 5 million tourists to the country in 2015 is hanging in the balance despite a rise in the first half of this year. Cambodia set 5 million tourists as the target this year, an increase from 4.5 million last year. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/654708/cambodia-tourist-target-under-challenge
France agrees to lend Cambodia’s map
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong today told Willian E. Todd, outgoing US Ambassador to Cambodia that, France agreed to lend Cambodia’s original maps that Cambodia requested to French government recently. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/france-agrees-to-lend-cambodia%E2%80%99s-map-8831
Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp reports net profit growth of 49%
As Macau casinos are showing continuous drop of revenue, Australian and Cambodian casinos don’t seem to have the same problem. The latest casino operator to reveal an impressive growth of net profit is NagaCorp Ltd. The Group reported an increase in profit of 49% ($101 ...
Alex Lanter
http://news.worldcasinodirectory.com/cambodian-nagacorp-casino-operator-reports-net-profit-growth-of-49-11757
Authorities release pair of rare gibbons near famed temples
Cambodian wildlife officials have released a pair of Asian gibbons into the forests near Angkor Wat, seeking to spread their population.The rare gibbons have been the subject of a protection program between the government and Wildlife Alliance since 2009. ...
Pang Chamnan
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/authorities-release-pair-of-rare-gibbons-near-famed-temples/2916497.html
New Education ministry ban comes under fire
The backlash began Wednesday against a new Education Ministry directive that bans political activities and unauthorized associations at academic institutions, with the country’s largest teachers’ union and various youth groups accusing the government of hypocrisy. ...
Mech Dara and Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-education-ministry-ban-comes-under-fire-91534/
Court says roadblock more severe than shooting
Responding to criticism of the eighteen-month jail terms handed down to four unionists who blocked a road at a strike in Svay Rieng province last year, a deputy prosecutor said Wednesday that their actions were as severe as those of former Bavet City governor Chhouk ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-says-roadblock-more-severe-than-shooting-91545/
Three men arrested in Mondolkiri with deer meat
Authorities in Mondolkiri province arrested three men Wednesday morning after discovering nearly 150 kg of illegal bushmeat in the vehicle they were driving, a forestry official said. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-men-arrested-in-mondolkiri-with-deer-meat-91536/
Museum puts spotlight on women
The National Museum in Phnom Penh has launched a new exhibition called “Photovoice of Cambodian Women in the Past, at Present, and in the Future.” ...
Nou Sotheavy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14316/museum-puts-spotlight-on-women/
New party takes a new step
The recently formed Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) has taken another step in joining the political mainstream, announcing the appointment of a spokesman yesterday. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14353/new-party-takes-a-new-step/
Tensions escalate as Royal Group accelerates island development
Residents of Koh Rong Island, off the coast of Sihanoukville, have this week called on government officials, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, to review what they are labelling “abusive activities” by the Royal Group (RG) conglomerate. ...
Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14333/tensions-escalate-as-royal-group-accelerates-island-development/
Court questions district police chief, student in rape case
The Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court on Tuesday questioned a district police chief over allegations that he raped a high school student in his office last month but did not charge the official, who has been suspended pending investigations by the court and National Police. ...
Huot Chanpav
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-questions-district-police-chief-student-in-rape-case-91557/
Cambodian Red Cross donates $20,000 to Myanmar
The Cambodian Red Cross has donated $20,000 to help flood victims in Myanmar. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14345/cambodian-red-cross-donates--20-000-to-myanmar/
Falling currencies may threaten Tourism
The fall in value of multiple Asian currencies is making some analysts worry the dampening effect this might have on tourism to Cambodia. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14330/falling-currencies-may-threaten-tourism/
Cambodia unions warn of strikes as factories indicate no wage raise
Cambodia’s garment factories have indicated they will reject demands for an increase in the minimum wage next year, angering unions and risking upheaval in a crucial economic sector for years dogged by unrest. ...
Prak Chan Thul
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/12/cambodia-garment-idUSL3N10N1W620150812
A delegation of American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong visits Cambodia
A delegation of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong led by its president Richard R. Vuylsteke has been on a visit to Cambodia to study the investment environment in the country, according to state news agency- AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/a-delegation-of-american-chamber-of-commerce-in-hong-kong-visits-cambodia-8826
Dengue fever deaths on rise for 2015
Dengue fever has killed at least 16 people so far this year, an uptick from the same period last year, health officials say. The deaths are the result of nearly 4,700 infections. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/dengue-fever-deaths-on-rise-for-2015/2915151.html