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Labor court to be ready next year
The Labor Court will be ready to hear cases by the end of next year, according to officials from the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training. The court is being optimistically designed to effectively resolve labor disputes in the garment sector, Labor Minister Ith Samheng said ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26901/labor-court--to-be-ready--next-year/
Travel goods exports could soar as US drops tariffs
New trade privileges that allow Cambodian-manufactured travel goods duty-free access to the United States for the first time could see exports of these items increase by over 400 per cent in the coming years, industry experts said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/travel-goods-exports-could-soar-us-drops-tariffs
A $50M copper mine at Kou Sa site envisaged
Australian-listed mining firm GeoPacific announced its first resource estimate on its copper-gold project in northern Cambodia, estimating 51,000 tonnes of copper equivalent at two adjacent prospects on its Kou Sa project site. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/50m-copper-mine-kou-sa-site-envisaged
Largest-ever meth case goes to trial; suspects claim innocence
A young woman accused in the largest methamphetamine seizure in Cambodian history stood trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, retracting her initial admission of guilt and pinning the blame on her former lover. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/largest-ever-meth-case-goes-to-trial-suspects-claim-innocence-115114/
Fading confidence repelling condo buyers
Waning confidence in Cambodia’s political stability is discouraging overseas buyers from investing in the thousands of condominium units shooting up in the country, a leading realtor said on Wednesday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fading-confidence-repelling-condo-buyers-115135/
Returned UDG evictees want double the land
The 529 families who in 2010 traded their homes inside a $3.8 billion Chinese development project in Koh Kong province for land about 20 km away have petitioned local authorities to double the size of their replacement plots, officials said on Wednesday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/returned-udg-evictees-want-double-land-115129/
Official removed over land sale
The Ministry of Agriculture has removed Meas Sopheap, its chief of staff in Koh Kong province, over allegations he privately sold state land worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26951/official-removed-over-land-sale/
WB help sought for logistics
Cambodia has asked the World Bank to assist in the development of the terms of reference for its planned National Logistics Committee, a move that is hoped to improve the transportation sector and reduce costs for exporters. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26944/wb-help-sought-for-logistics/
Mining companies told to comply
Only a few days after the Koh Kong Provincial Court found three environmental activists guilty for protesting against a sand dredging company, the Ministry of Energy and Mines has called for greater civilian participation in protecting The Kingdom’s natural resources. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26950/mining-companies-told-to-comply/
The Cambodia population census: leaving no one behind
Cambodia will be conducting its third comprehensive and inclusive population census in March 2018. For any country, the population census is the first source of information that provides facts about the size of the population, the different age groups, the geographic distribution, the ethnical minorities ...
Derveeuw Marc GL
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/analysis-and-op-ed/cambodia-population-census-leaving-no-one-behind
Angkor Wat tourists have new dress code
Tourists heading for Angkor Wat will have to watch what they wear from next month onwards, the Apsara Authority announced yesterday. ...
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/angkor-wat-tourists-have-new-dress-code
Sihanoukville sees its tourist star rising
The latest provincial tourism figures show efforts to establish Sihanoukville as a premiere beach destination may be paying off, with more tourists flocking to the coastal city than ever before. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-sees-its-tourist-star-rising
Workers demand better conditions
More than 7,000 workers from the Can Sports Shoe factory protested outside their workplace in Kampong Chhnang’s Samaky Meanchey district yesterday, demanding better working conditions. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26958/workers-demand-better-conditions/
Group trains young to battle corruption in Cambodia
Anti-graft group Transparency International (TI) is launching a project to encourage young people to combat corruption in Cambodia. ...
Leng Len
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-corruption-transparency-international/3403685.html
Palm oil yields up as crop matures
Export of crude palm oil from Mong Reththy Group, the Kingdom’s only active producer, doubled during the first half of the year despite prices showing no indication of improving, a company executive said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/palm-oil-yields-crop-matures
Japan to help children cope with disabilities
The Japanese Embassy granted $256,317 in development aid to Cambodia on Monday, to be used by the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) to promote the educational inclusion of children with disabilities. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26895/japan-to-help-children-cope-with-disabilities/
Internet to be introduced at 5,000 schools
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced an ambitious five-year plan with Metfone to provide internet access to 5,000 state education institutions across the country. ...
Samoeurth Seavmeng and Taylor O'connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/internet-to-be-introduced-at-5000-schools-115056/
Officials on run after journalist reports threats, illegal timber
A reporter in Mondulkiri province who climbed a mango tree to look into a police official’s compound for a rumored stash of illegal timber over the weekend says he was later detained and threatened with a beating. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-on-run-after-journalist-reports-threats-illegal-timber-115055/
Thais to build biomass plant for Phnom Penh
Thailand’s Sahacogen (Chonburi) Pcl, an independent producer and distributor of electricity and steam, will form a joint venture with Saha Patthana Inter Holding Pcl, the investment arm of Thailand’s Saha Group, to invest in biomass power plants in Cambodia and Myanmar, according to online business ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thais-build-biomass-plant-phnom-penh
Japan confirms NEC funding
Japan will continue funding the National Election Committee (NEC) ahead of the upcoming commune and national elections, despite growing international concern over Cambodia’s deteriorating political climate. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26900/japan-confirms-nec-funding/
Two trapped gaurs die in sanctuary
Two rare gaurs, a mother and calf, have died after being found trapped in a snare in the Cardamom Mountains’ Samlot Protected Area, according to the sanctuary’s chief and an official from the Maddox Jolie-Pitt (MJP) Foundation, a wildlife NGO founded by Angelina Jolie. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26899/two-trapped-gaurs-die-in-sanctuary/
Russian cargo airline to add Cambodia flight
Russia’s largest cargo airline, AirBridge Cargo Airlines, will launch a weekly flight to Cambodia this month as part of its expansion of services in Southeast Asia, according to international media reports. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russian-cargo-airline-add-cambodia-flight
City hall to add 5,000 signs to cut accident rate
Phnom Penh City Hall started installing 5,000 new road safety signs around the capital on Monday in an attempt to reduce accidents, according to officials. Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatevong took to Facebook yesterday, writing that a total of 615 signs had been installed along Norodom, ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26897/city-hall-to-add-5-000-signs-to-cut-accident-rate/
Law to build confidence
The controversial Union Law, which was passed and put into force after dozens of debates and protests, is expected to build confidence among garment and textile buyers as well as employers and workers, experts said. Sandra D’Amico, vice president of the Cambodian Federation of Employers ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26884/law-to-build-confidence/