Gov’t: drive safe, pay workers
The Interior Ministry is hoping last year’s relative decrease in traffic accidents and deaths during the Pchum Ben holiday is a sign of things to come and asked citizens again this year to drive safely as they crisscross the country to celebrate the holiday. In a ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29891/gov---t--drive-safe--pay-workers/
Party law date vote set
The National Assembly’s Permanent Committee will next week conduct an urgent plenary session to review and adopt the draft amendments to the law on political parties, despite strong requests for a delay from the opposition. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35522/party-law-date-vote-set/
Laos to earn revenue from sale of carbon credit next year
The people of Khongxedon district and surrounding areas in Saravan province will have better opportunities for healthcare and medical treatment thanks to the US government’s support for the renovation of facilities at Khongxedon district hospital.Keep reading ...
Times Reporter
Facebook post inspires landmark case for migrant workers in Thailand
Tun Tun Win and his coworkers from Burma thought life was fine at the Thammakaset chicken farm in central Thailand, where they reared hundreds of thousands of birds for export to the European Union. The migrants clocked 20 hours a day for 40 days straight, shoveling ...
Six lightning deaths, dozens of homes destroyed in storms
At least six people were killed by lightning this week in storms that destroyed dozens of homes across several provinces, officials said Thursday. Keo Vy, cabinet chief for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said that the six deaths had occurred between Monday and Wednesday ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/six-lightning-deaths-dozens-of-homes-destroyed-in-storms-57957/
Outcome of the meeting on 27 December 2021 to resolve labor disputes at Naga World Limited
On 27 December 2021, the Ministry of Labor and VocatiOnal Training issued a press release On the outcome of the meeting On 27 December 2021 to resolve labor disputes at Naga World Limited.The Ministry cOntinues to call On former workers as well as employers to ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Poipet checkpoint to be upgraded, enlarged
The government has decided to build a new immigration office at the Poipet International Border Checkpoint at a cost of more than $2 million. General Sok Phal, the director general of the Interior Ministry’s immigration department, told reporters on Sunday after an annual meeting with ...
Suppliers to Global Fund back in biz
Two suppliers of mosquito nets to Cambodia found to have bribed officials to gain contracts under the Global Fund’s health grant scheme have had their contracts renewed. The two firms, Sumitomo Chemical and Vestergaard Frandsen, were found by the fund’s Office of the Inspector General in ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/suppliers-global-fund-back-biz
Sotheby’s Gets Stay on Khmer Statue Confiscation
The future of a 1,000-year-old Khmer statue—which Sotheby’s auction house in New York was ordered by the US government on Wednesday to hand back to Cambodia—is now in the hands of the US courts. The statue of the guardian Duryodhana is believed to have come from ...
UK announces $51mn grant for low-carbon projects in 16 countries including Vietnam
The UK-funded Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) program will be extended until 2029 with additional funding of £40 million (nearly US$51 million) to support at least 800 low-carbon projects in 16 countries, including Vietnam, according to a British diplomat.The CFA Vietnam has so far undergone two ...
Review of information law to be completed by month’s end
The ministries of Information, and Justice, will complete reviewing the penalties section of the draft law on access to information by the end of this month at the latest. once the section is finalised, it will be submitted to the Council of Ministers early next month ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/review-information-law-be-completed-months-end
Following arrests, groups issue nine principles of internet freedom
Cambodian pro-democracy and rights groups have written a statement of principles to guide Internet freedom in the country, following the arrests of activists for Facebook posts. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/following-arrests-groups-issue-nine-principles-of-internet-freedom/2964547.html
Troops rallied for PM
A day after a bipartisan election reform committee put the neutrality of proposed areas of reform, Defence Minister Tea Banh reiterated that the armed forced would not tolerate opposition supporters calling for Hun Sen to step down. ...
Vong Sokheng, P.2
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Minister reassures moto-taxi drivers over law
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Tuesday that he would try to find a solution for moto-taxi drivers who have complained about a stipulation in the newly adopted traffic law that says motorbikes can carry a maximum of two adults and one child. Mr. Kheng said that ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-reassures-moto-taxi-drivers-over-law-73932/
Gov’t to discuss garment wage
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and employer and union representatives will meet next month to discuss the 2020 minimum wage for workers in the garment and footwear sectors, where unions expect an increase of between $20 and $25 a month. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-discuss-garment-wage
Draft law on access to information finalised
The Law on Access to information is being finalised and will soon be sent to the Council of Ministers for approval. ...
Dina Huon
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50757349/draft-law-on-access-to-information-finalised/
Open Development Myanmar publishes a story on Current State of Information Availability and Quality in Myanmar
Open Development Myanmar (ODMm) recently published a story on ‘Current State of Information Availability and Quality in Myanmar,’ showing existing challenges due to various factors, including political instability, limited technological infrastructure, and ongoing conflicts in some parts of the country. As a result, policymakers and humanitarian ...
European Instrument For Democracy and Human Rights: 2017 global call for proposals
The overall indicative amount made available is EUR 25 000 000 (5 000 000 EUR for each lot).The specific objectives of this year’s call are to support civil society and human rights defenders working outside the EU in five key areas of human rights corresponding ...
Announcement on higher education scholarships for disabled students
On 03 May 2019, the Ministry of EducatiOn, Youth and Sport issued an announcement On higher educatiOn scholarships for disabled students. The ministry encouraged the disabled students (deafness, blindness, other disability) to have the privilege to receive scholarships for their tertiary educatiOn automatically for any major ...
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport