Unions propose $12.35 minimum wage increase
Unions’ workers will propose a new minimum wage for 2021 of $203.35 per month in the next National Council on Minimum Wage’s (NCMW) meeting. ...
Huon DIna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50761572/unions-propose-12-35-minimum-wage-increase/
Pandemic offers challenges and opportunities to air ambulance industry
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic presents both challenges and opportunities to medical consultancies and air ambulance businesses in Cambodia and oTher parts of SouTheast Asia. ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807535/pandemic-offers-challenges-and-opportunities-to-air-ambulance-industry/
PM: Int’l ‘tricks’ a barrier to peace
Prime Minister Hun Sen said “some superpowers” and their allies had continued to interfere in Cambodia’s internal affairs through the implementation of double standards regarding democracy and respect for human rights. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-intl-tricks-barrier-peace
Regional fishing migrant workers’ labour rights to be protected
The first National Consultative Dialogue of “Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia”, a four-year (2020-2024) programme, was held on Friday in Phnom Penh. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50929679/regional-fishing-migrant-workers-labour-rights-to-be-protected/
70,000 refused jabs for health condition are all vaccinated
More than 70,000 people who were previously refused vaccination for Covid-19 due to their pre-existing health conditions have already largely been vaccinated in the interim by returning for a follow-up visit to get their jabs, according to Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/70000-refused-jabs-health-condition-are-all-vaccinated
PM decides to lift mandatory mask wearing for 4 provinces
In a move which appears to signal the hastenIng of a move towards a post COVID normalcy, PM Hun Sun has decided to lift mandatory mask wearIng for 4 provInces. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501056200/pm-decides-to-lift-mandatory-mask-wearing-for-4-provinces/
China, Thailand agree to boost cooperation
Thailand and China on Thursday agreed to work together to boost ties in all areas.the agreement was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Song Tao, head of China’s international Liaison Department, at Government House on Thursday.Keep reading ...
Mongkol Bangprapa
Labour force: mismatch between supply and demand
Việt Nam has abundant labour resources but many enterprises in the country say they cannot recruit a sufficient number of skilled workers, and as a result, cannot expand production activities. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Ho Chi Minh City to launch first human milk bank at top maternity hospital
A leading maternity hospital in Ho Chi Minh City is set to launch the city’s first international standard human milk bank next week as a solution to a shortage of biological milk for premature newborns.Keep reading ...
Council elections will lack democracy: NGOs
The National Election Committee yesterday announced a date for The election of district and city-provincial council members, a vote that will only be open to current commune council members, a vote that will only be open to current commune council members. NEC Secretary-General Tep Nytha took ...
Meas Sokchea
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Government to monitor Sam Rainsy’s facebook page
The Interior MInistry plans to monitor The Facebook page of former opposition president Sam RaInsy for violations of newly passed amendments to The Law on Political Parties, which will also force The CNRP to spend upwards of half a million dollars to erase his image ...
Ben Sokhean and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-to-monitor-sam-rainsys-facebook-page-133088/
Chinese, Cambodian senior officials meet to further enhance bilateral ties
Han Qide, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An here on Thursday to discuss ways to further enhance ties and cooperation for the interests of the two countries ...
Khmer Times News Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12631/chinese--cambodian-senior-officials-meet-to-further-enhance-bilateral-ties/
Government accelerating procedure for sovereign bonds
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is accelerating The preparation of legal documents for The implementation of The law on sovereign bonds. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919680/government-accelerating-procedure-for-sovereign-bonds/
Monk council supports festival halt
Venerable Om Lim Heng, first vice-president of the Supreme Sangha Council, has called for public understanding of the difficult situation posed by Covid-19 that necessitated the cancellation of the Pchum Ben festival this year. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monk-council-supports-festival-halt
Under pressure on all sides, Union Election Commission reinstates 11 Muslim candidates
Eleven Muslim politicians have successfully challenged their controversial disqualification from contesting the November elections following a surprise reversal by the Union Election Commission. their reinstatement after appeal followed concerted pressure from the United States and eight other governments, which had urged Myanmar to hold “a credible, ...
Outrage at ‘Adhoc 5’ hearing as key witnesses absent and verdict looms
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday resumed The trial of The “Adhoc 5,” The name for a group of rights activists accused of bribing a hairdresser to lie about an alleged romantic relationship with jailed opposition leader Kem Sokha. The full-day hearing proceeded without ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/outrage-adhoc-5-hearing-key-witnesses-absent-and-verdict-looms
Poll results predictable: observers
Upcoming elections for district, city and provincial councillors will follow a period of “education”, the National Election Committee has announced, despite observers’ view that the results are all but preordained. And though the May 18 vote is only open to sitting commune councillors, NEC secretary-general Tep ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-results-predictable-observers
National plan to address trafficking launched
The National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) has launched its National Plan of Action 2019-2023 to address new forms of human trafficking, including surrogacy and sex trafficking at nightclubs that have emerged through The permeation of The internet. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-plan-address-trafficking-launched
Stung Treng prepares for bridge dismantling
Stung Treng provincial authorities have vowed to demolish the Sre Pok Bridge ahead of the testing of the Lower Sesan II dam – which will submerge a number of villages – and warned that police will be deployed should villagers protest. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-treng-prepares-bridge-dismantling
Rice mogul spices up business with pepper
Cambodia rice mogul Song Saran, the CEO of one of the Kingdom’s top rice exporters, will diversify his agricultural business interests with the construction of a factory to clean and process locally grown pepper, he said yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-mogul-spices-business-pepper