Press release: Implementation of measures against individuals/companies and the means involved in forest crime
On 8 July 2019, the NatiOnal Committee for PreventiOn and Crackdown On NatiOnal Resources Offences issued a press release On the implementatiOn of strict legal measures to combat forest crimes. Means related to forest crimes such as cars, tractor, and motorbikes will be requested to local ...
National Committee for Prevention and Crackdown on National Resources Offences
Faintings continue apace
More than 50 workers from four garment factories in the capital’s Vattanac Industrial Park 2 had fainted yesterday, police said, but a union representative put the figure at more than 200 – which is the number who collapsed at the same site just a day ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012111659771/National-news/faintings-continue-apace.html
Railway compensation targeted for this month, Parliament told
Compensation for people affected by the construction of the Laos-China railway and related facilities is expected to be paid out this month after a long delay, authorities in charge told the National Assembly (NA) last week.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Australian firm bets on Bavet
Australian-listed Cell Aquaculture (CAQ) – a onetime a marine technology company – has purchased a casino on the Cambodia-Vietnam border in a bid to generate much-needed revenue after nearing bankruptcy in 2013. on May 26, CAQ announced in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange that ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/australian-firm-bets-bavet
Vangvieng prepares for winter season visitors
Authorities in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, are making sure that everything is ready for the expected influx of visitors during the upcoming peak tourist season.District Governor Mr Khamphong Duangvilay told Vientiane Times “We are ready to welcome visitors and have prepared a full range of amenities, including ...
Phomphong Laoin
UXO removed as authorities prepare to build new houses for flood victims
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Over 100 staff from UXO Lao are searching for and removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) so that work can begin on the construction of temporary houses for flood victims.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
New teacher guides target student safety
Education and disaster management leaders from eight Southeast Asian countries gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday in a bid to encourage schools in areas prone to natural catastrophes to make children safer. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-teacher-guides-target-student-safety
Police presence has strikers on edge
A day after police in Kampong Speu province arrested six striking workers, the unexpected presence of about 100 military police officers at a garment factory in Takeo province had some union activists fearing the worst. Collective Union of Movement of Workers (CUMW) president Pav Sina yesterday ...
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-presence-has-strikers-edge
Visitor facilities planned for Huaphan waterfall
Tad Kon waterfall in Xon district, Huaphan province, is set to become a special attraction with local authorities adding new facilities to make the site more visitor friendly.An official with the province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr Phouvan Phetmixay, told Vientiane Times yesterday authorities had already ...
Siladda Souliyong
GMAC members double
The number of companies registering to become members of the Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia (GMAC) doubled last year, with more investment in value-added products. GMAC said the number of new members reached 120 last year, compared with 60 newcomers in 2011. “Labour-intensive industries in China ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013013061067/Business/gmac-members-double.html
Lancang-Mekong pilot project provides clean drinking water, improves conditions in Ngoi district
A drinking water demonstration project financially supported by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund is set to provide clean drinking water to the residents of Ngoi district in Luang Prabang province.Nam Ou River Basin Hydropower Co., Ltd. (established by POWERCHNIA to develop the Nam Ou River cascade ...
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Suspects Freed; No Hope of Justice for Slain Union Leader
Sok Sam Oeun and Born Samnang left Prey Sar prison’s Correctional Center 1 on Thursday for the last time, putting behind them an ordeal that has lasted nearly a decade during which they were wrongfully imprisoned for a total of five years each for the ...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/suspects-freed-no-hope-of-justice-for-slain-union-leader-43679/
New decree offers tax breaks for investors in Lao SEZs
Domestic and foreign investors will be granted a number of tax breaks under a new amended decree related to specific and special economic zones (SEZs) issued recently by the government. The new decree highlights the government’s policy on SEZ development, requirements for their establishment, incentives ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Russia raises scholarship opportunities for Lao students
More than 90 Lao students have been awarded Russian scholarships to pursue studies for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in Russia.More ...
Times Reporters
Capital’s Bus Rapid Transit project set to appoint foreign consultants
Vientiane Sustainable Urban Transport Project (VSUTP) has initiated procedures to sign a foreign consultant to improve parts of the planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.More ...
Vientiane Times
Most are OK with the new wage, not all
After meeting with members, several labour union leaders yesterday said that they will not hold protests against the government-set garment industry minimum wage for 2015. Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng last week approved $128 as 2015’s minimum monthly wage in Cambodia’s garment sector. The increase, ...
Mom Kunthear
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/most-are-ok-new-wage-not-all
Illegal drug trade, traffic rule violations top court cases
Illegal trade in drugs and accidents caused by violation of traffic rules accounted for most of the cases filed in the Vientiane People’s Court over the past six months, the court’s vice president has said. Cases of stealing and fraud followed illegal drug trade and ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
New group of Christian Montagnards flee to Cambodia
Montagnards hiding in Ratanakkiri province, speculation grew that more would arrive in the coming weeks. Sev Lyn, chief of Pak Nhai commune’s Lom village, said police were searching the area for 18 Jarai Montagnards — indigenous villagers from Vietnam’s Central Highlands — and were under orders ...
The Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) Staff
http://www.ucanews.com/news/new-group-of-christian-montagnards-flee-to-cambodia/72708
Planning department boosts women’s leadership potential
The Department of Planning under the Ministry of Planning and Investment hosted a one-day training seminar on “Smart Leadership for Women” aiming to enhance the capacity of its female staff. The department’s Director General, Ms Phonevanh Outhavong, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and ...
Deputy PM takes strong stance against corruption
Building public awareness of corruption, taking note of complaints about unethical conduct, and bringing offenders to justice are some of the ways the government intends to clamp down on corruption. Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Party and Government Inspection Authority and the Anti-Corruption ...