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Five Cambodian fishermen die at sea
Five Cambodian fishermen died at sea from an undetermined illness, while 20 more are currently hospitalised in Thailand’s Ranong Provincial Hospital, officials at the Cambodian Embassy in Thailand said on 17 January. Lamatin Cheam, the counsellor in charge of Cambodian labour at the embassy in Bangkok, ...
PPSEZ workers protest seeking unpaid wages
Negotiations over salaries and severance pay are underway at the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, after workers from a Turkish-owned garment factory that ceased production earlier this month staged protests there last week. Weibo Group’s Cambodian branch employed around 1,000 workers in a PPSEZ factory before ...
Filling a gap for faster internet
Cambodia’s telecommunications sector has grown significantly in the last few years, with internet usage on the rise and mobile SIM cards outnumbering the population of the country. While the sector has seen consolidation in recent years, bringing down the total number of providers, Kingtel Communications Ltd ...
CPP, CNRP agree to let strike clause stand
The controversial draft union law clause requiring a 50 per cent plus one vote by members to authorise a strike will stand, lawmakers from both parties said on 14 January, though clarity is still required to define how that quorum should be shaped. The strike clause ...
Traffic Law enforcement to step up
The Cambodian government has announced several amendments to the troubled Traffic Law which, according to National Police spokesman Kirt Chantharith, will be fully enforced starting 15 March. Keep reading ...
Trash pact in crosshairs
City Hall has warned Phnom Penh’s sole waste management firm that it has just one more opportunity to lift its game before its oft-criticised contract comes under threat. Following a meeting on 12 January between Cintri and local authorities to review the firm’s performance, Ieng Aunny, deputy ...
National Road 4 toll fees nixed
Prime Minister Hun Sen on 13 January abruptly scrapped toll fees for National Road 4, ending a controversial 15-year contract with the politically connected business AZ Distribution Co. As of 12am today, drivers of cars, trucks and buses no longer need to pay at any of the ...
Hundreds pray for release of unionists
Hundreds of workers from the Agile Sweater factory in Kampong Speu province gathered in front of the provincial court on 13 January, praying for authorities to release five unionists arrested at the factory on 12 January. The workers lit incense sticks as they massed in prayer, ...
Casino tax receipts up 33 pct in 2015: government
The government collected $34.7 million in taxes from Cambodia’s 63 licensed casinos in 2015, a 33 per cent increase over the previous year, a Ministry of Economy and Finance official said on 12 January. Ros Phirun, deputy director of the ministry’s Finance Industry department, attributed the ...
Fish catches slowing as waters deteriorate
Cambodia’s coastal fish yields declined by 5 per cent in the past year, a coastal fishery administration officer said on 12 January. Nen Chamroeun, administration official in Sihanoukville, said fishermen switching to factory work and venturing onto the water less often were the main culprits for ...
