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Read More U.S. Embassy Launches Program to Support Women in Business
The US embassy in Cambodia has launched the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a program designed to equip women with business skills, entrepreneurial resources and networking opportunities. In collaboration with Paññāsāstra University in Phnom Penh and Impact Hub, an Austrian social enterprise group, the US Embassy has welcomed 30 women from diverse fields in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to join Cambodia’s first cohort of the AWE program.
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Read More Q&A: Empowering Youth for a Cleaner Future
Hem Sophem, a university student in Phnom Penh and founder of Nisset Plastic, a group dedicated to cleaning garbage from drainage canals and roads, won first place at the second ASEAN Youth Eco-Champions Award in Laos last year. The victory has inspired other young people to become more involved in environmental conservation.
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Read More Big brands urge Cambodian govt to drop independent union probe
Big brands including Adidas and Puma are urging the Cambodian government to halt investigations into an independent union and drop a criminal complaint against its leader, which they say could be perceived as restricting civil society space. Eighteen brands, all members of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), made it clear they were concerned about labor rights group, Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), which has been targeted for investigation by local authorities.
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Read More Adidas, Puma, Levi’s, ASICS Repeat Call To Cancel CENTRAL’s Audit, Dismiss Khun Tharo’s Charges
Eighteen global brands urged the Cambodian government to immediately cancel its audit and withdraw the criminal charges against Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) program manager Khun Tharo, and ensure respect for civil society organizations. The brands, part of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), jointly issued a statement on September 10, 2024 to voice their concern over the “timing of the Interior Ministry’s investigation” into CENTRAL following their Barriers to Representation: Freedom of Association (FOA) in Cambodia report in June this year.
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Read More Facebook User Charged For Comments On Vietnamese, Cambodia-Vietnam Border Post
A 53-year-old woman was charged with incitement to disturb social security after making a comment on Facebook criticizing the demarcation border post between Cambodia and Vietnam. She also wrote that “Yuon”, a colloquial word referring to Vietnamese people, have entered Khmer territory and “ruled for a long time”.
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Read More Funan Canal Activity Silent A Month After Groundbreaking; Ministries Start Interviewing Residents
Residents reported that a day after the groundbreaking, construction equipment was withdrawn, and no activity was seen at the canal’s starting point. Unlike those who arrived from other provinces for the groundbreaking, people who lived around the project were not invited to join and were concerned about the effect of the construction on their property and livelihoods.
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Read More Highest Court Upholds Unionist Vorn Pao’s 2014 Conviction
The Supreme Court upheld the decision of a lower court on Monday in a case dating back to 2014 which convicted 10 people after a nationwide garment workers’ strike to demand higher minimum wage. Presiding Judge Nil Non who read out the verdict, dismissed the appeal filed by Vorn Pao, president of Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), noting that the lower court decided the matter correctly.
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Read More Can Hun Manet chart Cambodia a new course free from his father’s shadow?
Sworn in as the successor to his father, Hun Sen, who reigned for nearly four decades, Hun Manet acknowledged the weight of his predecessor’s influence during his acceptance speech to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s lower house of parliament, last August. He expressed his gratitude for the trust placed in him, stating that the lessons learned from his father and former ministers would serve as “permanent fixtures within our consciences and consciousness”.
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Read More Third Minimum Wage Negotiation - Employers Agree To $2 Now As Employees Reduce To $10.
The third textile, garment, footwear and travel goods minimum wage negotiation for 2025 has yet to reach a consensus, even though employers representatives raised their offer from $1 to $2, while union representatives dropped their rate from $14 to $10. Heng Sour, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, said the third wage negotiation was "more remarkable than the previous one" as the employers added another $1 to make it $2.
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Read More Cambodian's economy driven by garment exports, tourism is to grow by 5.6% in 2024
Cambodia's economy is projected to grow by 5.6% this year, up from 5% compared to last year, boosted by a rise in garment export and ongoing tourism recovery, said an ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) press release on Thursday.
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Read More Cambodia creates panel to monitor sand-dredging after protests from residents
Cambodia exports the sand to Singapore and other countries for use in construction projects, and the dredging has sparked frequent protests throughout the country over the last 20 years. Several hundred people gathered on a riverbank in Prey Veng province on Aug. 28 to urge authorities to stop the scooping up sand from the riverbed, saying it has caused erosion and landslides that have damaged farmland and homes.
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Read More New Committee to Regulate Sand Mining as Ministry Grants License to Troubled Firm
The sub-decree, the official document that authorized the creation of the committee, specifies that its primary role is to monitor the business activities of sand excavation companies related to water resources and dredging. The committee is also tasked with recommending immediate action, through its governing body, the MME, in case of non-compliant or illegal mining.
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Read More Investor pressure on Nike builds over garment workers’ rights
Investor pressure on Nike is building ahead of Tuesday’s annual shareholder meeting, with Norway’s sovereign wealth fund pledging to back a resolution demanding the company consider ways it can improve working conditions at garment factories. Nike is struggling with sliding sales and also faces criticisms over its supply chain. Investment research firm MSCI downgraded its ESG (environmental, social and governance) rating for Nike in 2022 and 2023, and rates it as a “laggard” on supply chain labor standards.
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Read More Cambodian civil servant caught up in dragnet is brother of government critic
As a Cambodian civil servant, Hay Vannith's only apparent wrongdoing was being related to an ardent critic of Hun Sen. But even that was enough to get him arrested at a busy border crossing last month as he attempted to flee into Thailand. Three weeks later, the 28 year-old Ministry of Health official remains in detention at Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh. He is on of nine still being held following a crackdown in August aimed at critics of a decades-old regional economic cooperation agreement with Laos and Vietnam.
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Read More Cambodian worker buried alive by Chon Buri landslide saved
A Cambodian worker was miraculously rescued after being buried alive by a landslide while fitting a drainage pipe. The terrifying ordeal unfolded this morning, September 4, in an alley on Soi Wat Boonsamphan, in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province.
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Read More Criminal acts not an exercise in human rights, says CHRC
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has “strongly deplored the groundless, erroneous, and highly politicised statement” of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), which criticised the Cambodian government over the crackdown against protests concerning the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) development plan.
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Read More Cambodian Information Minister Stresses Importance of Cooperation in Strengthening Information Security
Cambodian Information Minister Neth Pheaktra highlighted the importance of cooperation and joint efforts among member countries of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in strengthening information security and maintaining order in order to boost resilience and public trust. The minister considered this as prioritized in the digital age and in the context of artificial intelligence, particularly given the rise of fake news.
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Read More Growing safeguards: Govt encouraging more people to settle in border areas
The government has prioritised the development of border areas to safeguard and enhance these regions. To encourage population growth along the borders, the government has been granting social land concessions, particularly to families of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and border police.
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Read More Top opposition party official arrested in Phnom Penh on incitement charge
A high-ranking official with a new Cambodian opposition party, the Nation Power Party, was arrested Monday and charged with incitement, in what the party said was an attempt to intimidate government opponents.
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Read More Cambodian Authorities To Maintain Strict Security As Protests by Overseas Anti CLV-DTA Groups Spark Again
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on September 3, extremist opposition groups abroad under the pretext of peaceful demonstrations designated August 18, 2024 to “plot to overthrow the legitimate government”. They ”failed miserably” with security, public order, stability and peace being “firmly guaranteed” throughout the country,.
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