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EU doles out $500M in economic, job aid
Team Europe – the combined efforts of the EU, its member states and their financial institutions and implementing agencies – is mobilising €443 million ($503 million) in grants and loans to work with Cambodia in fighting Covid-19 and mitigating its socio-economic impacts.
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CCFC calls for tighter restrictions on pesticide-laden crops
Farmer Community Coalition supports the ban on the import of pesticide-laden crops.
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Koh Kong authorities resolve 80 percent of UDG land dispute
Koh Kong provincial authorities said yesterday they have resolved the grievances of 1,000 families involved in a long-running land dispute with Chinese corporation Union Development Group, noting talks are ongoing to resolve the issue with 184 other families.
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Human rights amid COVID-19 in Cambodia
Cambodian Center for Human Rights’ Executive director addresses freedom of speech.
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Cita seeks help as teachers face ‘incitement’ charges
The Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (Cita) has submitted a letter to Education International (EI), a global federation of teacher unions, requesting that it intervene to help four teachers who were arrested for allegedly engaging in “politically motivated” activities.
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Population of vultures on the decline, census shows
The Ministry of Environment joined the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Wednesday to conduct an annual census of vultures in Stung Treng, Mondulkiri and Preah Vihear provinces.
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Former workers in S Korea to receive insurance claims
The Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRDK) in Cambodia has told 1,615 Cambodians who have worked in South Korea to apply for the withdrawal of their insurance money which was withheld by the government during their employment.
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‘No foreign navy basing rights granted’
Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn reaffirmed that the Kingdom strongly prohibits the setting up of any foreign military base within its borders.
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Repatriation flight to India cancelled
The repatriation flight for 140 Indians from Cambodia to New Delhi was cancelled yesterday morning after a fuel leak was discovered in the engine of the aircraft.
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Most land disputes in Pursat province settled
A majority of land disputes in Pursat province has been resolved through the provincial administration’s intervention efforts, an investigation by human rights group Licadho revealed. Nonetheless, one land dispute remains in need of government intervention.
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Ministry of Health refutes ‘false’ Vietnam virus reports
Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng on Wednesday criticised Vietnam for its claims based on a local news report that a Vietnamese youth who tested positive for Covid-19 had come from Cambodia.’’
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Furloughed entertainment service workers seek financial relief
More than 20 representatives of entertainment workers today gathered to submit a petition at the Ministry of Labour to seek out-of-job allowances, similar to the compensation received by displaced workers from the garment and tourism sectors.
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Gov’t shells out $100 million for suspended workers, re-training
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has allocated $60 million to $100 million for suspended workers and re-training programmes as part of its Covid-19 stimulus plan.
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Ministry bans Khmer song with sexually explicit lyrics
The Culture and Fine Arts Ministry yesterday banned a newly released song containing sexually explicit lyrics and called in the composer for questioning.’’
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Foreigners to be charged for C-19 quarantine, tests
The government has decided to charge all foreign visitors for lab testing, medical treatment and accommodation under health measures to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 (C-19) transmission in the country.
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Chinese construction firm to be dumped for ‘shoddy work’ on NR7
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has said it will not release a certificate approving the work of the Chinese company building the 164km National Road 7 in Kratie and Tbong Khmum provinces if it does not change course and follow the proper building standards as outlined in its contract.
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Cambodia-China FTA to be signed by end this year
The third round of negotiations for the free trade agreement between Cambodia and China has completely solved all the remaining issues in the agreement text and approved in principal with regard to market access on goods and services, according to a statement from ministry of commerce.
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Wildlife conservation strengthened
Ministry of Environment secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra led a group of journalists, government officials, NGO and non-profit organisation employees to visit the Kulen Promtep and Chheb wildlife sanctuaries in Preah Vihear province on Tuesday.
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Probe into missing Thai disappearance
The Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the disappearance of a Thai activist who was allegedly abducted outside his rental apartment in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district on Thursday.
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Preah Sihanouk sees factory suspensions and massive job losses
Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun yesterday announced there were 20 suspended factories in the province, affecting more than 8,000 workers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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