Human trafficking in Cambodia: A problem that’s as wicked as the issue
Source: Khmer Times t has been a year since Khmer Times first reported on human trafficking in the country. What was... Read More
‘Rescued’ foreigners not victims
Source: KhmerTimes Three foreigners, who were reportedly forced to work in a Chinese company in Sihanoukville, were “rescued” by National Police,... Read More
Pension fund workshops reach over three-quarters of a million workers
Source: Phnom Penh Post As of August 20, a total of 1,600 workshops had been held to explain the new pension scheme... Read More
Free upskilling plan to take in 15% more workers than in 2021
Source: The Phnom Penh Post The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training intends to recruit 7,500 workers for free technical training,... Read More
Labor and Civil Rights Organizations Deny Labor Ministry Accusations that Yang Sophorn Had no Mandate to Lead the NagaWorld Protests
Source: Cambodianess PHNOM PENH – Twenty-four unions and civil society organizations have collectively rejected a warning letter sent by the Ministry of... Read More
Sihanoukville businesses warned of closures if serious crime takes place in their premises
Source: KhmerTimes In a move to crack down on crime in Sihanoukville, Provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun announced that in the event of... Read More
US downgrades Cambodia’s ranking
Source: KhmerTimes According to the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Embassy in Cambodia, the Cambodian government does not fully... Read More
Unions Say Hun Sen Should End NagaWorld Dispute
Source: VOD Unions and NGOs have asked the Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene in the prolonged NagaWorld strike action, which has... Read More
Gov’t to wait for MoU on maids for M’sia
Source: KhmerTimes Cambodia will wait for the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the Malaysian Human Resources Ministry plans to present to the... Read More
Cambodia again arrests more than 100 NagaWorld Casino strikers
Authorities in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh again detained more than 100 striking NagaWorld Casino workers Friday, in the latest in a... Read More
Officials Mum After Sar Kheng Meeting on NagaWorld
A meeting of several governmental departments led by Interior Minister Sar Kheng to defuse the NagaWorld labor conflict was “preliminary,” City Hall... Read More
End NagaWorld rallies: ministry
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has issued a notice calling on NagaWorld protesters to end their months-long demonstration, warning that... Read More
Cambodian authorities to discuss solution to NagaWorld labor fight
Cambodia’s Minister of Interior Sar Kheng will lead a meeting of governmental officials on Wednesday in an effort to resolve the long-standing... Read More
Sar Kheng set to lead NagaWorld mediation meeting
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng is slated to lead a meeting with ministers and authorities to seek a solution for the ongoing... Read More
No provision for Cambodians to vote from abroad, says NEC
Source:KhmerTimes The National Election Committee (NEC) said yesterday it is “impossible” to allow migrant workers in neighbouring Thailand to vote for upcoming... Read More
Authorities Detain 64 NagaWorld Strikers, Force Them into Quarantine Center
Source:Cambodianess The Cambodian government is coming under increasing criticism locally and internationally for using public health measures to quell a strike arising... Read More
Pandemic-tightened border heralds end to cross-border logging
Source: The Phnom Penh Post A senior official in Preah Vihear province said that in the last few years no Cambodians had... Read More
Long Separations Sustain Migrant Families’ Incomes
While cooking lunch in front of her house in Prey Veng province, Sao Ley, a 25-year-old housewife, recalls her husband’s last trip... Read More
NagaCorp stock price drops 35% in last 12 months
Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd (SHKE: 3918) – Phnom Penh’s exclusive casino operator of Naga World – stock price has fallen 35% to... Read More
Updated: Several Arrests Outside NagaWorld Casino as Protests Resume
6:55 p.m. Strikers departed around 6 p.m. chanting “we will come back tomorrow,” after 15 more protesters were arrested Monday afternoon and... Read More