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Prime Minister Hun Manet shakes hands with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang at the signing of agreements on October 17, 2023. (Hun Manet’s Facebook Page)

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Cambodia, China Sign 23 Agreements Amid Two Visits By Hun Manet In a Month

19 Oct 2023 5:19 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

Prime Minister Hun Manet’s second visit to China saw the signing of eight Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Belt and Road Forum, bringing the total number of agreements to 23 since the middle of September this year.

A quiet lunchtime at a Park Cafe in Phnom Penh, amid the third Covid-19 outbreak, March 17, 2021. CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan

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Businesses struggle to survive as the third wave of Covid-19 hits Cambodia

19 Mar 2021 9:10 AM|

It’s lunch time but there are only a few diners at the Park Café on Mao Tse Tung Blvd.

A group of about 100 workers of Violet Apparel garment march to the Ministry of Labor on July 23 after police officers blocked them from submitting a petition at Prime Minister Hun Sen's house. Panha Chhorpoan

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Workers from factories closed by COVID-19 demand full compensation

13 Mar 2021 8:58 AM|

Garment workers affected by factory closures are demanding full compensation as a report released by the Business and Human Rights Resource Center shows that thousands of Cambodians who produced clothes for some of the biggest global brands have yet to be paid wages owed to them since factories closed last year.

A man looks from the Chroy Changvar bridge at the site of Yuetai Group's City Gate development in Phnom Penh, on February 24, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Chinese firm Yuetai probed over resale of land on Phnom Penh riverfront

9 Mar 2021 8:20 PM|

The Chinese development firm set to change the face of Phnom Penh’s northern riverfront is under investigation over claims it attempted to sell off tens of millions of dollars’ worth of land it leased for the development – a potential breach of its contract, an official said.

Villagers walk on the land where construction on the airport has begun in Kandal province, March 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Mega airport project leaves hundreds of affected families struggling livelihood

5 Mar 2021 9:41 AM|

Less than half a kilometer from Boeng Khyang commune sits the site of a planned 4,000-metre runway — white flags set across the rice fields and wetlands demarcating the lines of the new Phnom Penh International Airport.

A Phnom Penh resident harvests vegetables on the remnants of wetlands in southern Phnom Penh that is being developed by ING Holdings. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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UN experts say ING City would cause environmental, livelihood losses

25 Feb 2021 8:36 PM|

Seven United Nations human rights rapporteurs raised serious concerns over the impacts of in-filling of Boeung Tompoun and the Cheung Ek wetlands to make way for a mega-development project, to which the government said environmental risks had been mitigated and touted its economic benefit.

Unesco has raised concern over NagaCorp’s plans to build a resort and theme park near the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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NagaCorp resort development could degrade Angkor, Unesco warns

18 Feb 2021 8:52 PM|

The “Angkor Lake of Wonder” - a $350-million dollar resort town to be built by NagaCorp just outside the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap - could “have an impact on the outstanding universal value” that had the ancient capital inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage site, the U.N. agency said.

A worker pours gasoline into a customer’s motorbike at a gas station in Phnom Penh. Panha Chhorpoan

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With refinery delayed, 100% of Cambodia’s crude oil to be exported

14 Jan 2021 7:19 PM|

The price of gasoline in Cambodia will not decrease following the country’s ascent to the list of oil-producing nations last month, with 100% of the crude to be exported overseas as construction of an oil refinery remains stalled, officials said.

Tax Department statistics showed a modest 4 percent rise in revenue last year, but experts say the pandemic would affect this year’s tax collection. Panha Chhorpoan

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Tax collections rise in 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic

13 Jan 2021 4:51 PM|

Cambodia continued to increase its tax collections in 2020, with revenues rising a modest 4 percent, on account of strong business activity in 2019, a trend that could falter in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

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Cambodia, China Sign 23 Agreements Amid Two Visits By Hun Manet In a Month

Businesses struggle to survive as the third wave of Covid-19 hits Cambodia

Workers from factories closed by COVID-19 demand full compensation

Chinese firm Yuetai probed over resale of land on Phnom Penh riverfront

Mega airport project leaves hundreds of affected families struggling livelihood

UN experts say ING City would cause environmental, livelihood losses

NagaCorp resort development could degrade Angkor, Unesco warns

With refinery delayed, 100% of Cambodia’s crude oil to be exported

Tax collections rise in 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic

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Cambodia, China Sign 23 Agreements Amid Two Visits By Hun Manet In a Month

Businesses struggle to survive as the third wave of Covid-19 hits Cambodia

Workers from factories closed by COVID-19 demand full compensation

Chinese firm Yuetai probed over resale of land on Phnom Penh riverfront

Mega airport project leaves hundreds of affected families struggling livelihood

UN experts say ING City would cause environmental, livelihood losses

NagaCorp resort development could degrade Angkor, Unesco warns

With refinery delayed, 100% of Cambodia’s crude oil to be exported

Tax collections rise in 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic

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From Harassment to Imprisonment – Union Leader Chhim Sithar Awarded Per Anger Prize For Workers Rights’ Fight

Community Forest Beleaguered Without NGO Support, Work Opportunities For Residents

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