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Fearing fines, small online businesses rush to register ahead of deadline

30 Jun 2022 9:56 PM|
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Hundreds of small online business owners rushed to register with the Ministry of Commerce this week, fearing that they would face fines if they failed to do so by July 1.

Farmers harvest their vegetable in Kampong Thom province. Photo taken in 2021, supplied.

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In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up

29 Dec 2021 2:49 PM|

Cambodian farmers have long felt the pressure to modernize their techniques as part of a larger national push to expand the agricultural sector.

A man collects fish from the Tonle Sap river in Kandal province to make prahok, December 14, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

14 Dec 2021 9:54 PM|

It’s Cambodia’s favorite fermented delicacy, adding a kick of umami to many a classic Khmer dish, but this year the number of fish caught in the Tonle Sap has declined, with some blaming the construction of large hydropower dams along the Mekong River, as well as climate change, for the dearth.

Farmer Tai Song shows his green garlic seeds at his house in Kandal province’s S’ang district. Photo taken on September 20, 2021. CamboJA/ Vann Vichar

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Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

14 Dec 2021 11:14 AM|

“I feel as worried about the vegetable market as other farmers. Sometimes I could sell to make some profits but sometimes I lost,” he said.

A staff works at a hotel in Phnom Penh, December 11, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Though the tourism sector is officially back, hospitality workers are still waiting for full recovery

11 Dec 2021 5:32 PM|

“I always think about how to find money to pay [debts] and support my family with little savings and reduced spending. It’s high pressure and my wife cannot work because she has to take care of my children,” he said.

Cyclo drivers Choy Pich 78 and Sin Met 65 waiting for customers along a street in Phnom Penh, December 6, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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2.8 million Cambodians were living under the poverty line in 2020

7 Dec 2021 9:24 AM|

As workers began heading out for lunch in central Phnom Penh last week, a grey-haired cyclo driver smiled and waved, hoping to entice a fare. As had been the case nearly every other day that week, Choy Pech, 78, had failed to find a single passenger though he had been out since early morning.

Representatives of the Naga World staff arrive the Labour Ministry to reinstate for a meeting in Phnom Penh, December 3, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Impasse Over NagaWorld Layoffs After Union Leaders Meet Labor Ministry Official

4 Dec 2021 12:05 PM|

A meeting between the Ministry of Labor and the unions representing NagaWorld workers made little headway on Friday and ended with the laid-off casino staff vowing to go ahead with a mass protest this month.

The NagaWorld casino and hotel complex as seen in Phnom Penh, December 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Civil society organizations and unions express disappointment with NagaWorld layoffs

2 Dec 2021 3:39 PM|

25 organizations, associations and unions have expressed their disappointment with Phnom Penh casino NagaWorld for what they describe as its attempts to dissolve the casino’s union leadership structure, saying that the move was unreasonable and unacceptable during COVID-19.

A female street vendor sells fruit in Phnom Penh, November 30, 2021.CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Entrepreneur program aims to help female street vendors challenged by pandemic, lack of legal status

30 Nov 2021 8:11 PM|

A new training and investment program for female entrepreneurs will target street vendors struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic.

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Fearing fines, small online businesses rush to register ahead of deadline

In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up

Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

Though the tourism sector is officially back, hospitality workers are still waiting for full recovery

2.8 million Cambodians were living under the poverty line in 2020

Impasse Over NagaWorld Layoffs After Union Leaders Meet Labor Ministry Official

Civil society organizations and unions express disappointment with NagaWorld layoffs

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Fearing fines, small online businesses rush to register ahead of deadline

In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up

Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

Though the tourism sector is officially back, hospitality workers are still waiting for full recovery

2.8 million Cambodians were living under the poverty line in 2020

Impasse Over NagaWorld Layoffs After Union Leaders Meet Labor Ministry Official

Civil society organizations and unions express disappointment with NagaWorld layoffs

Entrepreneur program aims to help female street vendors challenged by pandemic, lack of legal status

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