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Boustra Waterfall at Mondulkiri province, May 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Khuon Narim)

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New M’kiri Airport To Boost Tourism, Economy But Deforestation Concerns Linger

19 Jan 2024 7:56 PM|
Khuon Narim|

The government has permitted private firm Focus Trans Global Venture Co Ltd (FTGV) to study the construction of a new airport in Mondulkiri province, northeast of Cambodia, as well as invest in a build, operate and transfer (BOT) model, the Office of the Council Minister said on January 9.

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.

A woman dries rice near her home on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Picture taken November 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Farmers struggle with low prices for paddy rice as government praises growth in agricultural sector

29 Nov 2021 1:50 PM|

Just months before the start of the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement, low prices for paddy rice and a change in buying policy from one of Cambodia’s leading rice export companies are leaving some local farmers struggling to recoup costs

Workers arrive at the banana plantation owned by Vietnamese company Thagrico in Cambodia's northeastern Ratanakiri province in October 2021 (Photo by Sun Narin)

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Workers, including underage children, brave dangerous chemicals to make a living at Cambodia’s banana plantations

26 Nov 2021 10:25 AM|

“I have had stomach and intestinal problems for many years since I worked on the banana plantation, but I never thought this was due to the chemicals,” said 37-year-old Soy Srey Phoeun, just minutes after she returned from her latest trip to the hospital, with an IV drip still attached to her arm.

Gasoline prices displayed at a gas station in Phnom Penh, November 4, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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High price of gasoline hits low-income informal workers hard

5 Nov 2021 4:48 PM|

Sitting on his motorcycle on the side of the road in Phnom Penh, 57-year-old moto taxi driver Moul Yi doesn’t dare to drive around in search of customers as he used to do. The price of gasoline, he says, is too high.

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New M’kiri Airport To Boost Tourism, Economy But Deforestation Concerns Linger

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

Farmers struggle with low prices for paddy rice as government praises growth in agricultural sector

Workers, including underage children, brave dangerous chemicals to make a living at Cambodia’s banana plantations

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New M’kiri Airport To Boost Tourism, Economy But Deforestation Concerns Linger

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

Farmers struggle with low prices for paddy rice as government praises growth in agricultural sector

Workers, including underage children, brave dangerous chemicals to make a living at Cambodia’s banana plantations

High price of gasoline hits low-income informal workers hard

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Restrictions and Violations Against Fundamental Freedoms Up 11 Percent in 2023

NagaWorld Union Lawyers Urge Supreme Court To Decide Fairly on Chhim Sithar, LRSU Members

No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

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