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Garment workers leave a factory during lunch break in scorching weather, in Phnom Penh on April 10, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Garment Workers Request for Water Mist Fans as Rising Temperatures Affect Health And Productivity

11 Apr 2024 9:09 AM|
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Garment workers in Phnom Penh and Kandal, Takeo and Kampong Chhnang provinces have asked their companies to install water mist fans in the factory amid rising temperatures. The call comes on the heels of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training’s directive on April 9 to factories and companies to spray water on roofs and set up enough fans to cool down.

Wild monkeys are seen on electric poles near Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh on November 19, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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U.S Court Acquits Agriculture Ministry’s Kry Masphal Of Monkey-Smuggling Charge

26 Mar 2024 10:38 AM|

The U.S district court in Florida has acquitted Kry Masphal of any wrongdoing for allegedly smuggling long-tail macaques, according to a post by animal activists group Peta.

R.G Footwear in Kandal province went up in flames on Tuesday leaving more than 2,000 workers without jobs, March 20, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Some 2,000 Workers In Quandary Over Livelihood After Shoe Factory Razed To The Ground

20 Mar 2024 6:52 PM|

More than 2,000 workers of R.G Footwear in Kandal province are worried about losing their jobs after the factory they worked in was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. They hope that the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training will find a solution so that they have a job regardless of the factory’s continuity.

Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships and Minister of Industry, Science Technology and Innovation Hem Vanndy at the Bakheng Water Treatment Plant in Phnom Penh on March 13, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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EU’s $13m Grant To Help Two Million City Folks Access Clean Water

14 Mar 2024 7:39 AM|

The European Union has approved a $13 million grant for Cambodia to expand phase three of the Bakheng Water Treatment Plant and improve clean water access for over two million residents in Phnom Penh and Ta Khmao city.

European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron visit Chumpou Voan General and Technical High School in Phnom Penh on March 12, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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European Union and Cambodia Launch $53 Million Technical Education Initiative

13 Mar 2024 6:12 PM|

On Tuesday the European Union and the Cambodian government launched four new programs designed to promote sustainability and energy efficiency in the country, including a $53.1 million initiative to improve technical education. This education initiative, part of the EU’s larger Global Gateway strategy, focuses on providing young Cambodians with the necessary technical skills for careers in green and digital fields.

The Phnom Penh Post newspaper sold at a newsstand in Phnom Penh on March 1, 2024. (CamboJA)

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Low Revenue Forces Cambodia’s Oldest Newspaper ‘Phnom Penh Post’ To End Print Publication by March 29

1 Mar 2024 3:38 PM|

The Phnom Penh Post will cease publication by March 29 following a significant fall in advertising revenues since the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn, although the paper will continue operating online.

Villagers try to stop Prek Pnov district authorities from building a flood mitigation canal, which would affect their homes, stalls and fishing area, February 27, 2024. (CamboJA/ Phon Sothyroth)

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Boeung Tamok Residents Protest Against Canal Project As Excavator, Authorities Descend

27 Feb 2024 10:37 PM|

Three people were injured when a clash occurred between 40 Boeung Tamok residents and Prek Pnov district authorities as the latter comprising 50 officers began excavating the ground to build a canal early Tuesday morning.

A child-friendly consultation room at a school in Kampong Cham province. (SCI)

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Five Child-friendly Consultation Rooms in Kampong Cham Offer Children A Safe Space To Open Up

27 Feb 2024 3:59 PM|

To ensure children have a safe and private space to discuss issues affecting them, Save the Children in Cambodia (SCI) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) have set up child-friendly consultation rooms in five schools in Kampong Cham province.

Government officials and civil servants attend the award ceremony for model schools and health centers which was presided by Prime Minister Hun Manet, February 22, 2024. (Hun Manet’s Facebook)

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Cambodia To Hire Contractual Public Servants, Experts Amid Local Officer Shortage

22 Feb 2024 6:24 PM|

While the World Bank revealed last week that Cambodia's expenditures rose mainly because of civil sector salaries that are not linked to job performance, Cambodia now plans to expand opportunities for expert contract officers to improve public administration efficiency.

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