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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.

The National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on November 22, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Transparency International: Cambodia’s Budget Process Lacks Transparency and Regulation

30 Nov 2023 5:45 PM|

Cambodia’s budgetary process lacks transparency and sufficient regulation, according to a publication this month from the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) Cambodia.

A resident of Bak Rotes village in Battambang province who does not have access to clean water, photographed on March 12, 2023. She uses water from Sangke River and hopes the authorities will provide clean water to villagers soon. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

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World Bank Approves $163 Million for Water and Sanitation Services in Four Provinces

23 Nov 2023 3:31 PM|

The World Bank approved a $163 million project this week to improve water supply and sanitation in Battambang, Pursat, Mondulkiri and Kandal provinces, with a potential to impact over 175,00 people.

Flags of Cambodia, Asean and other countries are seen near Independence Monument in central Phnom Penh on November 4, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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KAS Cambodia Launches Book on Key Assessments and Reforms For ASEAN

22 Nov 2023 2:21 PM|

Titled ASEAN’s Critical Assessments and Practical Reform, the book aims to examine ASEAN’s prospects as a regional community, explain its existing state of play, evaluate advancements and weaknesses, and provide recommendations.

Boeung Tamok community members gather near an excavator after protesting against the dumping of contaminants in their fishing area, as that area has been filled in with soil to form a new road on November 7, 2023. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

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Land Disputants Doubtful That New Government Authority Will Bring Justice

10 Nov 2023 5:18 PM|

Locals from some communities with ongoing land disputes are not optimistic about the government's new out-of-court dispute resolution authority. Prime Minister Hun Manet announced last month that the government body could resolve civil matters more quickly than Cambodia’s courts, but land disputants are wary of a system carried out by local authorities they already don’t trust.

A sign for the Piphup Deimeas company at its headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Prek Pnov district on August 8, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Tycoon Hy Kimhong Released On Bail as Thousands of Families Continue To Face Serious Debt Problems

10 Nov 2023 11:08 AM|

The court has decided to release Piphup Deimeas Company owner Hy Kimhong on bail although the case has yet to be resolved. Amid this, thousands of families who invested in his business are facing serious debt issues and seek a resolution.

Laborers work at a construction site in Phnom Penh on November 2, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia Has Committed to Ban Asbestos In 2025, No Move To Ban Imports Yet

3 Nov 2023 12:01 PM|

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) and relevant partners would implement an action plan to ban asbestos from 2025 under the third Master Plan on Occupational Safety and Health (2023-2027). The government announced this commitment in May this year.

Say Saroeun stands next to her handcart in front of her rental home in a poor community in Tuol Kork, on September 26, 2023. (CamboJA/Seoung Nimol)

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UN Reports Decreased Poverty in Cambodia, While School Dropout Rates Persist

1 Nov 2023 5:15 PM|

The number of poor people in Cambodia has halved since 2014, from 5.6 million to 2.8 million in 2022, according to a UN report.

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