Cambodian authorities to discuss solution to NagaWorld labor fight
Cambodia’s Minister of Interior Sar Kheng will lead a meeting of governmental officials on Wednesday in an effort to resolve the long-standing... Read More
Sar Kheng set to lead NagaWorld mediation meeting
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng is slated to lead a meeting with ministers and authorities to seek a solution for the ongoing... Read More
No provision for Cambodians to vote from abroad, says NEC
Source:KhmerTimes The National Election Committee (NEC) said yesterday it is “impossible” to allow migrant workers in neighbouring Thailand to vote for upcoming... Read More
Authorities Detain 64 NagaWorld Strikers, Force Them into Quarantine Center
Source:Cambodianess The Cambodian government is coming under increasing criticism locally and internationally for using public health measures to quell a strike arising... Read More
Pandemic-tightened border heralds end to cross-border logging
Source: The Phnom Penh Post A senior official in Preah Vihear province said that in the last few years no Cambodians had... Read More
Long Separations Sustain Migrant Families’ Incomes
While cooking lunch in front of her house in Prey Veng province, Sao Ley, a 25-year-old housewife, recalls her husband’s last trip... Read More
NagaCorp stock price drops 35% in last 12 months
Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd (SHKE: 3918) – Phnom Penh’s exclusive casino operator of Naga World – stock price has fallen 35% to... Read More
Updated: Several Arrests Outside NagaWorld Casino as Protests Resume
6:55 p.m. Strikers departed around 6 p.m. chanting “we will come back tomorrow,” after 15 more protesters were arrested Monday afternoon and... Read More
Cambodian police arrest 14 striking casino workers
Cambodian police on Monday arrested 14 striking casino workers demanding the release of colleagues detained last week by police after they called... Read More
Nine NagaWorld Unionists Arrested on New Year’s Eve
The NagaWorld strike has paused after police arrested nine people in the evening of Dec. 31, accusing them of incitement to commit... Read More
Public warned that migrant visas for work in Australia not ready yet
Source: Khmer Times The Labour Ministry announced on Monday that the public should be wary of all advertisements about recruiting and sending... Read More
Cambodia will temporarily accept up to 300 Afghan refugees
Source: CambojA The Cambodian government said it has agreed to shelter up to 300 Afghan refugees while they are being processed for... Read More
Twelve Cambodian women rescued from traffickers in China
Source: CambojA A Cambodian officials said Thursday that Cambodian and Chinese authorities had rescued 12 women who were victims of human... Read More
After Escaping Thailand’s Covid-19 Surge, Returnees Find Themselves Back to Old Problems
Source: VOD Some migrant workers, returning from Thailand to escape a Covid-19 surge and joblessness there, say they are finding the transition... Read More
Gov’t requests Covid treatment for migrants
Source: The Phnom Penh Post Cambodia has requested that Thailand provide medical treatment to Cambodian migrant workers who contract Covid-19 there... Read More
Minimum wage negotiations to start at $200 a month, gov’t says 21 public holidays for 2022
Source: Cambodia Investment Review Annual minimum wage negotiations for Cambodia’s garment workers are expected to start at $200 a month. If successful... Read More
Advocates urge booster dose for garment workers
Source: CambojA Unions and civil society groups are urging the government to prioritize garment workers for a booster dose of the COVID-19... Read More
Thousands Pour Back Through Reopened Thai Border
Source: VOD Cambodian returnees from Thailand have surged since the reopening of borders on Friday, local officials said, with migrants trucked in... Read More
Cambodian migrant workers start coming home as border reopens
Source: CambojA Migrant workers have started returning to Cambodia as Thai-Cambodian border checkpoints reopened Thursday and Friday, following a two-week shutdown to... Read More
Hundreds of Migrants Return as Thai Border Reopens
Source:VOD Hundreds of migrant workers poured back into the country on Friday as its borders to Covid-19-hit Thailand reopened, and the flow... Read More