As of September 10, around 220,000 of the nearly one million Cambodian migrant workers who returned from Thailand have received job opportunities through the mechanisms of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, with support from the private sector and union leaders, said a September 12 ministry statement. Labour minister Heng Sour said that about 120,000 of them received jobs via the ministry’s mechanisms and vocational training, while the remaining 100,000 others found jobs through direct arrangements with factories or trade union leaders. “This reflects the active participation of the private sector as well as trade unions, who have contributed…
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Around 30 years ago, a woman named Touch Pov sat looking at her fermented fish (Trey Ngeat) after customers complained that it was “as salty as pure salt”. Because of her passion for the family tradition of fish processing and her determination, she finetuned her flavour profiles until it became a hit with both domestic and international customers. Now 63 years old, Pov is the owner of EPov Drief Fish Processing Handicraft, located in Boeung Snay Village, Sambo Meas commune, in Kampong Cham’s Kampong Cham town. The unique taste of her products, created through her own innovation, has helped drive…
Many of the Kingdom’s educators have expressed concerns about a new directive from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport which has called for teachers to wear uniforms, saying they consider them expensive and impractical. On September 8, the ministry issued guidelines on the implementation of regulations concerning uniforms for higher education and basic education teachers. The ministry stated that the guidelines aim to promote ethics, dignity, work quality, efficiency, transparency and accountability across all levels of teaching. However, the guidelines have added to teachers’ worries, as they believe the mandate will lead to additional expenses. A teacher from Sen…
Two young entrepreneurs have achieved sales growth of nearly 100%, particularly in international markets, amid the ongoing Cambodian public boycott of Thai products. Sim Chhunluy co-invested with Sim Sereyroth, owner of Home Taste Food Enterprise, to establish the “Sunny Fish” processing business in Siem Reap province’s Bos Kralanh village, in Chreav commune. Their goal was to respond to the growing demand for fishery exports. The investment combined resources, knowledge and technical skills to enhance quality and enable exports to international markets. Support from the CAPFISH-Capture programme has allowed the business to implement food safety standards, increase sales volume by 93%,…
Kampong Thom businessman Chav Soursdey has transformed his small-scale family fish processing operation onto a formal enterprise which is now ready for CQS certification. His sales volume and income have each jumped 85 per cent, and he has employed more staff, lifting the community members around him. Each of these achievements is the result of not only his own hard work and entrepreneurial spirit, but technical support from the CAPFISH-Capture project and the Investment Support Facility (ISF). The ubiquitous “Chav Soursdey” enterprise is located in Phsar Krang commune’s Chi Meas village, in Kampong Thom’s Stoung district. Soursdey is now sharing…
Following a period of reduced social media activity since the outbreak of the July 24 to 28 armed conflict with Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet has issued a statement answering people’s perceptions of his silence. In a September 9 Facebook post, the prime minister clarified several border-related issues, including the seeming silence of some leaders, support for frontline troops, troop withdrawals and alleged land swaps with Thailand. “Some may think that only frequent public statements on television or social media by the Prime Minister or key figures indicate that the government is not communicating. In a rapidly changing and uncertain…
Pich Chantrea, a Cambodian graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, has collected 26,456 signatures on a petition calling for the Swedish government to reconsider approving the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Thailand. The jets were used by the Thai military to carry out airstrikes on Cambodian territory during the July 24-28 border conflict. It marked the first time the Saab-manufactured aircraft had ever been used in combat. On September 8, Chantrea submitted the petition to the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Chantrea, a well-known social commentator known…
Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison sentence, declaring that his previous confinement in a hospital did not count as jail time. “Sending him to hospital was not legal, the defendant knew his illness was not an urgent matter, and staying in hospital cannot count as a prison term,” a judge said in the ruling, according to AFP. Thaksin, who returned from exile in August 2023, was initially sentenced to eight years for corruption and abuse of power. He spent only a few hours in jail before being transferred to Bangkok’s…
The Khmer Prahok Powder Processing Craft, which has been certified for quality and safety in accordance with international food safety standards and is known across the EU, was officially inaugurated on Monday, September 8. The inauguration took place at the launch of the Roadshow on Fisheries Products, co-organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the EU and UNIDO, through the CAPFISH Capture post-harvest fisheries development project. Ministry secretary of state Has Sareth represented agriculture minister Dith Tina at the event. He described the inauguration as not only reflecting the capacity of the enterprise, but also serving as a…
Alleged internal documents leaked to The Sunday Guardian suggest a coordinated effort between Cambodian opposition figures in exile and Thailand’s nationalist “Yellow Shirt” movement to destabilise the Cambodian government led by Prime Minister Hun Manet. The India-based media outlet said unverified documents, shared anonymously over a month, include an email dated June 15, 2025, allegedly from former opposition deputy president Mu Sochua, now in exile, to Em Piseth, leader of the Global Cambodian Youth Network, based in Thailand. It said the attached documents was a “Bilateral Action Plan and Chairman’s Instructions” outlining strategies to incite unrest along the Cambodia-Thailand border,…