Cambodia lost nearly 100 factories and 40,000 jobs last year in the wake of the global financial crisis, a government official said Monday, though some other factories have since opened and put more people to work. “The ministry noticed that from January through November 2009, garment and shoe factories, in total 93, have been closed,” [...]
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Annual Conference Addresses Garment Woes
December 17th, 2009 
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Tags: Corruption, export, Garment industry, global financial crisis 
No Comments »Nuon Chea Defense Files Suit on Corruption
January 12th, 2009 Cambodian News Foreign lawyers for jailed Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea filed a complaint on Thursday to Phnom Penh Municipal Court, claiming widespread corruption within the Khmer Rouge tribunal jeopardizes their client. “People who pay kickbacks cannot be independent,†Michiel Pestman, the leading international defense attorney, told reporters outside the Municipal Court, joined by assistant attorneys Victor [...]
Cambodia to fight corruption at genocide tribunal
December 11th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The United Nations and the government of Cambodia have agreed in principle to strengthen measures to prevent corruption among staff at the country’s genocide tribunal. The partners said in a statement Wednesday that they would meet to ensure the tribunal is administered in a “transparent, fair and efficient manner.” Cambodian [...]
Posted in News Tags: anti-corruption law, bribe, bribery, Cambodia, Cambodian government, Corruption, Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, The United Nations No Comments »Cambodia seeks foreign aid despite global woes
December 5th, 2008 Cambodian News Cambodia’s prime minister asked foreign donors Thursday to continue providing economic assistance despite the global financial crisis and promised the passage of an anti-corruption law.Speaking to donor representatives at the opening of a two-day meeting to coordinate assistance, Hun Sen said aid would be used for health care, education and other social improvements. Cambodia is [...]