February 14, 2022
Flowers on sale on Valentine's day in Phnom Penh. (Keat Soriththeavy/VOD)

Updated: Caution Spreads as Covid-19 Tops 500 Daily Cases

Daily Covid-19 cases hit 500 on Monday as Phnom Penh officials set off to remind restaurants to keep up health precautions on Valentine’s Day evening. No significant changes in health measures have been announced so far.

Men Ratha, treasurer of the union inside Hi-Tech Apparel within the Poipet O'Neang SEZ, waters her plants at home on November 26, 2021. (Danielle Keeton-Olsen/VOD)

Unions Looking for Place Within SEZ Boundaries

Cambodia has opened its arms to foreign businesses through special economic zones, which offer investors space, tax incentives and relatively cheap labor. As such zones expand, unions are trying to access the factories behind SEZ gates, as labor compliance sometimes falls by the wayside.