US diplomat expresses concern, hopes over upcoming elections
United States Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel yesterday said Cambodia’s political stalemate was a matter of concern, but nonetheless expressed hope the coming elections would be free and fair. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-diplomat-expresses-concern-hopes-over-upcoming-elections
ASEAN look to expedite E Timor entry
ASEAN is launching a fact-finding mission to accelerate East Timor’s accession into the bloc, a task expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-look-expedite-e-timor-entry
Indian warships in Cambodia, Thailand on South China Sea deployment
Indian warships today entered Cambodia and Thailand as part of a two-month-long operational deployment in South China Sea in pursuant of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy. On departure from Sihanoukville, INS Ranvir and INS Kamorta will exercise with the Cambodian Navy for enhancing inter-operability in maritime ...
The Economic Times News Staff
http://bit.ly/1SIxcXh
Why are India's warships in Thailand and Cambodia?
This week, Indian warships visited Cambodia and Thailand as part of a two-month long operational deployment in surrounding waters in pursuit of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy. ...
Prashanth Parameswaran
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/why-are-indias-warships-in-thailand-and-cambodia/
Thailand to facilitate admission of Timor Leste as ASEAN member
Thailand is ready to provide support to Timor Leste for its full ASEAN membership. Acting Government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said an objective criteria-based Roadmap for Timor-Leste’s full membership would be formalised. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501187286/thailand-to-facilitate-admission-of-timor-leste-as-asean-member/
Financing Cambodia's Muslims
Islamic finance could help to boost trade between Cambodia and the Middle East, as well as attract investment from Muslim-majority countries, experts said on Saturday. Knowledge of Islamic finance and banking, which bars interest lending and discourages unfair trade advantages, is almost nonexistent among Cambodia’s Muslims, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012031254976/Business/financing-cambodias-muslims.html
World Bank says Cambodian political uncertainty has 'Unclear' impact
The World Bank said Monday that the impact of Cambodia’s political uncertainty was “unclear” but left its growth forecasts unchanged for this year and next year. “The Cambodian economy remains robust amidst a challenging global economic environment,” the bank said in its East Asia and Pacific ...
The Cambodia Herald Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OTBjN2JiMjBlMzI
US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific meets with Prime Minister Hun Manet
US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink met with Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh to discuss how to deepen the US-Cambodia bilateral relationship and address issues of concern. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501446837/us-assistant-secretary-of-state-for-east-asia-and-pacific-meets-with-prime-minister-hun-manet/
Health authorities remain on alert for MERS
Cambodian health officials say they remain on alert for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. Cambodia has trained hundreds of health workers to respond to the disease, though no infections have yet been reported in Cambodia, Ly Sovann, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/health-authorities-remain-on-alert-for-mers/2972400.html
Prime minister inaugurates olympic pool in Kompong Cham
Prime Minister Hun Sen inaugurated Cambodia’s newest Olympic-size swimming pool in Kompong Cham province on Wednesday, a $1.5 million facility named after himself and marked as a venue for the 2023 South East Asian (SEA) Games. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-inaugurates-olympic-pool-in-kompong-cham-101837/
Residents protest over land claimed by FEBC
A land dispute between Prek Pnov district residents and the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) came to a head on Sunday, with protesters claiming they were threatened and detained while company representatives and local officials said the demonstrators were peaceably removed. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/residents-protest-over-land-claimed-febc
Travelers asked to be vigilant to prevent spread of MERS
Following an outbreak in South Korea of a deadly respiratory disease which has killed three people and infected 36 in that country since late last month, Cambodian health officials on Friday asked travelers coming from infected regions to be vigilant to avoid its spread here. ...
Maria Paula Brito
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/travelers-asked-to-be-vigilant-to-prevent-spread-of-mers-85112/
Gov’t relies on thermal scans to prevent spread of MERS
In an effort to demonstrate government measures to prevent the potentially fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome from entering Cambodia—days after the disease was found in Thailand—the health minister showcased machines that detect people’s body temperature at Phnom Penh International Airport on Tuesday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-relies-on-thermal-scans-to-prevent-spread-of-mers-86331/
Cambodia and ASEAN to push for Timor-Leste’s application this year’s first quarter
Cambodia who hold this year’s ASEAN chairmanship confirmed with the regional association’s Secretary General that they will push for Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership application in the first quarter of 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501025471/cambodia-and-asean-to-push-for-timor-lestes-application-this-years-first-quarter/
Cambodia is regional exception to falling trend in manufacturing
Manufacturing as a share of output has peaked in most developing East Asia and Pacific economies except for Cambodia and Vietnam, the World Bank says. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501265854/cambodia-is-regional-exception-to-falling-trend-in-manufacturing/
Safe water lowers absenteeism
Reducing absenteeism in schools in developing countries may be as simple as providing students with safe drinking water. A new study indicates that, but researchers are not sure why. The study was done at eight schools in Cambodia where the attendance records of more than 3,500 ...
Joe Decapua
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/water-absenteeism-18mar14/1874739.html
Cambodia’s construction sector remains strong
Cambodia’s construction sector continues to grow given the gradual increase of investments in the sector and large imports of construction materials into the country, according to the latest report released on Thursday by the World Bank. The World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Update predicted ...
Realestate.com.kh staff
EAS officials meet in Cambodia to exchange views on regional security architecture
Officials from the East Asia Summit (EAS) countries met here Monday to exchange views on regional security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=293404
7th EAS Congress brings ‘blue’ agenda to Preah Sihanouk
Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun expects that this year’s 7th East Asian Sea Congress (EAS Congress) – to be held in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment in Sihanoukville on December 1-2 – will provide opportunities for participants to gain knowledge and draw on ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/7th-eas-congress-brings-blue-agenda-preah-sihanouk
ASEAN working on future direction post-2025, says Sec-Gen, adds Timor Leste’s membership on the cards
ASEAN secretary-general Datuk Lim Jock Hoi said that its high-level task force is now in the process of charting the future direction beyond 2025 for the 10-member grouping. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160058/asean-working-on-future-direction-post-2025-says-sec-gen-adds-timor-lestes-membership-on-the-cards/