North park condominiums unveiled
The curtain was pulled back Sunday on Royal Group’s latest development – North Park Condominium. The real estate project comprises three nine-story condominium buildings spread over 13 hectares in Sen Sok district. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17985/north-park-condominiums-unveiled/
Cambodian thanks, caution, as China opens Mekong dam
Farmers and development organizations say they welcome the release of water from a hydropower dam on the Mekong River in China, but warn against negative effects if too much is discharged. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-cambodia-mekong-river-dam/3244377.html
PM threatens to remove official because of poor roads
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened to remove Sam Piseth, Phnom Penh’s Public Works and Transport Department Director, saying he was not satisfied with inefficient road maintenance in the capital. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23642/pm-threatens-to-remove-official-because-of-poor-roads/
Prime minister departs for Moscow ahead of ASEAN summit
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday began a four-day visit to Moscow, where he is expected to sign a number of bilateral agreements and participate in the Russia-ASEAN summit. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-departs-for-moscow-ahead-of-asean-summit-112710/
ICT Federation overhauled
Trying to stay in sync with Cambodia’s rapid information and communication technology (ICT) growth, the Kingdom’s ICT Federation has been overhauled and is now fully chaired by industry insiders. ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ict-federation-overhauled
Justice Min. to debate despite boycott
The Justice Minister will verbally clarify laws and procedures relating to politicians and the judiciary in the National Assembly on June 9, despite requests by the opposition to cancel the session. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25829/justice-min--to-debate-despite-boycott/
Aeon Mall a no-go zone for real estate events
After a surge in property-related events by various real estate developers at Aeon Mall’s Daylight Plaza, the centre’s management team is now holding off on requests from developers. ...
Catherine Harry
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/aeon-mall-no-go-zone-real-estate-events
Thais send 160 Cambodians back
More than 160 Cambodians were repatriated by Thai authorities through the Dong International Border Checkpoint in Battambang province’s Kamrieng district yesterday morning after they were caught illegally crossing the border. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32010/thais-send-160-cambodians-back/
Mekong riverbanks to be restored
Mines Ministry officials yesterday announced a project to shore up sections of the Mekong river affected by erosion that threatens families in Kandal province’s Mok Kampol district. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36333/mekong-riverbanks-to-be-restored/
Investor interest still strong, says report
Cambodia is one of the emerging nations that attracts foreign investors in the real estate sector, thanks to its growth and good performance, according to a recent report from PropertyGuru. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38915/investor-interest-still-strong--says-report/
Rain, crickets destroy 100 hectares of paddy
Floods and a plague of crickets have left about 100 hectares of rice crops destroyed in Tbong Khmum province after a week of heavy rains, local farmers and officials said yesterday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rain-crickets-destroy-100-hectares-paddy
Solar lights up Cambodia’s villages
Solar home systems are an appropriate solution to provide affordable, reliable and clean electricity in rural Cambodia, and the Green Microfinance Programme assists villagers to take out loans to purchase them. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5080936/solar-lights-cambodias-villages/
More business for private eyes
Private investigators have long operated in Phnom Penh’s seamy shadows, hired to follow and document the liaisons of philandering tycoons, help foreign authorities locate fugitives or track down missing persons. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-business-private-eyes
‘No impact’ on fish from major hydropower projects, PM claims
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday claimed that there had been no downstream impact on fish stocks as a result of the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos. ...
Concerns raised over sanctions
The repercussions of last week’s political moves in Cambodia when the Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party has left many wondering what the repercussions will be for local businesses. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5091091/concerns-raised-sanctions/
US to fund project preserving clothes of S-21 victims
The United States Embassy has pledged $55,500 to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in part to preserve the clothes worn by victims of atrocities at S-21 prison. ...
Cindy Co
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-fund-project-preserving-clothes-s-21-victims
PM wants to send workers to Japan
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed hopes of sending Cambodians to Japan to work in nursing homes yesterday as part of a larger scheme to increase the number of Cambodian migrant workers. ...
Yon Sineat and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-wants-send-workers-japan
Officials partially tear down home for road
Preah Sihanouk province authorities yesterday demolished part of one home and its fence, which had encroached on a road they are trying to widen in the province’s Prey Nop district. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-partially-tear-down-home-road
‘Don’t come near Asia’: Hun Sen threatens to roll out rocket launchers against Rainsy and his ‘movement’
Prime Minister Hun Sen delivered a fiery speech yesterday, threatening to “attack” members of the opposition with Soviet-era rocket launchers, while also claiming he would arrest them anywhere in Asia. ...
Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dont-come-near-asia-hun-sen-threatens-roll-out-rocket-launchers-against-rainsy-and-his
Civil society groups call for change
Civil society groups yesterday urged the government to step up transparency in the judiciary to create an environment where activists could address social injustices without having to worry about being prosecuted. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32643/civil-society-groups-call-for-change/