Government advisor sacked
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Friday sacked an advisor who had been previously convicted in 2010 on fraud charges, according to an Interior Ministry proclamation. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099384/government-advisor-sacked/
24 escape social affairs centre
Twenty-four beggars and homeless people escaped from the Phnom Penh Transit Centre in Por Senchey district on Monday and police are seeking their return. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108441/24-escape-social-affairs-centre/
Northeast new focus for tourism
The Ministry of Tourism will shift its focus to ecotourism development in the Kingdom’s northeast after efforts to promote travel to Cambodia’s coastline proved successful. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050956045/Business/northeast-new-focus-for-tourism.html
National health survey ready
International donors along with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Planning kick-started the Kingdom’s fourth Demographic and Health Survey in the capital yesterday. ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-health-survey-ready
Cambodian illegal loggers repatriated
Three Cambodian illegal loggers arrested more than a year ago in Thailand were released by the Thai authorities yesterday, and returned to their home country, officials said. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-illegal-loggers-repatriated
France fronts $359 million
The French Agency for Development (AFD) has pledged $359 million in grants and loans to Cambodia over the next three years, state news agency AKP reported Friday. ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/france-fronts-359-million
Lon Nol-era explosives found
An unscheduled bathroom break led to the discovery of 27 pieces of unexploded ordnance in Kampong Speu’s Samrong Tong district on Monday, military police said yesterday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lon-nol-era-explosives-found
UN envoy making informal visit
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association will arrive in Cambodia on February 5, his office announced on Friday. ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-envoy-making-informal-visit
Public Relations Department Thailand cooperating with Cambodia
The Public Relations Department of Thailand is developing cooperation with Cambodia in exchanging news and information. ...
Thunyaras Jeerapornbundith
http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNOHT5709090010002
Cache of luxury wood on riverbank seized
Authorities in Stung Treng province confiscated more than 100 pieces of illegal luxury-grade wood stockpiled on the bank of the Mekong River Saturday, officials said Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cache-of-luxury-wood-on-riverbank-seized-71943/
Officials to meet about census findings
The Interior Ministry’s immigration department will on Wednesday report the findings of a nationwide census of foreigners that began in August, an immigration official said Monday. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-to-meet-about-census-findings-76415/
Parliament adopts rules to recognize Sam Rainsy as minority leader
The proposed amendments on internal regulation of the National Assembly was adopted on Friday, paving the way for Sam Rainsy to become minority leader in the parliament. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/parliament-adopts-rules-to-recognize-sam-rainsy-as-minority-leader-7892
Toll Group divests Cambodian railway stake
Australian logistics group Toll has divested its 55% stake in the Toll Royal Railway joint venture to its local partner Royal Group with effect from December 19. ...
Railway Gazette International News Staff
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/toll-group-divests-cambodian-railway-stake.html
Illegal homemade fishing bomb injures five
Five people were injured Monday when a homemade bomb destined for illegal fishing exploded as it was being assembled in Battambang province’s Kamrieng district, police said. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/illegal-homemade-fishing-bomb-injures-five-77670/
Five caught trying to rob wing shop of thousands
Two Nigerians and three Cambodians were arrested Wednesday for attempting to rob $2,000 from a mobile-payment kiosk in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, police said. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/five-caught-trying-to-rob-wing-shop-of-thousands-79149/
Two busted over illegal reptiles
Twenty-eight hard-shell turtles and eight snakes – weighing more than 50 kilograms – were seized from a minivan in Kampong Thom’s Kampong Svay district on Wednesday. ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/two-busted-over-illegal-reptiles
Armed robbers at large after Pursat market heist
Five robbers stole more than 4 kg of gold and platinum jewelry from a market in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district on Saturday, police said Sunday. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/armed-robbers-at-large-after-pursat-market-heist-80533/
Children’s faeces just as toxic, report says
A recently released study on hygiene in Cambodia has found that a lack of understanding of the dangers of handling child faeces is causing serious health problems. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/childrens-faeces-just-toxic-report-says
Thirty-six Vietnamese to be deported after shop raids
Immigration police arrested 36 illegal Vietnamese immigrants Thursday morning during coordinated raids of 18 furniture shops in Phnom Penh’s Chamkar Mon district, an immigration official said. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thirty-six-vietnamese-to-be-deported-after-shop-raids-85442/
Cambodia-Vietnam border spat reveals shifting alliances
As tension rises along an undemarcated border section with Vietnam in Ratanakkiri province, analysts say the government’s newfound toughness against Hanoi reflects rising Chinese influence here. ...
Va Sonyka and Donald Lee
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12349/cambodia-vietnam-border-spat-reveals-shifting-alliances/
