Police boss blames Malaysia, Singapore for influx of drugs
National Police Commissioner Neth Savoeun on Tuesday blamed weak border controls in Malaysia and Singapore for an influx of cocaine, methamphetamine and other dangerous narcotics into Cambodia. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-boss-blames-malaysia-singapore-for-influx-of-drugs-107258/
Reshuffle a positive move says business community
The business community in Cambodia has welcomed the recent Cabinet reshuffle, which many say will improve the way the government works and will also improve the economy. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23187/reshuffle-a-positive-move-says-business-community/
WHO eyes new TB test regime for Kingdom
A quicker diagnosis and a shorter and cheaper course of treatment for multidrug-resistant TB patients in Cambodia could soon be on the horizon. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-eyes-new-tb-test-regime-kingdom
Deal to end Phnong’s five-year land dispute
A community of ethnic Phnong people in Mondulkiri’s Keo Seima district has accepted a settlement from a Vietnamese rubber firm ending a five-year land dispute. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deal-end-phnongs-five-year-land-dispute
Mining revenue rises on improved collection
The Ministry of Mines and Energy collected $20.3 million in non-tax revenue last year, a 20 percent increase over the previous year, it said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mining-revenue-rises-improved-collection
SDIP set to mobilise infrastructure funding
Cambodia hopes to leverage its membership in the Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) to access much-needed funding for large-scale infrastructure development, state officials have said. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sdip-set-mobilise-infrastructure-funding
Thais eye Keo Romeat mangoes
A Thai company has expressed an interest in exporting Kampong Speu’s Keo Romeat mangoes to Europe, America and Australia, according to a senior Agriculture Ministry official. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39681/thais-eye-keo-romeat-mangoes/
Schools upgrade to benefit disabled pupils
A Japanese NGO yesterday signed a deal worth nearly $300,000 to assist four Kandal province primary schools in providing access to education for children with disabilities. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39852/schools-upgrade-to-benefit-disabled-pupils/
Database to curb corrupt promotions
National Police Commissioner Neth Savoeun yesterday issued an order to have all police officials’ starting dates and ranks recorded in a computer database to avoid corrupt promotions. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/40163/database-to-curb-corrupt-promotions/
Prime Minister gives Laos troops 6 days to leave border area
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday said troops from neighboring Laos that entered the country in April near a patch of border area must retreat by Wednesday. ...
Chhorn Phearun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/breakingnews/prime-minister-gives-laos-troops-6-days-leave-border-area-133547/
Chemical-free vegetable project takes off fast
A government project to boost the production of chemical-free vegetables has taken-off, with supplies already available in Cambodian markets, according to an Agriculture Ministry official. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5081484/chemical-free-vegetable-project-takes-off-fast/
Kampong Thom gets community forests
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries yesterday announced the establishment of two community forest areas over 4,500 hectares in Kampong Thom province’s Santuk district. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084730/kampong-thom-gets-community-forests/
Beehive party to elect new president after resignation
The Beehive Social Democratic Party will convene next week to pick its third president in four months after party leader Houn Phannary resigned due to “personal reasons”. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/beehive-party-elect-new-president-after-resignation
Takeo province courts Chinese investors
Two Chinese companies are looking to lease land along the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Takeo province to build factories producing animal feed and processing meat for export. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34491/takeo-province-courts-chinese-investors/
Swedish aid agency offers funds for SMEs
Sweden’s development agency will provide $7 million to foster the development of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia, according to state-run news agency AKP. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/swedish-aid-agency-offers-funds-smes
Whooping cough assurance
The Ministry of Health yesterday denied a local media report that children in Cambodia under one year old have a 50 percent chance of catching whooping cough. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38756/whooping-cough-assurance/
Confirel wins sweet honour
Cambodian-based specialty food producer Confirel won first prize for its Thnot Organic Sugar at the 15th Asean Food Conference in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/confirel-wins-sweet-honour
One-window service expands
The Interior Ministry says it will create six more one-window service offices in five provinces to speed up delivery of public services and eliminate unofficial fees. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35566/one-window-service-expands/
Aeon plans grocery store chain
Aeon plans to open the stores across the capital and surrounding provinces following the success of its flagship 68,000 square-meter mall, which opened in 2014. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37928/aeon-plans-grocery-store-chain/
Tonle Sap communities urge rejection of controversial Laos hydropower dam
Local communities in the Tonle Sap Lake region have appealed to the Laos government to immediately put on hold plans to construct the Pak Beng hydropower dam. ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/tonle-sap-communities-urge-rejection-of-controversial-laos-hydropower-dam/3908069.html