As fast food takes hold, health fears grow
As the temperature in Phnom Penh crested 39 degrees celcius on Tuesday, a young British couple stepped into the air-conditioned embrace of Burger King. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/as-fast-food-takes-hold-health-fears-grow-112289/
Employee allegedly hit at protest
A protest over attendance bonuses among workers at a factory in southern Phnom Penh turned violent yesterday morning, after the factory owner’s driver allegedly assaulted a worker. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/employee-allegedly-hit-protest
Legal experts say justice ministry granted excessive power over judiciary
International legal experts say a group of laws recently passed in Cambodia to reform the judiciary does little to ensure a balance of powers. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/legal-experts-say-justice-ministry-granted-excessive-power-over-judiciary/2967651.html
PM says Water Festival still on
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday insisted that this year’s Water Festival will go forward, in spite of the impacts on the Mekong River of a recent drought. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-says-water-festival-still
Bulgarians tried over attempted ATM fraud
Three Bulgarians staying on tourist visas were tried at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday for allegedly trying to steal money from an ATM machine in the city. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bulgarians-tried-over-attempted-atm-fraud
U.S. and Cambodian navies begin CARAT 2015 training
The U.S. Navy began training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, commencing the 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training program in Cambodia. ...
World Bank readies another project
The World Bank is considering yet another internally funded project in Cambodia that, if approved, would lift the organization’s four-year-old freeze on new lending to the country. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-readies-another-project-100986/
Hun Many hailed on return with peace prize
A day after being awarded the fledgling Gusi Peace Prize in Manila, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s youngest son, Hun Many, returned home to a hero’s welcome on Thursday. ...
Ben Sokhean and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-many-hailed-on-return-with-peace-prize-101363/
Abe hopes advent of direct flights will boost Japan-Cambodia ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed hope Thursday that the launch of regular direct flights between Japan and Cambodia in September will promote commerce and ties between the countries. ...
National Bank to launch financial literacy campaign
A campaign will be launched country-wide to educate the public about how to properly use financial services, a forum on microfinance in Phnom Penh was told yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22735/national-bank-to-launch-financial-literacy-campaign/
Belgian arrested for stealing $48k from Canadia bank
Immigration police arrested a Belgian man in Phnom Penh on Monday for using a forged passport to withdraw nearly $50,000 from Canadia Bank, officials said on Tuesday. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/belgian-arrested-for-stealing-48k-from-canadia-bank-110291/
Alcohol, cigarette tax to increase on April 1
The General Department of Taxation has asked alcohol and cigarette firms to implement proposed increases in special tax on their products, as per a subdecree issued last December. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/alcohol-cigarette-tax-increase-april-1
Renewables can replace fossil fuels by 2050: WWF
Cambodia can realistically get 90 per cent of its energy from wind, solar and biomass by 2050, the World Wildlife Federation found in a new report published yesterday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/renewables-can-replace-fossil-fuels-2050-wwf
Export credit insurance taking off
Export credit insurance is still taking off in Cambodia, but more companies are beginning to take advantage of it, a senior executive from Forte insurance Company said yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23690/export-credit-insurance-taking-off/
Justice minister wants Battambang land dispute resolved
Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vattana has weighed in on a prolonged land dispute at the Battambang Provincial Court that has seen three protestors shot and another imprisoned. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-minister-wants-battambang-land-dispute-resolved
Report confirms residential oversupply
The latest report on the state of Phnom Penh’s property market makes bleak reading for investors and those betting on a lucrative future in the short-term. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/report-confirms-residential-oversupply
Cambodia Securities Exchange open for liquidity provider applications
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) officially began receiving applications for liquidity providers yesterday as part of an initiative to boost market liquidity, it said in a press release. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-securities-exchange-open-liquidity-provider-applications
Student questioned over Facebook comment
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday questioned a university student who was arrested last month after he called for a “color revolution” in a Facebook post, his lawyer said. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/student-questioned-over-facebook-comment-94349/
Bourse gives nod to port’s IPO application
Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) granted its approval in principle of the listing eligibility review application of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the exchange announced on its website yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bourse-gives-nod-ports-ipo-application
Ratanakkiri villagers decry ‘land grab’ summons
Thirteen ethnic Tumpuon villagers have been summonsed to appear at Ratanakkiri Provincial Court on Wednesday over a long-running land dispute with a rubber firm in Bakeo district. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanakkiri-villagers-decry-land-grab-summons