Single Company to Run Public Buses in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh could have a public bus system operating under a single company before the end of 2013 at the earliest, Phnom Penh governor Kep Chuktema said yesterday.
Global (Cambodia) Trade Development, a joint venture between Cambodian and Chinese investors, had originally been chosen alongside South
Despite bail, 15-year-old still in jail
A juvenile accused of destroying a police car during a violent strike by SL Garment factory workers in November remained in Prey Sar prison yesterday, despite the Court of Appeal having granted him bail.
Sary Bothchakrya, a lawyer from the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) representing
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/despite-bail-15-year-old-still-jail
Despite dolphin-saving plan, dam threat remains
A little more than two years after signing off on a scheme aimed at improving protection of the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, experts said last week they were concerned that Mekong dams would see wholesale destruction of the population.
During a two-day workshop that closed on
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/despite-dolphin-saving-plan-dam-threat-remains-57509/
‘Fake’ Buddha must be monitored, Hun Sen says
Prime Minister Hun Sen has waded into the case of a man claiming to be a reincarnation of Buddha, ordering Cults and Religion Minister Min Khin to keep a close eye on the situation.
Authorities say that Thean Vuthy, who dresses in white robes and sits
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fake-buddha-must-be-monitored-hun-sen-says-65693/
Truck full of rosewood seized
A provincial military police commander was named yesterday by a major conservationist group as the alleged owner of a huge haul of illegal rosewood confiscated in Kampong Speu province this week.
At around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Wildlife Alliance rangers intercepted a truck carrying 12.5 cubic
Phak Seangly and Alice Cuddy
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/truck-full-rosewood-seized
Bunong villagers upset at industrialist’s silence
Ethnic Bunong communities in Mondulkiri’s Bousraa commune will soon hold protests that will call on French industrialist Vincent Bollore to honour promises his firm made during a meeting with them in Paris in October, a representative has said.
His Bollore investment group is a shareholder in
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bunong-villagers-upset-industrialists-silence
Villagers wary of Pheapimex olive branch
A deadly land dispute in Pursat province ended over the weekend with a victory for the villagers, but they said yesterday this might have more to do with the upcoming commune elections than a change of heart within the company owned by the wife of
Selling of unregistered land scrutinised
A senior land management ministry official has warned that officials will take action against land dealers who sell unregistered plots amid a market boom. The warning came as the Ministry of Land Management yesterday held a workshop in Phnom Penh to disseminate a directive on
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50536613/selling-of-unregistered-land-scrutinised/
Computer system to register voters
Cambodia’s new voter registration system will use a computer program to register eligible citizens who have a national identity card and are over the age of 18 before election day, according to a National Election Committee (NEC) technical officer at a media training event on
San Bunsim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28473/computer-system-to-register-voters/
Border troops on standby after threat from Laos
Cambodian soldiers in Stung Treng province have been placed on standby following threats of violence by Laotian authorities due to a dispute over Laos’ attempt to construct a military base near a stretch of undemarcated border, a spokesman for the provincial government said on Friday.
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/border-troops-on-standby-after-threat-from-laos-111057/
Sar Kheng orders end to illegal fishing off coast
At a ceremony to install a former military commander as governor of Preah Sihanouk province on Monday, Interior Minister Sar Kheng chided local police for allowing a Russian faction to give the tourist hub a bad name and ordered an end to illegal fishing off
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sar-kheng-orders-end-to-illegal-fishing-off-coast-93581/
Developer adds touch of nature in luxury condo project
One of the country’s fastest-growing developers, Orkidé Villa, is making a move for a share of the premium condominium market with a $350 million condo and mall project that will cover a 36-hectare area of Sen Sok district adjacent Street 2004, it announced this
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17765//
Consulting Facebook, PM changes traffic law
Despite starting with a bang just a week ago, the Land Traffic Law has already been subject to two amendments from Prime Minister Hun Sen in direct response to a public outcry on Facebook, a stark contrast to the premier’s usual attitude toward online criticism.
Kuch Naren and Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/consulting-facebook-pm-changes-traffic-law-104778/
ASX chief steps down amid probe into payment
The chief executive of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) resigned his post on Monday in the wake of an investigation into a possible $200,000 bribe paid by a gaming firm he previously headed to a consultancy with connections to a sister of Prime Minister Hun
Zsombor Peter and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/asx-chief-steps-down-amid-probe-into-payment-110230/
Assembly asks Sokha to provide ‘clarification’
The National Assembly issued a statement on Monday calling on deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha to respond to a complaint filed by a group of students last week over audio recordings leaked online that purport to be Mr. Sokha flirting with a mistress.
Phuon Chanserei Vuth
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/assembly-asks-sokha-to-provide-clarification-110241/
WWF slams lenience for civet caterers
The environmental protection group WWF has criticized the penalty imposed on three brothers arrested in Mondolkiri province over the weekend for filling the trunk of a car with turtles, lizards, snakes, a monkey and a civet—all of them meant to be food for a party.
Phan Soumy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wwf-slams-lenience-civet-caterers-116537/
Sugar mill to resume operation
A $360 million sugarcane factory will start operating next month after stopping last June due to a shortage of raw material. The Rui Feng sugarcane mill opened last April with capacity to produce nearly half a million tons a year for export, mainly to Europe and
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34341/sugar-mill-to-resume-operation/
Rights groups condemn decision to keep land activist Tep Vanny in prison
In a decision roundly criticised by rights observers, the Appeal Court yesterday upheld a two-and-a-half-year sentence for Boeung Kak activist Tep Vanny for her alleged involvement in a 2013 protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s residence in Phnom Penh that turned violent.
Niem Chheng and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rights-groups-condemn-decision-keep-land-activist-tep-vanny-prison
'Silent waterworld': Cambodian village submerged by floodwater from Chinese-built dam
Floodwater released from a hydroelectric dam has completely submerged a Cambodian village, turning it into a “silent waterworld”. The new Lower Sesan 2 Dam has unleashed a deluge of water on Srekor, in the northern province of Stung Treng, according to California-based campaign group International Rivers.
Liftoff looms for the new Siem Reap airport
A new international airport for Siem Reap has come a step closer after a high-level technical working group was set up to work out the details. The government established the group after a proposal was submitted to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35028/liftoff-looms--for-the-new--siem-reap--airport/
