PM Prayut heads to Cambodia on October 30-31
The Thai prime minister would be holding talks with his Cambodian counterpart today to strengthen bilateral relations between both nations in order to be prepared for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). ...
National News Bureau of Thailand News Staff
http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNPOL5710300010005
Families say firm cleared land, graves
More than 100 families in Rattanakkiri’s O’Chum district are demanding a solution after a Chinese company allegedly bulldozed their land and nearby family graves to create a rubber plantation. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-say-firm-cleared-land-graves
Antibiotic resistance sparks new health policy
Pharmacists in Cambodia have a particular affinity for prescribing antibiotics, so much so that resistance to the drugs has become a public health problem worthy of a national response. ...
Maria Paula Brito
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/antibiotic-resistance-sparks-new-health-policy-77730/
More funds to fight climate change
The European Union yesterday pledged an additional €6 million to the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance Programme, as the 10-year plan, first implemented in 2010, entered its second phase of development. ...
Rebecca Moss
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/more-funds-fight-climate-change
Provincial councillor quizzed over land deal
Siem Reap Provincial Court summoned a provincial councillor and his oknha wife in for questioning last week after two businessmen filed a complaint accusing them of fraud amounting to $60,000. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/provincial-councillor-quizzed-over-land-deal
Cambodian army chief visits China to promote friendly relations
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Gen. Pol Saroeun left here Sunday for a five-day visit to China to bolster ties and cooperation between the two countries. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141116/cambodian-army-chief-visits-china-promote-friendly-relations
Arrests threatened for aiding Montagnards
Eight ethnic minority Jarai villagers in Ratanakkiri province have been told to sign an agreement pledging not to provide aid to Montagnard asylum seekers or face possible arrest, villagers have said. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/arrests-threatened-aiding-montagnards
Unionising masseuses to protest alleged firing
Nearly 40 former employees at a Siem Reap province massage parlour will protest in front of its storefront today after management allegedly fired them for trying to introduce a labour union. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unionising-masseuses-protest-alleged-firing
Cambodia considers royal pardon for incarcerated mothers
Around 40 Cambodian women in prison with young children were being considered for royal pardons ahead of the Khmer New Year, an official said on Tuesday, amid criticism of their condition. ...
The Sun Daily News Staff
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1332716
Cambodia, Australia further discuss refugee resettlement plan
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday to further discuss a refugee resettlement plan following an agreement struck by the two countries in September. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-australia-further-discuss-refugee-resettlement-plan-8297
Prize seeks to stymie corruption
Two organisations hope a new award, which includes cash prizes and entry into an international corruptionr-reporting conference, will encourage Cambodian journalists to up their game in reporting on corruption issues. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/prize-seeks-stymie-corruption
Ministry to curb illegal checkpoints
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport called on the directors of public works in Phnom Penh and the provinces to crack down on fraudulent truck-weighing checkpoints around the country. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ministry-curb-illegal-checkpoints
Firm told to repay clients
The Ministry of Labour has given a recruitment firm 45 days to repay clients who filed a complaint alleging the company collected their money but never delivered promised jobs in Japan. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/firm-told-repay-clients
China's top political advisor meets king of Cambodia
China’s top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng met with King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, in Beijing on Friday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://bit.ly/1aJiHRM
Court questions general over tycoon’s murder
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday resumed its questioning of Major General Thong Sarath, a Defense Ministry official charged with orchestrating the murder of tycoon Ung Meng Chue in November. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-questions-general-over-tycoons-murder-82534/
Cambodian king grants royal honorary title of "Samdech" to 2 politicians
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni Sunday bestowed the royal honorary title of “Samdech” on two politicians in the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) for their devotion to the nation and the throne. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=287540
R’kiri land protesters make case for fence
Five local representatives from Ratanakkiri’s Lumphat district were questioned in court on Friday, following accusations from a Vietnamese company of unlawful land-grabbing, according to NGO Adhoc and community representatives. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rkiri-land-protesters-make-case-fence
Drug trial delayed over false statement claims
Two women charged with drug trafficking told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday that their original police statements, which placed them in a trafficking ring, had been falsified by police. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drug-trial-delayed-over-false-statement-claims-85494/
Ambassadors to double as CPP campaigners
Seven newly appointed Cambodian ambassadors have been officially charged with leading membership drives for the ruling CPP in the countries to which they have been assigned, a party spokesman said Friday. ...
Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ambassadors-to-double-as-cpp-campaigners-85490/
New kind of gambling has locals concerned
A company organising homemade missile competitions for Thai gamblers in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district has come under fire after the plastic rockets fell onto roofs and frightened villagers. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-kind-gambling-has-locals-concerned