Airport trains to be ready by April
The new railway line from the Phnom Penh train station to the airport will be launched before the Khmer new Year in April, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5097577/airport-trains-ready-april/
Barcamp Phnom Penh 2012
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Whats new open development cambodia in Sep 21 2012 from Open Development Cambodia http://blueladyblog.com/barcamp-phnom-penh-2012/ ...
Upstream Dams, Downstream Trouble
As examples, Laos broke ground on a new Mekong River dam that’s causing concern bordering on fury in Cambodia and Vietnam. India is enraged about a new Chinese dam going up on the Brahmaputra River. And Ethiopia’s new dam on the Nile is angering Sudan, ...
http://www.hydroworld.com/news/2013/03/12/upstream-dams-downstream-trouble.html
Forces to get nearly 4,000 more troops
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces plans to recruit 3,850 new soldiers, the majority of which will be enlisted in a new brigade established after a border row with Laos, a document obtained yesterday showed. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5081208/forces-get-nearly-4000-troops/
Gov't Approves Nearly $500M in Investments
Cambodia approved a total of $479.68 million in new investment projects between January and June with more than 70 new ventures in the pipeline, according to date released yesterday by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). Investments in the garment sector continued to dominate new investments, comprising 49 of ...
Minister warns UNICEF rep over NGO law criticism
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong on Monday told Unicef’s new country representative to focus on helping street children and refrain from criticizing a controversial new law regulating the country’s NGOs and associations, an official said Monday. ...
Sek Odom and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-warns-unicef-rep-over-ngo-law-criticism-94208/
HIV infection rate down but gov’t can do more: experts
The rate of HIV infection in Cambodia has decreased in the past year, according to new figures from the National AIDS Authority, but experts say further work is needed to prevent new infections and increase access to medical treatment. ...
Khuon Narim and Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hiv-infection-rate-down-but-govt-can-do-more-experts-101698/
PM lays out national plan for the elderly
A new shelter for the indigent elderly – plus hundreds of new community-based associations for older people – is in the works under a national plan on ageing launched by Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace yesterday. ...
Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-lays-out-national-plan-elderly
Evictions sweep away Sihanoukville beach businesses
The New Year brought a New wave of evictions and development to more than 5 square kilometres on Preah Sihanouk province’s Ochheuteal Beach, though local authorities remain in the dark about what company is behind the development. ...
Cheng Sokhorng and Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/evictions-sweep-away-sihanoukville-beach-businesses
Women in construction weighed down
Female construction workers earn on average about $2.50 less per day than their male counterparts, are given fewer opportunities to learn new skills and are victims of outdated gender stereotypes, a new report says. ...
Hannah Hawkins
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/women-in-construction-weighed-down-126313/
World Bank shows no interest in views on freeze
New documents from the World Bank on its preparations to lift a 2011 freeze on New loans to Cambodia show that the international lender is giving short shrift to public opinion on whether it should restart lending in the first place. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-shows-no-interest-in-views-on-freeze-91886/
Wear a helmet: it’s the law and your life!
As the new helmet laws go into effect on January first, with higher fines for not wearing one and a new requirement that motorcycle passengers also be helmeted, there is a push to publicize the dangers of riding without one. ...
Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19110/wear-a-helmet--it---s-the-law-and-your-life-/
Amateur motorsport cup promotes road safety
Phnom Penh’s hell-raising street racers will enjoy a structured outlet for their love of motorbikes at a new amateur racing cup on Koh Pich island this weekend, a competition also meant to promote compliance with the new traffic law. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amateur-motorsport-cup-promotes-road-safety-110452/
National election committee addressing ID challenges
The National Election Committee (NEC) is confronting challenges this week regarding new voter registration, paying particularly close attention to problems arising from the dissemination of new voter ID cards and allowing better access to monks who wish to obtain them. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20311/national-election-committee-addressing-id-challenges/
Cashew, poultry feed rules on the way
The Institute of Statistics Cambodia issued two new draft standards yesterday, one for cashew nuts and another for chicken- and duck-feed production. The new guidelines aim to bring the products in line with international standards and also help producers increase their exports. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-poultry-feed-rules-way
Cambodian official: no new dams planned for Mekong mainstream before 2030
A Ministry of Energy official said Tuesday that Cambodia will not develop new mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River for the next 10 years. ...
Open Development Cambodia updated dataset and added two new features to the map layer of Management zones of natural protected areas
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated dataset and added two new features (Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary and Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary) to the map layer of Management zones of natural protected areas in Cambodia in both Khmer and English. You can find the dataset in various format such as ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes three new datasets on "Result of the 4th mandate of commune/sangkat council election 2017"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published 3 new datasets on “Result of the 4th mandate of commune/sangkat council election 2017” in both Khmer and English. These datasets shows the official result of the recent commune election at provincial level by three classifications: (1) number and percentage ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Banking and financial services policy and regulation”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on the “Banking and financial services policy and regulation”. On the new bilingual page, the public will be able to get more insights about banking and financial development in Cambodia, specifically on policies and regulations. => Please ...
Three new imported COVID-19 cases detected, bringing tally to 251
Three male Cambodian returnees test positive for COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 251, with two recoveries. ...
Khann Chan Virak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753485/three-new-imported-covid-19-cases-detected-bringing-tally-to-251/