Cambodia’s rights defenders under ‘all kinds of threats,’ advocate says
A prominent human rights advocate says Cambodia continues to operate in a repressive environment, with a government that fails to respect local and international standards and laws. ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-rights-defenders-under-all-kinds-of-threats-advocate-says/3004129.html
Cambodia most dangerous place for environmental reporters: report
Cambodia is the single most dangerous place in the world to work as an environmental journalist, according to a new report released by the Paris-based group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) this week. ...
Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-most-dangerous-place-for-environmental-reporters-report-101422/
China-backed AIIB to take concrete shape
One of China’s biggest ever foreign policy successes will take concrete shape on Monday when delegates from 57 countries sign an agreement on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing. ...
Brenda Goh and Koh Gui Qing
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12682/china-backed-aiib-to-take-concrete-shape/
Stung Treng governor replaced, sent to Phnom Penh
Stung Treng provincial governor Kol Sam Ol said on Tuesday that he had been replaced by his deputy, Mom Saroeun, and sent to work at the Interior Ministry in Phnom Penh. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/stung-treng-governor-replaced-sent-to-phnom-penh-104130/
National assembly passes accounting and auditing law
The National Assembly on Thursday passed an accounting and auditing law that aims to bring financial reporting procedures for the government, NGOs and the private sector in line with international standards. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/national-assembly-passes-accounting-and-auditing-law-105501/
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/archives/drug-trial-delayed-over-false-statement-claims-85494/
Ministries announce lower licensing costs
Driver’s licence and vehicle inspection fees have been cut nearly in half, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation announced late last week. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-announce-lower-licensing-costs
China’s solar companies eye ASEAN
With Southeast Asian nations struggling to produce enough energy to drive their economies, some of China’s leading solar companies are looking for investment opportunities in the region. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24244/china---s-solar-companies-eye-asean/
New fire trucks head to provinces
More than 100 new fire engines were provided to provincial police stations across the Kingdom in an effort to bolster the country’s firefighting capacity, Interior Minister Sar Kheng announced yesterday. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25475/new-fire-trucks-head-to-provinces/
Disgraced general loses supreme court verdict
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a guilty verdict and 20-year prison sentence handed down to a former military general and an accomplice in 2013 for large-scale drug trafficking. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/disgraced-general-loses-supreme-court-verdict-114071/
Labor Leaders Speak Out Against Union Law
Labor leaders in Cambodia have expressed concerns over pressures placed on their freedom to organize and mobilize garment workers following the implementation of a contentious law governing unions earlier this year. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/labor-leaders-speak-out-against-union-law/3403414.html
Maybank introduces mobile banking app to Cambodia
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has introduced its mobile banking app in Cambodia that integrates augmented reality capabilities and a QR code reader for customers to easily locate the nearest Maybank branch. ...
The Star Online Team
http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/07/05/maybank-introduces-mobile-banking-app-to-cambodia/
New condo aimed at local investors
Star5 Development and the Skyland Company have formed a joint venture, with approximately $20 million in investment capital, to develop an affordable condominium named Skyland Condo aimed at local investors. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28095/new-condo-aimed-at-local-investors/
Ukraine eyes Cambodia
Ukraine aims to promote more bilateral cooperation and boost trade with Cambodia. At the same time, Kiev is urging Ukrainian businesses to consider investing in the Kingdom’s high performing sectors. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28247/ukraine-eyes-cambodia/
Deadline for railway residents
Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities have warned they will take legal action against those who continue to interfere in railway construction between Phsar Kandal commune and Poipet City by today’s deadline. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28475/deadline-for-railway-residents/
Drivers flee after truck crash injures 75 workers
More than 70 garment workers in Svay Rieng province were injured on Wednesday evening, four seriously, when two trucks transporting them home from work collided during heavy rain, police said Thursday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drivers-flee-after-truck-crash-injures-75-workers-94682/
PM to receive honorary doctorate from Chinese university
Prime Minister Hun Sen will be awarded an honorary doctorate in Khmer literature from a Chinese University during an official visit to China, to attend a number of forums and conferences. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16721/pm-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-chinese-university/
North park condominiums unveiled
The curtain was pulled back Sunday on Royal Group’s latest development – North Park Condominium. The real estate project comprises three nine-story condominium buildings spread over 13 hectares in Sen Sok district. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17985/north-park-condominiums-unveiled/
Cambodian thanks, caution, as China opens Mekong dam
Farmers and development organizations say they welcome the release of water from a hydropower dam on the Mekong River in China, but warn against negative effects if too much is discharged. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-cambodia-mekong-river-dam/3244377.html
PM threatens to remove official because of poor roads
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened to remove Sam Piseth, Phnom Penh’s Public Works and Transport Department Director, saying he was not satisfied with inefficient road maintenance in the capital. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23642/pm-threatens-to-remove-official-because-of-poor-roads/