Drivers demand OT wages from tycoon’s firm
Nearly 60 drivers employed by the Royal Cambodian Limousine service—a subsidiary of tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group that transports foreign delegates and other VIPs visiting the country—have agreed to return to work today after two days of striking failed to net them unpaid overtime wages. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/drivers-demand-ot-wages-from-tycoons-firm-89856/
After S’ville governor ousted, replacement vows safety
Seemingly ending hiS ambitionS for the province&rSquo;S top job, Sihanoukville&rSquo;S city governor will next week be out of provincial politicS altogether, amid criticiSmS of hiS performance by Deputy Prime MiniSter Sar Kheng. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/after-sville-governer-ousted-substitute-vows-safety
Ministry claims NGO’s land dispute numbers misleading
The Ministry of Land Management has again accused rights group Licadho of spreading false data that shows that the number of families embroiled in new or intensifying land disputes jumped threefold last year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-claims-ngos-land-dispute-numbers-misleading-90425/
Royal family opens country’s first geriatric unit
King Norodom Sihamoni, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath and Prime MiniSter Hun Sen on ThurSday preSided over the inauguration of Cambodia&rSquo;S firSt geriatric center at the Khmer-Soviet FriendShip HoSpital in Phnom Penh. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/royal-family-opens-countrys-first-geriatric-unit-91109/
Clock ticking on city’s waste crisis: reports
The government could be forced to shell out more than $120 million [≈ Finance industry 2011 political donations] to build new landfills over the next decade unless it invests in preventing Phnom Penh’s current site from reaching capacity, according to a pair of new reports. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/clock-ticking-citys-waste-crisis-reports
PM orders senator’s arrest over Facebook post
Prime Minister Hun sen on Thursday ordered the arrest of opposition senator Hong sok Hour for “treason” over a fake treaty the senator posted to Facebook that purported to show Heng samrin, as Cambodia’s head of state in 1979, pledging to dissolve the border between ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-orders-senators-arrest-over-facebook-post-91638/
Senator arrested, charged on Hun Sen’s orders
Following orders from Prime Minister Hun sen, opposition senator Hong sok Hour was arrested and charged with forgery and incitement over the weekend for posting an apparently fake treaty with Vietnam to Facebook. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/senator-arrested-charged-on-hun-sens-orders-91784/
A fishy situation in Cambodia’s biggest lake
“Turn the lights off soon, or people will see us,” the young fisherman said in a muted voice that was barely audible, even in the pre-dawn quiet. The fact that fishermen are resorting to sneaking into the lake’s protected areas speaks of an alarming ss='cambodia-color'>...
News24 Staff
http://www.news24.com/Green/News/A-fishy-situation-in-Cambodias-biggest-lake-20150817
Gov’t officials to discuss senator’s arrest
Officials from the Council of Ministers and the Justice Ministry will meet today to discuss the arrest of former opposition senator Hong sok Hour. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14645/gov---t-officials-to-discuss-senator---s-arrest/
French will soon send Cambodia’s requested-maps
Deputy Prime Minister, minister for foreign affairs Hor Namhong said, French will soon send the Cambodia’s requested-maps.The France will soon be send next week or next two week the maps requested by government to Cambodia, he underlined. ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/french-will-soon-send-cambodia%E2%80%99s-requested-maps-8893
Disputes continue over Cambodian government’s official map
A Cambodian official in charge of the country’s borders denounced an opposition lawmaker who accused him of lying about a map of the southeast Asian nation he found in the U.s. Library of Congress, amid ongoing debate over the charts that the government uses to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hong Sokunthea
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/disputes-continue-over-cambodian-governments-official-map-08282015162922.html
Despite conflict, Cambodia’s borders continue to open
The opposition has accused Prime Minister Hun sen’s government of a litany of sins, including ceding territory and allowing Vietnamese companies to exploit Cambodian resources. ss='cambodia-color'>...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15039/despite-conflict--cambodia---s-borders-continue-to-open/
Gov’t increases funding for children’s hospitals
Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital will receive an additional $2 million this year from the government purse, Prime Minister Hun sen said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-increases-funding-childrens-hospitals
Upgrading Cambodia’s quality infrastructure
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH), in partnership with the Republic of Korea, have conducted a training programme to sensitize policymakers to the requirements for upgrading the country’s quality infrastructure (QI). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Newsroom
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/03/12/upgrading-cambodias-quality-infrastructure/
Maid’s living conditions just fine, boss says
An “annoyed” Malaysian employer fought back yesterday against allegations made last week by the mother of her maid, who had claimed her daughter had been forced to take drugs and work without enough food. After reading those allegations, the employer, Cynthia Lim, yesterday told Malaysian ss='cambodia-color'>...
Moody’s to review Cambodia's banks for downgrades
Moody’s Investor services will review ACLEDA Bank and Cambodian Public Bank (Campu Bank) for potential downgrades, according to a release from the rating agency on Wednesday. But the move comes primarily as a response to the global financial crisis and the rating agency’s attempt to realign sovereign ratings with ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042055668/Business/moodys-eyes-kingdom-banks.html
ECCC dismisses Samphan’s application
The Special Panel of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal yeSterday “unanimouSly diSmiSSed” the former Khmer Rouge&rSquo;S top leader Khieu Samphan&rSquo;S application for diSqualification of the Six appeal judgeS who adjudicated in CaSe 002/01 over crimeS againSt humanity. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744687/eccc-dismisses-samphans-application/
Chinese firm set to invest $300M into S’ville SEZ’s largest tyre plant
Chinese company “Jiangsu General science Technology Co Ltd” has invested nearly $300 million to build the largest tyre factory in the sihanoukville special Economic Zone (ssEZ), according to Beijing’s embassy in Phnom Penh. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-firm-set-invest-300m-sville-sezs-largest-tyre-plant
Cambodian Economy Hurt by Land Evictions
Kratie province – Cambodia’s transformation from war-torn basket-case to one of Asia’s most promising emerging economies is being overshadowed by a backwards lurch in human rights and land policies that critics say are entrenching poverty. Next week’s visit by Barack Obama, the fist by a U.s. ss='cambodia-color'>...
S. Korea to Establish Natural Park Near Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
A Korean-style forest park will be set up near Angkor Wat Buddhist temple complex, Cambodia’s most famous tourist destination, using south Korean forest management technology. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501030841/s-korea-to-establish-natural-park-near-cambodias-angkor-wat/