US, Cambodia navies launch joint military exercise
On November 16, the United States and Cambodia launched an annual military exercise with an opening ceremony held at the Royal Cambodian Ream Navy Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. ...
Prashanth Parameswaran
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/us-cambodia-navies-launch-joint-military-exercise/
Cargo ship with flag of Cambodia detained
Russian authorities have temporarily detained a cargo ship flying the Cambodian flag near Crimea in the Black Sea on January 3, a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said yesterday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cargo-ship-flag-cambodia-detained
Controversial study says violence works
Indigenous peoples fighting economic land concessions (ELCs) in Cambodia are more likely to get results with violent protest than lodging their complaints through legitimate channels, a controversial study published this month argues. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/controversial-study-says-violence-works
SIM sales stagnate as internet use soars
Mobile SIM card sales slowed to a crawl in 2015 while the number of new subscribers using mobile internet services leaped by 30 per cent, according to a Ministry of Telecommunications factsheet. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sim-sales-stagnate-internet-use-soars
Kampot to get new port
Construction of a seaport in Kampot is set to begin this year two years after being approved thanks to an $18 million loan from the Asia Development Bank (ADB), according to officials. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21768/kampot-to-get-new-port/
China-kingdom MOU targets illicit bride market
A government anti-trafficking committee is in the final steps of drafting a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to crack down on human trafficking between Cambodia and China, an official said yesterday. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-kingdom-mou-targets-illicit-bride-market
Health care reform urgently needed, study finds
Cambodia’s health regulation system is in need of deep reform, not just minor adjustments, as it is failing to meet its national needs and ASEAN obligations, according to a new report. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-care-reform-urgently-needed-study-finds
Rubber firms report deep losses
Cambodia’s rubber industry’s woes have begun to crystallise after two major rubber plantations announced deep losses yesterday, attributing their downturn to high production costs and a drop in global rubber prices. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-firms-report-deep-losses
Thai company to build $30 million factory
One of Thailand’s leading agricultural groups and a major producer of animal feed will build a $30 million factory in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, company officials announced last week. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22973/thai-company-to-build--30-million-factory/
Pursat village leaders arrested for selling state land
A village chief and his assistant accused of fraudulently selling 2 hectares of state-owned forest in Pursat province have been arrested and sent to the Veal Veng district Forestry Administration headquarters. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-village-leaders-arrested-selling-state-land
Clean water delivered to drought-stricken provinces
The Kampot provincial authority started distributing clean water yesterday to drought-stricken villagers in several districts who do not have enough water for drinking and their basic daily needs such as cooking. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24033/clean-water-delivered-to-drought-stricken-provinces/
PM warns against ‘politicizing’ drought, attacks opposition
Prime Minister Hun Sen once again appealed to citizens to help distribute water to those suffering from the worst drought in over 50 years, during a speech at a graduation ceremony yesterday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24389/pm-warns-against----politicizing----drought--attacks-opposition/
Rice sector predicts a worrying trend
Although data for first four months of this year have shown a slight rise in rice exports, millers and exporters continue to raise concerns on the back of April’s rapid decline. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-predicts-worrying-trend
Parliament passes Juvenile Justice Law
A new juvenile justice law designed to steer youth offenders toward restorative justice instead of incarceration was passed by the National Assembly on Monday after more than a decade in the works. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/parliament-passes-juvenile-justice-law-113251/
Man arrested for sexually assaulting children
Police arrested a man in Koh Kong province on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting his friend’s two young daughters over the course of a day and a night. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-children-113984/
Kampot holdouts take compensation, move out
Six families in Kampot City accepted compensation of $3,000 each on Monday for their houses situated on a road that authorities want to expand, after initially rejecting the offer last week. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kampot-holdouts-take-compensation-move-out-93702/
ILO seeks to raise attention on slavery
A new global treaty from the International Labour Organization (ILO) is calling on governments to step-up their commitment to tackling modern slavery in countries like Cambodia where forced labour remains endemic. ...
Zoe Holman
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ilo-seeks-raise-attention-slavery
No fake license plates found at military police headquarters
The first two days of a new crackdown on the improper use of military license plates have focused on vehicles parked at the National Military Police Headquarters in Phnom Penh, a spokesman said Tuesday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-fake-license-plates-found-at-military-police-headquarters-98521/
PM calls for crackdown on armed gangs after crime wave
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered authorities around the country to “crack down” on groups involved in armed robberies following a recent crime wave that has left a number of people killed and injured. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-calls-for-crackdown-on-armed-gangs-after-crime-wave-103022/
Protests planned for Preah Vihear sugar plant’s opening
Preah Vihear’s deputy governor has vowed not to let protesters near Prime Minister Hun Sen as he cuts the ribbon on a $360 million sugar mill in Tbeng Meanchey district today. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protests-planned-preah-vihear-sugar-plants-opening