China rice deal gets more urgent
Cambodia’s need to secure China as a rice export destination is becoming increasingly urgent, with China’s multiple pending agreements with other countries in Southeast and South Asia, said industry insider David Van. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14389/china-rice-deal-gets-more-urgent/
Hun Sen thanks UN for maps; opposition CNRP not satisfied
Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked the U.N. on Sunday for providing maps that he said prove that the government had upheld the law in its work demarcating the country’s border with Vietnam. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-thanks-un-for-maps-opposition-cnrp-not-satisfied-92386/
Unlicensed clinics prove a tough issue to treat
Operating from a modest tin shack he shares with his wife and children near the Mekong River in Kandal province, 34-year-old Seurn Sokheang treats his neighbors for a wide range of ailments. ...
George Wright and Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unlicensed-clinics-prove-a-tough-issue-to-treat-93040/
Unpaid workers ready to ‘burn down factory’
More than 150 garment workers at the Tien Tien factory in Kandal province have threatened to burn down their workplace after its Chinese owner disappeared without paying them almost a month ago. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unpaid-workers-ready-burn-down-factory
Office properties show tepid growth
Commercial occupancy rates stayed almost flat in the first half of this year, with vacancy rates seeing only a marginal decline, according to a new semi-annual report from property consultancy firm Knight Frank. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15288/office-properties-show-tepid-growth/
PM: border affairs to continue gently, but seriously
Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the officials in charge of border affairs to continue working on border delimitation and demarcation, according to the State News Agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/pm:-border-affairs-to-continue-gently-but-seriously-8923
Angkor Wat tourists bring Cambodia nearly $40m
Cambodia has earned nearly US$40 million from foreign tourists who visited Angkor Wat in the first eight months of this year, according to a report released Friday. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/681476/angkor-wat-tourists-bring-cambodia-nearly-40m
Ministry launches digital literacy training for tourism sector
The Ministry of Tourism has officially kick-started a digital literacy training programme for stakeholders in the sector, especially toward the COVID-19 tourism recovery. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50969617/ministry-launches-digital-literacy-training-for-tourism-sector/
India vows close cooperation with Kingdom as ASEAN chair
India has pledged to work closely with Cambodia, the 2022 chair of ASEAN, in addressing issues of common concerns including the Myanmar crisis. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/india-vows-close-cooperation-kingdom-asean-chair
Cambodia announces COVID-free state
Cambodia has become COVID-19-free as the last patient has recovered, the country’s Ministry of Health has announced in a statement. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501091004/cambodia-announces-covid-free-state/
IPTP: No sign of intimidation, coercion and violence during local election
There is no sign of intimidation, coercion and violence during the 5th Mandate Commune/Sangkat Council Election in Cambodia Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089457/iptp-no-sign-of-intimidation-coercion-and-violence-during-local-election/
PR firm Qorvis Communications pledges to bring true information about Cambodia to the world
PR Firm Qorvis Communications has pledged to continue helping Cambodia in bringing true information about the Kingdom’s progress to the world. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1074777/pr-firm-qorvis-communications-pledges-to-bring-true-information-about-cambodia-to-the-world/
Public fund launched to develop border infrastructure
The government has launched a public fundraising campaign to build infrastructure in border areas, with NGOs calling for transparency and accountability throughout the entire process. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/public-fund-launched-to-develop-border-infrastructure
Oil refinery to be built
Construction on a US$2 billion oil refining plant, the Kingdom’s first, will start in April, according to officials close to the project. The plant, which will be built on 365 hectares across Kampot and Sihanoukville provinces and is expected to be completed in 2014, is a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011120553135/Business/oil-refinery-to-be-built.html
MobiTel, Smart Fight It Out Over Prices
With competition rife in Cambodia’s telecommunication market, two of the country’s largest mobile phone operators have engaged in a battle over prices and are at odds over the tactics being used to gain market share. On Friday, the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) ordered all mobile ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mobitel-smart-fight-it-out-over-prices-21085/
Cambodia Misses Deadline to Submit UN Human Rights Report
Cambodia failed Monday to make its deadline to submit a key human rights report—known as the universal period review (UPR)—to the U.N., said Mak Sambath, deputy chairman of the government’s Human Rights Committee. Having missed the submission deadline, the government is now hoping to get its ...
Kuch Naren and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-misses-deadline-to-submit-un-human-rights-report-46138/
Despite Promise of Title, Authorities Refuse to Measure Land
Villagers and local authorities continued to argue over a 4-hectare plot of land in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district on Monday, a day after officials promised to measure and issue a title for it. District council chief Prak Channa on Sunday promised to issue a land ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/despite-promise-of-title-authorities-refuse-to-measure-land-47905/
Checkpoints Encircle City Ahead of Demonstration
Security forces started searching vehicles entering Phnom Penh along all major roads Thursday morning in advance of a mass demonstration planned by the opposition CNRP for Saturday. The CNRP called the checkpoints an illegal and futile attempt to stop its supporters from attending the mass meeting. ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/checkpoints-encircle-city-ahead-of-demonstration-41816/
One-Party Parliament Effortlessly Passes $3.56 Billion Budget
Sixty-six National Assembly members of the ruling CPP on Tuesday unanimously approved Cambodia’s $3.56 billion draft budget for 2014 without debate and without even the hint of an opposition, whose 55 lawmakers-elect are boycotting parliament in protest over July’s still-disputed national election result. The ruling party ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/one-party-parliament-effortlessly-passes-3-56-billion-budget-46913/
Diabetes on Rise Due to Unhealthy Lifestyles
More than 1,000 people marched to the Kompong Thom provincial referral hospital on Saturday to mark World Diabetes Day and raise awareness of the chronic disease, which affects 3 percent of Cambodians and is increasing due to changing diets. Saturday’s event was organized by Mopotsyo, a ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/diabetes-on-rise-due-to-unhealthy-lifestyles-47805/