Cambodia still near bottom of laundering index
Cambodia is still among the 10 most at-risk countries in the world for money laundering and terrorist financing, despite being one of two countries that saw the greatest improvements, according to an annual global index released Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-still-near-bottom-of-laundering-index-92093/
Cambodia still near bottom of laundering index
Cambodia is still among the 10 most at-risk countries in the world for money laundering and terrorist financing, despite being one of two countries that saw the greatest improvements, according to an annual global index released Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-still-near-bottom-of-laundering-index-92093/
Defrocked monk stands trial, repudiates contraband claims
A defrocked monk arrested in Phnom Penh earlier this month for the alleged possession of weapons, fake documents and crystal methamphetamine told the municipal court Wednesday that he and a fellow defendant never possessed any of the contraband. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/defrocked-monk-stands-trial-repudiates-contraband-claims-92104/
District officials deny accusations of extortion, corruption
A slew of anonymous graft accusations against two district officials—accompanied by responses of denial—were posted separately to the website of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Friday, continuing the agency’s recent surge in such exposure. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/district-officials-deny-accusations-of-extortion-corruption-92323/
Vietnamese migrants nabbed at ACLEDA building
Twenty undocumented Vietnamese laborers are being held for deportation after they were arrested Friday during a raid on a construction site for a new Acleda Bank branch in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district, an immigration official said. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnamese-migrants-nabbed-at-acleda-building-92327/
Koh Kong court protesters told to leave or be forced to move
Khemara Phoumint City deputy governor Pen Bunchhouy on Tuesday issued a letter to a group of protesters demanding that they vacate the area in front of the Koh Kong Provincial Court by Wednesday, threatening “action” if they refused. ...
Maritime school official questions abuse claims by seamen
Two days after four men were repatriated to Cambodia following their escape from a cargo ship docked in the Philippines, an official at the maritime school where the group studied questioned the veracity of the reports of mistreatment. ...
Ouch Sony and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/maritime-school-official-questions-abuse-claims-by-seamen-93165/
Hun Sen calls Rainsy a liar over still-jailed activists
Prime Minister Hun Sen returned to some familiar themes in his latest verbal assault on opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday, once again describing him as the “leader of the thieves,” a habitual liar and a stingy hypocrite. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-calls-rainsy-a-liar-over-still-jailed-activists-93249/
Efficiency on factory floor boosts GTI profit
Cambodia’s second listed company Grand Twins International (GTI) posted an increase in profits for the quarter ending June 30, as the company, despite losing revenue, was able to reduce the costs and improve worker productivity. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/efficiency-factory-floor-boosts-gti-profit
Interior minister orders strict enforcement of new traffic law
Interior Minister Sar Kheng held a “solidarity dinner” with some 500 traffic police on Wednesday, ordering them to be strong in dealing with infringing motorists ahead of the implementation of the new Land Traffic Law, officials said Friday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interior-minister-orders-strict-enforcement-of-new-traffic-law-93518/
Licence duties go local
In its own decentralisation efforts, the Ministry of Education has delegated authority over the issuing of licences to pre-schools to provincial- and city-level education departments, Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron said yesterday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/licence-duties-go-local
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port upgrades container handling capacity to 400,000 TEUs
The listed-Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) launched its new container terminal on Monday, upgrading its full capacity in handling containers to 400,000 TEUs per year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50938651/phnom-penh-autonomous-port-upgrades-container-handling-capacity-to-400000-teus/
Immigration department reviews procedure on foreigners
The Immigration Department is in the midst of drafting guidelines and procedures on the deportation of foreigners. ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50928474/immigration-department-reviews-procedure-on-foreigners/
Cambodia: No foreign military base allowed, Period
Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Banh reassured Wednesday that no foreign military base would be allowed in the country as it goes against its Constitution. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090970/cambodia-no-foreign-military-base-allowed-period/
Cambodia, Australia to strengthen military cooperation
Cambodia and Australia have been committed to further strengthen their cooperation in the military sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501163638/cambodia-australia-to-strengthen-military-cooperation/
Officials to Mondulkiri farmers: Grow white cabbages
Authorities are encouraging farmers in Mondulkiri province to grow white cabbages (Brassica oleracea var capitata f alba), citing favourable weather and high demand. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/officials-mondulkiri-farmers-grow-white-cabbages
Securities exchange policy and regulation
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For most of the 21st century, Cambodia has enjoyed significant economic expansion, moving from a period of political turmoil to emerge as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Cambodia achieved lower-middle-income status in 2015, largely as a result of free-market reforms, the introduction ...
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
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“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that ...
Non-renewable energy production
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Non-renewable energy sources are chiefly fossil fuels such as coal, diesel, oil and gas. They provide most of Cambodia’s locally-produced electrical supply – in 2011 diesel and heavy fuel oil generators provided 89% of local electricity generation. ...
Project to curb floods
The Phnom Penh municipality is set to begin contruction on Monday for a project funded by the Japanese government, in order to improve both the infastructure of the city’s drainage system and its capability to handle flood water. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032255192/National-news/project-to-curb-floods.html