NEC to meet over migrants’ voting rights
The National Election Committee will on Thursday hold a meeting to discuss the registration of migrant workers to vote in the upcoming 2018 national election. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5075900/nec-meet-migrants-voting-rights/
CNRP members ‘seek asylum’
Members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party have started applying for asylum in other countries amid a tightening crackdown on the party at home, according to a senior party official who is himself seeking asylum. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-members-seek-asylum
Labour Ministry signs pact with US agency
The Labour Ministry is expecting American buyers to increase their orders after a memorandum of understanding between the ministry and the American Centre for International Labour Solidarity on “Cooperation in the Field of Labour” was signed. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103718/labour-ministry-signs-pact-with-us-agency/
Kampong Speu fruit processing factory breaks ground
Construction began yesterday on a $10 million factory in Kampong Speu province to process fresh fruit for international export, a first for Cambodia, though Agriculture Ministry officials could not confirm it would meet international standards yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampong-speu-fruit-processing-factory-breaks-ground
Development plans for Koh Rong and nearby islands unchanged by marine park
Businesses expect the establishment of Cambodia’s first marine national park covering seven coastal islands to boost tourism in the area, while government officials said yesterday it would not affect private development scheduled for the islands. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/development-plans-koh-rong-and-nearby-islands-unchanged-marine-park
Walkie-Talkie licenses required
The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) warned last week that it would take legal action over people selling, repairing and using walkie-talkies without permission and in dangerous ways, such as using frequencies reserved for officials. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30812/walkie-talkie-licenses-required/
Cambodia-Thai rail link delayed again
The train service between Cambodia and Thailand, which was expected to begin operations early this year, may be delayed due to compensation issues with people living along a one-kilometer stretch of track in Poipet City. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34411/cambodia-thai-rail-link-delayed-again/
Encryption aid deal inked
Vietnam inked a deal with Cambodia on Friday to provide more than half a million dollars’ worth of training in encryption coding, prompting some to question the wisdom of accepting foreign help to protect state secrets. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/encryption-aid-deal-inked
Forces build up on Laos border over construction dispute
More than 400 Laotian soldiers have crossed into Cambodian territory to block military engineers from constructing a road, sparking an armed buildup in the border area over the past two weeks, Cambodian officials said on Sunday. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/forces-build-up-on-laos-border-over-construction-dispute-125410/
A meal for a child’s smile, the living legacy of Christian des Pallieres
Founded in 1995 by a French couple, Christian and Marie-France des Pallieres, PSE is a well-recognized charity, home to nearly 7,000 students who are educated, fed, provided with healthcare and vocational training skills. ...
Ten Soksreinith and Hean Socheata
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/a-meal-for-a-child-smile-the-living-legacy-of-christian-des-pallieres/3744006.html
Total lightning deaths lower so far this year
Rainstorms and lightning strikes killed a combined 43 people and injured 79, while damaging 2,735 homes in the first five months of the year, according to a report by the National Committee for Disaster Management. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/total-lightning-deaths-lower-so-far-year
Vietnamese data show timber exports are continuing
According to the figures, Vietnam imported 21,670 cubic metres of sawn wood valued at $13.7 million in April, a 27 percent drop compared to February and an almost 50 percent decrease compared to March. ...
Shaun Turton and Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnamese-data-show-timber-exports-are-continuing
Cassava prices hit a new low
Cassava prices in Cambodia experienced a sharp drop this month leading to heavy losses for smallholder farmers unable to quickly switch to more profitable crops and recoup their mounting losses, a provincial agriculture official said yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-prices-hit-new-low
Corn farmers welcome government action
As the government used the untapped funds of an emergency rice loan package to support struggling corn farmers , people in the sector considered this action as a good solution although there was not much success proved. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://bit.ly/2teim3G
PM calls on US to take its bombs back
The Prime Minister yesterday urged the US to assist Cambodia in removing unexploded bombs that its forces dropped on the country during the Vietnam War, rather than focusing on finding the remains of missing American soldiers. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083770/pm-calls-us-take-bombs-back/
Landmine casualties down
Serei Kosal, vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, said on Monday during a workshop in Siem Reap province that there were 43 casualties this year, including nine deaths and 34 injuries. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085589/landmine-casualties-down/
HAGL goes bananas with fruit exports
Vietnamese conglomerate Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) has shipped a total of over 9,000 tonnes of Cambodian bananas destined for the Chinese market since the firm first started exporting in July, a company representative said. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hagl-goes-bananas-fruit-exports
EU pulls NEC support, saying elections ‘cannot be seen as legitimate’ after CNRP dissolution
The European Union announced yesterday that it is suspending all support for Cambodia’s National Election Committee, calling credible elections impossible in light of the government’s dissolution of the ruling party’s only legitimate competitor. ...
Leonie Kijewski and Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/eu-pulls-nec-support-saying-elections-cannot-be-seen-legitimate-after-cnrp
Garment factory shutters, leaving hundreds unpaid
Garment workers at the Benoh Apparel factory in the capital’s Meanchey district returned to work this week after a two-month suspension to find the building abandoned, prompting a protest demanding compensation from the government. ...
Yon Sineat and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-factory-shutters-leaving-hundreds-unpaid
Inspection centre delayed
The opening of a quality-inspection centre for agricultural products in Kandal province, originally scheduled for the end of 2017, has been delayed, with authorities now saying it will open during the first months of 2018. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50100401/inspection-centre-delayed/