Cambodia's economic status raised to lower-middle income
The World Bank has officially revised the status of Cambodia’s economy, moving it up a rung from the low-income bracket into lower-middle income territory – a reclassification that economists expect will lead to a scale-back of foreign aid and preferential trade access over the coming ...
Cam McGrath and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodias-economic-status-raised-lower-middle-income
CNRP sets sights on changes in assembly
The Cambodia National Rescue Party proposed a bold set of regulations for the National Assembly in an interparty meeting yesterday, calling for, among other things, a larger share of the body’s budget, and minority party control over the assembly’s purse strings, an opposition working group ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-sets-sights-changes-assembly
On Tonle sap, Vietnamese families face mass eviction
The Kompong Chhnang provincial government is in the process of evicting about 1,000 mostly Vietnamese families who live in the floating villages on the Tonle Sap river near the provincial capital, moving them up the river as part of a five-year plan to beautify the ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-tonle-sap-vietnamese-families-face-mass-eviction-96504/
ACU delegation left Cambodia this morning for SEA-PAC meeting in Brunei
Cambodia delegation led by senior Minister Om Yentieng, head of the Anti-corruption Unit left Cambodia today for the 11th meeting of the South East Asia Parties Against Corruption (SEA-PAC) that will run through 1-3 December in Badar Seri Begawan, Brunei. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/acu-delegation-left-cambodia-this-morning-for-sea-pac-meeting-in-brunei-9086
Kingdom’s union law ‘a work in progress’
Lawmakers from both the ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) were able to reach consensus and move forward on several aspects of the draft union law yesterday, revising seven of 21 articles that had been flagged by union groups ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19968/kingdom---s-union-law----a-work-in-progress---/
Preah Vihear temple restoration work delayed
Restoration of the most prominent and photographed gate at Preah Vihear temple has been delayed by the need for further study by the Indian team that has signed up for the work, the head of the Cambodian body that oversees the 12th century sanctuary said ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/preah-vihear-temple-restoration-work-delayed-110295/
South Korean consul to open in Siem Reap
A South Korean consul will open in Siem Reap by May to provide services for Korean citizens visiting Cambodia and for those wishing to visit South Korea. Siem Reap is home to the ancient temples of Angkor and large numbers of South Koreans visit the city ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23535/south-korean-consul-to-open-in-siem-reap/
Railway families still smarting after 2 years
Efforts by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to restore the living standards of families evicted by its railway rehabilitation project continue to fall far short of expectations, and urgent action is needed if the bank is to comply with its own safeguard policies, according to ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/railway-families-still-smarting-2-years-116519/
New US Ambassador in Cambodia
William Heidt will soon become a new US Ambassador in Cambodia, following the departure of William Todd. Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said the new US ambassador would strengthen the “good relations and cooperation” between the two countries. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/new-us-ambassador-in-cambodia/2966099.html
Rice exporters face greater scrutiny from China
China has set a yearend deadline for Cambodia to submit a list of all Cambodian rice exporters so that Chinese inspectors can evaluate whether they can fully meet food safety laws in a market Cambodian exporters are hoping to increase exports to, according to an ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18623/rice-exporters-face-greater-scrutiny-from-china/
Sihanoukville tries not to miss the boat
The Seabourn Sojourn, a luxury liner operated by US-based Seabourn Cruise Line Ltd, arrives at Sihanoukville port this morning, delivering hundreds of well-heeled tourists to what industry experts say is a backwater market that is increasingly on cruise ship itineraries, yet still falls short of ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-tries-not-miss-boat
Hydro standards ‘below par’, study finds
Chinese money accounts for the overwhelming majority of investment in Cambodia’s anaemic energy sector, but while the government has been happy to take Beijing’s loans for the construction of hydroelectric plants, a study published last month found that such investment came with both ecological and ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hydro-standards-below-par-study-finds
Kem Sokha: CNRP must turn focus to commune elections
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha on Saturday brushed off protests from a group of students demanding he respond to claims that he had a series of extramarital affairs, telling CNRP faithful to prepare for next year’s commune elections. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-cnrp-must-turn-focus-to-commune-elections-110461/
Forest protection saves village
The story of the Oum Saom forestry community in Kampong Thom province is one that has been told in various forms hundreds of times in Cambodia: local residents locked in a seemingly never-ending battle against a company aiming to cut down their local forest and ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32690/forest-protection-saves-village/
Dam’s impacts being felt
Residents of Stung Treng province’s Preah Romkil commune are reluctant to express their concerns over Laos’s Don Sahong hydropower dam since it was endorsed last month by Prime Minister Hun Sen, despite the impacts of the dam already being keenly felt, activists and researchers said ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dams-impacts-being-felt
Beer tops advertising budgets
Beer advertising is one of the fastest growing advertising segments in the Kingdom, though just as people often struggle to keep track of how many beers they have put away, the amount that local breweries and distributors actually spend on media placements is subject to ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/beer-tops-advertising-budgets
Cambodia says it regrets ‘irresponsible’ Trump decision to leave Paris climate accord
A Cambodian official has said US President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement is “unethical” and “irresponsible”. Tin Ponlok, secretary general of the National Council for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Environment, said it was “regretful” that Trump decided to abandon the ...
More condos on market as demand drops slightly
Phnom Penh is set to welcome a significant wave of condominium supply in 2017, with about 7,000 units due to be delivered by the end of this year. However, the demand for condos appears to be dropping slightly, according to the latest report from CBRE. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39724/more-condos-on-market-as-demand-drops-slightly/
Bangladesh rice deal shelved
Cambodia has failed to finalise the terms of a massive 250,000-tonne delivery of rice to Bangladesh, with industry insiders claiming that shipments have been cancelled as millers do not currently have the stockpiles to meet export demand while hopes for further negotiations appear to be ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bangladesh-rice-deal-shelved
Massive ceremony at Angkor Wat will show ‘Cambodia not in anarchy’: PM
Government officials, thousands of monks and Prime Minister Hun Sen himself will hold a massive prayer ceremony at Angkor Wat in early December to highlight the Kingdom’s continuing “peace, independence and political stability”, a spectacle observers said was designed to disguise the deterioration of Cambodia’s ...
Kong Meta and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/massive-ceremony-angkor-wat-will-show-cambodia-not-anarchy-pm