Man arrested, shots fired at land dispute protest
A villager was arrested and authorities fired shots Thursday in an attempt to quell a protest against the pending eviction in Preah Vihear province of more than 80 families at the hands of timber magnate Try Pheap, villagers said. Lor Chan, provincial coordinator for rights ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-arrested-shots-fired-at-land-dispute-protest-63224/
Property tax revenue for this year tops $1M
With the deadline for property owners to pay their dues passing today, Acleda Bank – one of two agencies collecting tax for the government – has received over $1 million in property tax payments this financial year. So Phonnary, executive vice president of Acleda Bank, told ...
Hor Kimsay
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/property-tax-revenue-year-tops-1m
Foreign minister defends Cambodia’s rights record
Shortly after a speech in New York by US President Barack Obama, in which he applauded the efforts of human rights defenders, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong says his country is making progress. Obama acknowledged the work of two Cambodian rights activist during a speech at ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/foreign-minister-defends-cambodia-rights-record/2468925.html
Parliamentary committee to investigate illegal logging
A parliamentary committee will look into allegations of illegal logging and timber exports, where big money and deep corruption have led to conflict, deforestation and tax fraud. Opposition lawmaker Ho Vann, who leads the National Assembly committee, told VOA Khmer he is looking into evidence and ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/parliamentary-committee-to-investigate-illegal-logging/2650379.html
Cambodian speaker regrets activists'move to burn Vietnamese flag
President of the National Assembly of Cambodia Heng Samrin said on Monday that the Cambodian side ” regrets” that activists set Vietnamese flag on fire in protests in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. Heng Samrin made the statement while meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140818/cambodian-speaker-regrets-activistsmove-burn-vietnamese-flag
Ebola a worry among peacekeepers
As Cambodian soldiers assembled for a ceremony Wednesday ahead of a one-year peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic, military officials expressed concerns over the Ebola outbreak that has been ravaging parts of West Africa. Since 2006, Cambodia has sent a total of 2,165 peacekeepers ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ebola-a-worry-among-peacekeepers-headed-to-africa-70657/
Cambodian monk and dissident ordered to court on incitement charges
Two outspoken critics of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen are to be dragged to court this month on vague charges of “incitement to commit a crime,” but the defendants say they have done nothing illegal. Prominent activist monk Luon Sovath received a summons dated Oct. 22 ...
Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/charges-11042014165237.html
Groups urge standards in election reform negotiations
Election monitors and other organizations in Cambodia are urging the country’s political parties to accept a number of principals in the reform of the National Election Committee. The Cambodian People’s Party and Cambodia National Rescue Party came to a compromise in July and have been working ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/group-urge-standards-in-election-reform-negotiations/2544377.html
Construction on two condominiums to begin in Q1
Cambodia’s growing condominium sector shows no signs of slowing down, with construction on two new condominiums set to begin in the first quarter of this year. According to real estate firm CB Richard Ellis’ December market view report, released Wednesday, work will begin on Sky Villa ...
George Styllis
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/construction-on-two-condominiums-to-begin-in-q1-75719/
US science envoy sees tech potential in students
Cambodia has much potential in the growth of science and technology, particularly given the motivation of young students, a US official says. In a visit to Cambodia last week, Geraldine Richmond, the US science envoy to Southeast Asia, told VOA Khmer she was surprised to see how ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-science-envoy-sees-tech-potential-in-cambodia-students/2673055.html
VN sees success in seizing HK rice market from Thailand
Vietnam has gained a substantial share of Hong Kong’s rice market at the expense of Thailand, resulting from fierce competition over the past 10 years. Thailand’s market share in the first month of this year was up to 65.1 per cent versus Vietnam’s 26.3 per ...
Wichit Chaitrong
http://bit.ly/1xdk5Hd
NagaWorld sees year-on-year boost in VIP revenues
Phnom Penh casino NagaWorld has announced that gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose 48 per cent year-on-year for the first quarter of 2015, largely on the back of returns from VIP clients. Nagacorp, the Hong Kong stock exchange-listed parent of NagaWorld, said in an unaudited report released ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nagaworld-sees-year-year-boost-vip-revenues
Joint statement on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
Representatives of 80 civil society organizations (CSOs) called on the Royal Government of Cambodia to make the official draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) available to the public, and to conduct dialogues with different stakeholders for collecting their views, concerns and perceptions on ...
Joint Organizations
Ministry official rejects NGO report on city’s slums
A government official rejected calls from a pair of NGOs on Tuesday to do more for Phnom Penh’s slums amid what they described as an opaque land-titling system that has routinely failed poor communities. In a joint report, “The Exclusion of Urban Poor Communities From Systematic ...
Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-official-rejects-ngo-report-on-citys-slums-81606/
NGO law in crosshairs
Despite the deployment of law enforcement officials across the capital in a bid to halt the demonstration, activists yesterday marched as promised to the National Assembly to protest the looming adoption of highly controversial union and NGO laws. Starting at about 8am, hundreds of land activists, ...
Pech Sotheary and Ethan Harfenist
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-law-crosshairs
Cambodia inaugurates fifth China-funded bridge in S. province
Cambodia inaugurated Takhmau Bridge across Tonle Bassac River, along with a 12-km road here on Monday in an effort to facilitate travel and boost local economic development.The concrete bridge, along with its connecting road, is located about 13 km south of Phnom Penh capital. It ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/03/c_134476255.htm
Unions appeal for review over Trade Union Law amendment
Twenty unionists gathered yesterday in front of the Ministry of Labour to request for a meeting with Minister Ith Samheng to discuss select articles of the Trade Union Law amended last month. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50693277/unions-appeal-for-review-over-trade-union-law-amendment
Japan provides $6 million emergency assistance to Cambodia
The Government of Japan has decided to extend to the Royal Government of Cambodia an emergency assistance comprising of medical supplies and technical assistance up to $ 6,320,167 through United Nations office for Project Services (UNOPS). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733951/japan-provides-6-million-emergency-assistance-to-cambodia/
All is not well in the garment sector as exports drop by 50 percent in second trimester
Cambodia’s exports of garment and footwear products are expected to drop from 50 to 60 percent due to the impact of COVID-19 crisis during the second trimester of 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718827/all-is-not-well-in-the-garment-sector-as-exports-drop-by-50-percent-in-second-trimester/
First meeting for union law working group set
The National Assembly has announced the formation of a bipartisan working group, first promised earlier this month, to examine the controversial draft trade union law.The working group, which was established on Wednesday, is composed of five opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members and five members ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/first-meeting-union-law-working-group-set