Open Development Cambodia publishes new topic page on Drought
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new topic page on Drought in both Khmer and English languages. The page aims to provide general overview and national response, effect and future prospect of the topic with interactive map and graphic demonstrate the impacts. Drought page could be ...
Tonle Sap wetland on the brink of a crisis
In a statement last week, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature identified ongoing fires in flooded forests as a major threat to the Tonle Sap lake. ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://m.phnompenhpost.com/national/tonle-sap-wetland-brink-crisis?utm_content=buffer27079&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Prime minister knocks article on south China Sea Dispute
A local newspaper misrepresented a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Hun Sen said on Thursday, inviting Japanese Ambassador Kumamaru Yuji to clarify the accuracy of the offending article. ...
Kuch Naren and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-knocks-article-on-south-china-sea-dispute-115735/
CNRP to order lawmakers silent on VN border issue
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Sunday that the CNRP’s 55 lawmakers will in the coming days be ordered to fall in line with the party leadership and cease attacking the ruling CPP on issues concerning the border with Vietnam. ...
Alex Willemyns and Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-to-order-lawmakers-silent-on-vn-border-issue-94084/
Cambodian villagers fall victim to clampdowns on forest communities
Cambodians authorities have cracked down on villagers in three forest communities, arresting them or forcing them to stop clearing land for subsistence agriculture, while companies, military personnel and the government continue to encroach upon the areas, according to commune leaders and rights group officials. ...
Hang Savyouth, Tha Keisya and Men Sothy
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-villagers-fall-victim-to-clampdown-on-forest-communities-09282015164706.html
Exports up 20% in H1 on Europe purchases
Cambodian exports saw a nearly 20 per cent increase for the first half of the year, as garment shipments to the European Union led the way in making up for a decrease in exports to the United States, according to a new Ministry of Commerce ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-20-h1-europe-purchases
Health Ministry calls for end to on-duty carousing
The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to provincial bosses, telling them to guarantee that staff members are not drinking and gambling on the job because it can “affect” the provision of care and emergency services for patients. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-calls-end-duty-carousing
Rural latrine access on the rise, gov’t finds
The Ministry of Rural Development on Friday announced that more than half of Cambodians now have access to improved sanitation such as latrines.According to the ministry’s statement, 47 per cent of Cambodians now lack access to improved sanitation, compared to 89 per cent in 1990.The ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rural-latrine-access-rise-govt-finds
Gov’t to crack down on overdue road tax
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) will continue collecting the annual road tax on vehicles due at the end of last month until the end of the year, but will start cracking down on late payments on January 1, it announced. The taxes can be ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18434/gov---t-to-crack-down-on-overdue-road-tax/
Steel poles used in attack on Tonle sap river
Authorities in Siem Reap province are searching for dozens of ethnic Vietnamese fishermen accused of attacking a group of their Khmer counterparts with steel poles while they were working on the Tonle Sap river on Monday night. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/steel-poles-used-in-attack-on-tonle-sap-river-103156/
CEDAC president steps down to focus on political party
Yang Sang Koma has announced that he will step down as president of the Cambodia Center for Study and Development of Agriculture (CEDAC) after his term finishes this year to focus his attention on the Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP). ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19220/cedac-president-steps-down-to-focus-on-political-party/
Kingdom and Cambodia sign pact on hiring domestic helps
SAUDI ARABIA on Thursday signed a contract with Cambodia for recruitment of domestic helps from that country. ...
Saudi Gazette Team
http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/kingdom-and-cambodia-sign-pact-on-hiring-domestic-helps/
NGOs say HIV tests in Peam must go on
Multiple Cambodian HIV NGOs yesterday questioned the wisdom of discontinuing mass HIV testing at Kandal province’s Peam village, where a disproportionate cluster of infections has been discovered in recent weeks. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-say-hiv-tests-peam-must-go
Central bank pushes use of national currency on anniversary
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) marked the 36th anniversary of its reintroduction of the national currency on Sunday, using the event to continue its calls to boost use of the riel in a highly dollarized economy. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/central-bank-pushes-use-of-national-currency-on-anniversary-110161/
Experts convene 2nd council on Preah Vihear temple
The International Coordinating Committee (ICC) for Preah Vihear held its second meeting in Siem Reap City on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to preserve the 12th century Hindu temple and turn the majestic but remote site into a popular tourist destination. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/experts-convene-2nd-council-on-preah-vihear-temple-110245/
Fuel prices to inch up today on revised caps
The government issued its first scheduled recalculation of the fuel-pricing mechanism it rolled out on March 15, increasing the price cap on gasoline by 100 riel. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/fuel-prices-inch-today-revised-caps
Workers in the dark on controversial draft union law
With the National Assembly set to vote on whether to adopt the controversial trade union law on Monday, the majority of Cambodia’s industrial workers remain unaware of the crossroads at which Cambodia’s employers and workers stand. ...
Ananth Baliga, Sen David and Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-dark-controversial-draft-union-law
Embassies keep wary eye on cases against rights workers
Foreign diplomatic missions in Phnom Penh say they are closely watching the handling of the cases of human rights monitors and a national election official charged and jailed on Monday in connection with a sex scandal being prosecuted against an opposition leader. ...
Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/embassies-keep-wary-eye-cases-rights-workers-112137/
Forum on financing to be held in Phnom Penh
Five international financial institutions will join forces with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to hold the 1st Mekong Financial Inclusion Forum in Phnom Penh in July to explore and discuss the differences, similarities and opportunities for achieving financial inclusion in this unique region. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24603/forum-on-financing-to-be-held-in-phnom-penh/
Trio accused of clearing Mondulkiri land released on bail
The Mondulkiri Provincial Court yesterday released on bail three ethnic Phnong villagers charged with illegally clearing state land on the condition that they agree not to return to their homes and farms. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trio-accused-clearing-mondulkiri-land-released-bail