New year stats show roads safer, police say
National Police on Sunday said Khmer New Year traffic figures were evidence that the new traffic law has been a success, with 98 traffic accidents reported over the four-day holiday this year, a drop from 123 in 2015, when it was a three-day holiday. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-year-stats-show-roads-safer-police-say-111402/
New international airport on table as PPIA expansion plans halted
A senior government minister yesterday announced a halt to plans to expand the Phnom Penh International Airport, and instead revived talk of a new airport altogether, mentioning plans to identify a location 30 to 40 kilometres outside the city in hopes of completing the new ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-international-airport-table-ppia-expansion-plans-halted
Monkey-based malaria strain poses 'high risk' to humans: study
A new study has predicted that even if Cambodia manages to eradicate so-called “human” strains of malaria by 2025 – a key government goal – it will continue be at “high risk” of infections from a strain of the parasite more typically found in wild ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monkey-based-malaria-strain-poses-high-risk-humans-study
Veteran families push for land titles
Representatives of 120 families consisting of veterans and disabled soldiers living in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district asked the government and provincial authorities to expedite the delivery of land titles as they have been living on land the government gave them for three years without ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29436/veteran-families-push-for-land-titles/
NEC denies request for time off for workers
The National Election Committee (NEC) has thrown cold water on a request by the Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC) that it permit garment workers extra time off to register in their home provinces without receiving a pay cut, according to a letter posted on the NEC’s ...
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-denies-request-time-workers
PM’s sons begin to take center stage
As Prime Minister Hun Sen ages, more and more talk is surfacing of his sons taking his mantle and leading the country into the future. Two were in the spotlight this past week as they bolster their credentials for their eventual rise to the top ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16893/pm---s-sons-begin-to-take-center-stage/
Tobacco regulations’ progress sluggish compared to e-cig ban
Less than a week after a government minister said he could not say when long-awaited restrictions on smoking in public places would come into effect, one health official expressed confusion at the seemingly stalled progress, especially as compared to an overnight ban placed last year ...
Jamie Elliott
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tobacco-regulations-progress-sluggish-compared-e-cig-ban
Officials claim ignorance of illegal logging report by police
Police and government officials say they know nothing about a recent report published by the National Police accusing wealthy businessman Soeng Sam Ol of using government-approved economic land concessions in Mondolkiri province to illegally log a local wildlife sanctuary, but added that they would investigate ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-claim-ignorance-of-illegal-logging-report-by-police-104650/
RepRisk releases Special Report on the Lower Mekong Basin
RepRisk, the leading provider of dynamic business intelligence on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, has released its Special Report on the Lower Mekong Basin, the second in a series of reports on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an economic and political organization ...
Business Wire Team
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160223006393/en/RepRisk-releases-Special-Report-Mekong-Basin
Cargo giants call on Sihanoukville port
As Cambodia’s sole deep-sea port in Sihanoukville looks to increase its presence on global shipping routes, the decision by two major Chinese shipping companies six months ago to call at the port has seen mixed results, with one firm already dropping out due to low ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cargo-giants-call-sihanoukville-port
Rice Federation to vote for president on July 2
FWith voting set to take place on July 2 to elect the next president of the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF), the organisation has pledged to further strengthen its mandate, while rice millers and exporters claim they have lost confidence in the organisation’s ability to achieve ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-federation-vote-president-july-2
Measles confirmation prompts fears, action
Two measles cases investigated by the government in recent weeks have been confirmed positive, bringing the total number to five this year and causing concern among health officials about a possible outbreak after the World Health Organization declared the country measles-free just last year. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/measles-confirmation-prompts-fears-action
Domestic tourists push up Siem Reap visitor count
Tourist visits to Siem Reap province increased slightly during the first half of the year as foreign tourists lined up to see the country’s pre-eminent tourism attraction, Angkor Wat, and Cambodians from across the country flocked to the province for a major national festival in ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/domestic-tourists-push-siem-reap-visitor-count
Cambodian villagers demand compensation for expected impact of China-backed dam
Villagers in northern Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province on Tuesday urged the government to suspend construction of a Chinese-backed dam until they are promised compensation for flooding they say will inundate area communities, forests and farmland if the project is allowed to proceed. ...
Hang Savyouth
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/compensation-10202015164331.html
Experts strategize on wildlife reintroduction
The pangolin is slow and has no teeth—its main defense is curling up into a ball on the dense forest floor. It’s an easy target for poachers looking to cash in on the mammal’s much-prized meat or the supposed medicinal qualities of the tiny anteater’s ...
Meghan Tribe
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/experts%E2%80%88strategize-on-wildlife-reintroduction-98393/
Share price set for port’s $5.2M IPO
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the state enterprise that operates Cambodia’s second-largest port, priced its shares at 5,120 riel ($1.26) following a bookbuild to institutional investors as it looks to raise $5.2 million in an initial public offering, according to disclosure documents released yesterday. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/share-price-set-ports-52m-ipo
Temple revenues rise slightly
Revenue from ticket sales for foreign visitors to the Angkor Wat temple complex rose slightly in the first 11 months of this year to $53.5 million, a 1.15 percent rise over the same period last year, the government agency that manages Angkor Archaeological Park said ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18477/temple-revenues-rise-slightly/
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/
Psychologist profession remains short: experts warn
According to psycologists working in Cambodia, their lack of peers withing the country is a problem that needs to be addressed. The experts believe that to further develop the country, psychology services should be integrated into many of the key sectors including health, social work, ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19823/psychologist-profession-remains-short--experts-warn/
Land row meet yields no answers, new meeting
A group of Boeung Chhouk village residents being asked to vacate to make room for a new road met yesterday with a senior Council of Ministers official in a bid to resolve the long-running dispute. However, they walked away with nothing but the possibility of ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-row-meet-yields-no-answers-new-meeting