CNRP using ‘dialogue’ to trick supporters: prince Ranariddh
Funcinpec President Prince Norodom Ranariddh on Sunday warned the leaders of the CNRP to call off their “culture of dialogue” with the ruling CPP, which he said was an attempt by the opposition party’s leaders to trick their supporters. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-using-dialogue-to-trick-supporters-prince-ranariddh-84679/
Three injured in clash between rival Labor Unions
Three members of the Free Trade Union were hospitalized after being beaten by members of a rival union during a protest Wednesday morning at the SH International garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district, union and police officials said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-injured-in-clash-between-rival-labor-unions-85350/
Official arrested for botched op
The director of the Stung Treng Provincial Health Department and owner of the Stung Treng Sekong Clinic was arrested and sent to court yesterday after a doctor under his charge performed a botched abortion that resulted in a woman’s death. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/official-arrested-botched-op
Group denied bail due to ‘serious’ charges
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday denied a bail request from eight members of the Khmer National Liberation Front (KNLF), a political advocacy group that opposes the ruling CPP, due to the serious nature of the charges against them. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/group-denied-bail-due-to-serious-charges-87002/
Security guards testify against ‘insurrectionists’ for first time
The trial of 11 men arrested on insurrection charges after an anti-government protest turned into a brawl in 2014, continued Tuesday, with four of the security guards who were allegedly beaten giving testimony for the first time. ...
Ouch Sony and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/security-guards-testify-against-insurrectionists-for-first-time-88333/
Censured lawmaker admits poor word choice
In the wake of his 15-session suspension from parliament for “insulting” National Assembly President Heng Samrin, opposition lawmaker Um Sam An has defended criticism he posted on social media while expressing regret over his choice of words. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/censured-lawmaker-admits-poor-word-choice
Boeng kak’s ‘mummy’ receives land title
The governor of Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district said Tuesday that land titles were handed to two more families from the Boeng Kak neighborhood, including that of 76-year-old land rights activist Nget Khun, known also as “Mummy.” ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/boeng-kaks-mummy-receives-land-title-89849/
Olympia City sets the bar higher
During a time when skyscrapers are emerging one after another in the capital of Cambodia, the Overseas Cambodia Investment Company (OCIC) is commencing the development of a 60-storey building and several high-rises to its’ Olympia City project. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/olympia-city-sets-bar-higher
China stages huge military drills in South China Sea
China is holding a series of military exercises in the disputed South China Sea this week, and one of them involved live-fire drills with more than 100 ships, including some with nuclear capabilities. ...
Simone Orendain
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/china-stages-huge-military-drills-in-south-china-sea/2887161.html
Two months on, official says refugees beginning to settle in Cambodia
Two months after Cambodia received its first group of asylum seekers from Australia as part of a controversial resettlement deal, a Cambodian government official has said the refugees are “very happy” in their new homes. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/two-months-on-official-says-refugees-beginning-to-settle-in-cambodia/2900636.html
Two-month haul shows uptick in illegal fishing
Cambodia’s river guards have reported confiscating more than 35,000 metres of gill nets, 21 boats and an assortment of homemade grenades during patrols in Mekong Irrawaddy Dolphin Sanctuary in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces between May and July. ...
Phak Seangly and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-month-haul-shows-uptick-illegal-fishing
Tycoon’s son guilty, and free
Duong Otdom Chhorvin, aka Duong Chhay, was convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday of having beaten and threatened to kill the son of tycoon Try Pheap but walked free following the verdict after having his sentence reduced. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tycoons-son-guilty-and-free
Border dispute turned into ‘popularity contest’
The newly formed Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) called on the country’s two largest political parties to put the national interest ahead of their own, as it released documents outlining its internal structure and code of ethics over the weekend. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14481/---border-dispute-turned-into-popularity-contest---/
Police attempt to arrest Koh Kong protesters during march
Military police attempted to arrest a group of protesters as they marched through Koh Kong province’s Khemara Phoumint City Thursday to demand the release of three jailed activists from environmental NGO Mother Nature, a rights worker and an official said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-attempt-to-arrest-koh-kong-protesters-during-march-92773/
Almost 100 investment projects recorded in first semester
During the first six months of this year, Cambodia has received a total of 94 investment projects worth some $3.4 billion, the state’s news agency-AKP quoted deputy prime minister Keat Chhon. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/almost-100-investment-projects-recorded-in-first-semester-8901
Vietnam attends ASEAN cuisine festival in Cambodia
Vietnam is participating in the 2015 ASEAN cuisine festival that opened in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on August 29. The event also includes art performances highlighting the unique culture of ASEAN countries. ...
VietNamNet Bridge News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/140061/vietnam-attends-asean-cuisine-festival-in-cambodia.html
No request for help investigating Thai bombing, Cambodian officials say
Cambodian authorities say they have received no request for aid in the Thai investigation of a bombing in Bangkok in August, following the detention of a second suspect near the Cambodian border on Tuesday. ...
Buyout makes way for road in Kampot
A majority of the families living on a plot of land in Kampot City that authorities want to use to widen a road leading to the sea Thursday accepted a compensation package from the local government, a city official said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/buyout-makes-way-for-road-in-kampot-93384/
Cambodia boasts biodiversity richness
The Ministry of Environment has announced Cambodia’s richness of biodiversity resources in its recent update. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730192/cambodia-boasts-biodiversity-richness/
Senate adopts four draft laws
The Senate of Cambodia has adopted four significant draft laws in its 6th session of the 4th legislature held here at the Senate Palace this morning. ...
Khmer TImes Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50777202/senate-adopts-four-draft-laws/