City Hall turns away anti-eviction protesters
The Phnom Penh municipal government on Monday rejected a request from protesters to stage a one-month demonstration in the city’s Freedom Park for the release of 10 jailed activists and refused to receive their latest petition demanding a solution to their long-running land disputes. About 100 ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-turns-away-anti-eviction-protesters-76409/
Boeung Kak activists’ release sought
As 10 land-rights activists and a monk prepare to take their appeal against one-year prison terms to the Appeal Court today, rights groups yesterday called for an end to government influence over the judiciary. “It’s time for Cambodia’s courts to act professionally and independently from the ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/boeung-kak-activists-release-sought
Cambodians rated as ‘hungry’ drop in new Global index
Cambodians have experienced one of the largest drops in the rate of hunger in the world over the past quarter century, though the situation in the country still remains “serious,” according to a new report by three international NGOs. Cambodia cut its score in the ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodians-rated-as-hungry-drop-in-new-global-index-70160/
Business bribery is rife: report
Cambodia has again ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world with the release of global anti-bribery association TRACE’s bribery risk index. According to the index, titled the TRACE Matrix and released on November 11, Cambodia is the fifth most at risk country ...
Eddie Morton
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/business-bribery-rife-report
RTB Technology to refocus on connected devices
RTB Technology, an IT-gadget distributor, is gearing up to cash in on the emerging market for connected devices as it aims to grow revenue this year by 10 per cent to Bt450 million. However, apart from expanding its line of products to cover the two ...
Asina Pornwasin
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/RTB-Technology-to-refocus-on-connected-devices-30262946.html
Healthy meals on the way for rural students in Kingdom
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) will provide $10 million to the Ministry of Education to implement a five-year Home Grown School Feeding project, which will benefit approximately 65,000 students and about 750 farming families. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/healthy-meals-way-rural-students-kingdom
Hu wants Cambodia help on China Sea dispute, pledges aid
Chinese President Hu Jintao asked close economically Cambodia on Saturday not to push talks on the vexed issue of the South China Sea “too fast” as he pledged to double bilateral trade to $5 billion and announced fresh aid to the impoverished country. Cambodia holds the ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/31/us-cambodia-china-idUSBRE82U04Y20120331
Tourism not hurt by outbreak
Cambodia’s tourism sector has emerged from a “mystery disease” scare unscathed, industry insiders said yesterday, although some regional health authorities noted what the World Health Organisation called an outbreak of Enterovirus-71 (EV-71), which has killed at least 52 children in the Kingdom. “The disease has only ...
Task of creating voter list kicks off
A crucial time-saving function of the new digital voter registration system may not have been taught to the more than 2,000 computer operators who today will begin the task of registering Cambodia’s nearly 10 million eligible voters, it has emerged. After months of preparation, and several ...
Bun Sengkong, Shaun Turton and Daniel Nass
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/task-creating-voter-list-kicks
Up to 15 percent of logistics providers ‘heading for bankruptcy’
The Cambodia Freight Forwarders Association (CFFA) yesterday said the on-going COVID-19 pandemic is seriously damaging logistic providers, with about 10 to 15 percent heading for bankruptcy in the upcoming months. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737975/up-to-15-percent-of-logistics-providers-heading-for-bankruptcy/
Press release: Supreme court chamber terminates the case against Ao An before the ECCC
On 10 August 2020, the Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued a press release announcing the termination of the case against Ao An before the Extraordinary Chambers. ...
Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
Unemployment rate in Cambodia, the lowest in ASEAN
All 10 ASEAN member states have faced a sudden increase in unemployment in 2020 compared to the year previously as a consequence of the global pandemic, but Cambodia has the lowest unemployment rate in the bloc. ,,, ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50832758/unemployment-rate-in-cambodia-the-lowest-in-asean/
ASEAN ministers to discuss cooperation with United Kingdom
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Prak Sokhonn will join his ASEAN counterparts online tomorow to discuss with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab how to strengthen cooperation between the 10-nation bloc and Britain. ...
Sok Samnang
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50835172/asean-ministers-to-discuss-cooperation-with-united-kingdom/
More than 1.77 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Cambodia
A report released by the Ministry of National Defense revealed that from February 10 to May 9, a total of 1,773,994 people have been vaccinated throughout the country, including armed forces and their families. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50854036/more-than-1-77-million-people-vaccinated-against-covid-19-in-cambodia/
Cambodia’s vaccination coverage reach an amazing 23 percent
The vaccination coverage against COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia rose to almost 23 percent or some 2,280,875 of the planned 10 million people to be vaccinated, as of May 24. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50862220/cambodias-vaccination-coverage-reach-an-amazing-23-percent/
Cash benefits paid out to over 5,000 women who gave birth in May
In the first five months of this year, the government provided 10 billion riel ($2.46 million) through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to 25,867 low-income female workers who gave birth to 26,057 babies. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cash-benefits-paid-out-over-5000-women-who-gave-birth-may
Authorities seize wild meat from market in Kratie
An emergency wildlife rescue team raided a market in Kratie. The team found nearly 14 kilograms of wild meat. The illegal meat found included 3.7 kilograms of wild boar meat and 10.2 kilograms of wild oxen meat. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899443/authorities-seize-wild-meat-from-market-in-kratie/
Nat’l Road 4 to be widened
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is in the final stages of project planning for the widening of National Road 4 from 7m to 10m. The project is scheduled to last 24 months from 2022 to 2023. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/natl-road-4-be-widened
Ancient temple in line for UNESCO world heritage status
The international coordinating committee for Preah Vihear (ICC-PV) met yesterday via video conference and face-to-face meeting to discuss the nomination of the 10th century Koh Ker temple for world heritage status next year. ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50944332/ancient-temple-in-line-for-unesco-world-heritage-status/
NSSF provides $2,500 funeral grant
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) on September 16 provided a funeral grant of 10 million riel ($2,500) to the bereaved family of an unnamed civil servant who died in a tragic work accident. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-provides-2500-funeral-grant