Health Ministry highlights rice wine dangers
The Ministry of Health’s communicable disease control department has produced a short video in advance of next month’s Khmer New Year warning revellers of the dangers of consuming rice wine, which has been linked to multiple deaths. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50113503/health-ministry-highlights-rice-wine-dangers/
Plans spilt for oil refinery
A mysterious cluster of crude oil storage tanks recently constructed on the coast near Kampot are linked to a $400 million project by timber baron Try Pheap to build an industrial park and oil refinery, government officials confirmed yesterday. ...
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/plans-spilt-oil-refinery
Developing society and infrastructure
Two images on the back of the 500 riel banknote depict bridges, with the one on the left showing the Kingdom’s longest and most modern bridge, the Tsubasa (“Bird’s Wing”) Bridge linking Kandal and Prey Veng provinces. ...
Riel Gains
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36412/developing-society--and-infrastructure/
Government to promote private investment in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
Hoping to give more teeth to its Act East Policy, the Modi government has decided to expand India’s economic links with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) by promoting private sector investments in these countries through a project development company. ...
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury
http://bit.ly/1AZyVz1
Overloaded truck causes Kandal bridge collapse
National Road 2, which links Phnom Penh to the border with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province, was backed up for more than two hours Wednesday after an overloaded truck filled with stones caused a steel bridge to collapse in Kandal province, officials said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/overloaded-truck-causes-kandal-bridge-collapse-95287/
Government urged to act upon Phnom Penh–Svay Chrum bridge
The district of Svay Chrum, where the government has – since 2013 – been planning to build a bridge linking the Mekong river from west to east, is currently in the spotlight because of its advantageous geographical standpoint and slated future infrastructure development. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/government-urged-act-upon-phnom-penh-svay-chrum-bridge
KNUP leader Nhek Bun Chhay charged over 2007 drugs case
Political fixture and former Co-Defence Minister Nhek Bun Chhay was officially charged yesterday with conspiracy to produce drugs and importing drug components after being linked to a decade-old bust by one of the men convicted in the original case. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/knup-leader-nhek-bun-chhay-charged-over-2007-drugs-case
India health sector aims to bring in Cambodian patients
Indian companies in the pharmaceutical and health care sector are seeking to enhance their footprint in the Kingdom by extending beyond pharmaceutical trade through state financing that could establish a direct link to bring Cambodian medical tourists to the subcontinent. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/india-health-sector-aims-bring-cambodian-patients
Financial firms defend validity of investment scheme
A Cambodian company that encouraged clients to pour money into a Hong Kong-based investment firm, which is linked to an alleged ponzi scheme here, on Wednesday held a conference in Phnom Penh to reassure its investors that the scheme is legitimate. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/financial-firms-defend-validity-of-investment-scheme-86498/
Mekong industrial belt taking shape
Backed by their government, Japanese firms are pressing ahead with plans to link the burgeoning industrial complexes that line a 1,700-kilometer economic corridor that runs from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to a massive new port being constructed in Dawei, Myanmar. ...
Cam McGrath and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13018/mekong-industrial-belt-taking-shape/
Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway begins construction today
A new expressway, that will link the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh with Vietnam, begins construction today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303987/phnom-penh-bavet-expressway-begins-construction-today/
Construction on submarine cable yet to begin
Web surfers and social-media addicts will have to hold out longer in the wait for Cambodia to boost its internet speeds, as construction on the Kingdom’s first submarine internet cable is behind schedule. Paul Blanche-Horgan, CEO of Ezecom, Cambodia’s largest internet provider, confirmed yesterday that the ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/construction-submarine-cable-yet-begin
Pursat railway gets greenlight
An extended rail service from Battambang province to Pursat province is due to start today to improve transport for people and cargo, the Transport Ministry says. The first section of the rail line, linking Poipet and Serey Sophorn, was inaugurated last month. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50494596/pursat-railway-gets-greenlight/
10 Cambodians die after eating dog meat, drinking wine
Cambodian health officials have been sent to a northeastern district where 10 people died and more than 100 were sickened in two separate incidents linked to the consumption of dog meat and rice wine, a medical officer said Friday. ...
Associated Press News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ten-cambodians-die-after-eating-dog-meat-drinking-wine/3101975.html
PM’s son threatens lawsuits over attack allegations
In an apparent attempt to distance himself from the savage beating of two opposition party lawmakers last month, Hun Sen’s son and ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) lawmaker Hun Many threatened legal action against any individuals linking him to the incident. ...
Vong Sokheng and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pms-son-threatens-lawsuits-over-attack-allegations
Amid global Zika fears, gov’t urges calm and preparedness
As Latin American countries reel from a spike in the number of microcephaly cases, believed to be linked to the mosquito-borne virus Zika, the Cambodian Ministry of Health has urged citizens to take precautions against the spread of the disease here. ...
Pav Suy and Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21610/amid-global-zika-fears--gov---t-urges-calm-and-preparedness/
Forest patrol murder suspects charged with illegal logging
Six men suspected of involvement in the weekend murder of a local police officer and a forest ranger in Preah Vihear province were charged Wednesday with illegal logging, while authorities continue to search for evidence linking them to the double homicide, a court official said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/forest-patrol-murder-suspects-charged-with-illegal-logging-100060/
Takeover of Zaman possible, ambassador says
Turkey is in talks with the Cambodian government over the possibility of taking control of the Zaman-operated schools in Phnom Penh, which it alleges have links to a “terrorist organization” behind last year’s attempted coup, the Turkish ambassador said on Friday. ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/takeover-of-zaman-possible-ambassador-says-132562/
Cambodia ‘searching for new export markets’ in case of U.S. Sanctions
Giving a speech to high-ranking officials on Wednesday, Borith spoke of the rising tensions between Washington and Phnom Penh following the arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha and the closure of U.S.-linked media outlets and a democracy promotion NGO. ...
Kann Vicheika
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-searching-for-new-export-markets-in-case-of-us-sanctions/4050024.html
Petition delivered: Villagers demand land be returned
More than 200 people in Kampong Speu’s Oral district gathered yesterday to submit a second petition to HLH Company – an agro-business linked to Hun Seng Ny, the sister of Prime Minister Hun Sen – demanding the return of their land, community representatives said. ...
May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/petition-delivered-villagers-demand-land-be-returned