Sights in Kampot granted new designation
Home to abundant natural resources and biodiversity, the listing of Phnom Kampong Trach, Phnom Chhngouk, Phnom Kbal Romeas and Phnom La’ang as protected cultural and historical sites would be of great benefit to the local communities and environment, said Kampot provincial governor Cheav Tay. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sights-kampot-granted-new-designation
River residents to be relocated
Kampong Chhnang provincial authorities are planning to relocate hundreds of Cham and Vietnamese residents living on the Tonle Sap river to dry land by the end of 2019. Provincial Governor Chhour Chandoeun on Thursday said that residents have already been informed regarding the decision. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50538081/river-residents-to-be-relocated/
CMAC destroys 9,400 mines, UXO
Experts from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) have cleared mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) from 25sqm of farmland and land set to be designated as economic zones in the first three months of this year, CMAC director Heng Ratana said on Monday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-destroys-9400-mines-uxo
‘Disaster death toll low, cost devastating’
Cambodia has sustained far fewer deaths due to natural disasters than any other country in the region this year, deputy secretary general of the National Committee for Disaster Management Ross Sovann said on Friday, at a workshop coinciding with Asean Day of Disaster Management. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16500/---disaster-death-toll-low--cost-devastating---/
NEC decides not to seek bail for its deputy in bribery case
The National Election Committee (NEC) decided yesterday that it would not attempt to intervene on behalf of its deputy secretary-general, who was jailed on bribery charges on Monday in connection with the government’s probe of a sex scandal involving opposition leader Kem Sokha. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nec-decides-not-to-seek-bail-for-its-deputy-in-bribery-case-112124/
New building, broken promises at Borei Keila
A decade ago, powerful businesswoman Suy Sophan promised to build 10 apartment blocks for residents of Phnom Penh’s Borei Keila neighborhood who faced eviction to make way for her real estate project. She only built eight, leaving hundreds of residents without a home. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-building-broken-promises-at-borei-keila-113303/
Foreign minister to join Asean meeting
As one of 10 Asean foreign ministers, Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhon will travel to China for a two-day meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the foreign ministers of Asean, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry released on Saturday. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26033/foreign-minister-to-join-asean-meeting/
Prime minister seeks $300 million from china for rice sector
In the latest effort to mitigate the impact of plummeting rice prices, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the government was seeking $300 million from China to boost the capacity of rice millers and provide funds to them for purchasing paddy from farmers. ...
Kuch Naren and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-seeks-300-million-china-rice-sector-118209/
Cambodian official urges provincial government to shutter illegal gold mine
A top mining official on Wednesday urged the government of northeastern Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province to crack down on a group of Vietnamese running an illegal gold mining operation villagers and rights groups say is being protected by local authorities. ...
Ratha Visal, Hang Savyouth and Sort Sokphrana
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/mine-09232015163105.html
Cambodia asserts sovereignty over disputed border area with Vietnam
A Cambodian government official in charge of border affairs accused Vietnam on Tuesday of trying to grab land in an eastern province along the border between the two nations, which was not included in a previous agreement signed by both governments. ...
Japanese aid building goodwill in Cambodia by addressing human resources development
For many Southeast Asian countries, Japanese developmental aid may be synonymous with building bridges, roads and public facilities. But besides its infrastructure-building capacity, Japan is also boosting one of the strategic tools of diplomacy at its disposal: human resource development. ...
Changing climate has major impacts for under-prepared Cambodia
Cambodia is ranked one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Many of its people rely on agriculture, and the changes to the country’s climate, whether more droughts or more floods, makes them particularly vulnerable. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/changing-climate-has-major-impacts-for-under-prepared-cambodia/3073169.html
Sokha hotel to foot bill for Sihanouk beach road
The government has ordered the beachfront Sokha Hotel in Preah Sihanouk province to open a section of fence that blocks access to a stretch of beach, as well as construct a direct, paved route for pedestrians and cyclists making their way to the waterside. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23707/sokha-hotel-to-foot-bill-for-sihanouk-beach-road/
ACU plans witness law
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has started the process of drafting two laws aimed at protecting witnesses and whistleblowers in an effort to increase their efficiency in fighting corruption. The ACU plans for drafts of the two laws to be finished later this year. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26691/acu-plans-witness-law/
HIV infections nearly doubled over past decade
The number of new HIV infections in Cambodia nearly doubled over the past decade—the greatest increase in Asia—while less than a third of Cambodians living with the virus are receiving medication to slow its development, according to a report released this week. ...
George wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hiv-infections-nearly-doubled-over-past-decade-115705/
New US partner to boost credit reporting
Cambodia’s credit bureau is looking to leverage the resources and experience of US-based Equifax, one of the three biggest American credit report agencies, to expand its credit analysis capabilities and introduce new products to the local market, its chief executive officer said yesterday. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-us-partner-boost-credit-reporting
Malaysia abuse claims drive agency to call for urgent fixes
The agency tasked with investigating abuse by Malaysia’s security forces said that claims of fatal abuse against foreign maids—including Cambodians—at a detention center were untrue, though it said the center where the abuse allegedly occurred was in urgent need of attention. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/malaysia-abuse-claims-drive-agency-call-urgent-fixes-117260/
Survey says garment workers earn $191 monthly
A new survey of what the country’s 700,000 garment workers earn and spend in a typical month has concluded that the median take-home pay of a garment factory employee is $191, higher than the minimum wage, but lower than what employers have claimed. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/survey-says-garment-workers-earn-191-monthly-94853/
Community sues border police over loggers
A group of villagers in Mondolkiri province filed a lawsuit this week against three local border police officers and a forestry official accusing them of allowing Vietnamese loggers to sneak across the nearby border and illegally log the forests they depend on for a living. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/104780-104780/
Meeting with ministry sought to talk LANGO amendments
Ministry of Interior officials will meet to discuss the internationally condemned Law on Associations and Non-governmental Organisations (LANGO) with representatives of the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC), officials said yesterday following a letter sent by the group to Interior Minister Sar Kheng last week. ...
Lay Samean and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/meeting-ministry-sought-talk-lango-amendments