Increased security may cut off Chinese minority’s escape route
Nearly a month after the deadly bombing at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Cambodia&rSquo;S military police SpokeSman Eng Hy Said police have increaSed Security at potential terroriSt targetS in Phnom Penh, Such aS Aeon Mall, aiming to prevent a Similar tragedy in Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15817/increased-security-may-cut-off-chinese-minority---s-escape-route/
Ministry’s ‘gentle nature’ leaves unclear endings in the Capital
With the construction industry growing at a dizzying pace as the sound of buzz saws and jack hammers relentlessly permeate the capital while announcements of massive developments become a weekly affair, many unanswered questions remain to what can be done regarding halted projects—most notably the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/ministrys-gentle-nature-leaves-unclear-endings-capital
Sonando’s Beehive party marks first month with second fight
Four of the top officials from charismatic radio personality Mam sonando’s new Beehive social Democratic Party, including a deputy leader, have filed a court complaint requesting a temporary injunction against the party’s operations until corruption claims are investigated. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sonandos-beehive-party-marks-first-month-with-second-fight-97038/
Land representative’s request to stop trial denied by judge
One of two women claiming to represent 163 families that won access to a swath of land in sen sok district after a prolonged dispute failed Wednesday to have her breach of trust and forgery charges thrown out of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/land-representatives-request-to-stop-trial-denied-by-judge-99393/
Rainsy S Korea event off-limits for Cambodians, envoy warns
Cambodia’s ambassador to south Korea has again come under fire for telling Cambodian expatriates they face “arrest and deportation” if they attend an opposition party event this weekend in seoul.In a Facebook post yesterday, suth Dina told Cambodian workers and students in Korea to shun ss='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-s-korea-event-limits-cambodians-envoy-warns
Mixed outlook for this year’s catch of trey riel
The season for making prahok, the fermented fish paste that is a staple of the Cambodian diet, has opened this month amid mixed forecasts for the annual catch.Prahok production, which fuels the Kingdom’s largest annual fish harvest, sustains the incomes of thousands of Cambodians, particular ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mixed-outlook-years-catch-trey-riel
NGOs call for amendment to nation’s domestic violence law
A decade after the country’s domestic violence (DV) law was passed, the government continues to fail victims of abuse, a coalition of NGOs said in a statement released Friday, calling for the law to be amended. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Aria Danaparamita
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-call-for-amendment-to-nations-domestic-violence-law-102905/
In Virginia, advocates meet to discuss Cambodia’s rights woes
A small group of human rights advocates and other Cambodian-Americans met recently in Virginia to discuss Cambodia’s ongoing problems with human rights abuse.Participants discussed the difficulty in promoting human rights and democracy in Cambodia, where political pressure and powerful individuals often intervene. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pin Sisovann
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-virginia-advocates-meet-to-discuss-cambodias-rights-woes/3102595.html
Wear a helmet: it’s the law and your life!
As the new helmet laws go into effect on January first, with higher fines for not wearing one and a new requirement that motorcycle passengers also be helmeted, there is a push to publicize the dangers of riding without one. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19110/wear-a-helmet--it---s-the-law-and-your-life-/
Cambodians filling majority of hotel rooms this New Year’s
As the year-end festivities get into high gear, provincial tourism officials are reporting a sharp increase in Cambodians travelling to popular holiday spots across the country to ring in the New Year.The temple town of siem Reap this year is seeing an increase in hotel ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sor Chandara and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodians-filling-majority-hotel-rooms-new-years
Meet Cambodia’s first 'real estate personality of the year'
Having managed various businesses in Cambodia for more than two decades now, Rithy sear has earned a reputation for being ambitious, and rightly so. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Property Report Team
http://www.property-report.com/meet-rithi-sear-cambodias-first-real-estate-personality-of-the-year/
Breakaway party becomes country’s 10th in past year
A breakaway faction from the Cambodian National Justice Party—itself a recent breakaway from the Beehive social Democratic Party—has formed a new political party, its founder announced on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/breakaway-party-becomes-countrys-10th-in-past-year-107666/
Untrained & unlicensed: a look at Cambodia’s public health system
When the Cambodia National Assembly passed the 2016 national budget last December Cambodia’s public health system was not high on the list for additional resources, receiving a meager 8 per cent increase from the year prior, or $275 million. Admirably education received a boost of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Bonna Realty says business as usual after chairman’s arrest
A representative of Bonna Realty Group said yesterday that the arrest of the company’s eponymous chairman on Friday on fraud charges stemming from a bounced cheque would have no impact on the business because it was purely a personal matter. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bonna-realty-says-business-usual-after-chairmans-arrest
Hun Sen touts Cambodia’s approach to closing gender gap
Prime Minister Hun sen addressed world leaders at the UN on sunday, giving his formula for closing the gender gap. On Friday, world leaders adopted a new set of development goals, to be achieved over the next 15 years, including gender promotion. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-touts-cambodia-approach-to-closing-gender-gap/2985720.html
Cambodia prepares for third-year anniversary of King’s death
Cambodians will mark the third-year anniversary of the death of their former king, Norodom sihanouk, on Thursday, in a somber occasion marking his legacy.Norodom sihanouk was revered by many Cambodians before his passing, in Beijing in 2012. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-prepares-for-third-year-anniversary-of-king-death/3003931.html
Russian PM’s arrival met with security, limited media access
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed at Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday evening and was greeted by a delegation of senior Cambodian government officials and a large security contingent—but few members of the local media, who were largely barred from covering his visit. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/russian-pms-arrival-met-with-security-limited-media-access-101205/
Five more arrested over SEZs’s riot in Bavet city
At least five men were respectively arrested by police on Wednesday and Thursday for involvement in violence protest in two special economic zones (sEZs) in svay Rieng province, Bavet city. ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/five-more-arrested-over-sezs%E2%80%99s-riot-in-bavet-city-9123
U.S. Secretary of State hails Cambodia for rapid development
Visiting U.s. secretary of state John Kerry on Tuesday hailed Cambodia for its rapid development and said the United states is committed to further enhancing ties with the southeast Asian country. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/26/c_135047515.htm
Rice Federation raises alarm about Vietnam’s FTA with EU
The Cambodia Rice Federation yesterday raised fresh concerns about the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), after an online rice-industry portal said the deal will scrap import duties on about 80,000 tons of rice from Vietnam per year and that this could start this year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21216/rice-federation-raises-alarm-about-vietnam---s-fta-with-eu/