Rights groups seek consultation with Cambodian parliament on NGO draft law
Rights groups want Cambodia’s parliament to hold a consultation with civil society about a controversial draft law on nongovernmental organizations approved Friday by the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen, which has long demonstrated animosity toward organizations outside of state control. ...
RFA Khmer News Staff
http://bit.ly/1B2pPVJ
Post-election work ‘diplomacy at its best’: US
The U.S. State Department said in congressional testimony on Thursday that its involvement in ending the political deadlock following the 2013 election was “diplomacy at its best,” and also claimed partial credit for this year’s raise in garment worker wages and the release of activists ...
Colin Meyn and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/post-election-work-diplomacy-at-its-best%E2%80%88us-85492/
EDC slows roll on discount
State energy provider Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) has announced plans to temporarily halt the installation of new connections under its energy discount initiative for garment workers and low-income students in Phnom Penh, a program union leaders have largely praised as effective. ...
Sarah Taguiam and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/edc-slows-roll-discount
PM orders senator’s arrest over Facebook post
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday ordered the arrest of opposition senator Hong Sok Hour for “treason” over a fake treaty the senator posted to Facebook that purported to show Heng Samrin, as Cambodia’s head of state in 1979, pledging to dissolve the border between ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-orders-senators-arrest-over-facebook-post-91638/
Phnom Penh markets to be “extended”
Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh, has confirmed that the Phnom Penh Municipal Authority plans to expand the scope of sales in all 25 state markets after the COVID situation in Phnom Penh seems to be stabilising. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50871262/phnom-penh-markets-to-be-extended/
Cambodia throws the gauntlet at ASEAN as it obliterates entry restrictions
Cambodia has set the standard for other ASEAN member states to look into quarantine free travels across borders as it lifted quarantine restrictions for all fully vaccinated travellers arriving at its land, sea and air checkpoints from today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50971077/cambodia-throws-the-gauntlet-at-asean-as-it-obliterates-entry-restrictions/
China to help Cambodia build a vaccine filling factory
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that the country will continue to provide vaccine assistance according to Cambodia’s needs and help Cambodia build a vaccine filling factory. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983142/china-to-help-cambodia-build-a-vaccine-filling-factory/
Hun Sen visit seen as boosting hopes for Myanmar consensus
Though resolving Myanmar’s crisis immediately is not easy, a visit to the country by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen may pave the way to advance a consensus ASEAN member states have reached, experts say. ...
Yang Han
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006130/hun-sen-visit-seen-as-boosting-hopes-for-myanmar-consensus/
Minister of Education vows to reduce COVID-19 impact on education system
The Minister of Education, Youth and Sports has stated that Cambodia is working to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on the education system by shifting to a multidisciplinary approach in the education system. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501012722/minister-of-education-vows-to-reduce-covid-19-on-education-system/
Kingdom’s January-February exports to US jump 53 percent
Cambodia exports to the United States surged by 53.3 percent to $1,717.5 million in the first two months of this year, according to the figures from the US Census Bureau. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501056229/kingdoms-january-february-exports-to-us-jump-53-percent/
USAID-KOICA partnership to strengthen next generation of zoonotic disease experts in Cambodia
Cambodia’s next generation of experts on diseases that cross from animals to humans have received a boost thanks to a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501070376/usaid-koica-partnership-to-strengthen-next-generation-of-zoonotic-disease-experts-in-cambodia/
Overarching problems hinder search for justice for abused women: BAKC
Despite the implementation of provisions to defend abused women and girls in 2021, the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) noted some challenges due to the lack of cooperation by relevant specialised state institutions. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/overarching-problems-hinder-search-justice-abused-women-bakc
U.S. coercive diplomacy has no market on China-Cambodia naval facility
The United States is a “talented” hunter for “evidence” that could tarnish the reputation of its rivals. This time, the hunter – out to stigmatize China – turns to Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501098157/u-s-coercive-diplomacy-has-no-market-on-china-cambodia-naval-facility/
Cambodia produces over four million tons of garbage per year: official
Cambodia produces more than four million tons of garbage a year, and only a half was disposed of at dumping sites, Ministry of Environment’s secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501142231/cambodia-produces-over-four-million-tons-of-garbage-per-year-official/
Cambodia subsidises over $100 million to stabilise electricity tariffs in 2022, says PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Wednesday that the government is subsidizing more than $100 million to the state-owned Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) in 2022 to stabilize electricity tariffs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501108325/cambodia-subsidises-over-100-million-to-stabilise-electricity-tariffs-in-2022-says-pm/
Senior tourism official says Cambodia expects 4 million tourists this year
Chea Se, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism, said that Cambodia expects about 4 million tourists in 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501267838/senior-tourism-official-says-cambodia-expects-4-million-tourists-this-year/
Minister of Environment speaks on the implementation of five ways to reduce plastic waste
Dr. Eang Sophalleth, Minister of Environment, stated that implementing five methods will contribute to reducing plastic waste. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423736/minister-of-environment-speaks-on-the-implementation-of-five-ways-to-reduce-plastic-waste/
Land classifications
Land in Cambodia is divided into three classifications: private property, state private property and state public property. The distinction between state private property and state public property is essential to determining how state land is to be used. ...
Kingdom, China ink contract for rice storage facilities, drying silos
Cambodia signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract on the “Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Exports Project” with Chinese state-owned company CITIC Construction Co Ltd to build rice storage facilities and drying silos in strategic locations in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Economy and ...
PM: Ministers must delegate before 2020
Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that ministers who do not delegate responsibilities to the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development by 2020 would be removed from office, said Ngan Chamroeun, the body’s secretary-general, who is also a secretary of state at the Ministry of ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-ministers-must-delegate-2020