U.S. ambassador to Cambodia visits Long Beach this week
The newest U.s. ambassador to Cambodia is visiting Long Beach, which is home to the largest population of Cambodians outside their native country – many of whom are still connected to their homeland. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Courtney Tompkins
http://www.presstelegram.com/government-and-politics/20160711/us-ambassador-to-cambodia-visits-long-beach-this-week
Land dispute pits PM’s brother against Brigade 70 general
The Kampong Speu Provincial Court haS joined the fray in a land battle between Hun Sen&rSquo;S elder brother and a general attached to RCAF&rSquo;S infamouS Brigade 70, ordering a halt to itS clearing.A court officer, joined by 20 local authority officerS and Several memberS of SS='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-dispute-pits-pms-brother-against-brigade-70-general
ILO congratulates Cambodia’s consensus on workers’ monthly minimum wage
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed its appreciation for Cambodia’s decision to increase the minimum wage of garment, textile and footwear workers to Us$140 per month, according to an ILO’s statement received by the state news agency-AKP this afternoon. ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/ilo-congratulates-cambodia%E2%80%99s-consensus-on-workers%E2%80%99-monthly-minimum-wage-9026
Another cache of buried logs found near Oknha’s sawmill
Authorities have unearthed an­other cache of high-grade logs buried near a well-known timber dealer’s sawmill in Tbong Khmum province, weeks after finding a stockpile of buried logs on the businessman’s property in the same district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-cache-of-buried-logs-found-near-oknhas-sawmill-107986/
Russia claims Cambodia failed to notify of embezzler’s arrest
Cambodian officials have not informed Russian authorities about the arrest of a wanted embezzler in sihanoukville last month, despite apprehending him at their request, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy and Sonia Kohlbacher
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/russia-claims-cambodia-failed-to-notify-of-embezzlers-arrest-110950/
Cambodia’s insurance premium up 38 pct in Q1
The insurance industry in Cambodia reported a 38-percent increase in gross premium in the first quarter of 2016 over the same period last year, the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC) said on sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24711/cambodia---s-insurance-premium-up-38-pct-in-q1/
Prime Minister Hun Sen accepts Indian vice president’s invitation
Prime Minister Hun sen has accepted the invitation to visit India, according to the state News Agency-AKP. ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-accepts-indian-vice-president%E2%80%99s-invitation-8962
Despite PM’s attack, Rainsy pushes plan to seize land
Opposition leader sam Rainsy over the weekend again raised the prospect that a future CNRP government may oversee forced redistributions of land from the rich to the poor in order to correct cases of land-grabbing under Prime Minister Hun sen’s reign.Mr. Hun sen last week ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/despite-pms-attack-rainsy-pushes-plan-to-seize-land-95600/
Hundreds of minority villagers seek M’kiri governor’s ouster
A group of 900 Bunong villagers are seeking the removal of the governor of Mondolkiri, complaining in a petition that was submitted to the government Monday that he does not respect the rights of ethnic minorities in the province. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hundreds-of-minority-villagers-seek-mkiri-governors-ouster-96510/
Government’s plan to develop public housing takes on shape
Phnom Penh’s public housing policy, aimed to provide affordable housing for the middle income class and low income class, is expected to boost the construction sector in Cambodia as an increased population and rapid urbanisation is expected to create a demand of more than a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/governments-plan-develop-public-housing-takes-shape
Acleda’s third quarter profit sits at $27.06M
Cambodia’s largest bank Acleda Bank yesterday announced its third quarter results for 2015, reporting $27.06 million in profit for the quarter, up almost 50 per cent as compared to the same period last year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/acledas-third-quarter-profit-sits-2706m
ADB supports Cambodia’s push to develop new environmental plan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the government of Cambodia to develop a National Environmental strategy and Action Plan (NEsAP) to help the country achieve its sustainable development goals. ss='cambodia-color'>...
The FINANCIAL News Staff
http://www.finchannel.com/index.php/business/item/51340-adb-supports-cambodia-s-push-to-develop-new-environmental-plan
Share price set for port’s $5.2M IPO
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the state enterprise that operates Cambodia’s second-largest port, priced its shares at 5,120 riel ($1.26) following a bookbuild to institutional investors as it looks to raise $5.2 million in an initial public offering, according to disclosure documents released yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/share-price-set-ports-52m-ipo
Cambodia’s opposition seeking support for free and fair elections
Cambodia’s opposition leaders are visiting Japan this week, calling on support for improved democracy in Cambodia through free and fair elections.The visit of sam Rainsy, the president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, and Kem sokha, the party’s vice president, coincides with the long-awaited election ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-opposition-seeking-support-for-free-and-fair-elections/3051740.html
Kingdom’s three airports to see passenger traffic take off
Passenger traffic at all three of Cambodia’s international airports is expected to grow this year despite the economic slowdown in Asia’s biggest economy, which could see many Chinese tourists tightening their belt. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-three-airports-see-passenger-traffic-take
Thai company’s return to sugar group challenged by NGOs
Three local NGOs have filed a com­plaint with international sug­ar industry group Bonsucro for re­admitting Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol even though thousands of fam­ilies forced off the company’s for­mer plantations in Oddar Mean­chey province have yet to be fully compensated. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thai-companys-return-to-sugar-group-challenged-by-ngos-107852/
Trade officials aim for bigger bite of China’s market
Cambodian trade officials are urging their Chinese counterparts to boost imports of Cambodian rubber, cassava, sugar and pepper to narrow the trade imbalance between the two countries, officials said after a meeting last week. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21100/trade-officials-aim-for-bigger-bite-of-china---s-market/
Math behind PM’s canceled ELCs claim still a mystery
On Friday, it will have been a month since Prime Minister Hun sen took the stage during the opening of the Environment Ministry’s palatial new headquarters in Phnom Penh to announce that 1 million hectares had been confiscated from wayward landholders and would be doled ss='cambodia-color'>...
Zsombor Peter and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/math-behind-pms-canceled-elcs-claim-still-a-mystery-110340/
Failure to enforce jobs quota law shortchanges Cambodia’s disabled
If there is to be an end to the cycle of poverty that afflicts many Cambodians with disabilities, then most experts agree that stable employment will be one of the prerequisites. ss='cambodia-color'>...
David Hutt
http://sea-globe.com/lack-enforcement-cambodia-disabled-law/
Low marks for Cambodia’s efforts to combat illicit trade
Cambodia ranked third-worst for illicit trade out of 17 countries in the Asia-Pacific region in a recently released index by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that analysed governments’ abilities to combat illegal trade operations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kali Kotoski and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/low-marks-cambodias-efforts-combat-illicit-trade