Acknowledging U.S. role in bombing, ambassador prioritizes demining efforts
William A. Heidt, U.S. AmbaSSador to Cambodia, SayS he iS “very aware” of the hiStorical role the United StateS played in the conflict in Cambodia, which iS why he iS Seeking to prioritize the clearance of unexploded ordinance left behind by yearS of bombing. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Tension flares up again on Cambodia’s border with Laos
Dozens of Laotian soldiers started building a post on a disputed tract of land along the border on Thursday, breaking a deal made just a day earlier between Laos and Cambodia to withdraw forces until after the Khmer New Year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tension-flares-up-again-on-cambodias-border-with-laos-127704/
Pros and cons of China’s Belt and Road plan
Cambodia has been a vocal supporter of the BRI since the initiative’s conception in 2013. The BRI will offer a new framework of cooperation between Cambodia and her neighbours, through the increased connectivity that will arise in the region once the work on the improved ss='cambodia-color'>...
Samithi Sok
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39680/pros-and-cons-of-china---s-belt-and-road-plan/
Kheng seeks constitutional ban on individuals harming Cambodia’s ‘interests’
Interior Minister sar Kheng announced yesterday that he would introduce an amendment to the Constitution banning individuals from doing “anything to impact the national interests” of Cambodia, singling out ex-opposition figure Kem Monovithya as an example. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/kheng-seeks-constitutional-ban-individuals-harming-cambodias-interests
Khmer Krom warned not to join Rainsy’s new movement
The head of a Khmer Krom advocacy association yesterday issued a statement urging his followers not to join ex-opposition leader sam Rainsy’s newly minted Cambodia National Rescue Movement, claiming it will provoke violence. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/khmer-krom-warned-not-join-rainsys-new-movement
Kem Sokha’s pre-trial detention extended by six months
Jailed opposition leader Kem sokha may not face trial until after the July elections, after a Phnom Penh Municipal Court decision on Monday to extend his pre-trial detention up to another six months. Meng sopheary, sokha’s lawyer, confirmed that Investigating Judge Ky Rithy extended the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kem-sokhas-pre-trial-detention-extended-six-months
Lower Sesan 2's Power not worth a dam: NGO
While the humanitarian objections to Mondulkiri’s proposed Lower sesan 2 hydropower dam project are well documented, a report from conservation NGO International Rivers yesterday highlighted an objection of another sort: the Lower sesan wouldn’t be a very good location for a dam in the first ss='cambodia-color'>...
USDA Hikes 2013 Export Projections for Cambodia, India, U.S.
The USDA increaSed itS rice export forecaStS for India, Cambodia and the U.S. mainly due to higher production eStimateS in theSe countrieS. Cambodia&rSquo;S 2013 rice export eStimateS waS increaSed 150,000 tonS to a record 975,000 tonS, up about 21% from laSt year, Said the USDA in SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://oryza.com/content/usda-hikes-2013-export-projections-cambodia-india-us
U.S. Helps $50 Million Finance For Lower Mekong Countries
The U.S. haS declared&nbSp;today that it would help with $50&nbSp;million US dollarS for lower Mekong&nbSp;countrieS to Speed up the integration&nbSp;and connectivity in the region thiS&nbSp;year. SS='cambodia-color'>...
The Southeast Asia Weekly, P. 3
http://thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/
Cambodia’s Jasmine Rice Awarded World Best Rice for 2012
Cambodia’s aromatic variety of jasmine rice was awarded top prize at the Rice Trader World Rice Conference in Bali, Indonesia, last month Cambodia is now seeking to expand its exports of its jasmine rice and other varieties. Ung Chhengsear, a representative of Cambodian rice export company Lor ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manulife pays out to family over Everest climber’s death
Life insurance company Manulife has compensated its first client since it began operations in Cambodia in June this year, a company official said. Robert J Elliott, CEO and general manager, told the Post yesterday that Manulife disbursed its first claim to the beneficiaries of its client, ss='cambodia-color'>...
At Fuel Pumps, Price and Quality Are Anybody’s Guess
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia imports all of its fuel from abroad, but little regulation in the sector means everyday Cambodians see all kinds of prices at the pumps. Prices are high in Phnom Penh, while sometimes cheaper on the outskirts of the capital and even ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/at-fuel-pumps-price-and-quality-are-anybody-guess/1619374.html
In Koh Kong, Hundreds to Commemorate Chut Wutty’s Death
More than 600 people, including 50 Buddhist monks, who have been affected by illegal logging across the country arrived in Koh Kong province yesterday ahead of a memorial service to be held today at the site where well-known forestry activist Chut Wutty was shot dead ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hun Sen Tells Ratanakkiri’s Minorities Their Future Is Rubber
On the second day of his two-day visit to Ratanakkiri, Prime Minister Hun sen on Friday cajoled indigenous minority members about their ready adoption of new technology amid the shift away from traditional ways of life, and extolled the benefits of rubber plantations over their ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-tells-ratanakkiris-minorities-their-future-is-rubber-6519/
New Siem Reap airport’s progress slow but on track
A senior government official said a new siem Reap International Airport (NsRIA) being developed with $1 billion of investment by two Korean companies is still on track. NsRIA is wholly owned by two Korean companies, Camco Airport Co and Lees A&A, which held 50 per cent each ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010360604/Business/airport-s-progress-slow-but-on-track.html
Construction Begins to Repair Phnom Penh’s Destroyed Street 63
Workers with heavy machinery began repairing Phnom Penh’s busy street 63 on Thursday in order to get rid of the potholes and cracked concrete that has turned the street into a divot-ridden, water-logged throughway since new pipes were laid six months ago. The Japanese International Cooperation ss='cambodia-color'>...
Critics Say Hun Sen’s Land Title Program Is Biased
A controversial land titling program set up by Prime Minister Hun sen has been suspended ahead of the July 28 elections, but critics say the program should not be restarted. The titling program itself began in December 2012 and is expected to end after elections scheduled ss='cambodia-color'>...
Government’s Limits on Information Leaving Voters in the Dark
Reporters in Cambodia seeking statistics from government ministries and departments are used to being given the brush-off from time to time, but in the run-up to the July 28 national election, things appear to have worsened. The Council for the Develop­ment of Cambodia (CDC) has for ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia's trade with S. Korea up 12% in 5 months
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea haS reached 329 million U.S. dollarS in the firSt five monthS of thiS year, up 12 percent over the Same period laSt year, Showed the lateSt figureS from the Korea Trade- InveStment Promotion Agency to Phnom Penh on SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-07/17/c_132549530.htm
Thai Co-Op Seeks To Boost Cambodia’s Market Access
A delegation from a Thai agricultural co-operative yesterday discussed means of improving agricultural products and market access with representatives of the Ministry of Commerce in Phnom Penh. Kamit Likhitvidhayavuth of the Thai co-operative said his team aimed to strengthen market access for Cambodian goods. No agreement ss='cambodia-color'>...
