Ministry pledges to up female hiring numbers
New targets have been set to boost the number of women in positions of influence, according to an initiative launched yesterday by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-pledges-female-hiring-numbers
World Bank readies another project
The World Bank is considering yet another internally funded project in Cambodia that, if approved, would lift the organization’s four-year-old freeze on new lending to the country. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-readies-another-project-100986/
Mega dam threatens Mekong dolphins
Only 80 Mekong River dolphins remain. Conservation efforts are underway in Cambodia but these unique animals are facing a new threat from a mega dam in neighboring Lao. ...
DW Team
http://www.dw.com/en/mekong-irrawady-dolphins-global-ideas-biodiversity-cambodia-dam/a-19018078
Renewables can replace fossil fuels by 2050: WWF
Cambodia can realistically get 90 per cent of its energy from wind, solar and biomass by 2050, the World Wildlife Federation found in a new report published yesterday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/renewables-can-replace-fossil-fuels-2050-wwf
EU market could tap into tapioca
Local agro-industrial conglomerate Mong Reththy Group is negotiating a new partnership that would send large-volume shipments of Cambodian cassava products to Europe for the first time. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-market-could-tap-tapioca
Florican population faces extinction threat
The increase in commercial dry-season rice cultivation in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap floodplain is threatening the survival of the critically endangered Bengal florican, a new study suggests. ...
Phak Seangly and Jovina Chua
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/florican-population-faces-extinction-threat
Agriculture scholarships to help nurture local talent
A new agriculture scholarship and research grant were launched yesterday with the aim of nurturing local expertise by providing students opportunities to pursue graduate degrees and conduct research. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5086816/agriculture-scholarships-help-nurture-local-talent/
NGOs may have stymied government health care: report
A new study examining the development of health care in post-conflict societies suggests that the influx of NGOs in Cambodia may have weakened the government health sector. ...
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-may-have-stymied-government-health-care-report
TB diagnoses lag: study
A lack of diagnostic equipment in Cambodia is causing cases of tuberculosis to be both over- and under-reported in children, a new study finds. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tb-diagnoses-lag-study
Border passes set for Battambang residents
Battambang provincial authorities yesterday announced a new border pass for provincial residents to ease their crossing into Thailand, following a similar announcement by Banteay Meanchey province on Tuesday. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099869/border-passes-set-battambang-residents/
Gov’t finishes sub-decree listing traffic fines
The government has finished drafting a sub-decree that lays out the fines that will be levied against violators of the country’s new Land Traffic Law, officials said Tuesday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-finishes-sub-decree-listing-traffic-fines-87545/
Office prices stable, but could rise as rentals expire
As the time for tenants to change office space comes closer as leases expire, new office spaces are opening around Phnom Penh with some seeing positive results while others struggle. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/office-prices-stable-could-rise-rentals-expire
German lawyer appointed to politically sensitive tribunal post
German lawyer Michael Bohlander has been appointed as the new international co-investigating judge at the Khmer Rouge tribunal by King Norodom Sihamoni, the tribunal announced in a statement Monday. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/german-lawyer-appointed-to-politically-sensitive-tribunal-post-92384/
IFC to step-up sustainable agriculture in Cambodia
A new partnership between the International Financial Corporation, London-based Mars Food and local company Battambang Rice Investment Co., Ltd, seeks to boost sustainable farming practices in the Kingdom. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50493519/ifc-to-step-up-sustainable-agriculture-in-cambodia/
Premier puts the brakes on driver IDs
The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation stopped issuing new driver’s licences yesterday on the heels of a pledge by Prime Minister Hun Sen to lower their cost. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/premier-puts-brakes-driver-ids
Ratanakkiri sanitation push starts
The Ministry of Rural Development, UNICEF and NGO Plan International Cambodia on Monday launched a new project to improve access to sanitation for 2,000 families in Ratanakkiri province. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanakkiri-sanitation-push-starts
Parents using toxic balms on babies: report
Cambodian parents are commonly using medicinal balms and oils such as “Tiger Balm” on their newborn children despite potentially toxic effects, according to a new report. ...
Erin Handley and Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parents-using-toxic-balms-babies-report
Kingdom’s road infrastructure pressured by increased car sales
Rising incomes are driving the growth of new and used car sales in the Kingdom, putting pressure on the Kingdom’s limited road infrastructure, an industry specialist said yesterday. ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-road-infrastructure-pressured-increased-car-sales
Prime minister defends traffic law, slams sister
Prime Minister Hun Sen hit back at critics of the new traffic law on Tuesday, singling out his own sister for what he said were unnecessarily negative Facebook posts. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-defends-traffic-law-slams-sister-104511/
Japan signs deal to fund aid projects
The Japanese ambassador is set to sign a new aid package today pledging about $140 million worth of support for various projects, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-signs-deal-fund-aid-projects