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
Dam resettlement site gets electricity
According to the Stung Treng Provincial Electricity Authority’s announcement yesterday, an electrical line was connected from the dam to a transmission network at the new site in Srekor. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dam-resettlement-site-gets-electricity
Interior Minister approves draft of fire safety building codes
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday approved a draft sub-decree detailing new fire safety building codes as well as regulations for businesses selling flammable materials, an official said. ...
Battambang dam 98 percent complete
Construction of a $100 million dam project and the largest reservoir in Battambang province is 98 percent complete and scheduled to be finished before Khmer New Year in April. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34258/battambang-dam-98-percent-complete/
Cambodia considers royal pardon for incarcerated mothers
Around 40 Cambodian women in prison with young children were being considered for royal pardons ahead of the Khmer New Year, an official said on Tuesday, amid criticism of their condition. ...
The Sun Daily News Staff
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1332716
Prize seeks to stymie corruption
Two organisations hope a new award, which includes cash prizes and entry into an international corruptionr-reporting conference, will encourage Cambodian journalists to up their game in reporting on corruption issues. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/prize-seeks-stymie-corruption
Shipping deals turn the tide for Cambodian economy
New shipping agreements will soon be signed between companies in Cambodia and China that will see the Kingdom’s largest port continue its transformation into a regional hub, port officials say. ...
Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13852/shipping-deals-turn-the-tide-for-cambodian-economy/
Raped maids sent back to labor agencies
The Cambodian Embassy in Malaysia returned abused Cambodian maids, including women who were raped by their employers, to work at maid recruitment agencies in that country, a new report by Human Rights Watch claims. The new York-based rights group also said Cambodian police colluded with labor ...
Issues with Kingdom's rice exports
Cambodian rice trader TTY Corporation has said the Kingdom cannot meet a new 200,000-tonne export quota for shipping high-quality rice to China. State-owned Sinograin’s order for three varieties of milled fragrant rice was a deviation from an agreement struck with TTY in August, TTY deputy director-general ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011111552751/Business/issues-with-kingdoms-rice-exports.html
China Gives $523M, Thanks Cambodia for Asean Help
Prime Minister Hun Sen returned home yesterday from a quick trip to Beijing with the promise of some $523 million in new loans and grants, one day after Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jabao praised Cambodia for helping China maintain “friendly relations” with Asean. Speaking with ...
Airport Operator to Go Ahead With Expansion
Cambodia Airports said yesterday that it planned to move forward with plans to build a new security fence at Phnom Penh International Airport ahead of next month’s Asean and East Asia summits, even though its construction will result in more than 180 families being evicted. Speaking ...
Villagers No Longer Seen As Secessionists
Villagers locked in a land dispute in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district no longer pose a secessionist threat, and those remaining in the contested area will receive new plots of land on which to live, the district governor said yesterday. District governor Chhe Chhiv said that ...
Cambodia Joins Stocks Party
Cambodia tapped into the growing global interest in Southeast Asia with the start of trading in the sole stock at its gleaming new stock exchange on Wednesday. Ordinary Cambodians and local businesses scrambled to buy into the country’s first initial public offering—of shares in a local ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304331204577351551608365784.html