Cambodia backs enhanced security role for Japan
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong expressed support Monday for Japan’s plan to give its Self-Defense Forces a greater role to contribute to global peace and stability, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said after meeting with his counterpart in Phnom Penh.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140630/cambodia-backs-enhanced-security-role-japan
Land concession woes aired
Village representatives in Ratanakkiri yesterday shared their land grievances with the European Union ambassador, requesting he relay to the government their appeal that no further 99-year land concessions be granted to private companies.
Although the Post was not permitted to attend the full two-hour meeting, NGOs present at
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-concession-woes-aired
Journalists, publisher arrested over alleged timber extortion
Three reporters and a publisher were arrested in two separate cases of attempted extortion in Stung Treng and Kratie provinces on Sunday after stopping vehicles suspected of carrying illegally logged timber, according to local authorities.
Mom Mon, 54, and Kim Noeun, 28, reporters for the Sangkum Khmer and
Kampong Thom temples next on UNESCO wish list
Kampong Thom’s Sambor Prei Kuk temple complex will be the next Cambodian site nominated for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An announced yesterday at the 20th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA).
The seventh-century complex, which predates Angkor Wat by
Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-thom-temples-next-unesco-wish-list
Civil society groups appeal for international intervention for the release of 23 protesters
181 national and international non-governmental organizations handed over their petitions to foreign embassies on Thursday to seek the release of 23 people who were arrested in protest crackdowns.
A group of some 50 representatives marched along the streets and submitted the petitions to the German, Sweden
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MzYwOTcwZDY5ZjV
Talks could restart after Rainsy return
Talks between the opposition and ruling parties to break the political deadlock that has now dragged on for more than six months could soon occur, Cambodia National Rescue Party officials said yesterday, ahead of party leader Sam Rainsy’s return from abroad.
Kuoy Bunroeun, head of the
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/talks-could-restart-after-rainsy-return
Phnom Penh Governor tells officials to monitor city’s markets
Acting on direct orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen, Phnom Penh Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong on Tuesday called on municipal officials to strictly monitor the companies that collect daily fees from the city’s market vendors.
Mr. Hun Sen called out the governor in a speech on
Insurance investment in construction and property see year-on-year increases
Cambodia’s insurance business is continuing to make strides, with the total value of engineering insurance reaching approximately $4 million in 2013, a significant increase compared to 2012.
According to data recently released by the Insurance Association of Cambodia, the value of engineering insurance purchased in 2013
Britain eyes 5 bln USD trade volume with Cambodia by 2020: envoy
British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy David Puttnam said Thursday that the country looked to boost bilateral trade volume with Cambodia to $5 billion by 2020.
“The bilateral trade between the UK and Cambodia reached $1 billion last year and we expect the trade volume will hit
Global Times
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/846621.shtml#.UxlBOD-Sylt
Cambodia envoy lauds Clark airport growth
Cambodia Ambassador Tuot Panha said the viability of Clark International Airport will make it one of the progressive international gateways in the Philippines.
The ambassador said she would like to see flights between Clark and Phnom Penh or Clark and Siem Reap, now one of the
Sun Star News Staff
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/03/09/cambodia-envoy-lauds-clark-airport-growth-332246
Cambodia urges religious leaders to help stop violence against children
Cambodia on Monday called on all religious leaders to help stop violence against children by making their followers fully aware of children’s rights, officials said.
“We urge all religious leaders to use their religious texts and teachings to stop parents from using violence against children and
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/850380.shtml#.UzElCPmSxqU
Tourism numbers give boost to Sihanoukville property prices
Property has seen a boost in Sihanoukville city in the first quarter of this year, underpinned by increased tourist numbers year-on-year.
Cheng Kheng, director of CPL Real Estate Company and president of the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association, said the outlook on property in Sihanoukville
Sum Manet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/tourism-numbers-give-boost-sihanoukville-property-prices
Industry urged to go green
Small and medium-size enterprises (SME) have been urged by the Cambodian government to employ more environmentally friendly practices at a green industry workshop in Phnom Penh yesterday.
Cham Prasidh, minister for the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, said SMEs and handicraft producers’ reliance on fossil fuels
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industry-urged-go-green
How can ASEAN realize its economic integration by 2015?
The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, has chosen 2015 as the year to realize its economic integration as the ASEAN Economic Community. Yet, there are only several months left, ASEAN doesn’t seem to be ready. How can ASEAN realize this goal?
Although
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MTZhZWQ0N2FhZjI
Two more Anonymous Hackers arrested
Two more alleged members of the hacking group Anonymous Cambodia were arrested Thursday for attacking the website of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and taking it offline for more than two hours this week, an official confirmed Friday.
“We arrested two men and they were both sent
Kuch Naren and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-more-anonymous-hackers-arrested-57976/
Defendants cut off as 23’s trial goes on
When union leader Vorn Pov was finally allowed to give testimony yesterday on the third day of the trial of 23 men arrested during a garment strike in January, he found himself cut off by an attorney ordering him to answer only the exact question
May Titthara, Buth Reaksmey Kongkea and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defendants-cut-23%E2%80%99s-trial-goes
Six evicted Boeng Kak families strike land deal
Six families that were evicted from the Boeng Kak lake community, including long-time activist Heng Mom, confirmed Wednesday that they had accepted a deal from Phnom Penh City Hall for plots of land and titles in the same neighborhood.
The families have agreed to plots of
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/six-evicted-boeng-kak-families-strike-land-deal-61833/
Minister lauds controversial sugar industry
Environment Minister Say Sam Al on Wednesday lauded the country’s controversial sugar industry and the jobs it has created, saying that companies operating in the sector need to be defended against the widespread criticism they have been receiving.
Rights groups and the opposition CNRP have undertaken
Khuon Narim and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-lauds-controversial-sugar-industry-64810/
Rainsy talks election fallout with visiting us delegates
Representatives from the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on Friday met with senior leaders from the opposition CNRP to discuss the political situation in Cambodia since last year’s disputed national election.
In the hourlong meeting at CNRP headquarters, which U.S. delegate Paul Grove declined to comment
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rainsy-talks-election-fallout-with-visiting-us-delegates-52962/
Gender gains lacking: report
Cambodian women are bumping up against a steadfast glass ceiling, according to an annual report by the Cambodian National Council for Women.
The report, released yesterday, tracks what the government has done to execute the prime minister’s 16 recommendations regarding women’s access to and engagement in
Chhay Channyda and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gender-gains-lacking-report
