Mental health plan risky: experts
Earlier this year, a mob in Takeo province beat a mentally ill man to death, then dragged his body into the rice paddies and set it on fire. The 27-year-old was suspected of robbery. This week, Takeo Governor Lay Vannak launched a campaign to combat future ...
Rebecca Moss and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mental-health-plan-risky-experts
Rights group condemns trade union draft law
The Cambodian government is trying to weather criticism over the lack of transparency concerning the proposed draft law on NGOs that is now in the hands of the National Assembly. But another important draft law regulating trade unions is being heavily criticized for violating international ...
Donald Lee
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12089/rights-group-condemns-trade-union-draft-law/
Homes for ‘sorcerers’ in short supply: Cops
Authorities in Ratanakkiri province are struggling to find a plot of land that could safely house an accused sorcerer who has been held in protective custody at a district police station for the past two months. Forty-eight-year-old ethnic Jarai Rocham Kin fled his home in the ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/homes-sorcerers-short-supply-cops
Rough start for CSX’s second listing
Grand Twins International launched its IPO one year ago to much fanfare, but a dwindling stock price has failed to generate much confidence in Cambodia’s fledgling bourse Despite the initial fanfare at the Cambodia Securities Exchange over the listing of Grand Twins International 12 months ago, ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/rough-start-csxs-second-listing
Many split on whether Cambodia should follow US on same-sex marriage
The reach of a US Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage has been far, even in Cambodia, where the decision was much discussed over social media. That has given some in the country’s LGBT community hope, but it has also exposed divisions in ...
Public bus system works, but needs improvement, riders say
For many residents of Phnom Penh, a public bus system makes sense. The traffic in the capital is crowded with cars, SUVs and motor scooters, making public transportation a good, affordable option. Right now, a bus system that started in 2014 is working, but many ...
Ros Puthineat
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/public-bus-system-works-but-needs-improved-riders-say/2913585.html
A fishy situation in Cambodia’s biggest lake
“Turn the lights off soon, or people will see us,” the young fisherman said in a muted voice that was barely audible, even in the pre-dawn quiet. The fact that fishermen are resorting to sneaking into the lake’s protected areas speaks of an alarming ...
News24 Staff
http://www.news24.com/Green/News/A-fishy-situation-in-Cambodias-biggest-lake-20150817
Masterplan for Preah Sihanouk province
Preah Sihanouk province will soon become a multi-purpose special economic zone and potentially the industrial hub of Cambodia, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50688097/masterplan-for-preah-sihanouk-province
CDC okays 15 more projects this month
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has issued final registration certificates to 15 investment projects since April 2 worth a total of $225.5 million and which are expected to generate 7,620 jobs. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-15-more-projects-month
A man detained for trapping wildlife
The provincial court of Mondulkiri province on Tuesday evening ordered police officers to temporarily detain a man in prison accused of “trapping wildlife” in Sre Pork Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://bit.ly/2ULWhbW
Bushmeat seized in Battambang, Pursat, three sent to court
The Battambang provincial Department of Environment on Sunday detained three out of eight people for electrocuting 123 painted stork babies at the Prek Toal conservation area in Ek Phnom district. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bushmeat-seized-battambang-pursat-three-sent-court
Cambodia new investments totaling $900 million spread over nine provinces
Cambodia registered 40 new investment projects worth more than US$900 million in the first three months of this year, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706552/cambodia-new-investments-totaling-900-million-spread-over-nine-provinces/
Guidelines for closed fishing season released
The Fisheries Administration banned the use of some fishing gears during the closed fishing season, which will begin early June, to contribute to the preservation and protection of fishery resources for future generations. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50724664/guidelines-for-closed-fishing-season-released/
Vietnam ambassador questioned over border tents
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has questioned Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh over the setting up of tents by its soldiers in a disputed border area in Kandal province. .. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50729509/vietnam-ambassador-questioned-over-border-tents/
Thirty people screened for COVID-19 after contact with latest patient
Contact tracing efforts from the 30-year-old COVID-19 patient diagnosed on Saturday have led to the identification of 30 people, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50731638/thirty-people-screened-for-covid-19-after-contact-with-latest-patient/
Unemployment rate in Cambodia at 0.3 percent
Some 99.7 percent of the total 10 million workforces in Cambodia have jobs, according to a message of Prime Minister Hun Sen on the 134th International Labour Day. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719240/unemployment-rate-in-cambodia-at-0-3-percent/
Cambodia’s rubber exports increase by 17 percent in first five months
Cambodia exported 97,175 tonnes of rubber to foreign markets in the first five months of this year, an increase by 17 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50741048/cambodias-rubber-exports-increase-by-17-percent-in-first-five-months/
70 percent decline in Malaria cases
The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that in the first nine months of this year, there has been a 70 percent decrease in malaria cases when compared to the same period last year. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50779318/70-percent-decline-in-malaria-cases/
All Cinemas, Museums and Theatres closed
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced that all cinemas, museums and theatres in Cambodia are to be closed immediately for a period of 2 weeks from today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50787688/all-cinemas-museums-and-theatres-closed-for-2-weeks/
CMAA thank donors for contribution to demining effort
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) yesterday expressed its appreciation for the support provided by the United States to clear Cambodia of landmines and explosive remnants of war. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50759201/cmaa-thank-donors-for-contribution-to-demining-effort/