Families living around lake evicted
<p>prek pnov district authorities have evicted families living illegally around Boeng Tamouk lake, phnom penh’s largest reservoir, part of which is to be reclaimed to build a market. Sim Sophang, district administrative chief, said there will be no compensation. “There is no policy to compensate them ...p>
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50605742/families-living-around-lake-evicted/
Labour Ministry to introduce ICT in its vocational training initiatives
<p>The Ministry of Labour on Friday said it plans to introduce information technological skills in its vocational training initiatives in order to prepare the Kingdom’s workforce in the face of growing automation in the labour market. During a United Nations meeting on the future of ...p>
Apsara Authority warns of online posts illegally offering land
<p>The Apsara Authority yesterday warned that it will take legal action against Facebook users who advertise land for sale located in the Angkor Archaeological park. Apsara Authority spokesman Long Kosal said some Facebook account owners have advertised land for sale at the site which is ...p>
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50617075/apsara-authority-warns-of-online-posts-illegally-offering-land/
Oddar Meanchey forestry official denies logging collusion allegation
<p>A senior forestry official, based in Oddar Meanchey province’s Trapaing prasat district, on Wednesday, denied villagers’ accusations that he had colluded with an alleged timber trader – a soldier who also denied any wrongdoing. Residents of Trapaing prasat village say that Trapaing prasat district Forestry ...p>
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oddar-meanchey-forestry-official-denies-logging-collusion-allegation
New appointments at the NEC following shake-up
<p>National Election Committee (NEC) chairman Sik Bun Hok instructed his officials to uphold the law following a shake-up of department leaders and secretariat heads within the electoral body on Wednesday. Bun Hok said at the ceremony in which the newly appointed department directors and secretariat ...p>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-appointments-nec-following-shake
Cambodia’s total mortgages near $3.5B
<p>Mortgage loans in Cambodia continue to surge this year, according to Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC). The credit body’s consumer report showed that outstanding mortgages hit $3.42 billion at the end of June. CBC’s data showed that loans have increased by 30 percent from the same ...p>
Hor Kimsay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50635423/cambodias-total-mortgages-near-3-5b/
Sar Kheng: Cambodia is still negotiating to keep EBA, GSP status
<p>Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has said that Cambodia is still trying to keep its access to the EU’s Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement and the US’ General System of preferences (GSp) through negotiations. His remarks came during his mission to Germany from September 24 ...p>
Hun Sen off to Vietnam to sign border agreements
<p>prime Minister Hun Sen will pay an official visit to Vietnam on Saturday and is set to meet his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan phuc to sign two border demarcation agreements. Var Kimhong, chairman of Cambodia Border Affairs Committee, yesterday said the two leaders are set to ...p>
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50647019/hun-sen-off-to-vietnam-to-sign-border-agreements/
Ministry report notes drop in number of construction workers
<p>The Land Management Ministry has released a report which says the number of workers in the construction sector during the first nine months of this year has dropped by more than 30 percent when compared to the same period last year. However, its findings are being ...p>
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50651594/ministry-report-notes-drop-in-number-of-construction-workers/
GDCE’s revenue up 35 percent
<p>Revenue at the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) saw a significant increase during the first nine months of the year, growing by 35 percent over the corresponding period last year, GDCE’s director said last week. From January to September, the department collected almost $2.4 ...p>
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50652815/gdces-revenue-up-35-percent/
Families instructed to remove illegal huts near Phnom Kulen
<p>The Banteay Srei district authority in Siem Reap province ordered some 1,000 families to dismantle hundreds of huts they had illegally built to grab state land near phnom Kulen, in Tbeng Lech village and Srah Khvav village in Tbeng commune. District governor Khim Finan said ...p>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-instructed-remove-illegal-huts-near-phnom-kulen
Kingdom-VN forces ink accord
<p>Lieutenant General Hun Manet, the commander of the infantry of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), and the chief of the Vietnamese defence forces have agreed to strengthen ties and cooperate further in managing and defending the border. Infantry command said on a working visit ...p>
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/kingdom-vn-forces-ink-accord
Leaked report decries reservoir
<p>The final report assessing the impact of a future dam in Kratie has claimed that the dam project could result in “killing the life” of the Mekong River. This final report said the project’s location is the worst possible for a dam and would have ...p>
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/leaked-report-decries-reservoir
Union group slams NSSF fainting move
<p>The Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) on Saturday criticised the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for a statement that said faintings caused by low levels of essential minerals in workers’ blood are to be classed as an accident and not put down to bad working ...p>
Yon Sineat
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-group-slams-nssf-fainting-move
Transparency International Cambodia won't participate in monitoring the upcoming national election in July
<p>On 20 June 2018, Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) announced a press release to inform the public and relevant stakeholders that TI Cambodia will not participate in monitoring the upcoming national election scheduled for 29 July 2018. TI Cambodia has previously engaged in electoral reforms ...p>
Transparency International Cambodia
Khmer Will Party seeks to rope in 3M voters before national poll
<p>At its party conference on Sunday, the Khmer Will party (KWp) claimed its plan was to gather the support of three million former Cambodia National Rescue party (CNRp) followers as it heads for the national polls on July 29. It also criticised the populist call, ...p>
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/khmer-will-party-seeks-rope-3m-voters-national-poll
Forest crimes are up, as elections occupy cops
<p>Activists in the northern provinces of Cambodia claimed on Tuesday that while police forces are busy providing security for the July 29 national elections, they are witnessing a worrying spike in forest crimes. prey Lang Community Network activist phok Hong told The post that forest ...p>
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forest-crimes-are-elections-occupy-cops
Sar Kheng: Sokha requested security
<p>Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Sunday revealed the story behind the transfer of former opposition party leader Kem Sokha from Trapaing phlong prison in Tbong Khmum province to his house in the capital. Speaking at the ruling Cambodian people’s party (Cpp) headquarters in prey Veng ...p>
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-sokha-requested-security
‘At a loss’ over land clearance
<p>The authorities are at a loss over who had cleared and demarcated more than 50ha of mangrove forests in Village I, Tumnob Rolok commune, Stung Hav district, in preah Sihanouk province. Kim Hak, who heads the community protecting the flooded Tumnob Rolok forest and the ...p>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/loss-over-land-clearance
Sub-decrees approve creation of new districts
<p>prime Minister Hun Sen has issued two sub-decrees reclassifying two communes in phnom penh as districts, as per a request made by Interior Minister Sar Kheng last week. In the separate sub-decrees, obtained by Khmer Times yesterday, Boeng Keng Kang I, Boeng Keng Kang II, Boeng Keng Kang ...p>
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50572812/sub-decrees-approve-creation-of-new-districts/
