Cambodia-China tourism pact
<p>A tourism development agreement was signed last week between Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism and China’s Shanghai Spring International Travel Service Group to boost the influx of Chinese tourists to the Kingdom. In announcing the agreement on Saturday, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said: “The memorandum ...p>
Chea Vannak and Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30853/cambodia-china-tourism-pact/
NGO to target PM, ACU head
<p>The NGO preparing to file a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) against two opposition officials will also file complaints against prime Minister Hun Sen and the ACU president after voter registration is finished, he announced yesterday. Ros Sarom, the director of the Victory Intelligent Standard ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30980/ngo-to-target-pm--acu-head/
Rice harvest largely escapes flood damage
<p>The damage to the country’s rice crops from the recent heavy rains is likely to be small, according to provincial officials, as the Agriculture Ministry stressed that flood damage to rice crops was under control. As the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology continue to warn ...p>
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30962/rice-harvest-largely-escapes-flood-damage/
Coke’s new $100 million plant
<p>Coca-Cola officially opened a new $100 million plant in phnom penh yesterday to expand its production capacity to meet increased demand for the Coke beverage in the Kingdom and Asean. The plant, situated on a 12.5-hectare land, in the phnom penh Special Economic Zone is able ...p>
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32783/coke---s-new--100-million-plant/
NGO: development hurting residents
<p>An NGO is taking aim at development companies in a new report detailing the troubling tactics of construction companies forcibly evicting residents of phnom penh. The study, released yesterday, showed that among 77 sites since 2011 throughout phnom penh where residents were evicted so their building ...p>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33111/ngo--development-hurting-residents/
Thailand gives train engine to Cambodia
<p>Thailand will provide a train engine to Cambodia for the transport of goods and tourists between the two countries, according to a government official. Thai prime Minister prayut Chan-o-cha made the promise to provide the train engine in response to efforts to increase trade and tourists ...p>
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33101/thailand-gives-train-engine-to-cambodia/
WB: Cambodians still vulnerable
<p>While the World Bank commended Cambodia for its strong economic growth and efforts to reduce poverty over the past two decades, it, however, cautioned yesterday that the agriculture and garment sectors posed challenges which could make that growth unsustainable. “An overview of the past two decades, ...p>
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33166/wb--cambodians-still-vulnerable/
Press release on the setting of interest rate cap
<p>On 13 March 2017, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) issued a press release on the setting of interest rate cap of 18 percent per annum for microfinance institutions, deposit-taking MFIs and licensed rural credit institutions to help the poor, curb over-indebtedness and reduce poverty, ...p>
National Bank of Cambodia
The temporary number of Cambodian's voter turnout in the commune election in the fourth legislature (4 June 2017)
<p>According to the public announcement released by National Election Committee dated on 4th June 2017, 85.74 percents of the total registered voters (7,865,033) went to vote for their constituency during the commune election 2017, equivalent to 6,743,329. Kampong Speu, preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Takeo, and ...p>
National Election Committee (NEC)
Stork nest discoveries celebrated
<p>Government officials and environmental groups yesterday celebrated the discovery of 121 lesser adjutant stork nests in preah Vihear province, chalking the success up to a joint programme to hire locals to guard the nests. Environment Ministry rangers and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) workers started counting ...p>
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stork-nest-discoveries-celebrated
China Believes Cambodia's Election Will Be Fair, Confirms Support
<p>China believes a general election in Cambodia this year will be fair, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday, after the United States and the European Union withdrew support for the vote following the dissolution of the main opposition party. China is Cambodia’s biggest aid ...p>
Michael Martina and Robert Birsel
http://reut.rs/2DcCI6H
China makes five proposals on securing shared future for Lancang-Mekong
<p>premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called on five nations living on the Lancang-Mekong River to consolidate political will and deepen economic ties to promote regional peace and sustainable development. China is willing to work with others to strengthen the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) as China benefits ...p>
Xinhua
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/11/c_136886297.htm
Royal Group plan for Sihanoukville beach cleared of businesses remains a mystery
<p>More than a month after businesses on a prime stretch of Occheuteal Beach were told to pack up and leave, officials in preah Sihanouk province are still unaware of local conglomerate Royal Group’s plans for the space. Evictions on the beach began around Christmas time, ...p>
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-plan-sihanoukville-beach-cleared-businesses-remains-mystery
Industries left guessing as Cambodia fails to release customs data for 2017
<p>When government-aligned Fresh News reported on Sunday that bilateral trade between the US and Cambodia had increased to $3.46 billion last year, up more than 8 percent from the year before, they weren’t using Cambodian government data. Nor was the state-run Agence Kampuchea presse using government ...p>
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industries-left-guessing-cambodia-fails-release-customs-data-2017
Koh Kong probing filling in of mangrove forest
<p>The illegal filling of a mangrove forest in peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary is being investigated, Koh Kong provincial authorities said yesterday, though officials say they still don’t know who is behind the crime. Sok Sothy, deputy provincial governor, said the sand dredging and filling in of ...p>
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-probing-filling-mangrove-forest
Press freedom ‘collapsed’ in 2017, journalist survey says
<p>The “façade of media freedom” in the Kingdom “collapsed” last year, with journalists reporting a sharp drop in their hopes for independent press, according to the results of a new survey launched yesterday. The Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) study surveyed 75 journalists from ...p>
Rinith Taing
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/press-freedom-collapsed-2017-journalist-survey-says
Costs outweigh the benefits of foreign direct investment: FAO
<p>Cambodia has been featured as a case study in a new report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focusing on the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing nations’ agricultural sectors. While the report acknowledges the positive effects ...p>
Monks enter forest fray
<p>Months ago, Chinese engineers were posting markers for a hydropower dam opposed by villagers in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley. This week, in marked contrast, monks draped trees in iconic saffron sashes as they blessed the very forest the dam would destroy. The saffron robes ...p>
Daniel Quinlan and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monks-enter-forest-fray
CCHR to host workshop for youth on electoral reform
<p>On 20 and 21 June 2014, The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will host a workshop for youth on electoral reform aimed at providing opportunities for youth participants to identify key concerns regarding electoral reform and to develop recommendations, in addition to learning about ...p>
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Beehive Radio Protest To Go Forward
<p>Independent radio broadcaster Mam Sonando says he will go forward with a planned demonstration Jan. 27, in protest of the government’s refusal to allow him to expand his radio reach and open a television station.
The Minister of Information denied permission for the expansion, but Mam ...p>
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/beehive-radio-protest-to-go-forward/1837059.html
