Hun Sen: rights organisation CCHR will not be shut down
<p>In an unexpected turn, prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Saturday that the outspoken Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will not be shut down, despite accusing the local NGO last week of serving foreign interests. In an article posted to government mouthpiece Fresh News, the ...p>
Leonie Kijewski and Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-rights-organisation-cchr-will-not-be-shut-down
Press release on the exchange of notes and record of discussions on the extension of grant aid for the purpose of the implementation of the project for the construction of teacher education colleges in Phnom Penh and Battambang
<p>On 20 December 2017 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Senior Minister prak Sokhonn and H.E. HORINOUCHI Hidehisa, Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia, will sign the Exchange of Notes and Record of Discussions on the Extension of Grant Aid up to ...p>
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Chinese demand drives construction boom in Cambodia
<p>The value of construction projects in Cambodia rose more than 22 percent to $6.4 billion in 2017 from the previous year, according to official figures released on Tuesday that showed the impact of a boom driven by Chinese investors. The high level of Chinese investment is ...p>
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/cambodia-construction/chinese-demand-drives-construction-boom-in-cambodia-idUSL3N1PB2YA
Press release: Japan provides US$342,663 for improvement of educational environment for disabled children and construction of hospital buildings
<p>On 15 February 2018, Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security projects, KUSANONE, US$342,663 in total, for improvement of educational environment for disabled children in Kandal province and construction of hospital buildings in Takeo, Mondulkiri, and Kampong Thom province. The Grant ...p>
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Hun Manet: Sihanoukville is not Macau
<p>Royal Cambodian Armed Forces chief of joint staff Hun Manet has said he disagrees that preah Sihanouk province, where Chinese investment in hotels and casinos has skyrocketed, will become a second Macau. Lieutenant General Manet made the comment on Monday during a ground-breaking ceremony for the ...p>
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112151/hun-manet-sihanoukville-is-not-macau/
NGO: ACU should investigate wealth of opposition politicians
<p>An NGO is prepping to file a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) against Cambodia National Rescue party (CNRp) officials Kem Sokha and Eng Chhay Eang, claiming the two men somehow “increased their wealth” since the national elections in 2013. Ros Sarom, the director of the ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30870/ngo--acu-should-investigate-wealth-of-opposition-politicians/
Penalties for logging falling
<p>A recent government report on protecting the country’s natural resources reveals that a total of 1,166 crimes were recorded, but only 873 ended up in court and only 293 of those cases resulted in small fines being issued. The report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31256/penalties-for-logging-falling/
Safety video for buyers of motorbikes
<p>Buyers of motorcycles under 125cc will have to watch a 10-minute video on drunk driving and road safety from next year. The move is an attempt to cut traffic deaths, particularly among young people. Nearly half of road deaths involve people aged 15 to 30. Agreement on ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33118/safety-video-for-buyers--of-motorbikes/
Chamber of commerce expands
<p>A new sub-decree to allow the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce to represent the business sector overseas, will come into force next year after prime Minister Hun Sen signs the draft into law soon, according to a Commerce Ministry official. Soeng Sophary, the ministry’s spokesperson, said the ...p>
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33044/chamber-of-commerce-expands/
Mega construction supply center
<p>A Chinese company will spend roughly $60 million to build a construction supply center on the outskirts of phnom penh after finalizing a land leasing agreement with the phnom penh Autonomous port (ppAp) on Friday. Yunnan Sengmao Investment will build the aptly named Construction Material Supplies ...p>
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33862/mega-construction-supply-center/
Notification on the establishment of the customer protection working group and the establishment of a telephone system for the public
<p>On 22 August 2017, the Cambodian Microfinance Association issued a statement confirming the establishment of the consumer protection working group, declaring five hotlines for the public who have questions or problems with the use of the association’s financial services. The five hotline numbers are: 069 77777 ...p>
Cambodian Microfinance Association
Impunity threatens Mondulkiri preserves
<p>Speaking at a workshop hosted by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) on the past four years of conservation in the so-called Eastern plains Landscape – a project with $1.42 million in funding from the EU and an additional $420,000 from USAID and the ...p>
Phak Seangly and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/impunity-threatens-mondulkiri-preserves
China to provide 100 Cambodian children with free heart surgery in 3 years
<p>China will provide 100 Cambodian children who have congenital heart disease with free surgery in three years in a program called “China-Cambodia Love Heart Journey.” The program was inaugurated on Jan 11 by visiting premier Li Keqiang and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen ...p>
Mu Xuequan
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/11/c_136888925.htm
‘Little’ campaigning done for Senate polls
<p>The National Election Committee said yesterday that three political parties standing for next week’s Senate election have done very little campaigning, while NGOs said it was a consequence of the main opposition party being dissolved. According to an NEC press release, the three parties that have ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109501/little-campaigning-done-senate-polls/
Japan reaffirms commitment to Cambodia and national election
<p>Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reaffirmed his commitment to the country and the upcoming national election as Kem Sokha’s daughter has taken to social media to demand an explanation as to why Japan is supporting an “artificial” election. Last week Japan’s ambassador to Cambodia, Hidehisa ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50110505/japan-reaffirms-commitment-cambodia-national-election/
CPP claims all 58 seats up for grabs in Senate
<p>Absent any legitimate competition, the ruling Cambodian people’s party swept all 58 elected seats in Sunday’s Senate elections, giving it near-absolute control in the upper house of parliament, according to preliminary results. The four-party ballot was expected to be a blowout for the Cpp, given its ...p>
Ben Sokhean and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cpp-claims-all-58-seats-grabs-senate
Industrial sector grows, but still reliant on garment factories
<p>The government released a summary of the country’s industrial sector over the past five years, showing a marked increase in growth across a wide variety of indicators. The report, released by the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) last week, lacks specific data but shows a ...p>
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industrial-sector-grows-still-reliant-garment-factories
Government swaps 30 hectares
<p>The Ministry of Interior is giving 30 hectares of land to a well-connected development company in exchange for a smaller piece of land on the southern outskirts of phnom penh. The land swap, announced in a sub-decree signed by prime Minister Hun Sen on January 18, ...p>
Mech Dara and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-swaps-30-hectares
Brick prices climb to towering highs on demand from Sihanoukville
<p>Brick prices in Cambodia have risen sharply in the last year, a trend that has accelerated over the first two months of this year due to growing demand from the rapidly developing coastal town of Sihanoukville. The price of 10,000 bricks hovered around $180 early ...p>
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/brick-prices-climb-towering-highs-demand-sihanoukville
Call for border registration
<p>The Cambodia National Rescue party (CNRp) has submitted a letter to the National Election Committee (NEC), asking them to help Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand to register to vote in communes along the Thai border. The letter, signed by acting party president Kem Sokha yesterday and ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30983/call-for-border-registration/
