Minister tells UN ‘perfect democracy’ not realistic
<p>Foreign Minister prak Sokhonn defended the government before the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Saturday, saying that the ruling party was being held to unrealistic expectations of a “perfect democracy” while the opposition was “committing very serious crimes.” Delivering his first major address to ...p>
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-tells-un-perfect-democracy-not-realistic-118422/
Viet Nam, Cambodia pledge to further co-operative relations
<p>Viet Nam and Cambodia vowed to further tighten the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two nations in response to the wishes and aspirations of the governments and people of the two nations. By the end of 2014, Viet Nam had 167 investment projects ...p>
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/277314/viet-nam-cambodia-pledge-to-further-co-operative-relations.html
Bridging the gap between investment and accessibility in Chroy Changvar
<p>Develop in the West, but do not forget the beautiful East that is Chroy Changvar with its beautifully boastful appearance. This is the claim that prime Minister Hun Sen has used for the last decade to encourage investment and development on the dormant peninsula flanked ...p>
Open Development Cambodia has added 4 new features and updated 29 features on Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
<p>Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 34 Special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ...p>
Inside the corporate utopias where capitalism rules and Labor Laws don’t apply
<p>Under Cambodian law, the right to organize is supposed to be ironclad. No employer, government agent or citizen may impede union activity. Inside the walls of Cambodia’s largest special economic zones (SEZs), however, In These Times’ reporters saw a system designed to tightly control the workforce by ...p>
Matt Kennard and Claire Provost
http://inthesetimes.com/features/special-economic-zones-corporate-utopia-capitalism.html
More Chinese FDI on the horizon
<p>China has pledged to increase its investment in Cambodia in return for the Kingdom’s commitment to its regional policies and economic initiatives in Southeast Asia. Wang Lei, secretary-general of the Chinese-ASEAN Expo (CAEXpO) Secretariat, said on Wednesday that Cambodia had thrown its full support behind China’s ...p>
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-chinese-fdi-horizon
CNRP to rejoin national assembly
<p>Senior opposition member Son Chhay said yesterday that he and his fellow party members would enter the National Assembly to resolve some ongoing problems and planned to summon four ministers for clarifications as well as to appeal for the health minister’s resignation. After visiting opposition officials ...p>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29990/cnrp-to-rejoin-national-assembly/
Election officials brace for Pchum Ben rush
<p>Commune offices around the country are bracing for a surge in voter registrations over the pchum Ben holiday that could become a make-or-miss moment in building the foundation for upcoming elections. After nearly a month of registrations, the National Election Committee reported on Tuesday that 3.5 ...p>
Michael Dickison and Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/election-officials-brace-pchum-ben-rush-118530/
After attempted scam, ministry seeks secretary’s imposter
<p>police have started a countrywide manhunt after an anonymous caller attempted to extort money from district governors in Kampong Chhnang and Battambang while posing as Interior Ministry secretary of state Sak Sehta last month. On March 4 and then again on March 12, an anonymous caller ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23532/after-attempted-scam--ministry-seeks-secretary---s-imposter/
Japan provides US$134,526 for the project of primary health care system strengthening for mothers and children in Kampong Cham province
<p>On 5 September 2016, the Government of Japan has agreed to provide US$134,526 to pH-Japan Foundation (pHJ). The grand contract under the framework of the “Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects” was signed at the Embassy of Japan between H.E. Mr. KUMAMARU Yuji,Ambassador Extraordinary and ...p>
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Ministry warns of possible flooding
<p>The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology yesterday warned local authorities and people throughout the country to pay close attention and use caution as heavy rain, which could lead to flooding, was expected throughout the country this week. Water Resources and Meteorology Minister Lim Kean Hor ...p>
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29658/ministry-warns-of-possible-flooding/
First mine licensed to draw gold
<p>In a milestone for Cambodia’s nascent mining industry, the government has issued the first commercial mining licence to Mesco Gold, giving the Indian mining firm a green light to extract and process ore at its gold project in Ratanakkiri province, industry sources said yesterday. The landmark ...p>
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/first-mine-licensed-draw-gold
PM: keep old border posts
<p>It has been five months since the government updated the country on how far along they were with the demarcation process along the border with Vietnam. Yet prime Minister Hun Sen has an entirely different focus: the border posts slowly being replaced. In a directive sent out ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30051/pm--keep-old-border-posts/
Viet Nam, Cambodia pledge to further co-operative relations
<p>Viet Nam and Cambodia vowed to further tighten the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two nations in response to the wishes and aspirations of the governments and people of the two nations. By the end of 2014, Viet Nam had 167 investment projects ...p>
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/277314/viet-nam-cambodia-pledge-to-further-co-operative-relations.html
Mekong dams 'a grave threat to river'
<p>Experts are warning that the Lower Mekong Basin may soon face depleting fish stocks, further erosion of the coastline and rising salinity that will make rice fields uncultivable. An extensive, government- funded study by the Vietnam National Mekong Committee estimates the value of fish from ...p>
Nirmal Ghosh
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mekong-dams-a-grave-threat-to-river
Pilot project for disabled in Pailin to spread
<p>pailin province will be ground zero for a Ministry of Social Affairs’ pilot project that will offer 20,000 riel stipends monthly to poor, disabled citizens, according to ministry officials. The funds will be distributed to citizens for set amounts of time based on their level ...p>
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21618/pilot-project-for-disabled-in-pailin-to-spread/
Ministry urges caution, calm over Zika
<p>After reports of 24 more cases of the Zika virus in Singapore, bringing the total to 115 so far, the Ministry of Health has warned Cambodians traveling outside the country – especially pregnant women – to take extra safety precautions and avoid being bitten by ...p>
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29215/ministry-urges--caution--calm-over-zika/
City hall announces development plans for new road
<p>City Hall yesterday announced the preparation of infrastructure for a controversial road construction project in the Boeung Kak area near the Alserkal Grand Mosque, the largest mosque in the Kingdom, to avoid traffic jams and flooding in the area. The pilot project, inveiled in 2012, plans ...p>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29502/city-hall-announces-development-plans-for-new-road/
CARE: females slog but paid less
<p>Female workers are still being paid less than their male counterparts on construction sites, while building companies value male construction workers as more skilled than women, according to a CARE Cambodia report released Friday. CARE’s research paints a comprehensive picture of the situation of women working ...p>
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29596/care--females-slog-but-paid-less/
UN rapporteur to visit Kingdom
<p>Rhona Smith, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, will start her 10-day visit to the Kingdom today, with plans to meet government officials, opposition party activists and civil society workers. Am Sam Ath, a senior coordinator for rights group Licadho, said he was ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30568/un-rapporteur-to-visit-kingdom/
