NA President Sudary addresses ‘2024 Women Speakers Summit’
The president of the National Assembly Khuon sudary has shared the government’s action plan to eliminate maternal mortality and violence against women and girls with delegates at the “2024 Women speakers summit” in Paris, France. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501453585/na-president-sudary-addresses-2024-women-speakers-summit/
NEC touts ‘successful’ election
The National Election Committee’s (NEC) “successful” holding of the 2023 general election reflected the proper implementation of the Kingdom’s Constitution, laws and relevant legal documents, said NEC vice-chairman Nuth sokhom as he addressed an August 14 meeting held to summarise the electoral work. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-touts-successful-election
PPWSA plans to produce and supply more than 245 million cubic meters of clean water to the people of Phnom Penh by 2023
Sim Sitha, Under Secretary of State, MiniStry of InduStry, Science, Technology and Innovation and Chairman of the Board of DirectorS of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority haS Set up a plan to produce and Supply clean water of more than 245 million cubic meterS to SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501298576/ppwsa-plans-to-produce-and-supply-more-than-245-million-cubic-meters-of-clean-water-to-the-people-of-phnom-penh-by-2023/
Parties express satisfaction with ballot slot positions
While Prime Minister Hun sen expressed satisfaction at his Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) 20th spot on the list, the Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) expressed surprise at having drawn the same number that the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) drew in the last election. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-express-satisfaction-ballot-slot-positions
National budget for next year set at $7.66 billion
The government has planned a national budget of more than $7.66 billion for 2020, which will be divided by sectors across 39 ministries and institutions. A press release issued by the Council of Ministers on Friday following a plenary meeting said the government expects the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-budget-next-year-set-766-billion
National plan to strengthen gov’t anti-drug campaign
The National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023 directS the authoritieS and relevant inStitutionS to carry out effective prevention, crackdown and reSolution of drug iSSueS, and all commune authoritieS to be confident in dealing with drug problemS in their areaS. The directive waS made during the drafting SS='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-plan-strengthen-govt-anti-drug-campaign
Germany’s Merkel sends PM ‘congratulations’ on poll win
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel became the first leader of a Western democracy to congratulate Prime Minister Hun sen on his party’s landslide victory in the July 29 national elections, issuing a letter wishing him success over the course of his new term of office. Observers, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/germanys-merkel-sends-pm-congratulations-poll-win
U.S. business executives eye investment potential in Cambodia
More than a dozen of American company representatives are visiting Cambodia to look into investment opportunities, a Cambodian spokesman said Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-09/04/c_133621460.htm
Cambodia to release official results of general election on Aug 4
Official results of Cambodia’s general election with the allocation of seats in the National Assembly will be announced on Aug. 4, said the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335571/cambodia-to-release-official-results-of-general-election-on-aug-4/
Forces prevent Women’s Day march
Some 400 women from variouS aSSociationS, unionS and civil Society organiSation were blocked by Phnom Penh municipal Security forceS from marching from the Olympic Stadium to the Council of MiniSterS to deliver a joint petition on International Women&rSquo;S Day which fell on Friday. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forces-prevent-womens-day-march
CARE: females slog but paid less
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29596/care--females-slog-but-paid-less/
Using technology to counter gender-based violence in Cambodia
As the risks of abuse and violence against women morph with societal changes in Cambodia, technology and social media are helping those in need to stay one step ahead. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Joanna Mayhew
http://www.dw.com/en/using-technology-to-counter-gender-based-violence-in-cambodia/a-18657639
PM says people can topple him if gov’t breaks its campaign pledges
Prime Minister Hun sen said on Wednesday that the people could rebel to overthrow him if he did not follow through on his promises. However, he said that would be unnecessary as he would voluntarily step down if such was the case. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-says-people-can-topple-him-if-govt-breaks-its-campaign-pledges
Disappointed in election preparations in Cambodia, house committee to meet on possible sanctions
The lawmakers were set to discuss the Cambodia Democracy Act and an amendment that could see Phnom Penh handed further sanctions over its crackdown on the opposition, civil society, and independent media. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Khemara
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/us-congress-to-hold-final-hearing-on-possible-cambodia-sanctions/4398333.html
CPP lawmaker visits migrants in Thailand
A Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) lawmaker has said that the Kingdom’s migrant workers in Thailand have vowed to return home to vote in the July 29 national elections. But a former deputy president of the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) expressed doubts that this ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-lawmaker-visits-migrants-thailand
Officials from six countries meet to save Eld’s deer
Officials, scientists and conservationists from six countries yesterday gathered for a three-day conference in the capital to share their experience in conserving the endangered Eld’s deer. About 50 people from Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, where the species is found, will share their ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50553628/officials-from-six-countries-meet-to-save-elds-deer/
Families file land dispute complaint
Thirteen families who live along the road to late Khmer Rouge commander Ta Mok’s house in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district filed a complaint with authorities on Tuesday after being told they would not get land titles. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50483805/families-file-land-dispute-complaint/
Hun Sen lays out party’s platform
Caretaker Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday credited liberating Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge as among the reasons why people will vote for his ruling Cambodian People Party (CPP) in the July 29 national elections. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-lays-out-partys-platform
Parties set to make history
Some 270,000 SupporterS of competing political partieS will participate in rallieS in Phnom Penh on Friday when campaigning endS &ndaSh; the largeSt Such gathering in the Kingdom&rSquo;S hiStory. It will be the final puSh aS the 20 partieS taking part in the July 29 national SS='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-set-make-history
Concern over jobs for disabled
Civil society organisations and government representatives expressed concern on Tuesday about the limited job opportunities for the Kingdom’s disabled people and other challenges that regularly face them. They complained that most job seekers with disabilities still had limited skills and education. This contributed to their ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/concern-over-jobs-disabled