One more dead in shooting of village chief
A third man died of gunshot wounds in Phnom Penh Wednesday night after an Interior Ministry official gunned down a village chief and his relatives when a neighborhood dispute escalated earlier in the day, police said on Thursday.
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/one-more-dead-in-shooting-of-village-chief-103375/
New youth-oriented political party launches
A former garment worker announced plans on Thursday to launch a political party focused on alleviating the problems faced by Cambodia’s youth, targeting what he says is a lacuna in current policy.
Khy Sovuthy and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-youth-oriented-political-party-launches-103850/
Third undersea cable to plug kingdom into data fast lane
The government has contracted the private sector to build a third submarine communications cable linking Cambodia to a major international telecommunications artery in a bid to significantly increase internet speed while helping to bring down prices.
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/third-undersea-cable-plug-kingdom-data-fast-lane
Australian gaming company probed for Cambodia payment
Australian gaming firm Tabcorp on Tuesday confirmed that it was under investigation by Australian police over a possible bribe it paid in 2009 to a Cambodian consultancy connected to a sister of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Zsombor Peter and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/australian-gaming-company-probed-for-cambodia-payment-109949/
Customs bureau saves 700 Kgs of turtles, snakes near border
A major haul of wild turtles and snakes was found abandoned on Saturday morning on the banks of a small river near a checkpoint along the border with Vietnam in Kandal province, according to customs officials.
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/customs-bureau-saves-700-kgs-of-turtles-snakes-near-border-113519/
Prisoner’s pardon fails to outpace her death
A Vietnamese woman imprisoned on child sex trafficking charges in 2009 received a humanitarian royal pardon last month, but only after she had been dead for more than a month, the rights NGO Licadho said yesterday.
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prisoners-pardon-fails-outpace-her-death
Official pleads self-defense in murder trial
An Interior Ministry official who fatally shot a Phnom Penh village chief, his son and grandson during a bloodbath provoked by a petty financial dispute pleaded self-defense during his trial on Wednesday.
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/official-pleads-self-defense-in-murder-trial-113116/
City Hall lays plans for permanent cable bridge
A planned temporary bridge north of the Cambodia-Japan-Friendship Bridge will be replaced by a large and permanent cable-stayed bridge once renovation of the latter bridge is complete, a City Hall spokesman said yesterday.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall-lays-plans-permanent-cable-bridge
Ministry to investigate Prey Lang land grabs
The Prey Lang Community Network in Preah Vihear province has asked the government to investigate the building of homes in a protected area by a group of families claiming they were granted a social land concession.
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/91828/
Virgin ‘stops purchases of Oddar Meanchey REDD credits’
A Virgin Atlantic representative yesterday said that the British airline is no longer purchasing carbon credits from an area of Oddar Meanchey province set aside for a UN REDD+ program after a report describing widespread problems.
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/virgin-stops-purchases-oddar-meanchey-redd-credits
Tycoon defends claim to Kandal land near planned new airport after US visa cancelled
A tycoon implicated in a land dispute involving a massive new airport in Kandal province defended her claims to the land yesterday, one week after the US Embassy cancelled her visa in connection with the dispute.
Mech Dara and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tycoon-defends-claim-kandal-land-near-planned-new-airport-after-us-visa-cancelled
Cambodia Post hopes to deliver for e-giants
State-owned Cambodia Post plans to launch a new e-commerce company in a move to latch onto the growth of online transactions in the Kingdom and diversify its revenue streams, a company executive said yesterday.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-post-hopes-deliver-e-giants
Lottery hopes to soar on Wing network
Mohaleap Lotto, a subsidiary of Cambodia’s Royal Group, officially entered the Kingdom’s lottery gaming market this month, hoping to disrupt a business sector currently dominated by black market outlets, a company executive said yesterday.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lottery-hopes-soar-wing-network
Preliminary negotiations over Block D exploration begin
A Chinese-based oil exploration company and a Canadian partner have entered into preliminary negotiations with the government to obtain an exploration license in Block D in the Gulf of Thailand, according to a government spokesman.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/preliminary-negotiations-over-block-d-exploration-begin
Cambodia taps Japanese blockchain tech for payment system
The National Bank of Cambodia will develop a blockchain-based payment system with help from a Japanese financial technology startup to offer people a secure, low-cost way of sending and receiving money.
Kreung Minority File Complaint Over Land Clearing
Ethnic minority Kreung villagers filed a complaint against commune level authorities on Saturday for allegedly accepting money from a businessman to clear their ancestral land for a new rubber plantation in Ratanakkiri province, local NGOs and villagers said.
Group Wants Changes to Prey Long Forest Protected Plan
A local conservation group yesterday called for several changes to a draft sub-decree meant to turn Cambodia’s Prey Long Forest into a protected area, concerned it could end up harming, rather than conserving, the forest.
Khuon Narim and Saing Soenthrith, P.20
http://www.cambodiadaily.com
Villagers cry foul on land sale
Farmers from Kampong Thom province’s Baray district filed a complaint to the authorities yesterday accusing a village chief of signing off on the sale of their land to a local businesswoman.
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-cry-foul-land-sale
B’bang village heads for border
A village of 212 hectares in Battambang’s Bavel district has nearly become a ghost town after an alleged land grab by three tycoons has forced hundreds to find work abroad, locals and a rights group said yesterday.
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b%E2%80%99bang-village-heads-border
RCAF helicopter crashes, killing 5
A ROYAL Cambodian Armed Forces helicopter, one of a group of Z-9 helicopters received from China in 2013, has crashed during a training exercise in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, killing five people with one seriously injured.
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-helicopter-crashes-killing-5
