Villagers resolve to depose sanctuary chief
The 1,294 families from Kampong Cham commune in Kratie province’s Sambo district who had filed a complaint demanding the removal of the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary chief is set for an inter-ministerial hearing today. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-resolve-depose-sanctuary-chief
EU reassures NGOs over timber trade with Vietnam
The European Union has quashed concerns of several Cambodia environmental NGOs over a trade deal on tropical timber with Vietnam, saying that the scheme is to promote legally harvested timber, EU Ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar said. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50541199/eu-reassures-ngos-over-timber-trade-with-vietnam/
PPSC sells 14m shares in private placement
Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSP) recently issued more than 14 million shares, bringing its total number of shares to nearly 71.9 million, according to an announcement made by the company during a press conference Friday. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50543396/ppsc-sells-14m-shares-in-private-placement/
Land dispute leaders fear for safety
Representatives of residents involved in land disputes in Kratie province’s Snuol district yesterday expressed fear for their safety following warnings by authorities that legal action will be taken against those who lead protests in Phnom Penh. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50567129/land-dispute-leaders-fear-for-safety/
Storm destroys 2,302 houses, injures two people in Svay Rieng
A total of 2,302 houses were destroyed on Friday in a storm in Svay Rieng province, with many collapsing or having their roofs torn off, National Committee for Disaster Management spokesman Keo Vy said on Sunday. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/storm-destroys-2302-houses-injures-two-people-svay-rieng
Sok Hour’s case made
Hong Sok Hour’s attorney on Monday submitted a five-page legal document making the case for charges of forgery and incitement against the Sam Rainsy Party senator to be dropped by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sok-hours-case-made
Groups urge gov’t not to return Montagnards
Eleven international organizations on Thursday condemned Cambodia’s plan to repatriate scores of Montagnards who claim to be fleeing oppression in Vietnam, while the government on Friday reiterated its position that the Montagnards were not legitimate refugees. ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/groups-urge-govt-not-to-return-montagnards-95556/
Doctor tried over fraud allegations
A medical doctor accused of fraud by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court admitted at trial yesterday to swindling $10,000 and a car from his business partners as they were setting up a pharmacy earlier this year. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/doctor-tried-over-fraud-allegations
Koh Kong authorities bar democracy training, citing new law
Provincial authorities in Koh Kong province have barred a group of law students from conducting a two-day training course on human rights and democracy, citing a controversial law passed earlier this year. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/koh-kong-authorities-bar-democracy-training-citing-new-law/3020066.html
Pilot for new voter registration system identifies key problems
Halfway into a pilot project testing a computerized voter registration system, the National Election Committee (NEC) has identified a lack of electricity and Internet access in the countryside along with inaccurate voter documentation as its main challenges. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pilot-for-new-voter-registration-system-identifies-key-problems-99786/
Opening Preah Vihear border will hurt business: tourism operator
The government may reopen the border gate in front of Preah Vihear temple in a bid to strengthen ties with Thailand as diplomatic relations improve, but local tourism operators are concerned the move would hurt their business. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23232/opening-preah-vihear-border-will-hurt-business--tourism-operators/
Cambodia’s stateless Vietnamese
Up to 750,000 Vietnamese people are believed to be living in Cambodia, about 5 percent of the country’s population, but no one knows for sure. They are almost universally stateless. Few qualify for Cambodian citizenship. ...
Michele Penna
http://www.asiasentinel.com/society/cambodia-stateless-vietnamese/
Ministers discuss Sihanoukville’s still-murky development plans
An inter-ministerial meeting that took place earlier this month in Preah Sihanouk was said to have been called to make concrete the seesawing plans of the province’s business and environmental development. ...
Sihanoukville cargo rises
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), the Kingdom’s largest maritime container hub, reported a six percent increase in cargo shipments in the first six months of the year, while tonnage rose by 10 percent in the same period. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27958/sihanoukville-cargo-rises/
PM Calls for Peace on Korean Peninsula
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on North Korea to respect the decisions made by the UN Security Council and called for the resumption of six-party talks to maintain peace and stability on the Korea Peninsula. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28472/pm-calls-for-peace-on-korean-peninsula/
CNRP district official handed $750 fine for Vietnam leaflets
An opposition CNRP organizer who last month distributed leaflets warning of Vietnamese efforts to destroy Cambodia was on Monday fined about $750 by the Takeo Provincial Court for inciting racial discrimination and set free, an official said. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-district-official-handed-750-fine-for-vietnam-leaflets-93591/
Its activists still jailed, opposition leaders discuss strategy
Key members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party met Monday to prepare a strategy for ongoing political strife with the ruling party, over border demarcation and alleged Vietnamese encroachment into Cambodian territory. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/its-activists-still-jailed-opposition-leaders-discuss-strategy/2963293.html
Ranariddh, Sokha differ over party merger reports
At events marking the third anniversary of King Norodom Sihanouk’s death Thursday, deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha and Prince Norodom Ranariddh provided differing opinions about reports suggesting that the CNRP and Funcinpec are considering a merger. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ranariddh-kem-sokha-differ-over-party-merger-reports-97336/
PM urges students not to slack
As students filed back into schools yesterday to kick off the 2015-2016 academic year, Prime Minister Hun Sen broadcasted some televised tough love, telling students to take their studies seriously for the good of the nation. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-urges-students-not-slack
Bail funds ready for jailed senator Sok Hour
Jailed Sam Rainsy Party Senator Hong Sok Hour’s bail hearing has been set for Wednesday, with his lawyers saying that they have deposited 10 million riel (about $2,500) in anticipation of a potentially favourable outcome. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bail-funds-ready-jailed-senator-sok-hour