Press release of the MLMUPC Annual Report Conference 2017 and strategic plan for 2018
<p>On 28th of December 2017, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban planning and Construction (MLMUpC) has organized the Annual Report Conference for 2017 and the strategic plan for 2018 with approximately 800 participants. The conference fully agreed on the Ministry’s annual report and the 2018’s strategic plan with 19 major ...p>
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Press Release on the result of the meeting on the solutions to the disputed ELC for sugar cane plantation for exportation in 4 provinces: Koh Kong, Kampong Speu, Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey
<p>On 10 October 2017, a meeting discussion on “Solutions to the Disputed Economic Land Concession for Sugar Cane plantation for Exportation” in 4 provinces: Koh Kong, Kompong Speu, preah Vihear, and Oddar Meanchey, was held at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban planning and Construction, ...p>
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Cambodia Life takes long view approach
<p>A new, government-owned life insurance company aims to provide a safety net for Cambodian families, according to In Meatra, director-general of the Cambodia Life Insurance Company plc.
Located on the 21st floor of Canadia Tower, Cambodia Life opened on May 21 and has 23 employees. “Cambodia ...p>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062256944/Business/cambodia-life-takes-long-view.html
Cambodia benefits from zero tariffs in RCEP trade deal, sees surge in exports
<p>Cambodia’s exports to the Regional Comprehensive Economic partnership (RCEp) countries reached $4.59 billion in the first seven months of this year, marking a significant 21% growth compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. The boost in exports ...p>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346937/cambodia-benefits-from-zero-tariffs-in-rcep-trade-deal-sees-surge-in-exports/
Government kicks off pension scheme for private sector
<p>The government has launched a social security pension fund aimed at providing retirement benefits to private sector employees, in a move applauded by civil society groups and workers. ...p>
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/government-kicks-off-pension-scheme-for-private-sector/
China-funded Ream base construction includes new pier, US think tank says
<p>Chinese-funded construction, including land clearing, several new structures and a new pier, “continues to transform” Sihanoukville’s Ream Naval Base “at a rapid pace,” a U.S. think tank said Tuesday. ...p>
Sorn Sarath and Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/china-funded-ream-base-construction-includes-new-pier-us-think-tank-says/
Environmental activists petition the Ministry of Environment to designate Koh Kong Krao as a marine national park
<p>Environmental activists submitted a petition to the Ministry of Environment on August 23 requesting the ministry to designate Koh Kong Krao as a marine national park after the government granted rights to Ly Yong phat’s Koh Kong SEZ. ...p>
Sovann Sreypich
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/environmental-activists-submit-the-petition-to-em-to-designate-koh-kong-krao-as-marine-national-park/
NEC set to reject opposition parties, NGOs’ key recommendations to improve elections
<p>The National Election Committee (NEC) appears set to reject key recommendations from civil society and opposition political parties intended to improve fairness and transparency in the July national elections. ...p>
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/nec-set-to-reject-opposition-parties-ngos-key-recommendations-to-improve-elections/
Prime minister orders armed forces to shoot down drones along Vietnam border
<p>prime Minister Hun Sen ordered troops stationed along the border with Vietnam to start “shooting down” unidentified drones flying into Cambodia’s territory, in a Tuesday Facebook Live post. ...p>
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/prime-minister-orders-armed-forces-to-shoot-down-drones-along-vietnam-border/
Prime Minister Hun Sen shuts down independent media VOD
<p>prime Minister Hun Sen announced the government will revoke the license for media outlet VOD in a Facebook post Sunday evening, after he previously demanded an apology for an article he claimed was inaccurate. ...p>
Jack Brook and Chhorn Chansy
https://cambojanews.com/prime-minister-shuts-down-independent-media-vod/
Human rights violation, deforestation evident in Cambodia’s gold mine operations over 20 years – report
<p>A recent report by Equitable Cambodia has exposed the commercial gold mining industry’s involvement in deforestation, violation of rights, encroachment and land grab of traditional indigenous forested areas. ...p>
Bavet Governor's Arrest Reported in Svay Rieng
<p>Bavet City Governor Chhuk Bundith was arrested on Friday afternoon for his alleged role in the triple shooting in Svay Rieng province, local rights group Licadho said late Friday night.
“[Chhuk Bandith]” was arrested this afternoon at 4:30 p.m., and is now being detained in ...p>
Relocation, cash offered to make way for bridge
<p>More than 144 families threatened with eviction from Daun penh district’s Srah Chak commune to make way for a new $27.5 million Chinese-Cambodian Friendship Bridge attended a meeting on Friday to discuss an offer of relocation and compensation, an official said
The meeting with Deputy District ...p>
Protesters Block Highway Over Alleged Land Grabs by Firms
<p>About 500 protesters erected barricades on National Road 76a in Kratie province’s Snuol district on Saturday to protest the loss of their farmland and homes to encroachment by three agro-industry firms: Sovann Rithy, Samnang Angkor and Dai Nam Cambodia, officials said yesterday.
The protest, which remained ...p>
Cambodia sends 4 helicopters, 2 ships to search for missing Malaysian plane
<p>The Cambodian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday afternoon sent four helicopters and two ships to search on its sea for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
The plane vanished over south Vietnam on March 8. “At the behest of the head of the government, the Navy ...p>
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/18/c_133195701.htm
Police arrest 17 Bangladeshis wanted for human trafficking
<p>A yearlong investigation by immigration police culminated in the arrest on Saturday of 17 Bangladeshi men hiding in phnom penh and poipet City to avoid charges of human trafficking in their home country, police said Sunday.
Three of the fugitives, arrested at a guesthouse in phnom ...p>
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-arrest-17-bangladeshis-wanted-for-human-trafficking-72876/
Constitution and rights
<p>The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia was officially promulgated by Royal Kram on 24 September 1993. Image designed by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), 10 September 2021. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.The 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the supreme law of the ...p>
Despite downgrades, bankers report uptick
<p>Despite the recent downgrading of two of Cambodia’s major banks by ratings agencies Moody’s and Standard & poor’s, bankers said yesterday that profits are up, loan portfolios are growing at a fast tick and non-performing loans are shrinking.
In Channy, president and CEO of Acleda Bank, ...p>
Ease Flood Victims' Debts, Hun Sen Tells MFIs
<p>prime Minister Hun Sen has called on microfinance institutions to reduce interest rates and expand repayment periods for the tens of thousands of families affected by last year’s devastating floods.
Addressing microfinance institutions (MFIs) on Tuesday during a conference at the Ministry of Rural Development, ...p>
Backing sought for coal-fired power plant
<p>A Thai energy firm has completed a study for a 1,800-megawatt coal power plant in Koh Kong province, and had asked for prime Minister Hun Sen’s support in furthering the project, government officials confirmed yesterday.
The plant would be the largest power generator in the energy-starved ...p>
