Interior Ministry releases dossier of evidence outlining alleged KNLF bombing 'plot'
The Ministry of Interior released a 14-page dossier of purported evidence against self-exiled political dissident Sam Serey on Wednesday, and government mouthpiece Fresh News leaked audio recordings of alleged associates seeking to buttress Prime Minister Hun Sen’s accusation that Serey was plotting a Khmer New ...
Ben Sokhean and Andrew Nachemson
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/interior-ministry-releases-dossier-evidence-outlining-alleged-knlf-bombing-plot
No bribes for promotions: Sar Kheng
In a bid to rid the country of corruption, Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday urged CPP officials to eliminate the practice of paying bribes for promotions. At a CPP meeting in Prey Veng province yesterday, Mr Kheng said that the practice of paying for promotions ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50533709/no-bribes-for-promotions-sar-kheng/
International law perspective on protection of human rights in Cambodia
History was created by the European Parliament on September 13. For the time since the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission known as UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia), the Parliament passed a 13-point resolution aimed at according tougher actions against Cambodia and its rulers similar ...
Awathey Ek
http://www.atimes.com/international-law-perspective-on-protection-of-human-rights-in-cambodia/
Kratie rice wine operations halted amid poisoning
Rice wine operations in Kratie province have been shut down indefinitely with immediate effect after a toxic batch recently killed several people and hospitalised others. Kratie provincial industry and handicraft department head Ny Chhun said the objective of the move is to reduce the harm ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kratie-rice-wine-operations-halted-amid-poisoning
Officials testing blood after mass food poisoning
Ratanakkiri provincial health department officials are testing blood samples to find out why nearly 200 villagers came down with food poisoning at a funeral in Ou Chum district on Friday. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50549486/officials-testing-blood-after-mass-food-poisoning/
Dengue outbreak sees 1,691 kids hospitalised in a month
A total of 1,691 children were hospitalised at Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital between October 21 and November 21 after an outbreak of haemorrhagic dengue fever. Another 1,626 children were hospitalised at other Kantha Bopha hospitals during the same period, according to a report from the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dengue-outbreak-sees-1691-kids-hospitalised-month
Cambodian army backs business group in land dispute, defying government order
Cambodia’s military is backing a powerful company in its seizure of land in Preah Vihear province, guarding bulldozers sent to destroy villagers’ crops and defying government orders not to get involved in land disputes, Cambodian sources say. Speaking to RFA’s Khmer Service on Wednesday, one village ...
Richard Finney
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/army-03062019164901.html
UN concerned over political crackdown
UN human rights experts have expressed concern about what they call an escalating trend of silencing political opinion, saying the government has used criminal law to deny former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) members’ the rights to expression and to hold gatherings. However, senior government ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/un-concerned-over-political-crackdown
New forestry committee formed
The government has created a new national committee to tackle forest land clearing and grabbing. However, the move was immediately shot down by a prominent forest activist who said it would be ineffective, given the systemic collusion between the authorities and land grabbers. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-forestry-committee-formed
RCAF officials forced to pick oknha title or their position
More than two-thirds of senior officials at the General Command Headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) have decided to relinquish their oknha titles to maintain their roles in the armed forces, an RCAF official said. of 61 senior officials, 45 relinquished their title ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-officials-forced-pick-oknha-title-or-their-position
Ministry warns of rise in single-use plastic waste
The Environment Ministry and representatives of European Union member states yesterday reminded people to reduce single-use plastic waste, which make up 20 percent of 10,000 tonnes of garbage produced in the Kingdom daily. The appeal was made at the end of the EU’s Green Weeks campaign ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50648444/ministry-warns-of-rise-in-single-use-plastic-waste-2/
Kingdom’s disease burden shifting
Cambodia is facing the double burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases, experts say, but the country can still prevent the problem from becoming “catastrophic” by implementing adequate measures and funnelling appropriate funding to tackle chronic illnesses. ...
Yesenia Amaro and Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-disease-burden-shifting
Cambodia, Vietnam ink double taxation agreement
Cambodia has signed a double taxation agreement with Vietnam that protects each country’s nationals from dual taxation, according to a news release from the General Department of Taxation released on Tuesday. The agreement was signed on Saturday on the sidelines of the Greater Mekong Subregion ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-vietnam-ink-double-taxation-agreement
Ministry issues warning over rabies vaccine
The Health Ministry on Saturday warned all pharmacies, hospitals and other health service providers to immediately stop selling a China-made rabies vaccine over concerns it was not manufactured according to strict guidelines. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/529499/ministry-issues-warning-over-rabies-vaccine/
Australia to miss opening of assembly due to ‘flawed’ poll
As Australia became the latest Western embassy to announce it would not be sending a representative to Wednesday’s opening of parliament, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan dismissed the US and EU Ambassadors being “unable to attend” as no loss because “they give no value ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australia-miss-opening-assembly-due-flawed-poll
Advocacy group raises questions about Cambodia's gold imports
Cambodia imported about $15 billion worth of gold during five years from Singapore, according to government statistics compiled by nongovernmental organization Mother Nature Cambodia — a figure so large, corruption monitor groups say it raises alarms about potential financial crimes, particularly smuggling. ...
David Boyle and Malis Tum
https://www.voanews.com/a/advocacy-group-raises-questions-about-cambodia-gold-imports/4599968.html
Sand dredging in Kampong Cham to resume after forum held
Public forum was held on Thursday at the request of Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron to address the ongoing sand dredging operation along the Mekong river.Earlier on August 22, Naron called on Prime Minister Hun Sen to provide a solution to ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sand-dredging-kampong-cham-resume-after-forum-held
‘Toxic’ rice wine kills five in Kratie
As of Sunday, the death toll from toxic rice wine consumption in Kratie province had increased to five. Forty others remain hospitalised, the provincial health department said. Department director Chhneang Sovutha said the sale of rice wine had been banned in the province’s Sambo district ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/toxic-rice-wine-kills-five-kratie
Government responds to UN human rights concerns
Government officials on Monday hit back at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticisms expressed ahead of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for next month. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/government-responds-un-human-rights-concerns
Increased Chinese rice exports MoU to be signed at 2nd BRF
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on increased rice quotas with China at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, according to a statement on Wednesday from the Ministry of Commerce. Minister of Commerce ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/increased-chinese-rice-exports-mou-be-signed-2nd-brf