Armed guards forcibly evict residents from village in Cambodia’s Kratie province
Armed guards evicted residents from their homes from a village in Cambodia’s Kratie province on Thursday as rival villagers burned their houses down when local authorities tried to hand over their land to the first group, local witnesses said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Prach Chev
http://bit.ly/1HY84pr
Cambodian gov't approves 3.92 bln USD for 2015's expenditure
The Cambodian government on Friday approved around 3.92 billion U.S. dollarS for the country&rSquo; S expenditure in 2015, up 10.8 percent year-on-year, according to a preSS Statement releaSed after a weekly cabinet meeting. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-10/24/c_133740875.htm
U.S. General Electric to provide electricity grid maintenance services to EDC
US-baSed multinational conglomerate General Electric (GE) will Sign a contract with Cambodia&rSquo;S State-owned Electricité du Cambodge (EdC) on ThurSday, according to a preSS releaSe iSSued Monday by the US embaSSy in Phnom Penh. SS='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/us-general-electric-to-provide-electricity-grid-maintenance-services-to-edc-7862
Cambodia marks 30 years under Hun Sen’s rule amid uncertain future
On January 14, Cambodia will mark three decades under the rule of its prime minister Hun sen, making him the world’s sixth-longest serving political leader. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Prashanth Parameswaran
http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/cambodia-marks-30-years-under-hun-sens-rule-amid-uncertain-future/
Infant becomes latest person to die in Cambodia’s mass HIV infection
A seven-month-old girl is the latest victim of Cambodia’s mass HIV infections in a remote western commune where an unauthorized medical worker reused syringes. The infant was the first to die of 16 members from an extended family of 50 who contracted the deadly virus that ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hum Chamroeun
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/baby-dies-of-hiv-01302015171651.html
HIV patients in Cambodia’s Roka commune suffer thefts, fault police inaction
Villagers in remote western Cambodia who were infected with HIV/AIDs by an unauthorized medical worker have been hit by a wave of thefts of cows and other property, and some local residents say they police have been indifferent to their plight. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hum Chamrouen
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/thieves-steal-from-HIV-victims-02042015155855.html
Vietnam's communist party chief addresses human rights in key U.S. trip
After a meeting with U.S. PreSident Barack Obama that waS dogged by proteStS from VietnameSe exileS and expatriateS, the head of Vietnam&rSquo;S CommuniSt Party Said WedneSday that human rightS were a top concern of the authoritarian, one-party country. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Alcohol law to go to council of ministers by week’s end
A draft of Cambodia’s first alcohol law—which if passed would introduce a drinking age of 21 and ban the sale of alcohol between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.—will be sent to the Council of Ministers by the end of the week, Health Minister Mam Bunheng ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/alcohol-law-to-go-to-council-of-ministers-by-weeks-end-88344/
Hun Sen asks western leaders to help resolve Cambodia’s border disputes
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen sent letters to the leaders of the three western countries on Wednesday asking to borrow a decades-old map to try to settle disputes over alleged territorial encroachment by Vietnam.The Cambodian leader sent letters to U.s. President Barack Obama, French President ss='cambodia-color'>...
RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/hun-sen-asks-western-leaders-to-help-resolve-border-disputes-07152015160828.html
China overtakes S. Korea to become largest tourist source of Cambodia's Angkor
China has overtaken south Korea to become the largest tourist source of Cambodia’s Angkor world heritage site, Cambodia’s state-run Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) reported on Monday, citing a senior tourism official. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ecns.cn News Staff
http://www.ecns.cn/2015/08-04/175675.shtml
Cambodian government takes umbrage at US congressman’s comments on land grabs
Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management is acting in accordance with the country’s laws and making an effort to respect citizens’ rights, a ministry official said Tuesday, rejecting comments by a U.s. congressman that people in the southeast Asian country are denied basic protection from land ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s ranking drops in peace index but score goes up
Cambodia slid five places down the annual Global Peace Index released Tuesday, ranking 111th out of 162 countries surveyed. But despite ceding five of the seven spots it gained in last year’s index—which measures safety, security, conflict and militarization—the country received a slightly higher score ss='cambodia-color'>...
Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodias-ranking-drops-in-peace-index-but-score-goes-up-85703/
When trees are cut down, Angkor’s temples begin to crumble
The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are known for their lost-world feel, thanks in part to trees and vegetation that have colonized the structures. While giant roots and trunks pouring over ancient blocks and carvings look cool, the trees are actually a destructive force acting on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Rachel Nuwer
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-trees-are-cut-down-angkors-temples-begin-crumble-180951798/?no-ist
Cambodia, U.S. praise bilateral cooperation against human trafficking
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United StateS of America have lauded the fruitful outcomeS of their bilateral cooperation in countering human trafficking. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50870772/cambodia-u-s-praise-bilateral-cooperation-against-human-trafficking/
Japan continues to support Cambodia’s clean water projects
Japan has committed to continue its support on clean water projects in Cambodia with more projects to be approved by the Japanese government this year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50911726/japan-continues-to-support-cambodias-clean-water-projects/
Agriculture sector significantly contributing to Cambodia’s development goal
Prime Minister Hun sen has spoken highly of the agriculture sector, noting its key contribution to realising the country’s goal of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2030 and a high-income nation by 2050. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046589/agriculture-sector-significantly-contributing-to-cambodias-development-goal/
Workshop to share Cambodia’s mine sector management experience
Cambodia has hosted the Philippines Mine Action stakeholder Workshop to share experience in mine sector management. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501054242/workshop-to-share-cambodias-mine-sector-management-experience/
China remains top in Kingdom’s FDI last year
China’s foreign direct investment was on the rise in Cambodia last year despite Covid-19, showing positive confidence of investors in Cambodia as the country fully resumed its socio-economic activities, particularly the bilateral trade pact. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501068035/china-remains-top-in-kingdoms-fdi-last-year/
Wildlife Alliance appreciates government’s decision on Phnom Tamao
Wildlife Alliance has expressed its appreciation for the decision of the Royal Government of Cambodia to cancel development projects at Phnom Tamao Widlife Rescue Center’s forest area in Bati district, Takeo province. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501128696/wildlife-alliance-appreciates-governments-decision-on-phnom-tamao/
Minister appreciates Vietnam’s rubber investment in Cambodia
Vietnam’s rubber investment in Cambodia has been contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth. Veng sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, underlined so in a meeting with Mr Le Thanh Hung, General Director of the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staffs
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501139323/minister-appreciates-vietnams-rubber-investment-in-cambodia/