Indonesia to send observers to monitor July’s poll
The Indonesian government will dispatch two teams of observers to monitor the upcoming national election on July 29, according to the Foreign Ministry. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50503102/indonesia-to-send-observers-to-monitor-julys-poll/
Arrested pedophile teacher deported back to UK
A British pedophile who was arrested at the behest of the British Embassy two weeks ago was deported Wednesday evening, an immigration official said Wednesday. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/%EF%BB%BF-arrested-pedophile-teacher-deported-back-to-uk-98655/
Reservoir residents could face eviction
A government sub-decree dated February 3 defined 3,200 hectares of Tamoak Lake as state-owned land, sparking eviction fears among residents. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/reservoir-residents-could-face-eviction
Rosewood, resin trees seized in separate raids
Officials confiscated nearly 5 tonnes Of rosewood and resin tree timber in Siem Reap and Preah Vihear provinces on Sunday in separate incidents. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rosewood-resin-trees-seized-separate-raids
Gov’t aims for more German investment
Government officials are seeking more investment from German companies, they said yesterday during a meeting with a delegation of executives from the country. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21901/gov---t-aims-for-more-german-investment/
Rubber prices fall again
Rubber producers say the price of local rubber has declined again, blaming a slowdown in the global economy and less demand for rubber. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25271/rubber-prices-fall-again/
Civil society groups express concerns over restrictive laws
Civil society groups in Cambodia have expressed concerns over increasing restrictions placed on them since the passage of laws governing NGOs and unions. ...
Ith Sothoeuth
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/civil-society-groups-express-concerns-over-restrictive-laws/3775636.html
Tourism industry eyes Russia
The Tourism Ministry has outlined the potential of tourism services and investment opportunities to Russia, hoping to attract tourists and investments to Cambodia. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39752/tourism-industry-eyes-russia/
Apsara takes on tycoon in land row
The Apsara Authority yesterday demarcated some of its land in Siem Reap town’s Slakram commune to prevent encroachment by a development tycoon. ...
Khmer Times
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50101348/apsara-takes-tycoon-land-row/
Unexploded ordnance destroyed in Kandal
Police of Kandal province’s L’vea Em handed over five unexploded bombs to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre on Saturday for destruction. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/113664/unexploded-ordnance-destroyed-in-kandal/
Russia to pursue gas in Thai-Cambodian shelf
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is considering gas production on the continental shelf of Thailand and Cambodia, Russian media reported on Friday. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russia-pursue-gas-thai-cambodian-shelf
Police raid illegal timber warehouse
Police raided a warehouse in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district on Friday, seizing tonnes of illegal luxury timber after the owner fled. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084032/police-raid-illegal-timber-warehouse/
Landowner unwittingly begins clearing ‘ancient spirit forest’
A Kampong Thom landowner was stopped by provincial officials from clearing a piece of land used as a “spirit forest” by local villagers. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/landowner-unwittingly-begins-clearing-ancient-spirit-forest
Village patrol finds logs, no loggers
Villagers patrolling a protected community forest in Mondulkiri province yesterday morning found more than 100 logs of luxury timber, believed to be headed for Vietnam. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/village-patrol-finds-logs-no-loggers
Cambodia's garment, footwear exports hit over US$6 Billion
Cambodia’s earned more than US$6 billion (about RM21 billion) from exports of garment and leather footwear this year, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1091760
Fishermen repatriated after ordeal
On Friday, 13 Cambodians were repatriated after months of gruelling work trapped aboard Malaysian fishing trawlers, according to rights groups that helped with the returns. ...
Laignee Barron and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishermen-repatriated-after-ordeal
Cambodian students trapped in Yemen capital as battles rage
Eight Cambodian nationals studying in Yemen remained trapped in the capital of Sanaa on Monday as sectarian violence continued to consume the country, officials said. ...
Chris Mueller
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodian-students-trapped-in-yemen-capital-as-battles-rage-81530/
Loggers at home after Thai terms
Seven men who spent about a year in a Thai prison after being convicted of illegal logging were released and repatriated to Cambodia on Saturday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/loggers-home-after-thai-terms
Two new parties join the fray
Two new political parties – the Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) and Khmer Solidarity Party (KSP) – submitted applications for party registration to the Ministry of Interior yesterday. ...
Va Sonyka and Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14011/two-new-parties-join-the-fray/