Row over illegal livestock trade
The Agriculture Ministry has said it can’t control illegal imports of livestock from neighbouring countries, arguing customs officials must take responsibility for the issue. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39216/row-over-illegal-livestock-trade/
Sihanoukville slashes trash collection cost
Sihanoukville residents are benefiting from cheaper rubbish collections after Preah Sihanouk province changed the price of waste disposal services amid complaints it was too expensive. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5094366/sihanoukville-slashes-trash-collection-cost/
Chinese top Angkor Wat
Most of the foreign tourists who visited the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Angkor Archaeological Park last year hailed from China, the Angkor Institute said yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34172/chinese-top-angkor-wat/
PM tells politicians to play nice
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on political parties to avoid insulting and degrading one another as campaigning intensifies ahead of commune elections in June. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36953/pm-tells-politicians-to-play-nice/
Japan wades in to prevent floods in capital
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will today begin two days of drainage work to clear clogged systems that led to recent floods in the capital. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084559/japan-wades-prevent-floods-capital/
Rare plants found in Mondulkiri
More than 60 species of endangered plants have been found in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099922/rare-plants-found-mondulkiri/
Officials claim end to hunger in sight thanks to rice surplus
Government officials have claimed the country could see an end to malnutrition and hunger following a decade of food security improvements and increased rice yields. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077328/officials-claim-end-hunger-sight-thanks-rice-surplus/
Illegal logs submerged in canal
A crackdown on illegal logging in Mondulkiri has yielded more than 50 cubic metres of luxury wood found submerged in a canal and stashed throughout the forest. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-logs-submerged-canal
With Leaders Abroad, No Political Negotiations Held
Political negotiations between the ruling party and opposition have not continued, following their failure to reach an agreement ahead of the Khmer New Year earlier this month. ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/with-leaders-abroad-no-political-negotiations-held/1899465.html
US will not interfere in Cambodia's wage negotiation for workers: US Official
Mrs. Julie Chung, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Phnom Penh, said Thursday that US will not interfere in Cambodia’s wage negotiation for workers. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/us-will-not-interfere-in-cambodias-wage-negotiation-for-workers:-us-official-7537
Armed robbers at large after Pursat market heist
Five robbers stole more than 4 kg of gold and platinum jewelry from a market in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district on Saturday, police said Sunday. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/armed-robbers-at-large-after-pursat-market-heist-80533/
S'pore investors trickling into Cambodia real estate
Singapore property investors are dipping their toes into homes in the largely untested market of Cambodia, though in relatively small numbers. ...
Asia One News Staff
http://bit.ly/1KLNEV8
CNRP Meach Sovannara’s accident
Meach Sovannara, the CNRP lawmaker who was let out of jail on bail in May, was involved in a car accident on National Road 5 on Thursday. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12221/cnrp-meach-sovannara---s-accident/
World bank starts meetings on whether to renew lending
The World Bank on Monday began two weeks of meetings to help it decide whether to start funding new projects in Cambodia after a four-year freeze. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-starts-meetings-on-whether-to-renew-lending-86898/
Cambodia’s micro-climate is changing
The heavy rains forecast to wash over Phnom Penh this weekend will come too late for farmers in rice paddies here, 165 km north of the capital. ...
Igor Kossov and Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13087/cambodia---s-micro-climate-is-changing/
Cambodian parliament passes NGO draft law despite protests
The National Assembly of Cambodia on Monday adopted a draft law on Associations and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) despite a boycott from the opposition lawmakers and protests. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-parliament-passes-ngo-draft-law-despite-protests-8744
Wild gaur poached in protected forest
An endangered gaur – a species of wild bovine – was reportedly shot dead near a protected forest last Wednesday in stung Treng’s Siem Pang district. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wild-gaur-poached-protected-forest
Over 70 faint at Kompong Speu garment factory
More than 70 workers fainted over three days at a garment factory in Kompong Speu province after complaining of difficulty breathing, a unionist and employee said Monday. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/over-70-faint-at-kompong-speu-garment-factory-89655/
One dead after Cambodian, Vietnamese fishermen clash
A Cambodian man was left dead after a group of fishermen from Kampot province clashed with Vietnamese fishermen while at sea on Sunday evening, according to officials. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/one-dead-after-cambodian-vietnamese-fishermen-clash-89639/
KDC locals hold curse ceremony
A hundred members of the Lor Peang community performed a cursing rite yesterday over a 10-year running land dispute with the KDC International Company. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kdc-locals-hold-curse-ceremony