US and Cambodia hold talks to boost local aviation industry
Cambodia and the United States have discussed ways the two countries can further strengthen and cooperate future plans in the aviation industry, during a bilateral talk in Phnom Penh yesterday. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/724407/us-and-cambodia-hold-talks-to-boost-local-aviation-industry/
Kingdom nears ASEAN needs
Cambodia has met 70 per cent of the basic requirements needed to join the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, referring to a recently updated report issued by the economic block. The Kingdom ranked third in preparedness among the 10 ASEAN member ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012021754563/Business/kingdom-nears-asean-needs.html
Money machines
The secong Cambodia International Textile and Garment Exhibition from August 17 to 20 aimed to boost the Kingdom’s all-important garment sector by highlighting high-tech machinery which could boost factories’ productivity and bottom lines. Over 2,700 square meters at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, the ...
Foreign Radio Broadcasts Banned Ahead of Election
The Ministry of Information has banned the broadcast of all Khmer-language programs by foreign radio stations for the entire 31 days of the pre-election campaign period and on election day, July 28, warning that legal action will ensue if stations fail to comply. The ban, announced ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/foreign-radio-broadcasts-banned-ahead-of-election-32648/
Subedi: There is room for reform
Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/subedi-there-room-reform
Exchange to receive millions
Cambodia’s stock exchange will receive a $2.5 million funding injection from the South Korean government in an attempt to draw more corporate interest from companies who may want to go public, according to a recent report on state media site AKP. The funds will go towards ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exchange-receive-millions
Drone sub-decree on way before July election
The Ministry of Interior, the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) and relevant State institutions are accelerating the completion of a draft sub-decree on the management of drones, in order to better guarantee security and public order ahead of the 7th parliamentary election. ...
Sok Raksa
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/drone-sub-decree-way-july-election
Myanmar, Cambodia strengthen bilateral ties
Phnom Penh: Myanmar president U Thein Sien today began his state visit in Cambodia for bilateral cooperation. Thein Sien’s visit this year will boost the trade exchange between two countries and also under the framework of ACMECS, and ASEAN integration. ...
Land titles issued on Koh Rong
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority is now distributing land titles to nearly 300 families in Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sanloem communes after the government decided to reallocate more than 520 hectares of state land to people living there. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50303353/land-titles-issued-on-koh-rong/
NBC: Cambodia’s economy to grow by 6.9% in 2015
The projection of National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on the country’s economic growth this year is slightly lower than that of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), according to the State News Agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/nbc:-cambodia%E2%80%99s-economy-to-grow-by-69-in-2015-9001
US, Japan, Pacific rim nations reach massive trade deal
The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set commercial rules for 40 percent of the world economy. ...
Ken Bredemeier
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-japan-10-other-nations-reach-accord-on-massive-trade-deal/2992236.html
US, Japan, Pacific rim nations reach massive trade deal
The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set commercial rules for 40 percent of the world economy. ...
Ken Bredemeier
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-japan-10-other-nations-reach-accord-on-massive-trade-deal/2992236.html
Beijing gets Cambodia to condemn US move in S China Sea
A Cambodian government official and scholars on Tuesday criticized the United States for sending a warship near artificial islands held by China in the South China Sea, saying the move would stir regional tensions. ...
Xinhua News Staff
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news/content?id=20151028000185&cid=1101
Postal service delivers new partner
Kerry Express, a subsidiary of WorldBridge International (Cambodia), yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned Cambodia Post to expand delivery services in the Kingdom, executives and officials said after signing the MoU yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21220/postal-service-delivers-new-partner/
US lawmakers create ‘Cambodia caucus’ in congress
The creation of a bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Cambodia was announced by two United States lawmakers earlier this week, with both men hoping the US takes more of a role in the country’s growth economically and socially. ...
Ros Chanveasna and Jonathan Greig
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23135/us-lawmakers-create----cambodia-caucus----in-congress/
Cambodian Premier: In democratic countries, power cannot be transferred directly to child
Prime Minister Hun Sen said here this morning at a graduation ceremony that in the democratic countries, power cannot be transferred from a father to his child, according to the state news agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-premier:-in-democratic-countries-power-cannot-be-transferred-directly-to-child-9028
Russian firm exploring potential rail deal
A visiting representative of JSC Russian Railways, the state-run firm that manages rail infrastructure and operates passenger and freight services in Russia, met executives of Cambodia’s railway operator yesterday to discuss possible cooperation between the two companies. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russian-firm-exploring-potential-rail-deal
Ministry calls for better workplace safety
The Labor Ministry has called for improvements to workplace safety in response to an International Labor Organization (ILO) report stating that 181 workers died in more than 30,000 workplace accidents across the Kingdom last year, according to officials. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24766/ministry-calls-for-better-workplace-safety/
ADB gets behind solar project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has financially backed Singapore’s Sunseap Group’s project to build Cambodia’s first large-scale solar power project under a long-term agreement with the state-run energy utility Electricite Du Cambodge. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37758/adb-gets-behind-solar-project/
Make RCEP a success, says Hun Sen
Cambodia is committed to join hands with other Asean member states to make the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) a success after the cancellation of the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), said Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36681/make-rcep-a-success--says-hun-sen/