Economic growth hinges on women
Women’s inclusion and empowerment in Cambodia’s burgeoning financial sector is crucial for the Kingdom’s economic growth, said delegates yesterday at a regional economic forum. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27139/economic-growth-hinges-on-women/
First submarine cable launched
Cambodia’s first submarine telecoms cable, costing $100 million, that will strengthen existing internet capacity and greatly increase connectivity speed at lower cost, was officially launched yesterday. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36511/first-submarine-cable-launched/
Confirel wins sweet honour
Cambodian-based specialty food producer Confirel won first prize for its Thnot Organic Sugar at the 15th Asean Food Conference in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/confirel-wins-sweet-honour
New fertiliser venture aims to satisfy growing demand
Fertiliser manufacturer Nangoku Agriculture Development, a Japanese-Cambodian joint venture, launched operations yesterday with the aim of supplying locally manufactured fertilisers to Cambodian farmers at affordable prices. ...
Preah Vihear officials assess flood damage
As flood waters recede in Preah Vihear province, authorities are now facing a rising damage bill with at least 14 kilometres of roads in need of repair. ...
Khout Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-officials-assess-flood-damage
Good outlook for Cambodia’s banks
Loans and deposits at Cambodia’s 31 commercial banks grew 35 percent and 25 percent respectively in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia ...
Activist monk summoned over alleged attack
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned activist monk Keo Somaly, for questioning over an alleged attack on a fellow monk at the city’s Wat Neakavorn last month. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/activist-monk-summoned-over-alleged-attack-74357/
Villagers speak up as reservoir plan digs into their rice fields
Villagers in Banteay Meanchey province on Saturday protested against a local military official’s plan to build a reservoir on their land, then sell the dirt at a profit. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-speak-up-as-reservoir-plan-digs-into-their-rice-fields-78502/
Khun Sear disputants to see court
Land dispute activist Ly Seav Minh will remain in custody ahead of her family’s trial on Wednesday after a judge at the Supreme Court postponed her bail hearing. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/khun-sear-disputants-see-court
Compensation paid to families after tragedy
The families of three Cambodian workers killed after a six-storey condominium building collapsed at a construction site just north of Bangkok earlier this week have been paid compensation. ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/compensation-paid-families-after-tragedy
Cambodian, U.S. forces jointly conduct naval exercise
Cambodian and U.S. naval personnel on Monday began a five-day exercise here at the Ream Naval Base, aiming to enhance maritime security skills and cooperation, officials said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-us-forces-jointly-conduct-naval-exercise-7560
Some 20,000 visit Koh Kong on the first day of Sea Festival
About 20,000 people were estimated to have visited Koh Kong province on Friday, the first day of Sea Festival, according to an official at the provincial tourism department. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/some-20000-visit-koh-kong-on-the-first-day-of-sea-festival-7854
Sam Rainsy: culture of dialogue will save Cambodia from bloodshed
At the Cambodia NAtional Rescue Party Headquarters on Sunday, the party’s president declared thAt bloody clashes with the government like those of July 1997 will never happen again. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12919/sam-rainsy--culture-of-dialogue-will-save-cambodia-from-bloodshed/
Gov’t ramping up plan for tourist-site access
A push is on to mandate handicapped-accessible ramps at the Kingdom’s tourist attractions, a member of the government’s Disability Action Council (DAC) said yesterday. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-ramping-plan-tourist-site-access
The highs and lows of needle exchanges
Drug abuse is a widespread issue with few universal solutions. But one NGO’s methods of dealing with the problem are putting it at odds with the local community. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15041/the-highs-and-lows-of-needle-exchanges/
ELC in Nature Preserve Is Illegal, Government Spokesman Says
An “unofficial” land concession granted earlier this year to an agro-industry firm that has logged luxury hardwood in Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary is in violation of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 2012 moratorium on new economic land concessions (ELCs), a government spokesman said Tuesday. Phay Siphan, ...
Aun Pheap and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/elc-in-nature-preserve-is-illegal-government-spokesman-says-47379/
Poor Education Could Cripple Business Growth
Low-quality education is jeopardizing business growth in Cambodia, and local graduates will not be employable in skilled jobs if the government does not quickly implement educational reforms, business executives warned Thursday at the Cambodian Market Intel 2013 seminar in Phnom Penh. During an hourlong panel discussion ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-listed-as-nsa-collection-point-48188/
Hun Sen Offers ‘Back Pay’ to Ousted Opposition Lawmakers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has offered to pay back the lost salaries of opposition lawmakers who were stripped of their parliamentary posts in June by the then CPP-led National Assembly, a CNRP official said. The offer to back-pay the 27 lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy Party ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/hun-sen-offers-back-pay-to-ousted-opposition-lawmakers-42679/
Be glad you’re not paid in rice, Prime Minister tells teachers
Prime Minister Hun Sen advised the country’s newest crop of teachers not to feel down about their poor salaries, recalling that were they embarking on their careers in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime their pay would be a few bags of rice each ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/be-glad-youre-not-paid-in-rice-prime-minister-tells-teachers-53965/
CNRP Pledges Legal Action Against NEC
The CNRP has pledged to take legal action against the leadership of the National Election Committee (NEC) after the Constitutional Council of Cambodia announced on Saturday that election irregularities in Kratie province were not significant enough to alter preliminary results released by the NEC. Despite the ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-pledges-legal-action-against-nec-41549/