Kampong Speu garment workers continue strike
Protesting working conditions, nearly 300 garment workers in Kampong Speu’s Chbar Mon town entered their tenth day of strikes yesterday as the Arbitration Council prepared paperwork to resolve the dispute. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-speu-garment-workers-continue-strike
Defence Minister meets Cambodian veterans
The Vietnam People’s Army will work hard to preserve, cement and develop the solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia, Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh said. ...
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/149144/defence-minister-meets-cambodian-veterans.html
Analysts urge caution in trans-pacific partnership with US
Cambodian officials say they are considering joining the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, but analysts say the country is a long way from being a part of the regional trade pact. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/analysts-urge-caution-in-trans-pacific-partnership-with-us/3174872.html
Blaze strikes SR silk farm
A popular Siem Reap silk producer and tourist attraction was this week counting the cost of a fire that destroyed a stockroom and required crews from four fire engines to control. ...
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blaze-strikes-sr-silk-farm
Beachfront evictions to begin in Sihanoukville next week
The eviction of businesses along Sihanoukville’s popular O’Chheuteal Beach will begin as early as Monday, after the provincial governor returns from a trip abroad, an official said on Thursday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/beachfront_evictions_to_begin-110076/
Cambodian diaspora urged to invest back home
Cambodians who live abroad should be taking advantage of opportunities to invest in the Kingdom, despite the fact that skilled labor remains a problem, an advisor to the government said Friday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22969/cambodian-diaspora-urged-to-invest-back-home/
CRF to register ‘Angkor Malis’ brand and logo
The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) will officially register the name “Angkor Malis” in June as the umbrella brand for the Kingdom’s premium varieties of fragrant rice, a representative said yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/crf-register-angkor-malis-brand-and-logo
Cambodian Public Bank symbolizes close ties between Malaysia and Cambodia
Malaysia’s award-winning Public Bank, which is celebrating its 50th Golden Jubilee this year, is one of the first foreign banks to open its door in Cambodia in 1992. ...
Khmer Time Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25641/cambodian-public-bank-symbolizes-close-ties--between-malaysia-and-cambodia/
Cambodia asks East Timor to import rice, sugar
Cambodia is seeking to export milled rice and sugar to East Timor, according to the Ministry of Commerce, with experts saying it will expand markets for the Kingdom’s agricultural products. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28511/cambodia-asks-east-timor-to-import-rice--sugar/
Televise NA sessions, Kem Sokha proposes
Ruling and opposition party representatives yesterday agreed that National Assembly sessions should be televised and aired on radio to give Cambodians a greater window into the work of their elected representatives. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/televise-na-sessions-kem-sokha-proposes
Groups urge 'free and fair' election pledge
A coalition of election monitoring NGOs yesterday urged the government to endorse an international commitment to free and fair elections, and to evaluate the Kingdom’s elections according to its standards. ...
Vong Sokheng and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/groups-urge-free-and-fair-election-pledge
China-backed AIIB to take concrete shape
One of China’s biggest ever foreign policy successes will take concrete shape on Monday when delegates from 57 countries sign an agreement on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing. ...
Brenda Goh and Koh Gui Qing
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12682/china-backed-aiib-to-take-concrete-shape/
Vietnam donates to police station in Mondolkiri
The Vietnamese province of Dak Lak is donating cash and materials to build a new police station across the border in Mondolkiri’s Koh Nhek district, according to a police official. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnam-donates-to-police-station-in-mondolkiri-104515/
Giant sugar mill set to open in Preah Vihear
A Chinese-owned agricultural company will inaugurate a $360 million sugar mill in northern Cambodia next month, in what is being billed as one of Asia’s largest sugar processing facilities. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/giant-sugar-mill-set-open-preah-vihear
Inmates charged with selling drugs
The provincial court in Tbong Khmum province has charged four inmates with selling drugs in Trapaing Phlong prison after police found a bottle of methamphetamine pills hidden in the prison farm. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21687/inmates-charged-with-selling-drugs/
Kandal forestry officials find zoo inside corn truck
A truck transporting corn from Battambang to Prey Vang province was seized by forestry officials on Monday evening after hundreds of turtles and pythons were found stashed inside, according to officials. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23350/kandal-forestry-officials-find-zoo-inside-corn-truck/
Big tobacco shaped smoking laws, policies
In 2008, British American Tobacco (BAT) was awarded its third straight “Gold Medal” from Prime Minister Hun Sen in recognition of good corporate stewardship, according to the company’s July newsletter. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/big-tobacco-shaped-smoking-laws-policies-111556/
China’s solar companies eye ASEAN
With Southeast Asian nations struggling to produce enough energy to drive their economies, some of China’s leading solar companies are looking for investment opportunities in the region. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24244/china---s-solar-companies-eye-asean/
PM to receive honorary doctorate from Chinese university
Prime Minister Hun Sen will be awarded an honorary doctorate in Khmer literature from a Chinese University during an official visit to China, to attend a number of forums and conferences. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16721/pm-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-chinese-university/
Foreign minister says Cambodia’s judiciary is fair
Cambodia’s foreign minister defended the country’s judiciary before a group of diplomats Thursday, addressing an arrest warrant issued last week for opposition leader Sam Rainsy. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/foreign-minister-says-cambodia-judiciary-is-fair/3065440.html