Plaza extends network to Cambodia
Hong Kong-based company Plaza Premium Lounge Management Limited (Plaza Premium), will design and operate airports lounges at the newly built terminal extensions of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap international airports. Both terminals will be fully operational next year. ...
Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2015/03/plaza-extends-network-to-cambodia/
Indigenous rights ‘denied’
Despite Cambodia’s indigenous peoples being legally recognised and protected under the country’s Forestry and Land Laws, limited implementation combined with a lack of coordination have resulted in many indigenous communities being denied their land and legal rights, according to a report released this month by ...
Ethan Harfenist
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/indigenous-rights-denied
Efforts to stop deeply rooted postnatal practices ramp up
“Roasting”—a Cambodian tradition that sees new mothers lie on beds over a fire for several days in the belief it will scare off evil spirits and warm the body after giving birth—is one of many dangerous but deeply rooted practices that midwives and health practitioners ...
Maria Paula Brito and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/efforts-to-stop-deeply-rooted-postnatal-practices-ramp-up-86617/
City mulling midnight curfew for clubs, bars
At midnight in some parts of Phnom Penh, the party is just getting started.But on Monday, City Hall said it was considering ordering all businesses that serve alcohol to close their doors by 12 a.m. to reduce fatal traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-mulling-midnight-curfew-for-clubs-bars-89119/
Sokha blasts ‘dictatorial’ leaders
Less than two weeks after 11 opposition activists were handed lengthy prison sentences for their role in an attempted “insurrection” in July 2014, Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy Kem Sokha took aim at the ruling party in a pointed, yet veiled, speech to a gathering ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sokha-blasts-dictatorial-leaders
Airport bribes continue to plague visitors
International visitors to Cambodia are still being asked to hand over small bribes upon entering the country, despite promises over the past few years to stamp out the practice, the head of a tourism working group said he told the government during his last meeting ...
Huot Chanpav and Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/airport-bribes-continue-to-plague-visitors-90755/
Man investigated for assaulting traffic officer
Police in Siem Reap City on Thursday questioned a traffic police officer over an incident on Tuesday in which the son-in-law of the Siem Reap provincial prison director allegedly punched the woman in the arm and threatened to run her over after she pulled him ...
Huot Chanpav
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-investigated-for-assaulting-traffic-officer-91099/
Endangered river terns spotted in Kratie and Stung Treng
The wild animal conservation team has spotted rare river terns in the flooded areas of Kratie and Stung Treng provinces. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/711898/endangered-river-terns-spotted-in-kratie-and-stung-treng/
$91 million needed to repair flood-damaged infrastructure
The Ministry of Rural Development has estimated that $91 million is needed to fix roads and water pumps damaged by recent floods. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50785842/91-million-needed-to-repair-flood-damaged-infrastructure/
US commits to help rid leftover cluster bombs in Cambodia
The United States has renewed its commitment to help rid Cambodia of cluster munitions dropped by their forces during the Vietnam War. . ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50768551/us-commits-to-help-rid-leftover-cluster-bombs-in-cambodia/
Entertainment outlets can only reopen as restaurants
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reminded local authorities not to allow entertainment clubs and KTVs to reopen businesses if they have not been converted into restaurants. This follows the Health Ministry’s measures to stem any spread of COVID-19. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744670/entertainment-outlets-can-only-reopen-as-restaurants/
NEC to test online election system next year
Cambodia will test run an online election process early next year to evaluate the effectiveness of such a system for the Kingdom. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50790003/nec-to-test-online-election-system-next-year/
Natural resources crime on the rise
Natural Resources crime in Cambodia is on the rise by 34.42 percent as compared with last year, the Ministry of Environment said today. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50799245/natural-resources-crime-on-the-rise/
Ministry seeks more donations for vaccines to achieve herd immunity
The Health Ministry has appealed for public donations to purchase more vaccines to inoculate the targeted 80 percent of the population. ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50825178/ministry-seeks-more-donations-for-vaccines-to-achieve-herd-immunity/
Literacy rates ‘increase significantly’
Literacy rates in Cambodia have “increased significantly”, according to the General Population Census of Cambodia 2019 issued on Tuesday. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807840/literacy-rates-increase-significantly/
Public hospitals must test all patients for C-19
The Ministry of Health has ordered public hospitals nationwide to test all patients for COVID-19 before they are admitted, according to a letter signed by Health Minister Mam Bun Heng. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50853950/public-hospitals-must-test-all-patients-for-c-19/
Curfew extended in Banteay Meanchey’s Serey Sophorn city for another week
Banteay Meanchey Provincial Governor Oum Reatrey today issued an order to continue restrictions in Serey Sophorn city for another week from today to May 21 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...
Unique landfill in Kampong Chhnang province
A unique 12-hectare landfill surrounded by mountains and forest in Kampong Chhnang province is scheduled for completion by end of this year. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908822/unique-landfill-in-kampong-chhnang-province/
Imported meat from India infested with Covid-19 virus
Cambodian customs authorities seized 3 containers of frozen buffalo meat imported from India that contained Covid-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50902129/imported-meat-from-india-infested-with-covid-19-virus/
Journalists in Phnom Penh will start receiving ‘booster dose’ from September 8th
The Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination says the media in Phnom Penh will receive the third dose of AstraZeneca at the National Children’s Hospital from September 8 to 15, 2021. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50913803/journalists-in-phnom-penh-will-start-receiving-booster-dose-from-september-8th/