Four maids rescued from Malaysia
Four Cambodian maids have been rescued from Malaysia after being detained by Malaysian authorities in Balantik camp in Kedah state for crossing the border illegally, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22077/four-maids-rescued-from-malaysia/
PM names ministers in cabinet shakeup
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday revealed the names of the ministers who will be changing jobs in a cabinet reshuffle expected to be approved by ruling-party lawmakers early next month. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/110109-110109/
Cambodia and Thailand edging closer to nuclear power
Step by step, Cambodia and Thailand are edging towards nuclear power generation as the region hunts for vast, stable power sources to fuel rapid development and improve the livelihoods of growing populations. ...
Tan Hui Yee
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/cambodia-and-thailand-edging-closer-to-nuclear-power
Ratanikkiri crackdown nets 700 logs, zero loggers
More than 700 logs, many of them luxury timber, were discovered in Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Ratanikkiri province on Sunday, according to local military police, though the loggers were nowhere in sight. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanikkiri-crackdown-nets-700-logs-zero-loggers
PM wants more Khmer-style art
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday urged Cambodian artists to include elements of national identity in their work to ensure they are not threatened with intellectual property rights lawsuits from international artists. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36127/pm-wants-more-khmer-style-art/
Workers stream over the Thai border
Thailand has sent home almost 100 Cambodians who had been working illegally in the country, as numbers passing over the border continue to increase ahead of Khmer New Year. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36784/workers-stream-over-the-thai-border/
NGOs lay out plans for election
A coalition of watchdogs and other civil society groups yesterday announced their intention to form a “situation room” for the 2017 commune elections in order to monitor the voting process for irregularities. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-lay-out-plans-election
Labour minister praises robust garment sector growth
Cambodia’s minister of labour applauded the strong growth and employment levels for the garment and footwear sector yesterday, though industry representatives noted a slight slowdown due to increased competition from regional players. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/labour-minister-praises-robust-garment-sector-growth
Workers’ bonus fight
More than 500 garment workers in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district on Friday protested and blocked a portion of Veng Sreng Boulevard to demand their annual bonus from 2010 to 2017. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093740/workers-bonus-fight/
Deadline arrives for Borei Keila residents
Villagers in one of Phnom Penh’s fiercest land disputes said yesterday they are determined to stay in Borei Keila despite today’s deadline to either accept compensation or leave with nothing. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deadline-arrives-borei-keila-residents
Cambodia's Hun Sen appoints son-in-law to senior police post
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his son-in-law as deputy national police chief, in a move apparently aimed at consolidating his power ahead of an election this year. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-politics/cambodias-hun-sen-appoints-son-in-law-to-senior-police-post-idUSKBN1F70RE
Water authority overcharges village residents
Representatives for nearly 50 families protested yesterday asking the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) to rectify a clerical error that led to high monthly water bills for residents of two communities. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34915/water-authority-overcharges-village-residents/
Meat imports rack up $100M tab
Cambodians spent over $100 million on imported meat last year, further widening the gap of domestic supply as local producers failed to capture the lucrative protein market, a government official said yesterday. ...
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/meat-imports-rack-100m-tab
‘Grand corruption’ drives perceptions
Transparency International (TI) released their Global Corruption Barometer yesterday, revealing that in recent years, Cambodian citizens’ personal experience with corruption has gone down, while their perception of its prevalence has gone up. ...
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/grand-corruption-drives-perceptions
Dam blamed as dolphins vanish
The last remaining Irrawaddy dolphins have stopped coming to a stretch of the Mekong river in Preah Rumkel commune due to the Don Sahong hydropower dam in nearby Laos, locals have warned. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36700/dam-blamed-as-dolphins-vanish/
Pepper, palm sugar get Thai GI status
Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar have been awarded Geographical Indication (GI) status in Thailand, under efforts to prevent unscrupulous traders passing off versions of the Cambodian products. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36771/pepper--palm-sugar-get-thai-gi-status/
Platform to unify online trading for CSX
A central online trading platform expected to launch by the end of the year will allow investors to trade securities listed on the local stock market using a desktop computer or smartphone. ...
Brian Ng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/platform-unify-online-trading-csx
Soldiers, police in Mondolkiri under investigation for wood smuggling
The top military and police officials in Mondolkiri province have opened investigations into some of their soldiers and officers after a news story claimed they were involved in timber trafficking into Vietnam. ...
South Korean firm to share tech expertise
The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts and the South Korea-based firm Gwangju TechoPark will soon reach a deal on improving technology in Cambodia’s special economic zones. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39921/south-korean-firm-to-share-tech-expertise/
Metfone operator plans for big foreign revenue
Viettel Group, the Vietnamese military-owned operator of Cambodian mobile operator Metfone, expects to pull in $1.4 billion in revenue this year from overseas investments, Vietnamese state-owned media reported yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/metfone-operator-plans-big-foreign-revenue