Lankans agree to Cambodia deal
Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers are among five who have agreed to be among the first to leave the Pacific island nation of Nauru for Cambodia under a deal that allows refugees rejected by Australia to be resettled in the Southeast Asian country, the News ...
Colombo Gazette News Staff
http://bit.ly/1IKAm77
Three years with indigenous tribes
Far from urban comforts and civilization, Belgian photographer Cédric Delannoy spent three years in remote Ratanakiri indigenous villages. After hunting for forest crickets with local children, washing his clothes in a stream and attending village meetings, Mr. Delannoy became part of a community that would ...
Marina Shafik
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12061/three-years-with-indigenous-tribes/
NEC helds talk with EU and Japan
The National Election Committee (NEC) of Cambodia’s senior officials held talk here this afternoon with two major donors. In early 2016, NEC will begin preparing the new voters’ list for the fourth-mandate commune/Sangkat council election in 2017 and the parliamentary election in 2018. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/nec-held-talk-with-eu-and-japan-8706
Cambodia protests against Vietnam’s road construction projects in border area
Cambodia sent a diplomatic protest letter to Vietnam on Wednesday over what it considers an encroachment of its border territory, as the Cambodian border committee planned to reveal the map it is using to demarcate the borderline in response to a demand by the opposition ...
RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-protests-against-vietnams-road-construction-projects-in-border-area-07012015142551.html
NGOs firm against draft law before meeting with lawmakers
NGOs remained united Tuesday in their staunch opposition to a draft law that would force all non-government groups in the country to register with the state, but were split on whether to take up the ruling CPP on its offer for an 11th-hour consultation ahead ...
Kuch Naren and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-firm-against-draft-law-before-meeting-with-lawmakers-87533/
Dozens arrested in separate drug busts at arcade, internet cafe
In separate cases over the weekend, police and military police arrested dozens of people caught smoking crystal methamphetamine at a video arcade in Phnom Penh and an Internet cafe in Siem Reap City, according to officials, who said the venues had been converted into drug ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/dozens-arrested-in-separate-drug-busts-at-arcade-internet-cafe-87984/
Cambodian opposition activist alleges attack, death threat by former intelligence official
An activist with Cambodia’s opposition party on Tuesday accused a former senior official with the country’s intelligence organization of making death threats against him, causing him to fear for his life, and has called on local authorities and civil society groups to investigate the incident. ...
RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/attack-07282015152406.html
Reporter files complaints over death threat
A local journalist told court and police officials in Siem Reap City this week that he received a phone call on Monday from a man who threatened to cut his throat in retaliation for an article he wrote about a group of alleged drug dealers, ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/reporter-files-complaints-over-death-threat-90910/
PM announces new National Road 10
Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed plans for the construction of a new highway, National Road 10, from Battambang to Koh Kong province. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50699905/pm-announces-new-national-road-10
Education Ministry postpones exams over coronavirus
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has decided to postpone secondary and high school exams in response to the pandemic. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711143/education-ministry-postpones-exams-over-coronavirus/
Deputy Prime Minister concerned over milk powder issue
Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly yesterday expressed concern over the alleged lack of iron and zinc in the infant milk powder formula. ...
Sok Srey Lux
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50759187/deputy-prime-minister-concerned-over-milk-powder-issue/
National Road 5 rehabilitation 43 percent complete
The rehabilitation project for the National Road No. 5 has completed about 43 percent, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50760168/national-road-5-rehabilitation-43-percent-complete/
15 new COVID-19 cases: Returnees from Saudi Arabia test positive for virus
The Health Ministry has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in Cambodia to 156. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50743912/15-new-covid-19-cases-returnees-from-saudi-arabia-test-positive-for-virus/
Seven new virus cases: Four Blue Helmet returnees from Mali among infected
The Health Ministry yesterday reported seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally number in the Kingdom to 233. ...
Khann Chan Virak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749965/seven-new-virus-cases-four-blue-helmet-returnees-from-mali-among-infected/
Ministry issues bird flu warning
The Ministry of Health yesterday warned people to be careful about avian influenza (bird flu) during upcoming festivals and ancestral ceremonies. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808766/ministry-issues-bird-flu-warning/
Inter-ministry committee announced for new Mondulkiri airport
The Cambodian government has formed a new inter-ministry committee to lead and facilitate the construction of a domestic airport in Mondulkiri province. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50814160/inter-ministry-committee-announced-for-new-mondulkiri-airport/
Thailand issues work documents to 126,172
As of February 8, more than 126,000 Cambodians have been issued with legal work documents by the Thai authorities. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50813988/thailand-issues-work-documents-to-126172/
Cambodia maintains exports to South Korea
Cambodia’s exports to South Korea maintained their growth in the first four months of this year, showing a recovery in demand for the Kingdom’s products as the two countries prepare to sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50858257/cambodia-maintains-exports-to-south-korea/
Koh Kong governor: Annul documents for land in protected areas
The Koh Kong Provincial Administration has annulled the validity of documents for land sales in natural protected areas and biodiversity preservation corridors. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-governor-annul-documents-land-protected-areas
Indigenous people in Cambodia play vital role in organic rice production development
Indigenous people play a very vital role in the development of safe (organic) agricultural products and sustainable, according to Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50912652/indigenous-people-in-cambodia-play-vital-role-in-organic-rice-production-development/