Lawmaker urges more cooperation to prevent force fishing labor
Cambodian authorities must cooperate with Thailand to reform illegal fishing practices there, a lawmaker says. The governments of Cambodia and Thailand “have not been talking seriously to put strict conditions” on labor practices, she said. “They tend to deal with the problem case by casewith ...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/lawmaker-urges-more-cooperation-to-prevent-force-fishing-labor/2850581.html
Cambodian homeless detainees beg opposition lawmaker for help
About 100 homeless and mentally ill Cambodians who are being detained in a center on the outskirts of Phnom Penh implored an opposition lawmaker on Tuesday to request that the facility serve them better quality food and stop torture and other rights abuses. ...
Sek Bandith
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/homeless-detainees-beg-opposition-lawmaker-for-help-07082015161310.html
CNRP lawmaker punished over Facebook post
Opposition lawmaker Um Sam An has been suspended from the next 15 sessions of parliament and will have his salary cut as punishment for critical comments he posted to Facebook earlier this month, according to a statement issued Friday by the National Assembly’s Secretariat General. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-lawmaker-punished-over-facebook-post-89443/
Soldier was ‘trading timber’
A vehicle transporting 18 cubic metres of illegally logged timber was stopped on Saturday night by the Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Response Team (WRRT) in Kampong Speu province and is believed to belong to a military officer currently involved in a prior lawsuit over contraband ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/soldier-was-trading-timber
Police exchange fire with convoy carrying luxury wood
Police from Takeo province came under fire in neighboring Kampot province early Sunday morning as they pursued a truck transporting a load of luxury wood while four other cars tried to protect the truck carrying the timber, according to officials, who said police managed to ...
Mech Dara and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-exchange-fire-with-convoy-carrying-luxury-wood-91355/
KNLF denied bail again
Ten members of the Khmer National Liberation Front charged with treason for their role in handing out anti-Vietnamese propaganda last year were denied bail at the Supreme Court yesterday.Judge Khem Punn presided over the hearing, with prosecutor Nov Monychut also in attendance. ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/knlf-denied-bail-again
New global development agenda lacks accountability, activists say
A new global plan for sustainable development was adopted at the United Nations in New York earlier this month, but questions are already being raised over whether goals intended to help raise people in countries like Cambodia out of poverty will be effective. ...
Police promise more arrests if Koh Kong protests persist
A deputy police chief of Koh Kong province on Thursday defended the decision by authorities to arrest four human rights workers and 13 other people during a peaceful protest on Wednesday and said they were prepared to do so again—and next time would not let ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-promise-more-arrests-if-koh-kong-protests-persist-93374/
Two-star general questioned over land reclamation in Koh Kong
Koh Kong provincial court yesterday questioned a two-star general who allegedly reclaimed a stretch of land near the ocean in Khemarak Phoumint city. ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50679766/two-star-general-questioned-over-land-reclamation-in-koh-kong
National Assembly launches a notebook on “Key Services”
Parliamentary notebook entitled “Key Services for members of the National Assembly” officially launched today. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/national-assembly-launches-a-notebook-on-%E2%80%9Ckey-services%E2%80%9D-8921
Cambodia to distribute two million facemasks to poor people in the capital and Siem Reap
Prime Minister Hun Sen Tuesday evening announced the distribution of an additional two million facemasks to poor people. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50788377/cambodia-to-distribute-two-million-facemasks-to-poor-people-in-the-capital-and-siem-reap/
Ministry to build four quarantine centres
The Ministry of Health plans to build four new quarantine centres in an area about one hectare in size. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50759071/ministry-to-build-four-quarantine-centres/
Government issues strategies for reopening
An inter-ministerial committee has released several strategies for the reopening of educational institutions in the new academic year 2020-2021. ...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50752692/government-issues-strategies-for-reopening/
Influenza outbreaks infect more than 500 people
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 575 people have tested positive for Influenza A across eight provinces. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50764670/influenza-outbreaks-infect-more-than-500-people/
Cambodia’s rubber export reach $459 million in 2020
Cambodia exported some 340,000 tonnes of rubber in 2020 generating $459 million for the national income. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800901/cambodias-rubber-export-reach-459-million-in-2020/
Big boost for e-learning in Kingdom
The Ministry of Education and National Assembly are cooperating on efforts to boost digital education in the Kingdom. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50801617/big-boost-for-e-learning-in-kingdom/
Deleted: Phnom Penh, three provinces designated as locations for people obliged to wear masks
The Ministry of Health has designated locations for people to wear face masks and maintain social distancing in Phnom Penh and three provinces to curb the COVID-19 community outbreak. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50829563/phnom-penh-three-provinces-designated-as-locations-for-people-obliged-to-wear-masks/
Cambodian economy can grow by four percent this year
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that the Cambodian economy will grow by 4 percent this year and 5.5 percent next year, led by a robust recovery of its major trade partners. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50864730/cambodian-economy-can-grow-by-four-percent-this-year/
Chan confirmed as new NEC chairman by National Assembly
King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a Royal Decree appointing Prach Chan as the chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC). ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50880675/chan-confirmed-as-new-nec-chairman-by-national-assembly/
Small and medium-sized companies in line for e-commerce training
Small and medium-sized Cambodian companies are to receive government training on how to make the most of the digital economy. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908914/small-and-medium-sized-companies-in-line-for-e-commerce-training/