Australian filmmaker Ricketson’s bail bid delayed
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who has spent more than seven months in Cambodian prison on allegations of “espionage”, had a ruling on his final bid for bail delayed at the Supreme Court today. ...
Erin Handley and Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australian-filmmaker-ricketsons-bail-bid-delayed
Green funding will be first for Kingdom: ADB
The Asian Development Bank’s recent announcement of $40 million in funding for Cambodia marks the first funds from the Green Climate Fund that were earmarked for the Kingdom, according to ADB officials. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/green-funding-will-be-first-kingdom-adb
CPP and CNRP Leaders to see the King tomorrow
Top leaders of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) will be given a royal audience wth the King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday in the Royal Palace, CNRP’s spokesman Yim Sovan said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZTQ2OTczNzZlMzQ
Sar Kheng and Sam Rainsy to meet soon: CPP official
The working groups of the Cambodian People’s Party and Cambodia National Rescue Party are working together in order to arrange a meeting for the two parties, according to senior official from Cambodian People’s Party today. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MmI4MDVmODhiMDB
ACU calls in officials over pepper shakedown
Two forestry administration officials who were arrested and detained in Kratie province for extorting money from pepper farmers were transferred to Phnom Penh on Tuesday upon the request of the Anti-Corruption Unit, officials said. ...
Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/acu-calls-in-officials-over-pepper-shakedown-66882/
CPP lawmaker tells governor to solve feud
Ruling party lawmaker Chheang Vun yesterday called for the governor of Battambang province to intervene in a long-running land dispute between 38 villagers and wealthy tycoon Lem Tealeng. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-lawmaker-tells-governor-solve-feud
CP looks to double pig production
CP Cambodia, a subsidiary of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Company Limited, has confirmed plans to double its swine production by 2019 to meet Cambodia’s demand for pork products. ...
Chan Muyhong
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/cp-looks-double-pig-production
Lightning casualties decline in Cambodia this year
About 71 Cambodian people had been killed by lightning strikes in the first nine months of 2014, down 30 percent from 101 deaths over the same period last year, a disaster control official said Monday. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141020/lightning-casualties-decline-cambodia-year
Support sought for cashew nut farming
The president of Kampong Thom Cashew Nut Association has urged government officials to implement a policy to increase cashew production, as a huge opportunity was being wasted by both the government and farmers he said. ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/support-sought-cashew-nut-farming
Cambodia's GDP per capita to hit 1,130 USD in 2014: PM
Cambodia’s GDP per capita is expected to reach 1,130 U.S. dollars this year, an estimated increase of 8 percent from 1,043 U.S. dollars last year, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=235977
Ranariddh’s adviser quits royalist party
Noranarith Anandayath, the long-serving personal secretary of former First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, said Sunday that he has resigned from the prince’s newly formed political party and is considering joining the CPP. ...
Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ranariddhs-adviser-quits-royalist-party-70310/
Villagers blocked from stopping construction
Security guards hired by the Chinese-owned Union Development Group (UDG) thwarted an attempt Friday by 10 villagers to bring a halt to the company’s clearing of land in Koh Kong province, locals said. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-blocked-from-stopping-construction-71588/
CNRP lawmakers visit prisoners on hunger strike
Opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua said a group of 10 convicted anti-eviction activists on hunger strike at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison were in a weak state during her visit to the facility Monday. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-lawmakers-visit-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-74732/
Battambang families told to make way for new park
Battambang town authorities have notified 600 families living in the provincial capital’s Prek Preah Sdech commune that they need to relocate due to the construction of a large public garden to beautify the city. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-families-told-make-way-new-park
South Korea to double Cambodian migrant worker permits
The South Korean government will double the number of Cambodian migrant workers who are granted permits to take up employment in the country’s manufacturing, construction and agriculture sectors each year, officials said on Monday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/south-korea-to-double-cambodian-migrant-worker-permits-78099/
New malaria strain raises problems, fears
Physicians are scrambling to update treatments to combat the growing threat caused by a new strain of malaria that is unique to Cambodia and resistant to the drug that dictates whether patients are ultimately cured. ...
Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/new-malaria-strain-raises-problems-fears
One-time NEC fave weighs call
The head of a local rights group who was once touted as the consensus choice for the revamped National Election Committee’s key ninth member will soon announce whether she will officially withdraw her candidacy. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/one-time-nec-fave-weighs-call
Families renew call for help in land dispute
Representatives of 29 families involved in a land dispute with the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh visited the National Assembly on Thursday, seeking a response to a petition they submitted last month asking for intervention. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/families-renew-call-for-help-in-land-dispute-82538/
Apsara fires back at villager accusations
Describing complainants as opportunists, the Apsara Authority on Sunday rejected allegations that it has not complied with a sub-decree ordering it to return 220 hectares of land to local villagers in Siem Reap province. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-fires-back-villager-accusations
Cambodia protests Indian Angkor Wat replica
The Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday sent a diplomatic note to India’s Ministry of External Affairs expressing its concern over a planned temple that resembles Angkor Wat and insisting that its construction be halted. ...
Alex Consiglio and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-protests-indian-angkor-wat-replica-85131/