PM warns NGOs, Rainsy
Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a strong warning yesterday to NGO officials who analyze politics, while also repeating that there will be no amnesty for former opposition president Sam Rainsy. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36172/pm-warns-ngos--rainsy/
Teachers in Preah Sihanouk call out ceding of land
More than 50 teachers at Samdech Av Secondary School in Preah Sihanouk province have filed a complaint against the provincial authority’s decision to cede land behind the School to community members living nearby for the purpose of widening the road. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teachers-preah-sihanouk-call-out-ceding-land
Teacher who stripped student awaiting trial
A teacher accused six months ago of punishing an 11-year-old female student by making her strip at the Hun Sen Wat Thmey Primary School in Svay Rieng province was finally detained and is awaiting trial, authorities said yesterday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teacher-who-stripped-student-awaiting-trial
PM wants women to play bigger role in government leadership
Prime Minister Hun Manet wants to see women play a leading role in the government as Cambodia has made gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in all areas a priority in its policy agenda. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387386/pm-wants-women-to-play-bigger-role-in-government-leadership/
‘Law needed’ on campaign spending
The amount of money political parties spent on the campaign trail ahead of yesterday’s nationwide commune elections varied wildly, with observers and party members yesterday blaming the lack of a campaign finance law in Cambodia for what they characterised as the uneven playing field among ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/law-needed-campaign-spending
Generative AI: A threat to copyright?
ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI, provides many new opportunities, yet concerns have been raised over copyright issues as it seems unclear who owns the generated content: the users, tech companies or data owners? ...
Khmer to be mandatory for private schools from December
The inclusion of the Khmer language as a compulsory subject in the curriculum of private schools has received strong support from educational experts as it will promote the Cambodian language and culture. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501384071/khmer-to-be-mandatory-for-private-schools-from-december/
Hun Sen spins demise of CNRP into boon for democracy
“They talk about the multi-party problem, but I want to confirm that when the one party is dissolved, there will be five parties that will replace it. That means that it will go from two parties to six parties in the National Assembly,” Hun Sen ...
Andrew Nachemson and Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-spins-demise-cnrp-boon-democracy
Schools temporarily closed in two provinces due to floods
Seven schools in Ratanakiri and Kampong Thom provinces have been temporarily closed due to flooding, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336641/schools-temporarily-closed-in-two-provinces-due-to-floods/
"Third water" prawn farming project to kick off in Cambodia
An onshore prawn farming project using water known as “third water” developed by Toshimasa Yamamoto, associate professor at Okayama University of Science, will start in August in a mountain village in Cambodia, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. Aquaculture on land is expected to improve nutrition and alleviate ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1038151
Rated X for content: TEDxPP
The grand finale at Phnom Penh’s much-ballyhooed TEDx event on Saturday was intended to send a message. Several activists, among them Loun Savath and the son of the late Chut Wutty, would stand before an audience of 600 and read accounts of violent land disputes. Images from ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061156729/National-news/rated-x-for-content.html
Kingdom nears ASEAN needs
Cambodia has met 70 per cent of the basic requirements needed to join the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, referring to a recently updated report issued by the economic block. The Kingdom ranked third in preparedness among the 10 ASEAN member ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012021754563/Business/kingdom-nears-asean-needs.html
Digital economy needs 10 years
Cambodia’s digital economy remains at a nascent stage and will need at least 10 years to grow and aim for a technology-driven economy, said Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth. Speaking at the national consultation workshop on Policy and Direction of Cambodia’s Digital Economy ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-economy-needs-10-years
Cambodia’s export to RCEP members rises sharply despite weakening global demand
Cambodia on Saturday reported a sharp rise in its export to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries last year despite a slowdown in global demand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422544/cambodias-export-to-rcep-members-rises-sharply-despite-weakening-global-demand/
Announcement No.060 on the 15th day of registration of political party running for the national election 2018
On 14 May 2018, which is the last of the registration of political party and candidate list running for the national election 2018. The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced there have been a total of 20 political parties which are registered for the national ...
National Election Committee
AI making new waves to policymaking challenges
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is capable of creating a new wave of challenges before the policymakers, opined a subject expert, highlighting the need for great caution amid governments, businesses and individuals facing increased cyber security risks. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348542/ai-making-new-waves-to-policymaking-challenges/
Ministry, JICA cyber-security project to begin in 2023
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) co-signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a project to improve cyber resilience and further strengthen the Kingdom’s cyber-security. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-jica-cyber-security-project-begin-2023
Property tax deadline moved to year's end
Due to a lack of available tax collectors, the Ministry of Economics and Finance once again delayed collections on the 0.1 percent property tax on all immovable property worth approximately $25,000 or more, according to a ministry notice issued yesterday ...
Cambodian forum focuses on ASEAN community
PHNOM PENH: The 8th Cambodia-Asia Economic Forum kicked off here on Saturday, focusing on reviewing the ASEAN achievements in the past 45 years and looking at opportunities and challenges toward the realisation of an ASEAN community by 2015. The two-day forum has been attending by some ...