Mass fainting hits target supplier
At least 22 female garment workers collapsed at their factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh yesterday, in the latest mass faintings incident. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15598/mass-fainting-hits-target-supplier/
Building from the wells up
In the small village of Lengean in Kampong Cham, you can still make out the acronym CVRDT carved into an old concrete well. ...
Aisha Down
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17023/building-from-the-wells-up/
UNICEF steps in to help disabled
UNICEF yesterday awarded $400,000 to six NGOs to work with disabled people around the country through a series of community based programs. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17210/unicef-steps-in-to-help-disabled/
Cambodia sends 45 troops to join multinational peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia
Cambodia dispatched a group of 45 troops to take part in the 2016 multinational peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia late on Thursday. ...
South coast holds development key
Real estate and hotel developers have identified the southern coast of Cambodia as having tourism potential to encourage more business investment. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36111/south-coast-holds-development-key/
Fight forest crimes, PM urges
Prime Minister Hun Sen declared a passion for forest protection yesterday, urging officials to improve the efficiency of forest crime prevention. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079501/fight-forest-crimes-pm-urges/
Ivory smuggler insists on innocence
A businessman is appealing his conviction for smuggling more than three tonnes of ivory into Cambodia, the largest haul ever seized. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38078/ivory-smuggler--insists-on-innocence/
One year later: Loggers set free from Thai prison
Seven Cambodian loggers have been released from a Thai prison a year after they were caught crossing the border in search of rosewood. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/one-year-later-loggers-set-free-thai-prison
Don't pay for scholarships
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports denied that they allowed stakeholders and companies to charge fees for students to apply for scholarships. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12007/ministry--don-t-pay-for-scholarships/
Departing EU ambassador ‘optimistic’ on democracy
During Cambodia’s political roller coaster of recent years, European Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain emerged as a consistent and powerful voice for democracy. ...
James Brooke
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12607/departing-eu-ambassador----optimistic----on-democracy/
Hun Sen dismisses reports on Don Sahong dam construction
Prime Minister Hun Sen has dismissed reports that Lao PDR has commenced construction of the giant 360MW Don Sahong Hydro Dam project. ...
T. Mohan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13211/hun-sen-dismisses-reports-on-don-sahong-dam-construction/
Opposition leader seeks muslim political support
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy met with Cambodian Muslim leaders recently, promising a broad range of political concessions important to their community. ...
Ser Sayana and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-opposition-leader-seeks-muslim-political-support/2859935.html
Falling currencies may threaten Tourism
The fall in value of multiple Asian currencies is making some analysts worry the dampening effect this might have on tourism to Cambodia. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14330/falling-currencies-may-threaten-tourism/
Few options for Kampot crews against illegal fishing
Every evening, Seu Rin takes his family’s wooden fishing boat down the Teuk Chhu River to the waters of the Cambodian coast. ...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15210/few-options-for-kampot-crews-against-illegal-fishing/
Japan caregiver centre to train young recruits
Japan’s swelling ranks of elderly citizens could soon be receiving care from Cambodians if one NGO’s plan comes to fruition. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-caregiver-centre-train-young-recruits
Social accountability page presented at the ISAF II learning forum
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) was honored to present our profile page on social accountability to clarify its use and function in the National Learning Forum on the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) Phase II on 19 and 20 December 2022 in Siem Reap ...
Cambodia's Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy 'Narrow Differences' in Election Stalemate
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties are “narrowing their differences” in talks aimed at ending a standoff over recent elections, officials said Tuesday, as protesters ended three straight days of mass demonstrations against poll results. Both the leaders led their parties in the discussions, which were ...
Radio Free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/talks-09172013181436.html
VENG Seang Hai
Managing EditorVENG Seang Hai has joined Open Development Cambodia (ODC) since 2023 in the role of Managing Editor, providing both operational and technical assistance to the Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief and to the ODC team as a whole. He works closely together with ODC’s Editors team to ...
Commander Says Prosecutor Deployed Troops
Armed troops that were deployed last month to quell a land dispute protest outside the Kompong Speu Provincial Court were ordered to do so by a court prosecutor, a commander in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) said yesterday. On Feb. 9, a detachment of ...
US Ambassador Calls for Election Investigation, NEC Reform
Repeating his country’s call for a transparent investigation into irregularities during the July 28 national election, the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia has urged the government to repair deficiencies in the electoral process. While some foreign governments have issued congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Hun Sen and ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/us-ambassador-calls-for-election-investigation-nec-reform-38282/