CNRP Distances Itself From Threatened Social Media Activist
The opposition CNRP’s deputy public affairs director, Kem Monovithya, posted a statement to her official Facebook account on Saturday distancing the party from Thy Sovantha, a 19-year-old opposition activist with a large social media following, announcing that Ms. Sovantha was “not involved” with the CNRP.
Last
Hul Reaksmey and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-distances-itself-from-threatened-social-media-activist-51218/
Beaten journo preps lawsuit
A journalist with Voice of Democracy (VOD) who was badly beaten by security forces at the site of a planned demonstration in the capital earlier this month left for Thailand yesterday for an operation, and plans to file suit against his attackers next week, he
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/beaten-journo-preps-lawsuit
CDC gives nod to $3.5B in projects
The Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved projects worth a total $3.5 billion in the first half of this year – a 14 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, a statement released on Saturday said.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-gives-nod-35b-projects
NGOs decry vulture decline
Vultures in the Kingdom are facing an increasingly high risk of extinction as the birds have shown a 50 per cent decline in numbers since the late 2000s, a joint announcement from environmental organisations said on Saturday, quoting a report.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-decry-vulture-decline
Villagers register in land dispute
The Kampong Speu provincial authority said on Wednesday that its task force has completed registering thousands of families in Oral district who have been locked in a long-running land dispute with a sugar plantation owned by a well-connected tycoon.
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-register-land-dispute
Sonando’s Beehive party marks first month with second fight
Four of the top officials from charismatic radio personality Mam Sonando’s new Beehive Social Democratic Party, including a deputy leader, have filed a court complaint requesting a temporary injunction against the party’s operations until corruption claims are investigated.
Mech Dara and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sonandos-beehive-party-marks-first-month-with-second-fight-97038/
Vietnamese border at centre of new book
A new book by veteran journalist Chhay Sophal, released on Saturday, argues that politicians on both sides on the political divide should discuss a concerted strategy to “claim back” territory from Vietnam that was once part of a Khmer kingdom.
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnamese-border-centre-new-book
Government lifts decade-old Snakehead fish farming ban
The government has lifted a decade-old ban on snakehead fish farming following a request from the Ministry of Agriculture last month to once again allow farmers to breed the voracious fish, according to a statement dated Thursday.
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-lifts-decade-old-snakehead-fish-farming-ban-112009/
Mondulkiri villagers say officials burned their homes
A group of 31 villagers of the Phnong ethnic minority have filed a petition to Mondulkiri provincial authorities to demand the removal of the local environment department director after rangers allegedly torched their homes during a wedding in Sen Monorom district.
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-villagers-say-officials-burned-their-homes
Gov’t chides EU over Sokha statement
A Justice Ministry spokesman yesterday lashed out at European Union representatives for a statement condemning the “judicial harassment” of opposition leader Kem Sokha, while the Ministry of Education slammed a teachers union that backed the CNRP acting president.
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-chides-eu-over-sokha-statement
Bonna Realty says business as usual after chairman’s arrest
A representative of Bonna Realty Group said yesterday that the arrest of the company’s eponymous chairman on Friday on fraud charges stemming from a bounced cheque would have no impact on the business because it was purely a personal matter.
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bonna-realty-says-business-usual-after-chairmans-arrest
Exercise fad sends sales of bicycles freewheeling
With a greater number of Cambodians devoting time and money to exercise, bicycles are shedding their lowly image as a cheap means of transportation and fast becoming a symbol of the wealthier, more health-conscious elite.
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exercise-fad-sends-sales-bicycles-freewheeling
Cambodian troops bulldoze villagers' crops in bid to seize land
Troops assigned to a light infantry unit destroyed village fields in southern Cambodia’s Kampot province on Monday in a bid to expand the property used by a commune set up for retired army soldiers, sources said.
Yang Chandara and Samean Yun
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/bulldoze-09292015162150.html
Government signs first public housing MOU
A Cambodian and Singaporean firm signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Land Management Wednesday for the study and construction of public housing for low- and middle-income households around Phnom Penh, a first for the city if it comes off.
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-signs-first-public-housing-mou-98657/
Cambodia pins economic hopes on AEC
Cambodians are expecting a ‘seamless transition’ when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is launched in two months and hopefully heralds a second investment wave, capable of transforming this country’s pool of unskilled labor into a manufacturing hub.
Luke Hunt
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-pins-economic-hopes-on-aec/3031723.html
Returnee maid takes own life
A Tbong Khmum woman, whose family said she had been plagued by major personality changes and signs of mental illness since returning from working as a maid in Malaysia, hanged herself with a hammock cord in her house Sunday afternoon.
Sen David and Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/returnee-maid-takes-own-life
Activist appeals to Hun Sen for visa to attend his trial
Environmental activist Alex Gonzalez-Davidson made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Hun Sen via Facebook on Wednesday for help securing a visa to return to Cambodia to attend his pending trial for aiding a trio of fellow activists.
Zsombor Peter and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/activist-appeals-to-hun-sen-for-visa-to-attend-his-trial-108951/
Amateur motorsport cup promotes road safety
Phnom Penh’s hell-raising street racers will enjoy a structured outlet for their love of motorbikes at a new amateur racing cup on Koh Pich island this weekend, a competition also meant to promote compliance with the new traffic law.
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amateur-motorsport-cup-promotes-road-safety-110452/
Civil servants to receive new year bonus
Civil servants, police officers and retired officials with disabilities will receive a Khmer New Year’s bonus of 50,000 riel (about $12.50) next month, a fraction of the $37.50 request that was made by a union last week.
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23250/civil-servants-to-receive-new-year-bonus/
Local gold sales spike following Brexit vote
Local shops dealing in gold reported a surge in activity following the United Kingdom’s vote on Friday to leave the European Union – a decision that pushed international gold prices up sharply as worried investors sought a safe-haven asset.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-gold-sales-spike-following-brexit-vote
