Another Russian arrested over casino brawl
Police in Sihanoukville on Monday arrested Russian national Roman Dragomir, 39, for his alleged involvement in a violent brawl between two groups of foreigners at the Queenco Hotel & Casino in February, an official said. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-russian-arrested-over-casino-brawl-86218/
Cambodia asks for original maps from UN to verify border line with Vietnam
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday requested all original maps deposited at the United Nations to verify the authenticity of maps the government is using to demarcate border line with its neighboring countries. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12922/cambodia-asks-for-original-maps-from-un-to-verify-border-line-with-vietnam/
Prosecutor disputes verdict in murder-kidnapping case
In a rare show of discord inside the courts, a prosecutor at the Kandal Provincial Court on Tuesday lodged an appeal against verdicts handed down to two men involved in a kidnapping and murder. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prosecutor-disputes-verdict-in-murder-kidnapping-case-87535/
Working conditions in Cambodia's garment factories slightly improved: group
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has found a slight improvement in Cambodia’s garment factory working conditions, although issues of overtime and occupational safety and health continue, according to its latest report released on Wednesday. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=291468
CNRP still raising funds for TV station
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has been trying to raise money in every way possible to support its new, CNRP-friendly TV station, which may begin broadcasting before the end of this year. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13245/cnrp-still-raising-funds-for-tv-station/
Prominent rights monitor questioned over defamation claims
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday began questioning a leading human rights campaigner who stands accused of defaming and attempting to coerce two judicial officials over a land dispute in Siem Reap province. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prominent-rights-monitor-questioned-over-defamation-claims-88153/
Chinese police start placing surveillance cameras
Chinese police began installing surveillance cameras on the streets of Phnom Penh on Tuesday, following a donation from Beijing to assist authorities in monitoring crime and traffic in the capital, an official said Wednesday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/chinese-police-start-placing-surveillance-cameras-88535/
Boutique hotel rises in Daun Penh
A new boutique hotel – which could cost as much as $6 million – is rising in Daun Penh, aiming to attract international business tourists who want to be close to the heart of the city. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13368/boutique-hotel-rises-in-daun-penh/
Education Ministry to enforce more teaching hours
The Education Ministry plans to improve the quality of education in primary schools across the country by enforcing stricter protocols for teaching hours, said Education Minister Dr. Hang Chuon Naron on Thursday. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13600/education-ministry-to-enforce-more-teaching-hours/
Assasination plot under investigation
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s decision and refused to release on bail Lay Huong, the alleged mastermind of a plot to kill a government minister’s wife. ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/assasination-plot-under-investigation
Vietnam halts road work at Kampot border
Vietnam has stopped construction of a road near its border with Kampot province after Cambodian officials complained that the project was coming too close to the borderline, according to a provincial border police official. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnam-halts-road-work-at-kampot-border-89847/
Statues built on ancient bricks
Authorities in Kampong Chhnang took down two Vietnamese religious statues on Tuesday that had appeared overnight, after it was discovered their base was made of bricks allegedly stolen from two ancient temples. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/statues-built-ancient-bricks
NGOs ask king not to sign NGO law
A group of 26 local NGOs submitted a letter to King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday calling on him to refuse to sign off on a controversial law regulating non-governmental groups in the country. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-ask-king-not-to-sign-ngo-law-90398/
Five illegal loggers shot dead in Thailand so far this year
Five Cambodians were shot dead by Thai soldiers while illegally logging across the border during the first half of the year, according to the government’s latest figures, roughly on par with last year. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/five-illegal-loggers-shot-dead-in-thailand-so-far-this-year-90748/
Unrest over fishing clash continues in Kampot
Police say they have asked Vietnam to identify the Vietnamese trawler involved in a fatal clash last week with Cambodian fishermen, reversing their position that the death of a local man was an accident. ...
Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unrest-over-fishing-clash-continues-in-kampot-90739/
Immigration police arrests 30 illegal Vietnamese
The Immigration police from the Ministry of Interior arrested 30 Vietnamese nationals today for alleged illegal work at a workplace in Chbar Ampove Khan’s Prek Pra commune. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/immigration-police-arrests-30-illegal-vietnamese-8794
One dead, 1 flees in wood smuggling accidents
Police in Kratie province say they are searching for the driver of a truck who had been transporting illegally logged timber through Snuol district early Saturday morning when it overturned and burst into flames. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/one-dead-1-flees-in-wood-smuggling-accidents-91234/
Local logistics firms struggle to survive as global players circle market
The Kingdom’s logistics sector is becoming increasingly crowded, with small- to medium-sized players racing for a share of the growing market while struggling at the same time to reach international quality standards. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14901/local-logistics-firms-struggle-to-survive-as-global-players-circle-market/
Soldier who shot at police in Phnom Penh will face court
A soldier will face court Thursday after his pistol discharged during a scuffle with a group of police officers conducting traffic inspections along Russian Boulevard in Phnom Penh on Tuesday evening, police said Wednesday. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldier-who-shot-at-police-in-phnom-penh-will-face-court-92652/
Two arrested for trying to seize evidence in Kompong Thom
Police in Kompong Thom province arrested two people on Saturday night when a group of about 30 villagers attempted to free their vehicles from Forestry Administration officials who had confiscated them, police said Sunday. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-arrested-for-trying-to-seize-evidence-in-kompong-thom-92916/