Road safety campaign seeks to cut fatalities
More than 1,350 people died in traffic accidents in the first nine months of the year, a senior Transport Ministry official said yesterday. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087605/road-safety-campaign-seeks-cut-fatalities/
Cambodian stock exchange begins trading
The formerly state-owned Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, the only stock on offer, has floated 13 million shares or 15 per cent of the company. ...
Flights boost tourism to Cambodia’s seaside
Increased flight connections to Sihanoukville helped boost tourism figures in the seaside province during the first five months of the year, tourism officials said yesterday. ...
Election law: NGOs object to nationality rule for NEC
Election watchdogs have called on the ruling and opposition parties to reconsider a restriction on dual nationals serving as members of the overhauled National Election Committee. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/election-law-ngos-object-nationality-rule-nec
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia hold conference to boost youth ties
A conference on youth cooperation among Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia opened in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Monday, drawing participation of representatives from the three neighboring countries. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141208/vietnam-laos-cambodia-hold-conference-boost-youth-ties
Evictees lobby bank for payment
More than 200 villagers from Kampong Speu protested in front of ANZ Royal Bank’s headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday, demanding the bank pay them compensation. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evictees-lobby-bank-payment
Appeal aired: EU hears out groups from Battambang
The European Union will speak to Cambodia’s government on behalf of two communities in Battambang involved in land disputes, according to the rights group Adhoc. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/appeal-aired-eu-hears-out-groups-battambang
Cambodia sends 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon for UN mission
Cambodia on Thursday dispatched the fifth batch of 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon to replace the fourth group, whose one-year United Nations peacekeeping mission has ended. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2014-12/18/c_133863193.htm
Hefty sentence: Ketamine bust lands duo 25 years
Two Vietnamese nationals were each sentenced to 25 years in prison for concealing nearly 40 kilograms of powdered ketamine in a Phnom Penh condo last year. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/hefty-sentence-ketamine-bust-lands-duo-25-years
First gibbon born in Angkor Park
The 21st century welcomed its first baby gibbon at Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park, in a celebrated step towards the conservation of an endangered species. ...
Michelle Tam
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/03/19/Gibbon-Angkor-Park/
Kem Sokha denies trying to topple the government
Kem Sokha, Deputy President of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), has denied that he tried to topple the Cambodian government after election dispute in 2013. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/kem-sokha-denies-trying-to-topple-the-government-8323
Turk gets nine years for buying girls’ virginity
A Turkish man was sentenced to nine years in jail Friday for purchasing the virginity of two 14-year-old girls in Phnom Penh last year. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/turk-gets-nine-years-for-buying-girls-virginity-80922/
Storms kill three people at weekend
Three people were killed and two injured on Sunday evening as heavy storms struck Svay Rieng, Kampong Chhnang and Preah Sihanouk provinces, destroying dozens of homes. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/storms-kill-three-people-weekend
Gov’t official defends draft law on NGOs
A senior government official on Wednesday defended the controversial draft law to regulate NGOs, as members of the government and civil society met in Phnom Penh. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/govt-official-defends-draft-law-on-ngos/2855162.html
Economic Growth revised to 3 percent this year
Cambodia’s economic growth has been revised to reach around 3 percent this year, thanks to the growth of the agricultural and industry sector. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50976291/economic-growth-revised-to-3-percent-this-year/
27 projects worth $306 million get incentives in Preah Sihanouk
With this, the number of projects eligible under the special investment promotion programme soared to 110. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501552494/27-projects-worth-306-million-get-incentives-in-preah-sihanouk/
Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #17 is Happening!
You’re invited to a very special edition of the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup! Typically, the mapping meetup is scheduled for the last Tuesday of each month. However, this very special occasion calls for a slight change to the tradition. Bernd and Paul will speak about ...
PPMM #20: Quantum GIS 2.0 & Geo-Tags
PPMM #20 AdvertGreetings,You’re invited to a special edition of the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup, which is scheduled from 6:00 – 7:30pm on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 at Equinox.Members of the PPMM group are fans of the open movement, especially open source mapping applications. In honor ...
Koh Kong court detains a forestry activist over forestry crime
The Koh Kong provincial court today decided to detain a forestry activist for illegally collecting product and sub-product of forest. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/koh-kong-court-detains-a-forestry-activist-over-forestry-crime-9019
Prime minister's website hacked
Prime Minister Hun Sen has threatened to use the full force of the law against the hackers who attacked his website early on Saturday morning. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24690/prime-minister-s-website-hacked/