Protest at Pursat’s monkey business factory
More than 100 striking workers at the Vanny Bio-Research company in Pursat town agreed to go back to work yesterday after mediators promised to find an adequate resolution to their demands for a wage hike. The company breeds and cares for 30,000-40,000 monkeys they sell to ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27154/protest-at-pursat---s-monkey-business-factory/
Big trouble in little China? Exploring Chinese investment in Sihanoukville
The coastal city of Sihanoukville is undergoing a massive transformation. Once perceived as a seedy haunt for lethargic backpackers and expats, a flood of Chinese tourists and investors has begun to alter the landscape by setting up everything from gaudy casinos to towering luxury resorts ...
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-depth-business/big-trouble-little-china-0
Rainsy under fire over new movement
The Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia and the Cambodian Nationality Party have condemned Sam Rainsy, who created the Cambodia National Rescue Movement, accusing the former opposition leader of terrorist activities and calling on the armed forces and citizens not to join the movement, ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103785/rainsy-under-fire-over-new-movement/
Naga CEO Lip Keong seeking majority stake
Nagacorp Ltd, the operator of Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld hotel and casino complex, announced that the company’s chief executive, Chen Lip Keong, has submitted a proposal to shareholders and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that would allow him to divest his personal investment of $369 million ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/naga-ceo-lip-keong-seeking-majority-stake
CPP, CNRP agree to have law on financing of political parties
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party today agreed to pave the way for the creation of a law on financing of political parties. Working groups from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party met ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZDczNGRiOWQyODU
CNRP’s first election campaign targets Kandal province
Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party will commence its campaign for municipal, provincial, city and district council election in Koh Thom district of Kandal province on May 2, according to its spokesman on Thursday. Yem Punharith said that the campaign in Kandal province in the morning and ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ODNjMjYyNmM5OGI
CNRP’s first election campaign targets Kandal province
Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party will commence its campaign for municipal, provincial, city and district council election in Koh Thom district of Kandal province on May 2, according to its spokesman on Thursday. Yem Punharith said that the campaign in Kandal province in the morning and ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ODNjMjYyNmM5OGI
Political parties say they are working toward agreement
Negotiators for the ruling party and opposition say they are preparing for a summit to settle their differences over election reforms, following meetings this week with a team of Japanese development experts. Officials from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party say they will still push for ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/political-parties-say-they-are-working-toward-agreement/1919402.html
CNRP hands in French map
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party yesterday handed over digital copies of a Cambodia-Vietnam border map bought in France to the Royal Academy.The academy’s border committee now has maps from the UN, US and France, and says it will begin studying them in a bid ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-hands-french-map
Pfizer, AstraZeneca ready for booster use: health ministry
Municipal and provincial health departments across the country have received AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines intended to be used for people’s third and fourth doses – as the nationwide vaccination rate hit 92.55 per cent of the population. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pfizer-astrazeneca-ready-booster-use-health-ministry
Cambodian official says that Vietnam develops in all fields
Over the past 77 years, Vietnam, under the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government, has grown in all spheres, bring progress, prosperity, and better prestige to the nation in the region and in the world, said a Cambodian official. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501139977/cambodian-official-says-that-vietnam-develops-in-all-fields/
Cambodia, US discuss regional, global issues
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng discussed and exchanged views on law enforcement cooperation, including cooperation in the fight against drugs, human trafficking and counter-terrorism with the Daniel J. Kritenbrink, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111386/cambodia-us-discuss-regional-global-issues/
Ministry sets 5-year plan for info, AV sector development
The Ministry of Information has set a short- and long-term strategic plan for the development of the information and audio-visual sector over the next five years to contribute to the government’s reform on the information and audio-visual sector. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501550552/ministry-sets-5-year-plan-for-info-av-sector-development/
'Morality' clause still worries rights group
A coalition of women’s groups have lashed out at Malaysia for continuing to endorse a “public morality” clause in the draft ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights. They claim the clause is subjective and discriminates against women and sexual minorities and should be ditched. Currently being drafted by ...
Gunslinger Tycoons
PM Hun Sen’s September 20 cri de couer beseeching powerful officials and their friends and families to not fire or wield their weapons in restaurants and other public places, especially those haunts frequented by foreigners, threatens to spoil the sport most enjoyed by the Kingdom’s well-heeled elite. ...
PM ends exile gov’t talk
Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that his government will work with the Thai junta that came to power in a coup last week, and quashed speculation that the ousted Shinawatra clan may be allowed to set up a government in exile in Cambodia. In a ...
Vong Sokheng and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-ends-exile-gov%E2%80%99t-talk
Wang Yi’s Show of Support for Government Is Applauded
A government spokesman on Thursday welcomed remarks of support for the ruling CPP from China’s foreign minister, saying they showed Cambodia’s main benefactor was an example to other foreign states. Following meetings with Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign ...
Simon Lewis and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/wang-yis-show-of-support-for-government-is-applauded-40662/
Census Data
Provides comprehensive Cambodian census data from 2011, 2008 and 1998, which can be sorted by province, district, and commune. ...
No Change to Reserve Requirement
Cambodia has decided not to increase its reserve requirement for banks to tackle inflation, National Bank of Cambodia Director General and spokeswoman Nguon Sokha said yesterdayThe Kingdom’s reserve-requirement rate for banks stands at 12 percent, meaning 12 percent of total deposits at banks must be ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011081851125/Business/no-change-to-reserve-requirement.html
Visitors to Cambodia up 14.1% through July
The number of foreign visitors arriving in Cambodia jumped 14.1 percent to about 16.2 million in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to data released Friday by the Tourism Ministry. Vietnam accounted for the largest number of ...