PM orders senator’s arrest over Facebook post
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday ordered the arrest of opposition senator Hong Sok Hour for “treason” over a fake treaty the senator posted to Facebook that purported to show Heng Samrin, as Cambodia’s head of state in 1979, pledging to dissolve the border between ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-orders-senators-arrest-over-facebook-post-91638/
MoC warns of strict legal action against promoting fake products
The Ministry of Commerce has issued a proclamation stating that strict legal action shall be initiated against those who promote to sell products, goods and services that contain false commercial descriptions. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501476979/cambodia-china-agree-to-formulate-joint-corridors/
Ministry warns six provinces of low temperatures
The Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry yesterday issued a statement warning that temperatures in six provinces could dip to as low as 17 degrees Celsius starting today. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50564387/ministry-warns-six-provinces-of-low-temperatures/
As fast food takes hold, health fears grow
As the temperature in Phnom Penh crested 39 degrees celcius on Tuesday, a young British couple stepped into the air-conditioned embrace of Burger King. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/as-fast-food-takes-hold-health-fears-grow-112289/
Agriculture scholarships to help nurture local talent
A new agriculture scholarship and research grant were launched yesterday with the aim of nurturing local expertise by providing students opportunities to pursue graduate degrees and conduct research. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5086816/agriculture-scholarships-help-nurture-local-talent/
Program builds mobile app skills for Cambodian coders
After graduating from Setec Institute in Phnom Penh in 2014 with a degree in information technology, Chhit Chanmony, 23, is confident in her ability to build a website using various scripts. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/program%E2%80%88builds-mobile-app-skills-for-cambodian-coders-98080/
China offers scholarships to 62 Cambodian students
Sixty-two Cambodian students have gotten annual scholarships for their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in various universities in China, according to Chinese News Agency (Xinhua). ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/china-offers-scholarships-to-62-cambodian-students-8789
Cambodian opposition sues election body
Cambodia’s opposition said on Thursday that it had filed a lawsuit against the kingdom’s poll authorities over strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen’s disputed election win. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) accused three top National Election Committee officials and their accomplices of faking voter names on ...
Pakistan Daily Times News Staff
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C09%5C13%5Cstory_13-9-2013_pg4_3
Cambodia well suited for solar, though use remains low
Cambodia has a high degree of solar radiation, making the country a good place for the renewable energy source, a report from the Asian Development Bank says. ...
Sun Sokhen
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-well-suited-for-solar-though-use-remains-low/2927056.html
Cashew processing and cashew shell-extracted biomass fuel plant launched in Kampong Thom Province
A cashew processing and cashew shell-extracted biomass fuel plant invested by Japan’s MIRATH GREEN TECH has officially been inaugurated in Kampong Thom province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501500469/cashew-processing-and-cashew-shell-extracted-biomass-fuel-plant-launched-in-kampong-thom-province/
Gov’t fights back on ‘useless’ education claim
Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron yesterday slammed opposition leader Sam Rainsy for dismissing university degrees in the country as value-less and labeling the education system one of the poorest in the world. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16635/gov---t-fights-back-on----useless----education-claim/
USAID One window for citizen project launches civic tech tools connecting citizens to information on one window services
Today, USAID launched telephone and social media tools that will provide Cambodian citizens clear, transparent information on public services available to them through the Royal Cambodian Government’s One Window Service Offices (OWSO). The tools were developed by the USAID funded One Window for Citizens (OW4C) ...
USAID
PM urges Korean investment in processing, tech industries
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday morning last week asked former Deputy Prime Minister Ou Myung and an industrial delegation of South Korea to urge investors to invest in processing and high-end technology industries in Cambodia, said a release. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501219858/pm-urges-korean-investment-in-processing-tech-industries/
Cambodia looks to step up China tech co-op
Cambodia and China have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing and broadening comprehensive bilateral cooperation in the fields of science, technology and innovation (STI). ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-looks-step-china-tech-co-op
Now Cambodians avail loan through ‘mobile chat’ tech
Get a loan sanctioned within a few hours, sometimes in minutes, and that too on the basis of an application you place through a mobile chat sitting at home! Well, this is already happening in Cambodia and some microfinance institutions (MFIs) have embraced the fast-developing ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247709/now-cambodians-avail-loan-through-mobile-chat-tech/
Swiss agri-tech firm expresses interest in Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Manet welcomed the interest of Swiss company Bühler Group in introducing new technology into the Kingdom’s agriculture sector. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/swiss-agri-tech-firm-expresses-interest-in-kingdo
Kingdom aims to leapfrog technical skills
The president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) met leaders of Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics firm Qibi Tech Co Ltd to study the possibility of enhancing cooperation in the Kingdom. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50742459/kingdom-aims-to-leapfrog-technical-skills/
Financial Institute of Cambodia prepares people for a career in the stock exchange
The executive director at the Financial Institute of Cambodia (FIC) says 726 students have completed courses so far at FIC since it opened in early 2011. Tith Seyla, who earned his bachelor’s degree from the Royal University of Law and Economics followed by a master’s ...
KOICA scholarships for Cambodian government officials tops 3000
The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has sent over 3000 Cambodian officials employed in ministries and other government institutions to study Master’s Degree programs in South Korea since 1993, a KOICA senior official told Khmer Times. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15370/koica-scholarships-for-cambodian-government-officials-tops-3000-/