Cambodia's Hun Sen appoints son-in-law to senior police post
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his son-in-law as deputy national police chief, in a move apparently aimed at consolidating his power ahead of an election this year. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-politics/cambodias-hun-sen-appoints-son-in-law-to-senior-police-post-idUSKBN1F70RE
Advocates, employers tussle over compliance
Local garment sector stakeholders failed to find common ground at a meeting on supply chain safety protocols, with the government and employers expressing reluctance to take on an additional level of responsibility. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/advocates-employers-tussle-over-compliance
Residents fear bridge loss
Nearly 200 villagers from three communes in Stung Treng province protested yesterday at Sre Pok bridge to demand that authorities stop dismantling it when the Sesan dam sluice gate closes next month. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39858/residents-fear-bridge-loss/
Australia looks to outlaw tours to orphanages in Cambodia
Australians facilitating tours and volunteer programs at orphanages in foreign countries such as Cambodia may eventually face criminal charges if a recently opened inquiry in Australia results in legislation. ...
Hannah Hawkins
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/australia-looks-to-outlaw-tours-to-orphanages-in-cambodia-132047/
English classes extended to Grade 6
The Education Ministry has decided to include English classes in the curriculum of primary schools from Grade four to six to ensure students have a foundation to continue learning at secondary school. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085108/english-classes-extended-grade-6/
Activist ‘threatened’ for tip over land clearing
An ethnic Kuoy activist in Stung Treng province says his life was threatened after he tipped authorities off to an alleged land grab on Saturday involving two suspects who remain at large. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activist-threatened-tip-over-land-clearing
HR forum sees role for digital technology
Business should embrace digital strategies that can improve the speed and efficiency of human resource management activities, speakers at a conference on the impact of digital transformation on human resources said yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hr-forum-sees-role-digital-technology
Garment workers protest to demand better conditions
More than 200 workers at the Nantai garment factory agreed to bring an end to their protest after the Labour Ministry, local authorities and company promised to solve their dispute on Wednesday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093919/garment-workers-protest-demand-better-conditions/
Judge agrees to delay trial
Greg Thomas Fryett, a British businessman arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit last year for alleged links to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, went on trial on Friday at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/judge-agrees-delay-trial
Ho Chi Minh City EXPO 2014 in Cambodia opens in May
The Vietnam-Cambodia International Trade Fair and Exhibitions 2014, also known as Ho Chi Minh City EXPO 2014, will be held at Koh Pich Convention Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 7-11. ...
Thao Tien
http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Business/2014/4/108657/
Buddha statue not wanted
Ethnic Tumpoun residents from Ratanakkiri’s Banlung district sent petitions to authorities yesterday to protest plans to erect a Buddha statue at Yeak Loam Lake, saying it will bring bad luck to their villages. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/buddha-statue-not-wanted
Nine Vietnamese arrested in Battambang census raids
Nine Vietnamese nationals found to be living in Cambodia illegally were arrested at furniture-making workshops in Battambang City on Tuesday as the national immigration census nears its end, a police official said Wednesday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nine-vietnamese-arrested-in-battambang-census-raids-76187/
Teachers union worried textbooks may be sold
A district education official in Preah Vihear may be hoarding state textbooks to sell at the market rather than distributing them to perennially book-strapped schools, according to the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA). ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teachers-union-worried-textbooks-may-be-sold
Thirty-six still ill after eating tainted sandwiches
Thirty-six villagers remained hospitalized Monday afternoon after about 800 fell ill on Saturday from eating tainted sandwiches distributed at a World Vision event in Siem Reap province’s Chi Kreng district, officials said. ...
Mech Dara and Maria Paula Brito
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thirty-six-still-ill-after-eating-tainted-sandwiches-81086/
10 Cambodian workers arrested in violent wage protest
Ten striking workers were arrested in eastern Cambodia on Saturday after more than 200 protesters burned a factory gate and hurled stones at the police, leaving eight officers injured, a local police chief said. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-10/25/c_133742054.htm
EU seeks negotiation on timber agreement
As Vietnam and Laos negotiate to enter a European Union trade agreement aimed at improving forestry governance, the EU – one of the world’s top timber importers – is urging Cambodia to join the scheme. ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-seeks-negotiation-timber-agreement
Cambodia lacks skills in face of Asean integration, expert says
Asean integration at the end of 2015 will give Cambodia opportunities, but it will also mean economic competition that the country must be ready for, an analyst says. ...
Sok Khemara
http://bit.ly/1MJqjW9
Cham students evacuated from Yemen
Sixteen Cambodian students studying in war-torn Yemen were scheduled to fly out of Oman’s capital, Muscat, late Monday night and were expected to arrive in Phnom Penh at 3 p.m. Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Chhorn Chansy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cham-students-evacuated-from-yemen-81978/
NEC’s communication breakdown: 4 groups
The National Election Committee has created a pair of new commissions, with one aimed at keeping relevant stakeholders informed of the reformed body’s activities and another coordinating electoral activities with Provincial Election Committees. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/necs-communication-breakdown-4-groups
Bushmeat vendors let off with a warning in Ratanakkiri
Military police in Ratanakkiri province working with the NGO Wildlife Alliance confiscated 40 kg of bushmeat from two vendors at a Banlung City market Thursday morning but let the women go with a warning. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bushmeat-vendors-let-off-with-a-warning-in-ratanakkiri-85903/