Talking timelines: To Laos, dam is foregone conclusion
Just before the regional consultation period for Laos’ Don Sahong dam comes to a head at a final meeting in Vietnam on Sunday, Laos government officials are already espousing plans and timelines for the project’s completion. ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/talking-timelines-laos-dam-foregone-conclusion
Int’l circus festival to hit three cities
In May, circus artists from Phnom Penh, Battambang City and Siem Reap City will come together for the ninth Tini Tinou International Circus Festival, which was relaunched last year after being canceled in 2011 for financial reasons. ...
Michelle Vachon
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/intl-circus-festival-to-hit-three-cities-78707/
GMAC slams sample size in HRW report
Nearly a week after Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report detailing systemic labour rights abuse in Cambodia’s garment sector, the country’s garment manufacturers association fired back, criticising the study’s methodology and alleged omissions. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/gmac-slams-sample-size-hrw-report
Police ‘educate’ 80 after weekend Shisha Raids
In their latest crackdown on shisha, Phnom Penh police detained, “educated” and informed the parents of 80 people found smoking the flavored tobacco out of water pipes at two separate establishments over the weekend, officials said Sunday. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-educate-80-after-weekend-shisha-raids-84666/
Bayon launches daily flights to Vietnam
Cambodia Bayon Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, will start daily flights between Cambodian capital Phnom Penh and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City from today, a company representative said yesterday. ...
Khmer Times team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12753/bayon-launches-daily-flights-to-vietnam/
Tycoon resigns after beating
Property tycoon Sok Bun has resigned as director of joint ventures between his company and Singaporean partner TEHO International, amid ongoing controversy over footage showing him viciously attacking a female TV host earlier this month. ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tycoon-resigns-after-beating
Plenty of paychecks for ghosts haunting Cambodia’s lax bureaucracy
Borith has been on the payroll of Cambodia’s parliament for 15 years but rarely shows up for work. He is busy with his other job at a non-governmental organization, and no one notices his absence. ...
Reuters team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13721/cnrp-lawmaker-capitulates--apologizes-to-assembly-president/
Hun Sen challenges critics to provide proof of border encroachment
Addressing critics of his diplomatic approach to the Vietnam border issue, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday made a public call for evidence of land encroachment and proposals for its solution. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-challenges-critics-to-provide-proof-of-border-encroachment/2896660.html
Constitutional council to hear NGO argument
The Constitutional Council will next week will hear arguments from the government and opposition about the controversial NGO law before deciding on Wednesday whether to send the legislation to King Norodom Sihamoni for final approval. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/constitutional-council-hear-ngo-argument
Cambodia hails Chinese firm for helping develop telecom industry
Cambodian Minister of Post and Telecommunications Prak Sokhonn on Sunday praised Chinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecom (Cambodia), or SEATEL, for investing a huge amount of capital in the development of 4G services in Cambodia. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=299208
Cambodia, Thailand to reduce border violence
As Cambodian and Thai authorities agreed to ease up on the use of violence against illegal border crossers into both countries, Thailand stopped short of pledging to refrain from shooting trespassers into the neighbouring kingdom. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-reduce-border-violence
Cambodia arrests 2 for destroying Vietnam boundary marker
Police in the Cambodian province of Tbong Khmum have arrested two men for allegedly damaging a pillar that marks the border between the country and Vietnam, Vietnam Plus reported on Wednesday. ...
Thanh Nien News Staff
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/cambodia-arrests-2-for-destroying-vietnam-boundary-marker-50957.html
Cambodia-Japan trade surges in first half of 2021 to $1.1 billion
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan increased in the first half of this year, recovering from last year, which was hit hard by the pandemic. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917490/cambodia-japan-trade-surges-in-first-half-of-2021-to-1-1-billion/
400 sacked CINTRI workers protest in Phnom Penh
400 CINTRI workers who were sacked by the company earlier – including cleaners, garbage collectors and drivers – protested at the company yesterday to demand payments. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50894337/400-sacked-cintri-workers-protest-in-phnom-penh/
Tax revenues reaches $288 million in January 2022
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance collected $288.23 million in the first month of this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501028271/tax-revenues-reaches-288-million-in-january-2022/
Cambodia, Singapore to boost trade cooperation
Cambodia and Singapore have agreed to work together to further boost their bilateral trade. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501079447/cambodia-singapore-to-boost-trade-cooperation/
Over 10 Phnom Penh condos, hotels raided over trafficking, online ‘services’
Hundreds of foreign nationals have been removed from Phnom Penh compounds as police acknowledged detention, torture, extortion and human trafficking in several arrests. ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/over-10-phnom-penh-condos-hotels-raided-over-trafficking-online-services/
Veterinary officials in Siem Reap call on farmers to vaccinate cattle
A Senior veterinary official said that Siem Reap is conducting a campaign to vaccinate cattle and have called for the participation of farmers in vaccinating their animals. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116228/veterinary-officials-in-siem-reap-call-on-farmers-to-vaccinate-cattle/
China donates 16 ambulances, medical equipment to Cambodia
China on Monday provided 16 ambulances and medical equipment to Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264230/china-donates-16-ambulances-medical-equipment-to-cambodia/
‘We are not afraid’: Rainsy
In a fiery speech attended by thousands, opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday vowed that his party would boycott the National Assembly if a thorough investigation of election results is not undertaken and vowed mass demonstrations if preliminary numbers aren’t revised to reflect a Cambodia National ...
Meas Sokchea and Abby Seiff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98we-are-not-afraid%E2%80%99-rainsy