Despite IOM deal, residency eludes refugees
When the International Organization for Migration agreed to help Cambodia with a controversial refugee resettlement plan earlier this year, it did so on the condition that the government furnish the refugees already in the country with the paperwork they need to find employment. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/despite-iom-deal-residency-eludes-refugees-85689/
Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association seeks to expand role
In an effort to expand its role and promote friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA) organised a meeting with the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region (SCSR) here on Monday, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v8/wn/newsworld.php?id=1150688
Along the border, trade trumps nationalism
Less than a kilometer from the border with Vietnam in Tbong Khmum Province, Sok Sokha shades herself from the midday sun next to her small store. ...
James Reddick and Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14215/along-the-border--trade-trumps-nationalism/
World Bank shows no interest in views on freeze
New documents from the World Bank on its preparations to lift a 2011 freeze on new loans to Cambodia show that the international lender is giving short shrift to public opinion on whether it should restart lending in the first place. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-shows-no-interest-in-views-on-freeze-91886/
Australia says deal to send more refugees to Cambodia still on
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday denied a refugee deal with Cambodia had collapsed after Cambodian officials said it did not intend to accept any more refugees from a South Pacific detention center under an agreement. ...
VOA Khmer News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/australia-says-deal-to-send-more-refugees-to-cambodia-still-on/2939548.html
Over 1,000 constructions inspected, 27 demolished
Authorities demolished 27 constructions that were found to have posed a high risk to safety. They ordered another 636 sites to sign contracts agreeing to comply with legal procedures this year, a government report said on Wednesday. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-1000-constructions-inspected-27-demolished
SECC approves bond issuance
Phnom Penh Commercial Bank (PPCBank) and Prasac Microfinance Institution Ltd (Prasac) have been granted initial permission to issue bonds on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/secc-approves-bond-issuance
Germany pledges further $3.8M for mine clearance
Germany has committed to providing another €3.5 million ($3,841,000) over the next two years to the Halo Trust for landmine clearance in Cambodia in a bid to help the Kingdom reach its landmine-free goal in 2025. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/germany-pledges-further-38m-mine-clearance
PM again asks Trump for ’70s-era debt relief
Prime Minister Hun Sen has once again called for the United States to drop the debt Cambodia incurred during the 1970s Lon Nol regime, just days after US Ambassador William Heidt said in no uncertain terms that the US had no such plans. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-again-asks-trump-70s-era-debt-relief
PM calls out US again for bombs
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday used a speaking slot at a children’s rights conference to once again castigate the United States, urging the UN to “increase its volume” in condemning the US for dropping bombs that maimed and killed children. ...
Touch Sokha and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-calls-out-us-again-bombs
ADB approves $250 million Covid-19 loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $250 million loan to help the Cambodian government respond to the Covid-19 pandemic by strengthening the healthcare system and increasing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-approves-250-million-covid-19-loan
Further measures issued to stop land encroachment
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has ordered all provincial governors to prevent encroachment on state-protected land to avoid land disputes. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50742961/further-measures-issued-to-stop-land-encroachment/
PPAP works to soften virus hit
Listed state-owned port operator Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has doubled down on its commitment to enhance its business performance during the global health crisis by reducing expenses and postponing non-urgent investment, director-general Hei Bavy told its annual meeting on Friday. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppap-works-soften-virus-hit
Rice lobby refutes rights abuse claim
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) on Monday voiced deep regret over claims linking milled-rice exports to Australia with human rights abuses. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-lobby-refutes-rights-abuse-claim
New $231M Pursat dam built
Groundwork is underway on South Korean-owned SPHP (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s massive $231 million Stung Pursat I hydroelectric dam in Pursat, provincial deputy governor Khoy Rida told The Post on Monday. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-231m-pursat-dam-built
Three Kratie journalists charged with extortion in suspicious land clearing case
Three online news journalists from Kratie province were arrested and charged with extortion this week for allegedly demanding money in return for holding back a story about illegal land clearing. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/three-kratie-journalists-charged-with-extortion-in-suspicious-land-clearing-case/
France gives $91 million for agriculture, climate fight
The French government, through the French Development Agency (AFD), has provided two credit agreements worth €75 million ($91 million) to Cambodia to support sustainable agricultural and rural development, as well as climate change fight in Cambodia. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/france-gives-91-million-agriculture-climate-fight
Japanese gov’t helps fund Mekong forecasting system
The Japanese government granted $2.9 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to help implement its strategic plan to promote responsible development in the region. ...
Syed Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50819129/japanese-govt-helps-fund-mekong-forecasting-system/
JICA provides support to improve traffic safety control in Phnom Penh
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided support to contribute to strengthening traffic safety control in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50939333/jica-provides-support-to-improve-traffic-safety-control-in-phnom-penh/
UN trains 3,000 in mental health
The UN in Cambodia has trained nearly 3,000 health workers nationwide to provide mental health and psychosocial support to Covid-19 vulnerable people. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-trains-3000-mental-health