Villagers Complain as Land is Razed in Oddor Meanchey
A fleet of bulldozers owned by an unknown company and accompanied by armed RCAF soldiers began razing some 300 hectares of contested farmland in Oddor Meanchey’s Anlong Veng district yesterday, village representatives said. “There were four soldiers with RCAF uniforms and AK-47s and every bulldozer ...
Cambodia ‘ripe’ for money laundering
Cambodia is ripe for money-laundering and terrorist financing activities due to rampant corruption, banking-sector secrecy and an overall lack of financial transparency, a governance institute says in a report released this week. The Switzerland-based Basel Institute on Governance has ranked Cambodia the third “highest-risk” country out of 144 ...
Migrant workers protest
Recent protests by thousands of migrant workers in Songkla and Kanchanaburi has exposed further evidence of how Thai exporters to giant American, European and Australian food chains have gone unaudited. Thousands of Cambodian and Burmese workers claimed during strikes early this month at Pattana Seafood factory ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/288603/migrant-workers-protest
Ruling parties talk cooperation
Leaders of the ruling parties in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos have agreed to increase cooperation and strengthen ties for the benefit of the people of all three countries and to maintain peace and stability in the region. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/ruling-parties-talk-cooperation
Cambodian PM to co-chair ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in December
ASEAN and the European Union have agreed to hold the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit on December 14, 2022 in Brussel, Belgium, said Kung Phoak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Spokesperson of the 55th AMM and Related Meetings. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126266/cambodian-pm-to-co-chair-asean-eu-commemorative-summit-in-december/
Cambodia, Brunei sign double taxation agreement
On 27 July 2017, the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of Brunei Darussalam reached an agreement on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. ...
So Sophavy
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=106730
Monitors Say Ink Test Was for Transparency, Not Turmoil
Election monitors say a test of election ink that found it easily washable, and therefore a concern for fraudulent voting, was made in the spirit of transparency, and not to create “turmoil” ahead of Sunday’s polls. The election watchdog Comfrel on Friday tested the ink, provided ...
Turkish cosmetics firms eye market
Representatives of 21 Turkish cosmetics and self-care brands pitched their products to wholesalers, retailers and distributors at a cluster meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday, looking to get a foothold in one of Asia’s fastest-growing consumer markets.All but one of the brands had come to Cambodia ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/turkish-cosmetics-firms-eye-market
France, Japan pledge 10-year support to ICC-Angkor
The governments of France and Japan – both co-chairs of the International Coordinating Committee for Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) – committed to continuing their support of conservation and sustainable development of the Angkor Archaeological Park for another 10 years. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/france-japan-pledge-10-year-support-icc-angkor
Parliamentary committee to investigate illegal logging
A parliamentary committee will look into allegations of illegal logging and timber exports, where big money and deep corruption have led to conflict, deforestation and tax fraud. Opposition lawmaker Ho Vann, who leads the National Assembly committee, told VOA Khmer he is looking into evidence and ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/parliamentary-committee-to-investigate-illegal-logging/2650379.html
CPP keeps Funcinpec close, despite no seats
The former president and current party secretary of the struggling Funcinpec party, Nhek Bun Chhay, has been nominated as a government adviser – a position the government ranks equivalent to that of a deputy prime minister. Senior ruling Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap said the ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-keeps-funcinpec-close-despite-no-seats
Cambodian, Chinese senior military officials pledge to advance ties
Cambodian and Chinese senior military officials on Monday vowed to deepen bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefits. The commitment was made during a meeting between Gen. Pol Saroeun, commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces ( RCAF), and Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of general staff ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-03/17/c_133192523.htm
Three thousand CPP members attend its congress in the capital
More than 3,000 members of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) attended the opening of the party’s 41st Congress of the Central Committee in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. The congress aims to elect new members to top party committees and carefully decide strategies to maintain ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-thousand-cpp-members-attend-its-congress-capital
Floods wreak havoc
Residents of Kampot province continued to feel the devastating effects yesterday of widespread flooding in the area caused by the opening of the Kamchay Hydropower Dam, which has left thousands temporarily homeless and crippled local businesses.Keo Vy, spokesman of the National Committee for Disaster Management ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/floods-wreak-havoc
CNRP Lawmakers in Siem Reap as Boycott Starts
CNRP lawmakers on Sunday took an oath in front of Angkor Wat swearing they would boycott today’s opening session of the National Assembly and promising “not to betray the conscience of the people.” With the opposition in Siem Reap, the ruling CPP—which officially won a majority ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-lawmakers-in-siem-reap-as-boycott-starts-42886/
Groups insist on equal rights
Seila, a tall, heavily made-up woman with orange-blonde hair, said she was in a park in Siem Reap last year when policemen approached her, put a gun to her head and told her if she ran, they would shoot. Legally, the Kingdom’s Constitution protects the ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/groups-insist-equal-rights
Cambodia, France promote bilateral collaboration in all fields
Cambodia and France have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in all fields. The agreement was made during the meeting between Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia and Bertrand Lortholary, Director for Asia and Oceania of the Ministry ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501236354/cambodia-france-promote-bilateral-collaboration-in-all-fields/
Cambodian government considers raising duty tax on local cigarettes
A packet of local Cambodian ARA cigarettes costs 1400Riel, around £0.22. Government tobacco tax on local products is currently 10%. Smoking and drinking is endemic in the poor youth of Cambodia and tax hike is proposed to cut the addiction. Ayda Yurekli, an academic from the ...
Sam Rainsy, Hun Sen agree on new election dates, Kem Sokha disagrees
Prime Minister Hun Sen said today that he and Sam Rainsy agreed to choose Sunday of third week of February 2017 and 2018 for the commune and national elections respectively. However, he added that Kem Sokha disagreed. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=YzBlNTY3ZTlhYjI