Sar Kheng warns officials, security forces against complacency
Interior Minister Sar Kheng told provincial security forces in Kratie on Thursday to remain vigilant for any opposition activity in the run-up to July’s national elections, while also warning that a popular opposition movement would only come about from the government’s failure to cater to ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-warns-officials-security-forces-against-complacency
EdC draws angry complaints
Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) director-general Keo Rattanak said on Thursday that during the first seven months of this year, the company had received 237 complaints on Facebook regarding electricity meters. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/edc-draws-angry-complaints
Meeting held to discuss Lango amendments
During a meeting on the revision of the Law on Non-Governmental Organisations yesterday, the Interior Ministry said it will address concerns raised by civil society groups, but it remains unclear how many articles will be revised. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50657108/meeting-held-to-discuss-lango-amendments/
Pig cull raises supply concerns
Following a mass cull of more than 1,000 pigs over the last two weeks, authorities yesterday played down any threat to the local pork supply, but financial concerns among farmers and market vendors are mounting.Some 1,200 pigs have been culled in Siem Reap, having recently ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pig-cull-raises-supply-concerns
Cambodia initiates first-ever employment policy
The International Labor Organization says a new National Employment Policy will improve the country’s economy for the young generation.The policy, drafted with the help of Sweden, aims to increase “decent and productive” employment opportunities, enhance skills and human resources development, and strengthen labor market governance, ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-initiates-first-ever-employment-policy/3020097.html
PM ends a land dispute with a gift
While meeting locals and officials in Preah Vihear province yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Sen decided to allocate more than 80 hectares of airport land in Preah Vihear town’s Palhal commune to 127 families. In a meeting with officials and armed forces that was announced on Mr. Hun Sen’s official ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28989/pm-ends-a-land-dispute-with-a-gift/
Cambodian farmers prosper by going organic
Depending on the season, organic vegetable farmer Sem Chantha could be growing spinach, cauliflower, lettuce or collard greens on her six-hectare plot of land in Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province. The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) supports Cambodian farmers with training and ...
Daniel De Carteret, Chan Muyhong
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodian-farmes-prosper-by-going-organic/2988764.html
Hats in ring for key NEC position
Contenders for the National Election Committee’s secretary-general role include the first Cambodian to graduate from Harvard University, a prominent NGO worker and the long-serving incumbent.With the submission deadline on Saturday, the NEC has so far received 11 applications for the position, which has been opened ...
Lay Samean and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hats-ring-key-nec-position
PM says CNRP’s land plans will stoke war
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday warned that a CNRP victory in the 2018 national election would inevitably lead to war when the opposition party starts redistributing land from the rich to the poor, something that opposition leader Sam Rainsy said would only be done ...
Kang Sothear and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-says-cnrps-land-plans-will-stoke-war-95150/
Cambodia okays LYP Group casinos' online gambling sites
Cambodia has given permission for three L.Y.P. Group casinos to launch online gambling operations.The L.Y.P. Group, which is run by Cambodian People’s Party Senator Ly Yong Phat, operates three casinos on the country’s border with Thailand; the Koh Kong Resort on the country’s southern coast, ...
Steven Stradbrooke
http://calvinayre.com/2015/11/19/casino/cambodia-okays-lyp-group-casino-online-gambling-sites/
Will move to cap microfinance interest rates backfire on CPP?
The ruling CPP doubled down on Tuesday on its decision to cap interest rates on microfinance loans as a way to help the poor get out of debt, even as analysts called it a political move that would have long-term negative effects on the rural ...
Hang Sokunthea and Matt Surrusco
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/will-move-to-cap-microfinance-interest-rates-backfire-on-cpp-126564/
China to work further with Mekong countries in water resources
China is ready to consolidate political trust with the five countries along the Lancang-Mekong River, and further cooperate with them in areas of water resources, drought and flood prevention, industrial capacity, agriculture, and human resources, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday. Li made the remarks ...
Zhang Yue
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201801/11/WS5a5727eba3102c394518e98a.html
Rainsy officially launches Cambodia National Rescue Movement, lays out five-point plan
Yesterday, Rainsy said the new Cambodia National Rescue Movement had a five-part plan, starting with appealing to the international community to take action. The next step is to work with “economic” partners to put financial pressure on the government.Next, Rainsy said the movement will encourage ...
Niem Chheng and Andrew Nachemson
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/rainsy-officially-launches-cambodia-national-rescue-movement-lays-out-five-point
Sub-decree to transfer health services ‘closer to the people’
The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) has approved a draft sub-decree to improve the provision of health services in a quality, safe, effective and equitable manner. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sub-decree-transfer-health-services-closer-people
National economy experiencing robust growth: WB
The bank’s Cambodia Economic Update Report released yesterday said that Cambodia’s real growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is forecast to decelerate to 7 percent in 2019, down from 7.5 percent in 2018. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50664637/national-economy-experiencing-robust-growth-wb/
Japanese Investment in Cambodia Grows, but Hurdles Remain
Japanese Investment in Cambodia is steadily increasing as a result of sharply rising wages in China and other Southeast Asian nations. But experts warned this week that for sustained investment growth and to avoid driving Japanese companies to other attractive investment destinations such as Burma ...
http://www.cbre.com.kh/2012/11/japanese-investment-cambodia-grows-hurdles-remain/
Electricity Vietnam No Longer Involved in Lower Sesan 2 Dam
Electricity Vietnam International (EVNI), a subsidiary of Vietnam’s state-owned electricity giant EVN, is no longer involved in the Lower Sesan 2 dam, a Vietnamese Embassy official confirmed yesterday. Cambodian conglomerate Royal Group and China’s Hydrolancang International Energy Co. Ltd. on Monday signed an agreement in Phnom ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/electricity-vietnam-no-longer-involved-in-lower-sesan-2-dam-6363/
Cambodia Sees Opportunity for US Investment in Agriculture
Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh sees great potential for US companies that want to invest in agriculture, where he says they can do legitimate business relatively free from the graft as Cambodia makes anti-corruption headway. Cham Prasidh was in Washington last week, where he and other ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-least-competitive-in-region-on-global-index/1559776.html
Vietnam Confirms Stake in Sesan Dam Bought by Chinese Firm
A representative of Vietnamese state-owned electricity giant Electricity Vietnam International (EVNI) confirmed yesterday that their stake in a dam project in Stung Treng province has been bought out by their Cambodian and Chinese business counterparts. While Royal Group chairman Kith Meng has maintained that EVNI still ...
Borei Keila Evictees Protest Delayed Court Hearing
About 20 former residents for the Borei Keila community protested outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday after a judge delayed a hearing regarding their land dispute with the powerful Phanimex company, a lawyer for the residents said. The residents filed a complaint against Phanimex ...