A big thumbs-down
A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...
Illegal miners tread carefully
In a remote part of Ratanakkiri, Lan Yorn ekes out an existence mining for gems. In his quest to provide for his family, Yorn engages in highly dangerous work illegally digging mines as deep as 12 metres with only the most basic of equipment. Government officials ...
Shane Worrell and May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-miners-tread-carefully
CNRP to Hold Ceremony for Grenade Victims
Supporters of the opposition CNRP and relatives of the 16 men, women and children killed in a grenade attack during a protest rally in 1997, will hold a Buddhist ceremony today at the scene of the blasts in front of the old National Assembly in ...
Aun Pheap and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-to-hold-ceremony-for-grenade-victims-43867/
Tourism working group created
The government has set up an inter-ministerial working group for the management and development of tourism and ecotourism. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089314/tourism-working-group-created/
Family told to collect daughter's remains by recruitment agency
Another family has been asked to come and retrieve the remains of their dead daughter from a recruitment firm after she passed away in Malaysia, and they claim the agency that sent her threatened not to return her ashes if the family pursued legal action. The ...
Plan to certify organic quality
GIZ Cambodia, a branch of Germany’s international development agency, signed an agreement yesterday with local organic food retailer Khmer Organic Cooperative to provide technical support to develop organic vegetable production and to assist the firm in obtaining certification for its products. The agreement calls for the ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/plan-certify-organic-quality
Sokha Hotel officially opens
After more than six years of construction, the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel and Residence officially opened its doors to the public yesterday, with Prime Minister Hun Sen on hand to inaugurate the city’s newest hotel. Speaking at the launch, Hun Sen said the Sokha Hotel will ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/sokha-hotel-officially-opens
Kingdom, US vow stronger ties
At an academic forum on Saturday to celebrate 70 years of Cambodia-US diplomatic ties, Cambodian researchers and officials expressed hope of encouraging US investments and for that country to deepen and improve its bilateral relations. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/kingdom-us-vow-stronger-ties
Cashew, pepper firms have shot to sell products on Alibaba.com
Growers and suppliers of cashew nuts and geographical indication- (GI) certified Kampot pepper will soon have a chance to sell their products to Chinese consumers through the e-commerce platform Alibaba.com, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Entrepreneurship Development Fund (EDF) on August 3. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-pepper-firms-have-shot-sell-products-alibabacom
Apsara Authority plans tree campaign
In a bid to restore the environment in the Angkor Archaeological Park, the Apsara Authority is planning a campaign to have 40,000 new trees planted. In a statement published on Thursday, the Apsara Authority said it plans to plant saplings in multiple locations spanning 35 ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50612582/apsara-authority-plans-tree-campaign/
Cambodia establishes joint committee to investigate election irregularities
The National Election Committee (NEC) decided today to establish a joint committee to investigate the alleged irregularities of Sunday’s election, an official said Saturday. “We decided to create a joint committee which will consists of representatives from the NEC, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjVmZjU1NDMyYTR
Construction on two condominiums to begin in Q1
Cambodia’s growing condominium sector shows no signs of slowing down, with construction on two new condominiums set to begin in the first quarter of this year. According to real estate firm CB Richard Ellis’ December market view report, released Wednesday, work will begin on Sky Villa ...
George Styllis
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/construction-on-two-condominiums-to-begin-in-q1-75719/
Electricite du Cambodge announces power outages from today to August 22
Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has issued a notification on its implementation of repair, replacement, installation of equipment and dismantling of power lines for 4 days from August 19, 2021 to August 22, 2021 in some areas according to the time and place as detailed below. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919180/electricite-du-cambodge-announces-power-outages-from-today-to-august-22/
New election ‘cannot be done’: watchdog
Election monitor Comfrel released its final assessment of the 2013 national elections yesterday, detailing a raft of irregularities, while at the same time acknowledging that the opposition’s claims of having won the election were undermined by its reluctance to provide concrete evidence. The 147-page report makes ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-election-%E2%80%98cannot-be-done%E2%80%99-watchdog
VN strives to boost Cambodia relations
Viet Nam would do its utmost to preserve, develop and disseminate the solidarity and co-operation with Cambodia, said Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, Le Hong Anh. ...
Viet Nam News Staff
http://bit.ly/1MraO0j
Local Stations in a Quandary Over Election Broadcasting Ban
WASHINGTON — Local FM radio station operators say they are uncertain whether they will drop programming from the Voice of America and other foreign-produced media, following the issue of a government ban on broadcasting leading up to Election Day. A June 21 directive from the Ministry ...
Cambodian, Vietnamese leaders pledge to promote ties
Cambodian and Vietnamese leaders on Tuesday vowed to further strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual interests, a spokesman said. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the Peace Palace ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2014-12/23/c_133874463.htm
Lawmakers to take oaths today
All 125 elected CPP members will today attend the National Assembly’s first session and take oaths to be lawmakers before King Norodom Sihamoni. The National Assembly’s secretary-general Leng Penglong said yesterday that the King will preside over the opening session today with the presence of ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50530485/lawmakers-to-take-oaths-today/
Despite health risks, processed meats remain a main course
At a small food shop in Phnom Penh recently, customers crowded in, eating hotdogs and meatballs. These kinds of processed meats are widely popular in Cambodia, and business was brisk. Few here seem to be concerned by new warnings from the World Health Organization that ...
Oum Sonita, Ros Puthineat
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/despite-health-risks-processed-meats-remain-a-main-course/3052068.html
Koh Rong Samloeun’s Asia-driven tourism boom
Just four years ago, the white sand beach at Koh Rong Samloeun’s Saracen Bay was empty. Now workers can be seen scrambling over the frames of new bungalows along the shoreline, and speed boats arrive hourly from the mainland to drop off crowds of tourists ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21542/koh-rong-samloeun---s-asia-driven-tourism-boom/