Sausage case producer raided
Authorities shut down a large sausage casing manufacturer in Kampong Speu province after discovering its owners had been operating illegally for two years and were using forbidden chemical substances. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sausage-case-producer-raided
Factory for Nissan cars, parts proposed
A Malaysian automotive company has requested approval to establish a factory in Cambodia to assemble Nissan automobiles and manufacture spare parts for the vehicles, a government official said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/factory-nissan-cars-parts-proposed
Misbehaving foreigners banned
More than 3,500 foreigners committed immigration offenses last year and more than 800 were banned from returning to Cambodia, the Interior Ministry’s report for 2016 said yesterday. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35766/misbehaving-foreigners-banned/
Election monitor: Sample-based observation most effective
Transparency International has pledged a rapid assessment of potential irregularities in Sunday’s commune elections by sending 1,100 observers across Cambodia—including, if needed, by boat and helicopter. ...
Hannah Hawkins
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/election-monitor-sample-based-observation-most-effective-130668/
New voters to get ID cards
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng met with European Union Ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar on Tuesday to discuss issuing identity cards for the coming national election. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079497/new-voters-get-id-cards/
CSO joint statement of Civil Society Organizations on Cambodia’s current legislative agenda
Civil society organizations of Cambodia request the Royal Government to meet its pledge to be more responsive to the voices of its citizens and undertake critical reforms on current legislative agenda. ...
Coalition of Cambodian Famer Community
SRP leader slams Sam Rainsy over senator’s mandate
Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) leader Kong Korm has rebuked the party’s former leader and namesake Sam Rainsy for annulling a decision to replace Senator Thak Lany midway through her term. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/srp-leader-slams-sam-rainsy-over-senators-mandate-80675/
Cambodian army chief visits China to promote friendly relations
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Gen. Pol Saroeun left here Sunday for a five-day visit to China to bolster ties and cooperation between the two countries. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141116/cambodian-army-chief-visits-china-promote-friendly-relations
Prize seeks to stymie corruption
Two organisations hope a new award, which includes cash prizes and entry into an international corruptionr-reporting conference, will encourage Cambodian journalists to up their game in reporting on corruption issues. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/prize-seeks-stymie-corruption
China's top political advisor meets king of Cambodia
China’s top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng met with King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, in Beijing on Friday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://bit.ly/1aJiHRM
New kind of gambling has locals concerned
A company organising homemade missile competitions for Thai gamblers in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district has come under fire after the plastic rockets fell onto roofs and frightened villagers. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-kind-gambling-has-locals-concerned
Ten years for trafficker duo
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a woman and a man to 10 years in prison each on drug-trafficking charges after their arrest in Sen Sok district last year. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ten-years-trafficker-duo
Election commission proposes creation of new departments
The National Election Committee will submit draft sub-decrees to the government this week that would establish three new departments within the commission to manage public relations, voter lists and procurement. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/election-commission-proposes-creation-of-new-departments-88892/
Cambodia looking to join EAEU
Cambodia is seeking support from Belarus to become a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an economic block of countries that includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. ...
Hang Sokunthea and Kun Kourchettana
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-looking-join-eaeu
Cambodia, U.S. praise bilateral cooperation against human trafficking
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United States of America have lauded the fruitful outcomes of their bilateral cooperation in countering human trafficking. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50870772/cambodia-u-s-praise-bilateral-cooperation-against-human-trafficking/
Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Increasing potential for downstream sectors
The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement can help boost Cambodian exports of garments, textiles, and footwear to South Korea. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082487/cambodia-south-korea-free-trade-agreement-increasing-potential-for-downstream-sectors/
Social land concessions
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Social land concessions (SLCs) are intended to provide to the landless or land-poor land on which to establish residences and/or generate income through agriculture. The Cambodian Government that more than 30,000 households have received land as social land concessions. Despite its pro-poor intention, the SLC ...
Protest for union trio continues
Workers and managers at Cambo Handsome 1 garment factory were continuing discussions last night after a fourth day of protest in which union leaders said more than 20 employees were injured in a confrontation with police. The workers are protesting against the suspension of three union ...
City Accepts Boeng Kak Land Title Applications
Municipal officials began accepting applications for land titles from Boeng Kak lake residents yesterday, but the exact location of the 12.44 hectares granted to the residents remains unclear, community respresentatives said yesterday. Boenk Kak community representatives met with Srah Chak commune chief Chhay Thirith and ...
Kingdom set for IT growth over next decade
Cambodia’s information technology sector is looking to leapfrog its current capacities in the next decade as the Kingdom chases other countries in the region, industry experts say. As much as 40 per cent of the country could be online within 10 years, Dell general manager of ...