Evictees lobby bank for payment
More than 200 villagers from Kampong Speu protested in front of ANZ Royal Bank’s headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday, demanding the bank pay them compensation. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evictees-lobby-bank-payment
Drunken RCAF soldier accidentally shoots 12-year-old boy
A major in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Saturday night after he accidentally shot a 12-year-old boy in a drunken attempt to “clean the barrel of his gun” with a live round, officials said Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drunken-rcaf-soldier-accidentally-shoots-12-year-old-boy-79830/
Polygamous soldier flees after killing in-laws
Police and military officials in Kompong Speu province are searching for a soldier with six wives who shot and killed his sister-in-law and mother-in-law on Saturday morning after berating his second wife for talking to another man the day before, local officials said Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/polygamous-soldier-flees-after-killing-in-laws-82134/
Soldier pays way out of deadly Thai hit-and-run
A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldier arrested last week by Thai authorities over a hit-and-run that killed a man was released from custody on Sunday after compensating the victims and paying money to the court to the tune of $60,000, according to a post on ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldier-pays-way-out-of-deadly-thai-hit-and-run-86341/
Banteay Meanchey governor, five others sued for manslaughter, torture
Three of five land dispute victims, representing 150 families in Banteay Meanchey province’s Slakram commune, on Tuesday sued provincial governor Um Reatrey and five others for manslaughter, and the use of intentional violence against them while they were detained for protesting outside the provincial hall ...
Report shows workforce still lacks skills
Cambodia lacks the skilled labor force necessary to advance the economy and the government must find ways to create more valuable work as it faces fierce regional and international competition, according to a new report released Thursday by the World Bank. The report, “East Asia Pacific ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/report-shows-workforce-still-lacks-skills-58432/
Koh Rong land ‘belongs to firm’
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration spokesperson Kheang Phearum told The Post on Sunday that the 35ha being bulldozed by Royal Group Co Ltd in Koh Rong belongs to it after it was leased to it for 99 years by the government in 2008. ...
Cambodia provides 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Laos to help fight the disease
Cambodia donates 200,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinovac vaccines to Laos to contribute to Laos’ efforts in the fight against this deadly disease. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2021-09-28-1126-224322.html
Prime Minister Hun Sen pushes GMS to invest in digital base
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged all countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to push for the development of digital infrastructure in order to make the economies of the region more competitive globally. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-pushes-gms-invest-digital-base
Cambodia plans the inaugural issuance of $300 million sovereign bonds of $300 million next year
The Royal Government of Cambodia plans to issue the first $300 million worth sovereign bond to raise fund to finance public investment projects, aiming at boosting the country’s economic growth and productivity. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50958999/cambodia-plans-the-inaugural-issuance-of-300-million-sovereign-bonds-of-300-million-next-year/
Royal Government launches policy to transform digital landscape of Cambodia
Telecommunications Minister Chea Vandeth stated that the Royal Government has launched a plan to transform Cambodia into vibrant digital economy and society. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501033702/royal-government-launches-policy-to-transform-digital-landscape-of-cambodia/
ASEAN intelligence, military ties to get boost after pledge
ASEAN military intelligence chiefs have agreed to strengthen cooperation and build a strong military intelligence community which will commit to addressing security threats in order to maintain peace and stability in the region. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-intelligence-military-ties-get-boost-after-pledge
Preah Sihanouk ‘not to be crime base’
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has declared that Preah Sihanouk province must not develop a reputation for being a “crime base”, insisting that its image must be restored ahead of the Commune Council Election in order to regain the trust of foreign investors. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-not-be-crime-base
India promises military support, requests attache
Indian ambassador to Cambodia Devyani Khobragade has reiterated that her government is always ready to respond to the needs of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/india-promises-military-support-requests-attache
Tea Banh to participate in 19th Asia Security Summit, Shangri la Dialogue 2022 this week
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, will lead a high-ranking delegation of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) to attend the 19th Asia Security Summit (IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2022) from June 10-12 in Singapore. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090890/tea-banh-to-participate-in-19th-asia-security-summit-shangri-la-dialogue-2022-this-week/
Cambodia’s public debt remains at low risk
The Royal Government of Cambodia had a total public debt of $9.47 billion as of September 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said, affirming that the public debt remained at low risk. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501203061/cambodias-public-debt-remains-at-low-risk/
Ministry to reform RCAF in line with Pentagonal Strategy
Defence Minister Tea Seiha has said that the ministry is planning to reform the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) in line with the Pentagonal Strategy aimed to achieve the Cambodia Vision 2050. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353879/ministry-to-reform-rcaf-in-line-with-pentagonal-strategy/
Local fuel prices fall 10% amid global downticks
International fuel rates have started to fall back as India and Iran look to step up Russian crude imports, in a downward trend likely to be fuelled by cooperation between the trio of countries on reducing the pressure of the oil price crisis, economists have ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-fuel-prices-fall-10-amid-global-downticks
Government decides to release additional $30 million for mine clearance
The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to release an additional $30 million from its savings for mine and UXO clearance to reach the goal of mine-free Cambodia by 2025. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501195307/government-decides-to-release-additional-30-million-for-mine-clearance/
Cambodia’s adult literacy increases significantly
Literacy rate for the citizens aged 15 years old and above in Cambodia has seen a significant rise, reflecting the government’s successful efforts in eradicating illiteracy rate, said a senior official of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501133550/cambodias-adult-literacy-increases-significantly/