Surge in electricity bills sparks confusion
Confused citizens in coastal communities like Kampot and Sihanoukville are complaining about surging electricity bills, which they say are not linked to higher usage or even rises in per unit cost. ...
Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13327/surge-in-electricity-bills-sparks-confusion/
Boutique hotel rises in Daun Penh
A new boutique hotel – which could cost as much as $6 million – is rising in Daun Penh, aiming to attract international business tourists who want to be close to the heart of the city. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13368/boutique-hotel-rises-in-daun-penh/
Lawmakers’ letter prompts ire in NA
The National Assembly’s legal council is considering action against opposition lawmaker Un Sam An after he accused Assembly President Heng Samrin of failing to respect the constitution, according to a ruling party lawmaker. ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/lawmakers-letter-prompts-ire-na
Local businesses lead surge in registrations
The Ministry of Commerce received more than 2,100 new business registrations in the first half of the year, surpassing the 2,020 registrations received at the halfway mark of 2014. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/local-businesses-lead-surge-registrations
Wild gaur poached in protected forest
An endangered gaur – a species of wild bovine – was reportedly shot dead near a protected forest last Wednesday in Stung Treng’s Siem Pang district. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wild-gaur-poached-protected-forest
New asylum seekers in Phnom Penh
Just days after a dozen Montagnard asylum seekers returned to Vietnam having given up on being granted refugee status, 11 more arrived in Phnom Penh over the weekend, according to the United Nations. ...
May Titthara and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-asylum-seekers-phnom-penh
Verdict in agriculture fraud case delayed
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday delayed a verdict in the $1-million fraud case brought by a Phnom Penh dentist against Cambodian-American businessman Richer San and three of his associates, saying further investigation is needed. ...
Khuon Narim and Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/verdict-in-agriculture-fraud-case-delayed-90028/
Japanese construction taking flight in capital
Japanese construction investment approvals are ranked third this year, behind China and Korea, accounting for $108 million in approved projects, according to Im Chhun Lim, minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japanese-construction-taking-flight-capital
Surge seen in crimes against children
The Child Protection Unit (CPU) has seen a surge in cases of serious crimes against children in recent weeks, though the NGO says that partly reflects their expanded presence in Cambodia and improved reporting practices. ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/surge-seen-crimes-against-children
Tourist arrivals in first half rise
Cambodia welcomed around 2.3 million people for the first half of this year, up 4.6 per cent compared to the same period last year, amid concerns from the tourism minister that the Kingdom may not reach its target of 5 million arrivals for 2015. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tourist-arrivals-first-half-rise
Girls returned from begging in Thailand
Eight young girls were placed in the care of the Social Affairs Ministry on Thursday after Thai authorities found them begging and selling flowers in Thailand and sent them back to Cambodia, according to the ministry. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/girls-returned-from-begging-in-thailand-91658/
Startups discuss reduction in registration fees
Local tech startups discussed a possible reduction in the Ministry of Commerce’s business registration fees at a meeting on Saturday, to ease the initial financial burden on their businesses, given the difficulty in raising funds in Cambodia’s nascent tech market. ...
Hang Sokunthea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/startups-discuss-reduction-registration-fees
Disgraced court director imprisoned in Kandal
Disgraced former Phnom Penh Municipal Court director Ang Mealaktei was sent to the Kandal Provincial Prison on Sunday after he was charged with embezzlement for allegedly confiscating an SUV from a drug dealer and giving it to his son, a prison official said Monday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/disgraced-court-director-imprisoned-in-kandal-91894/
Bandith living well in jail: org
Former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith is enjoying preferential treatment in prison, according to an NGO with access to the facility, while the three garment workers he was jailed for shooting have still not received compensation. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bandith-living-well-jail-org
No Cambodians involved in Bangkok bombing
No Cambodians have been reported among the victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said yesterday. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14648/no-cambodians-involved-in-bangkok-bombing/
Corners cut in crowded ISP war
A Google search for Cambodian Internet service providers (ISPs) turns up a dizzyIng number of results, some advertisIng monthly rates as low as $18 for 4 Mb/s. ...
Jonathan Cox and Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14734/corners-cut-in-crowded-isp-war/
One dead in Battambang lightning strike
A man was killed and his wife left unconscious after lightning struck their stilted home as they took shelter from a storm in Battambang province’s Mong Russei district on Thursday, a local official said on Friday. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/one-dead-in-battambang-lightning-strike-92329/
Illegal timber seized in R’kiri
Authorities in Ratanakkiri’s Banlung town cracked down on a luxury timber storage facility over the weekend, confiscating two trucks and hundreds of pieces of illegal timber, a court official said yesterday. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-timber-seized-rkiri
Bomb pair in Cambodia, say police
Police believe the two prime bombing suspects in the Erawan and Sathon pier explosions are hiding in Cambodia and have asked Phnom Penh authorities to hunt them down, a Crime Suppression Division (CSD) source said Monday. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/675552/bomb-pair-in-cambodia-say-police
Elephants ‘will suffer’ in Japan zoo
Hirakawa Zoo in southern Japan has confirmed it plans to send endangered white tigers to Teuk Chhou Zoo in Kampot province, despite deplorable conditions and evidence of psychological damage among the animals at the Cambodian zoo.A senior official from the Japanese zoo stated that the ...
Charles Parkinson and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elephants-will-suffer-japan-zoo