Let’s talks about debt: US envoy
US ambassador to Cambodia William A. Heidt says he wants the Cambodian government to sit down and talk about a multi-million-dollar debt owed to America from the days before the Khmer Rouge regime. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36077/let---s-talks-about-debt--us-envoy/
No info on murder: Chevron
Petrol giant Chevron claims former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy and his lawyers have attempted to “besmirch” the company with a “burdensome” request seeking information about the murder of Kem Ley, according to a recent California court document. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-info-murder-chevron
Stung Treng prepares for bridge dismantling
Stung Treng provincial authorities have vowed to demolish the Sre Pok Bridge ahead of the testing of the Lower Sesan II dam – which will submerge a number of villages – and warned that police will be deployed should villagers protest. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-treng-prepares-bridge-dismantling
Rainsy announces plan to create overseas NGO
Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy announced yesterday that he plans to create a France-based NGO called the Association for Democracy in Cambodia, though he declined to give a detailed account of the structure and goals of the organisation. ...
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-announces-plan-create-overseas-ngo
Government will not look into Funcinpec request for aid from China
Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said royalist party Funcinpec will not be investigated for requesting funds from China, despite an article in the Law on Political Parties banning parties from receiving financial support from foreign governments and institutions. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/government-will-not-look-funcinpec-request-aid-china
Villagers want land dispute resolution
Representatives of more than 1,000 families from Prek Sleng commune in Kandal province’s Kandal Steung district went to the commune and district hall yesterday to request that authorities resolve their land dispute with the Heng Development Company. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50106697/villagers-want-land-dispute-resolution/
Japanese investment worth $1.6 billion in 2017
With over 130 registered projects in banking, manufacturing, agriculture, service and infrastructure, among other sectors, Japanese investment in the kingdom was valued at $1.6 billion in 2017, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109243/japanese-investment-worth-1-6-billion-2017/
Disabled men seek war vet pension status
About 50 people representing 520 villagers from nine districts in Banteay Meanchey province who claim to be disabled soldiers on Monday asked the provincial hall to intervene and request that the government help them get pensions. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50113876/disabled-men-seek-war-vet-pension-status/
Land confiscated from CPP lawmaker
The government has decided to confiscate nearly 3,000 hectares of land in Kandal province’s Kien Svay and Saang districts from CPP member Lork Hour after investigating a litany of lawsuits filed by local residents against the parliamentarian. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34026/land-confiscated-from-cpp-lawmaker/
Love affair with Thai products
Products from neighboring Thailand are still considered the best for many Cambodian consumers, and this is an incentive for Thai companies to set up branches in the country – taking advantage of the positive investment climate prevailing in the kingdom. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36064/love-affair-with-thai-products/
Rice deal cooking with Bangladesh
Cambodia and Bangladesh announced a potentially massive rice deal yesterday that would deliver up to 1 million tonnes of local rice to the South Asian nation over the next five years, provided they agree on the pricing terms. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-deal-cooking-bangladesh
Thai links set to boost trade
The Ministry of Commerce has committed to joining up with the Thai Embassy in Cambodia to build a favourable business and investment climate between the Asean neighbours. ...
May Kunmakar
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5082631/thai-links-set-boost-trade/
Hun Sen amps up attacks on US
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday ratcheted up his attacks on the United States, announcing that he had instructed the Immigration Department to check for American “spies” and suggesting the US Embassy pull out its Peace Corps volunteers. ...
Mech Dara and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-amps-attacks-us
As CNRP’s dissolution looms, small parties look set to enter a big stage
The seemingly impending demise of Cambodia’s main opposition, and the snap draft laws put in motion to replace them in parliament, threatens to throw a handful of obscure parties into the political arena at the highest level. ...
Ben Sokhean and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrps-dissolution-looms-small-parties-look-set-enter-big-stage
NEC balance further tips in favour of CPP
The three appointees are Nuth Sokhom, who will be the deputy chief of the NEC, Dim Sovannarom, and Hel Sarat from the Khmer Nationality Party. They were selected among five candidates, according to CPP National Assembly spokesperson Chheang Vun. ...
Ben Sokhean and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-balance-further-tips-favour-cpp
Tourists up 54 percent in Chinese New Year
The number of tourists, local and international, traveling in Cambodia during the three-day Chinese New Year holiday increased by 54.5 percent in 2018, reaching 864,770, according to a report released yesterday by the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109672/tourists-54-percent-chinese-new-year/
Hun Sen lauds US-North Korea talks
Prime Minister Hun Sen applauded the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday, offering his congratulations to the odd couple at the fourth annual River Festival in Kandal province. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-lauds-us-north-korea-talks
Civil societies urge budget review
Several civil society groups yesterday issued a joint statement urging members of parliament to review the national budget which is set to allocate close to 35 percent of national spending solely to the Defense Ministry and a contingency reserve. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32233/civil-societies-urge-budget-review/
Land feuds get top-level airing
Fifteen national and international organizations representing 38 civil society groups met with the National Assembly’s first commission yesterday to discuss eight major land dispute cases in an effort to find a solution for those affected. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35763/land-feuds-get-top-level-airing/
Women in construction weighed down
Female construction workers earn on average about $2.50 less per day than their male counterparts, are given fewer opportunities to learn new skills and are victims of outdated gender stereotypes, a new report says. ...
Hannah Hawkins
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/women-in-construction-weighed-down-126313/