Cambodian Premier wants to build closer ties with foreign diplomats
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen is willing to build closer relations between the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC)’s senior officials and foreign diplomats accredited to the country, according to the State News Angcy-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-premier-wants-to-build-closer-ties-with-foreign-diplomats-9047
Cambodia police break up 8,000 strong garment protest
Water cannons have been used to bring the angry protest by garment workers to an end. Thousands of people went on strike after they had been promised an 18 euro pay rise and only received half. ...
DW News Staff
http://www.dw.com/en/cambodia-police-break-up-8000-strong-garment-protest/a-18931690
124 candidates vying for top posts in NEC
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday wrapped up its 10-day call for applications for top administrative positions with 124 forms submitted, the agency said in a statement, with one secretary- general and four deputies set to be selected. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/124-candidates-vying-for-top-posts-in-nec-104011/
Cambodia near bottom in global list of children’s access to justice
The Child Rights International Network (CRIN) has released its worldwide rankings of countries’ protection of children’s legal rights, with Cambodia coming in at a lowly 166th place out of 197, just ahead of Libya and just behind Tongo. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21373/cambodia-near-bottom-in-global-list-of-children---s-access-to-justice/
Mystery blaze destroys timber, vehicles at Pursat forestry office
At least 27 vehicles loaded with confiscated timber were destroyed by fire while parked in the Kravanh Forestry Administration compound in Pursat province on Sunday, leaving no evidence for potential prosecution and rights groups doubting the authorities’ version of events. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mystery-blaze-destroys-timber-vehicles-pursat-forestry-office
Civil servants to receive new year bonus
Civil servants, police officers and retired officials with disabilities will receive a Khmer New Year’s bonus of 50,000 riel (about $12.50) next month, a fraction of the $37.50 request that was made by a union last week. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23250/civil-servants-to-receive-new-year-bonus/
Indian bikers promote education for girls
A group of four female Indian bikers, who have been traveling by motorcycle, covering more than 10,000km across Asia to promote education for young girls, arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday and met with Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhon. ...
San Bunsim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26845/indian-bikers-promote-education-for-girls/
Car sales sputter on tax hike
Authorised dealerships of new cars and trucks have said a recent increase in the specific tax on vehicle imports has put a dent in profits, with some dealers claiming sales have slowed since the tax hike went into effect in April. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/car-sales-sputter-tax-hike
Phnom Penh rated one of the world’s least livable cities
Widespread corruption, poor health care and a lack of adequate infrastructure continue to make Phnom Penh one of the least livable major cities in the world, according to the annual Global Livability Ranking, released on Thursday by the Economist Intelligence Unit. ...
Sonia Kohlbacher and Hang Sokunthea
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-rated-one-worlds-least-livable-cities-116895/
Cambodia begins minimum wage talks after Myanmar Government approves salary for garment workers
Cambodia’s 700,000 garment and footwear workers currently earn a minimum wage of $128 a month. Last year, the lowest legal salary for Cambodian workers in the $5.7 billion industry was only $100 per month. ...
Prime Minister Hun Sen met with Cambodian compatriots from 4 countries in New York
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday evening met with Cambodian compatriots from around the United State, Canada, France and Germany at New York, according to a post on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s official facebook page. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-met-with-cambodian-compatriots-from-4-countries-in-new-york-8986
National election committee addressing ID challenges
The National Election Committee (NEC) is confronting challenges this week regarding new voter registration, paying particularly close attention to problems arising from the dissemination of new voter ID cards and allowing better access to monks who wish to obtain them. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20311/national-election-committee-addressing-id-challenges/
More doctors to become public servants: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen wants more specialized doctors to work for the government in public medical facilities and become public servants, according to a speech given by the premier to close yesterday’s annual conference held by the Ministry of Health. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22635/more-doctors-to-become-public-servants--pm/
ASEAN FTA with Hong Kong, China on track
Trade between Cambodia and Hong Kong is rising fast, expanding from about $1 billion in 2014 to $1.3 billion last year year, Veng Sothy, an Undersecretary of State at the Commerce Ministry, told a meeting in Siem Reap Friday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22681/asean-fta-with-hong-kong--china-on-track/
Siem Reap hosts ASEAN terrorism forum
As a two-day ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) summit on terrorism and organised crime held in Siem Reap closed yesterday, Interior Ministry counter-terrorism director General Em Sam An highlighted the growing toll transnational crime was exacting upon ASEAN members. ...
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-hosts-asean-terrorism-forum
Foreign affairs bureau chief charged with embezzlement
A Foreign Affairs Ministry official arrested by anti-corruption authorities last week for taking bribes to process documents for a foreign company has been charged with embezzlement and sent to prison to await trial, officials said on Monday. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/foreign-affairs-bureau-chief-charged-with-embezzlement-110867/
Thailand asked to stop abuse
The abuse of Cambodians employed in Thailand’s fishing industry was raised yesterday in a letter from the government’s Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) to their Thai counterparts, calling for improved monitoring of the much criticized and troubled industry. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28271/thailand-asked-to-stop-abuse/
Cintri says it is owed up to $20M by Phnom Penh residents
Phnom Penh’s much-maligned waste-collection firm Cintri yesterday used a meeting with City Hall to ask for help in collecting between $10 million and $20 million in unpaid fees it says it’s owed by residents in the capital. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cintri-says-it-owed-20m-phnom-penh-residents
Government urged to act upon Phnom Penh–Svay Chrum bridge
The district of Svay Chrum, where the government has – since 2013 – been planning to build a bridge linking the Mekong river from west to east, is currently in the spotlight because of its advantageous geographical standpoint and slated future infrastructure development. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/government-urged-act-upon-phnom-penh-svay-chrum-bridge
Protesters prepare, as Hun Sen travels to New York for UN summits
Prime Minister Hun Sen left Cambodia Wednesday for UN summits in New York, where hundreds of Cambodian-Americans are preparing to protest, demanding the release of political and environmental activists currently in detention in the country. ...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-says-industralized-nations-must-help-mitigate-climate-change/2977125.html