PM: Int’l ‘tricks’ a barrier to peace
Prime Minister Hun Sen said “some superpowers” and their allies had continued to interfere in Cambodia’s internal affairs through the implementation of double standards regarding democracy and respect for human rights. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-intl-tricks-barrier-peace
Electric rates static amid Covid shocks
Cambodia was one of only nine countries and territories that saw no significant changes in electricity tariffs between 2019 and 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic began to sweep across the globe. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electric-rates-static-amid-covid-shocks
Vietnam, Cambodia aim for stronger partnership between capital cities
Newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang paid a courtesy call on Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng on March 15, during which they discussed ways to strengthen partnerships between the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501042071/vietnam-cambodia-aim-for-stronger-partnership-between-capital-cities/
Cambodia, Indonesia to boost trade, investment, tourism ties
Cambodia and Indonesia have discussed further cooperation in trade, investment and tourism by promoting the export of Cambodian agricultural products to the Indonesian market. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501261545/cambodia-indonesia-to-boost-trade-investment-tourism-ties/
‘Commune election law debate should be wider’
Election watchdogs and a newly-formed opposition party yesterday called for a more inclusive discussion about reforms of commune council election laws. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16634/---commune-election-law-debate-should-be-wider---/
Hun Sen, Rainsy battle on overseas voters
Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have clashed over the issue of Cambodians living overseas being able to vote in elections. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17214/hun-sen--rainsy-battle-on-overseas-voters/
Bail granted to suspects in specious coffee case
Two men accused of peddling fake and potentially dangerous coffee from a handicraft factory in Phnom Penh were released on Friday after posting bail. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bail-granted-suspects-specious-coffee-case
Cambodia seeks Japan technical infrastructure cooperation
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has sought cooperation with Japan in technical infrastructure cooperation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501096143/cambodia-seeks-japan-technical-infrastructure-cooperation/
More than 800 people test positive for HIV in 2018
The National Aids Authority (NAA) said more than 800 people tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) last year, joining over 76,000 others aged between 15 and 49 in the Kingdom already infected with the virus. The spread of HIV/AIDS in the Kingdom is showing ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-800-people-test-positive-hiv-2018
Cambodia urged to cautiously boost friendly ties with Russia
As Cambodia and Russia prepare to mark the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Cambodia. Despite close ties in the past, prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has not been deeply involved in Cambodian affairs. ...
Aun Chhengpor
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-urged-to-cautiously-boost-friendly-ties-with-russia/3070285.html
Thailand-Cambodia rail link complete by December
Construction of a restored rail link with Cambodia to improve transport in the Mekong sub-region will be completed by the end of 2016, Khmer officials say. The railway connection between Aranyaprathet and Sisophon stopped in the 1970s due to internal conflicts in Cambodia. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/815452/thailand-cambodia-rail-link-complete-by-december
Rainsy claims Monyvann working with ruling party to stage ‘coup’ in CNRP
With the opposition under pressure from the government and teetering on the brink of dissolution, former CNRP President Sam Rainsy has claimed party lawmaker Mao Monyvann is attempting a leadership change in light of current party leader Kem Sokha’s detention – an allegation that was ...
Niem Chheng and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-claims-monyvann-working-ruling-party-stage-coup-cnrp
Elephant put down after fatal rampage
After a rampage that destroyed homes and terrified villagers, a rogue elephant was shot by police in Mondulkiri early on Friday morning, with one local mahout saying the unfortunate killing was an outgrowth of a changing way of life that has seen elephants’ traditional work ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elephant-put-down-after-fatal-rampage
Cambodia garment sector fears competition from Myanmar
The lifting of EU sanctions against Myanmar is bound to have an impact on the Cambodian garment sector, Cambodia Sin Chew Daily reported on Thursday. The European Union announced earlier this week that it was lifting sanctions against the country. Japan and Canada have made similar announcements since the end of last week. ...
Cambodia’s ranking drops in peace index but score goes up
Cambodia slid five places down the annual Global Peace Index released Tuesday, ranking 111th out of 162 countries surveyed. But despite ceding five of the seven spots it gained in last year’s index—which measures safety, security, conflict and militarization—the country received a slightly higher score ...
Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodias-ranking-drops-in-peace-index-but-score-goes-up-85703/
Poverty rate increases in Cambodia due to Covid-19
The poverty rate of the Cambodian population has increased from 13.5 percent in 2014 to 17.8 percent in 2019 and 2020, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Planning. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060205/poverty-rate-increases-in-cambodia-due-to-covid-19/
Rubber prices fall again
Rubber producers say the price of local rubber has declined again, blaming a slowdown in the global economy and less demand for rubber. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25271/rubber-prices-fall-again/
Loggers at home after Thai terms
Seven men who spent about a year in a Thai prison after being convicted of illegal logging were released and repatriated to Cambodia on Saturday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/loggers-home-after-thai-terms
Polls scaring off new business: ministry
The number of new businesses registering in Cambodia slid 20 per cent in the first half of this year compared with the same time in 2012 as investors fret over putting money into the economy during a potentially instable election year, a senior official said. Data ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/polls-scaring-new-business-ministry