Sam Rainsy, Sar Kheng Say plans underway for top-level talks
Interior Minister Sar Kheng and opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday that preparations are underway for a meeting between Mr. Rainsy and Prime Minister Hun Sen to discuss the country’s ongoing political deadlock. On the sidelines of the second session of the National Assembly since the ...
Alex Willemyns and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sam-rainsy-sar-kheng-say-plans-underway-for-top-level-talks-55512/
Logging a resource issue, says official
A forestry official with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) who is usually tight-lipped acknowledged last week that his agency has struggled to combat illegal logging, blaming a shortage of manpower and entrenched opportunistic logging by villagers – explanations that were laughed off ...
May Titthara and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-resource-issue-says-official
Dreams not panning out
In the shadow of Anlong Mountain in Preah Vihear province, the whir of engines pierces the tranquil scrubland. Here, in the midday heat, a group of workers scour the earth for traces of gold. A licence granted to Malaysian gold miner Delcom, which first began ...
May Titthara and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dreams-not-panning-out
Illegal land clearing in Banteay Srei stopped
Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district authorities on Friday stopped and warned of legal action against the unauthorised clearing of forest land led by a machinery owner at the district’s Hal village in Tbeng commune. District governor Khim Finan told The Post on Sunday that ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-land-clearing-banteay-srei-stopped
Gov’t ups security to block virus
With the new coronavirus claiming its 17th life in China, the Cambodian Ministry of Health on Thursday said it is taking measures to ensure the disease does not enter the Kingdom, including inspecting all flights from Wuhan City, the outbreak’s epicentre. Ministry secretary of state ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-ups-security-block-virus
Garment Makers Gear Up for IPOs
Two foreign-owned garment manufacturers will submit disclosure documents to Cambodia’s capital market regulator next month, the companies’ underwriter Phnom Penh Securities Firm Plc. said yesterday. The initial public offerings for the two private companies, expected by the end of the year, should boost action on the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062957093/Business/garment-makers-gear-up-for-ipos.html
Press release: Exchange of notes for Japan ODA Grant Aid
On 05 June 2020, the Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a press release stated that the Government of Japan had decided to extend its ODA Grant Aid up to the amount of ¥ 4,501,000,000 approximately around USD 41 million for the ...
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Australia-Cambodia partnership for improved construction safety in Cambodia
On 16 September 2021, Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a media release on Australia-Cambodia partnership for improved construction safety in Cambodia. Ambassador Kang met with His Excellency Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) to discuss ...
Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh
The last reminder to go for the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh
On October 26, 2021, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration issued a notification on the last reminder to go for the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh. The third dose of COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be completed for all 11 districts as stated in ...
Phnom Penh Capital Administration
The 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh
On 12 January 2022, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration issued the notification on the 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the leaders, civil servants and staffs, 14 Khan Administration, 105 Sangkat Administration Departments, special units, frontline health workers, the private sector and the people in ...
Phnom Penh Capital Administration
Press release on the discussion between Cambodian Foreign Minister and U.S. Ambassador about Cambodia-US relations
On 2 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the discussion of a meeting on 28 August 2023 between His Excellency Kitti Tesaphibal Bindit HUN MANET, and the U.S. Congressional Staff delegation led by Mr. Alex Carnes, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the human rights dialogue between Cambodia and Japan
On 29 August 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the 12th Cambodia-Japan Human Rights Dialogue.The dialogue was co-chaired by His Excellency An Sokkhoeurn, UnderSecretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the provision of health care through the health equity fund system for individuals working in the informal economy tourism services
On 12 June 2023, the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a press release on the provision of health care through the health equity fund system for individuals working in the informal economy tourism services.The Royal Government has decided to provide health care through the health ...
The Royal Government of Cambodia
National government
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. According to the 1993 Constitution, although he is the head of state, the king has very limited powers compared to the prime minister, the head of the government. Unlike the 1947 Constitution, power does not come from the king but ...
Higher education institutions instructed to enhance quality of doctoral training
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has observed a steady increase in the number of students pursuing PhD degrees and is taking steps to enhance the quality control of doctoral training. ...
Increasingly, Cambodian women seeking higher education abroad
Cambodian women face many obstacles to success in education, including domestic violence and sexual violence, but an increasing number of them are seeking higher education and more work skills.More than 50 percent of Cambodia’s population is female, and many see the new generation as a ...
Ten Soksreinith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/increasingly-cambodian-women-seeking-higher-education-abroad/3086134.html
Google to map streets of capital, Angkor Wat
People around the world will soon be able to go online and view close-up pictures of Phnom Penh’s streets and the temples of Angkor Wat, Google representatives announced in Phnom Penh. Google Street View is using cars with special 360-degree panoramic cameras to collect the imagery. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/google-map-streets-capital-angkor-wat
Rainfall still a month away, says ministry
The Ministry of Water and Meteorology has warned farmers of a rainfall shortage forecast to last at least another month, with average daily temperatures also forecast to remain above average. The announcement, issued on Monday, says that up until mid-July Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kampong Speu, Takeo, ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rainfall-still-month-away-says-ministry
Obama leaves with words of encouragement for girls
Following First Lady Michelle Obama’s three-day visit to Cambodia to promote her “Let Girl Learn” initiative, Cambodian officials say they hope for positive changes in girls’ education. Cambodia has nearly 1.5 million female students studying at primary and high schools, he said. But only 42 ...
Neou Vannarin
http://bit.ly/1G1Ukem