Australia’s ‘dance with dictators’: Country expected to stay mum on rights abuses with Asean leaders in town
While calls from all corners have demanded Australia take Cambodia to task – not only for its political crackdown but also for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s threats to beat up protesters on Australian soil – observers say any such confrontation is unlikely to materialise during ...
Superhighway network opens in Cambodia
Viet Nam and Cambodia have jointly launched a Superhighway Telecom Network which is expected to improve internet and telecommunication services in Cambodia and meet customer demands. State-owned Viet Nam Telecom International (VTI) and Telecom Cambodia (TC) inaugurated the 260-km link, which connects VTI’s POP (Point of Presence) in Phnom Penh to HCM City, last Friday. ...
Riviera project to begin in 2013
Canadia’s Bank’s futuristic $100 million Riviera project on Koh Pich Island will begin construction early in 2013, according to a company spokesman. Riviera project manager Chen Hok said that two 28-storey buildings and three buildings of 38 storeys will be built in early 2013, while they ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/riviera-project-to-begin-in-2013.html
Cambodian vegetable farmers forced to compete with Vietnamese rivals
Cambodian vegetable farmers say they are being forced to compete with more efficient farmers in Vietnam who use farming techniques to make their vegetables grow faster. Farmers in Sambork Meas, a village on the Mekong River in Mokkompul commune in Bakkeng district in Kandal province, say ...
Ukraine considers military shipbuilding cooperation with Cambodia
Ukraine is considering plans to cooperate with Cambodia, Thailand and South Korea in the field of military shipbuilding, according to Interfax-Ukraine. A report late Wednesday quoted Ukroboronprom State Concern as saying that prospects for military and technical cooperation with Cambodia were discussed with Cambodian Navy officials ...
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MTQ5MmUxYWEwZjB
Britain urges CPP, CNRP to turn to negotiation table to end political crisis
British Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs said that Britain wanted to see Cambodia’s two winning parties returning to negotiation to end political deadlock in the country. Hugo Swire, who is on his two-day visit to Cambodia, made such comments during a meeting Friday with Kem Sokha, ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MmQ2ZDViMGJjMWE
Four nabbed in provincial logging bust
Mondulkiri provincial police charged four men with illegal logging and immigration crimes after they allegedly caught the suspects collecting wood in O’Raing district. Vietnamese nationals Orng Minh Chhung, 30; Le Vantieng, 38; Tvan Taktech, 33; and Thvang Vanthai, 36, were arrested while gathering freshly cut pieces ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/four-nabbed-provincial-logging-bust
TI Cambodia holds Corporate Integrity Seminar for SMEs
Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) is holding a seminar on “Corporate Integrity for Cambodian Entrepreneurs” tomorrow, 26 August 2014. The seminar is targeted to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and seeks to increase awareness of anti-bribery policies and help those organizations develop anti-corruption strategies that ...
Transparency International Cambodia
KPMG buys Premier Consulting
KPMG Cambodia has bought out one of its local competitors in an effort to position itself as a leader in accounting, taxation and advisory services before ASEAN integration later this year. A statement issued Friday by KPMG states that the firm acquired Premier Consulting (Cambodia) Limited, ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kpmg-buys-premier-consulting
Gov’t announces 5,001 new hires authorized for 2015
A month after Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a directive ordering government bodies to put a halt on new hires—except to fill vacated positions—the Ministry of Public Function has authorized state institutions to hire 5,001 civil servants to replace those who had recently retired, quit ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-announces-5001-new-hires-authorized-for-2015-81796/
Railroad protesters lobby ADB
About 50 villagers who live near railway lines in Phnom Penh gathered outside the Asian Development Bank yesterday morning to again demand more detailed information about what will happen to them during forthcoming phases of a bank-funded railway rehabilitation project. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Kevin Ponniah
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/railroad-protesters-lobby-adb
China, Cambodia vow to enhance cooperation on law enforcement, security
China and Cambodia have vowed to further enhance bilateral cooperation on law enforcement and security. During a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday, Guo Shengkun, Chinese state councilor and public security minister, said the China-Cambodia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation has been deepening. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://bit.ly/1EifNRO
Bloggers forced to tread lightly
Cambodia’s young internet users are thinking twice before discussing politics online, say prominent bloggers, after the third case of government punitive action sparked by Facebook comments within a month.On Saturday, student Kong Raiya, 25, was charged over a Facebook post linked to him for comments ...
Shaun Turton and Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bloggers-forced-tread-lightly
Ministry urges journalists to respect patient privacy
The Health Ministry yesterday urged journalists not to name or show pictures of COVID-19 patients because it violates Their right to privacy. ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700792/ministry-urges-journalists-to-respect-patient-privacy
PM donates seven month’s salary to fight COVID-19
Prime Minister Hun Sen today announced he will donate seven months’ of his salary to the National Committee for Combating COVID-19. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708368/pm-donates-seven-months-salary-to-fight-covid-19/
Rangers attacked in Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary
On Wednesday night, a group of unidentified persons opened fire on the government’s rangers who were on patrol in Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733296/rangers-attacked-in-siem-pang-wildlife-sanctuary/
Timber baron branches into fuel
Timber baron Try Pheap, who has previously been accused of running large-scale illegal timber operations in protected forest areas and making millions off the Kingdom’s natural resources, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday to launch a new business venture, PAPA Petroleum Co Ltd. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/timber-baron-branches-fuel
Ministry says illegal forest encroachment continues to increase across Kingdom
The Ministry of Environment has said that illegal encroachment on protected forest land continues to increase, however, large-scale timber logging activities have been prevented. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50779766/ministry-says-illegal-forest-encroachment-continues-to-increase-across-kingdom/
Combating HIV/AIDS remains government priority
The Cambodian government has reaffirmed its commitment to combatting HIV/AIDS in light of today being World AIDS Day. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50787827/combating-hiv-aids-remains-government-priority/
Prek Kampi potential Natural World Heritage Site
The Ministry of Environment is currently considering putting Prek Kampi on a tentative list to send to UNESCO, to potentially become a Natural World Heritage Site. ...
Sok Srey Lux
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50760476/prek-kampi-potential-natural-world-heritage-site/