Beachfront evictions to begin in Sihanoukville next week
The eviction of businesses along Sihanoukville’s popular O’Chheuteal Beach will begin as early as Monday, after the provincial governor returns from a trip abroad, an official said on Thursday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/beachfront_evictions_to_begin-110076/
Ministry to ease off detention in land disputes
The Ministry of Justice on Friday announced two key changes to court policy related to land dispute cases as part of the government’s broader efforts to improve its handling of such disputes in the lead-up to the 2018 national election. ...
Cambodia-China business forum held in Phnom Penh
Cambodia launched an economic cooperation forum here on Thursday, aimed to further promote bilateral trade, investment and tourism relations with China, officials said. ...
Xinhua Team
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/24/c_135220339.htm
Second US bomb unearthed in Kandal this month
A routine morning of planting vegetables and trees was interrupted on Sunday when a group of farmers in Kandal province’s Saang district unearthed a 227 kilogram, US-made MK82 bomb left over from the country’s war, according to police. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23296/second-us-bomb-unearthed-in-kandal-this-month/
Namhong asks Malaysia to invest in rice mills
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong called for Malaysian businessmen to invest in rice mills and high-quality milling technology during a farewell meeting with the Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia, whose mission in the Kingdom ended yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23292/namhong-asks-malaysia-to-invest-in-rice-mills/
Hun Manet sued in US for torture, terrorism
Imprisoned CNRP official Meach Sovannara has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son, Hun Manet, and the Cambodian government, accusing them of “terrorism” and “torture through arbitrary, extra-legal, and long-term detention.” ...
Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-manet-sued-in-us-for-torture-terrorism-111204/
Low reservoir levels in Siem Reap affecting thousands
More than 1,000 families in Siem Reap province are facing clean water shortages as the water level at Baray Teuk Thla reservoir has fallen for the first time in several years due to the especially harsh drought conditions confronting the Kingdom in recent months. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/low-reservoir-levels-siem-reap-affecting-thousands
Ministry tries to save fish in shallow lake
After nearly seventy tons of fish were found dead in the protected Tonle Chhmar Lake in Kampong Thom over the weekend, efforts are now underway to save the remaining fish from perishing in the high temperatures, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24315/ministry-tries-to-save-fish-in-shallow-lake/
Nearly 3,000 shirts stolen in factory heist
Police are searching for a gang of thieves who cut through the wall of a garment factory in Kompong Speu province on Thursday before making off with nearly 3,000 shirts, according to police. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nearly-3000-shirts-stolen-in-factory-heist-113434/
South Korea seeking more migrant workers in ’16
The number of migrant workers who will travel to South Korea this year will nearly double compared with last year, according to the Labour Ministry. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korea-seeking-more-migrant-workers-16
Group trains young to battle corruption in Cambodia
Anti-graft group Transparency International (TI) is launchIng a project to encourage young people to combat corruption In Cambodia. ...
Leng Len
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-corruption-transparency-international/3403685.html
How Buddhist monks are battling deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia has one of the world’s highest deforestation rates. But a group of Buddhist monks are stepping up efforts to save forests by publicly revealing wrongdoings and mobilizing local villagers. Ate Hoekstra reports. ...
Ate Hoekstra
http://www.dw.com/en/how-buddhist-monks-are-battling-deforestation-in-cambodia/a-19386396
A New Species of ant found in Cambodia
A new species of ant has been discovered in Cambodia by researchers from Japan. Its name is Crematogaster indosinensis, and it is described in Annals of the Entomological Society of America. ...
Entomology Today
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/07/21/a-new-species-of-ant-found-in-cambodia/
32 Vietnamese arrested in Phnom Penh immigration raids
Thirty-two Vietnamese nationals were arrested during raids by immigration police in Phnom Penh’s Toul Kork district yesterday morning, according to interior Ministry spokesman Keo Vanthorn. ...
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/32-vietnamese-arrested-phnom-penh-immigration-raids
More angels coming in search of worthy investments
Two months since a group of angel investors visited Phnom Penh in search of startup investment opportunities, the organisation behind the initiative is planning an even bigger scouting mission, looking for investment opportunities in the Kingdom’s small but vibrant startup community. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-angels-coming-search-worthy-investments
Grenade attack injures three people in Phnom Penh
At least three people were injured in a grenade attack on Street 163 in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Keng Kang III commune at about 7:40pm yesterday evening, police said. The victims did not appear to be the intended targets of the grenade, which was tossed under a ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya, Mech Dara and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/grenade-attack-injures-three-people-phnom-penh
Bank of China to expand operations in Cambodia
Bank of China, one of the five biggest state-owned commercial banks in China, will expand its operations in Cambodia by opening new branches in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, a local bank executive said yesterday. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bank-china-expand-operations-cambodia
ADB: GDP to grow 7.1% in 2017
The latest report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) describes Cambodia’s economic situation in 2016 as “broadly as expected,” as it predicts a slight increase in economic growth of 0.1 percent, to 7.1 percent. Released yesterday, the update to its annual “Asian Development Outlook” for 2016 ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30245/adb--gdp-to-grow-7-1--in-2017/
Gov’t: China, Vietnam helping in timber fight
Environment Minister Say Samal, known for his outlandish and at times false claims about illegal logging and deforestation in the Kingdom, said yesterday that his ministry was collaborating with officials in Vietnam and China – two of the largest buyers of precious Cambodian wood – ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30518/gov---t--china--vietnam-helping-in-timber-fight/
Incoming ambassador swears in 64 Peace Corps volunteers
The US’s incoming ambassador, William Heidt, made his first Cambodian appearance in public Friday, at a swearing in ceremony for Peace Corps volunteers. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/incoming-ambassador-swears-in-64-peace-corps-volunteers/2979071.html