War declared on illegal weapons
Sao Sokha, the commander-in-chief of the military police, has ordered his units to crack down on illegal gun ownership, pledging to resign his post if he is unable to reduce the prevalence of arms. Speaking at the Royal Gendarmerie’s annual meeting on Monday, he ordered ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22082/war-declared-on-illegal-weapons/
China to hold second military exercises with Cambodia
China will hold its second military exercise with Cambodia in March focusing on counter terrorism, the Cambodian army said on Wednesday, in another sign of the Southeast Asian country strengthening ties with Beijing. The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces said in a statement the exercise would ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-china/china-to-hold-second-military-exercises-with-cambodia-idUSKBN1FD1QW
Opposition Party Rejects Election Results, Wants Investigation
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Monday rejected the results of the national election, calling for a joint committee to be established to investigate what the opposition party said were vast irregularities in Sunday’s polls. “The Cambodia National Rescue Party demands for the establishment ...
Nauru detainees informed about refugee resettlement in Cambodia
Some asylum seekers at the Australian-run immigration processing centre on Nauru have been advised they will be sent to Cambodia if they are found to be refugees. The advice preempts the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Australia and Cambodia. The ABC understands some family ...
Karen Barlow
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-21/nauru-asylum-seekers-told-about-cambodia-refugee-resettlemen/5468662
CPP, CNRP to discuss new formula: report
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) official hinted that the working groups of the CPP and CNRP ( Cambodia National Rescue Party) would discuss new formula requested by the opposition to break the disagreement, local website reported Friday. The CPP which previously strongly insisted to approve ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NmQ5M2VkZGQyNWR
Government to investigate illegal Mondulkiri land grabs
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng issued a directive on Thursday establishing an inter-ministerial working group to study illegal forest land occupation and encroachment of protected areas in Mondulkiri province. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-investigate-illegal-mondulkiri-land-grabs
Pepper exports increase 200% in first five months
Some 7,461 tonnes of Cambodian pepper were exported to foreign markets from January to May 2021, according to Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50867270/pepper-exports-increase-200-in-first-five-months/
Man bulldozes Bunong tribe’s crops
A man accused of encroachment has bulldozed 10 hectares of rice and crops planted by 18 Bunong families on land they settled since 1992 in Mondulkiri province. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50927735/man-bulldozes-bunong-tribes-crops/
Vietnam’s overseas investment soars 74 percent in eight months, Cambodia receives 2nd highest portion
Vietnam’s overseas investment surged 74.1 percent year on year to $575 million in the first eight months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50925547/vietnams-overseas-investment-soars-74-percent-in-eight-months-cambodia-receives-2nd-highest-portion/
Local authorities urged to educate public on virus risk
A senior Ministry of Health official has urged local authorities to disseminate all information regarding preventive health measures to prevent large-scale community transmission of Covid-19 and other contagious diseases. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/local-authorities-urged-educate-public-virus-risk
90% drop in domestic tourists compared to last year
Cambodia recorded about 2.42 million domestic tourists, of whom more than 2.26 million were citizens and about 160,000 foreign nationals, in the first eight months of this year. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50961616/90-drop-in-domestic-tourists-compared-to-last-year/
Biggest solar farm set to more than double in capacity
Plans are underway to expand the capacity of the Kingdom’s largest solar power station, by nearly 167 per cent from 90MW to 240MW, to help meet demand and reduce energy costs, according to the head of state-run electric utility Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/biggest-solar-farm-set-more-double-capacity
New Mosquito Infection Detected in 98 People
An outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus new to Cambodia with similar symptoms to dengue fever has been detected in Kompong Speu’s Kong Pisei district, a Health Ministry official said yesterday. Director of the Ministry of Health’s communicable disease control department Dr. Sok Touch said that 98 ...
Workers attack factory
A fourth day of protests by garment workers in Kampong Cham turned unruly yesterday, as nearly 2,000 workers shattered the windows of their factory with stones after briefly blocking National Road 7. The workers blocked the road for about 10 minutes at 9am, before returning to ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012022454711/National-news/workers-attack-factory.html
Outrage over water prices
More than 1,000 villagers in Prey Veng province’s Prey Veng town blocked traffic on national road 11 outside the office of the Cambodian People’s Party yesterday to demand the price of water be lowered from 1,800 riels per cubic metre to 1,200 riels. The protesters, who ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030654881/National-news/outrage-over-water-prices.html
Reasons differ for the spike in drug busts
Drug cases in Cambodia nearly tripled in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period last year, police announced on Friday, though authorities and civil society groups differed on the cause behind the spike.The deputy chief of National Police, Mok Chito, said ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/reasons-differ-spike-drug-busts
Cambodia’s special relationship with India
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will visit India on January 24 to attend the India-ASEAN commemorative summit, which celebrates last year’s 25th anniversary of Indian-ASEAN dialogue relations. He will also join other nine ASEAN leaders as chief guest at the India’s Republic Day. Hun Sen is likely ...
Sao Phal Niseiy
https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/cambodias-special-relationship-with-india/
UN Envoy Optimistic Despite NEC’s Refusal to Reform
Despite a stubborn refusal by the government to act upon his electoral reform recommendations over the past two years, U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi walked away from his meeting with National Election Committee chairman Im Suosdey on Tuesday espousing optimism. “The process of reform is ...
Lauren Crothers and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-envoy-optimistic-despite-necs-refusal-to-reform-61705/
Be up front with NEC plans, CNRP tells CPP
A day after opposition leader Sam Rainsy said election reform talks were being “cut off” due to ruling party intransigence on the issue of National Election Committee reform, the opposition has asked the Cambodian People’s Party to officially declare its stance on the matter. Senior CPP ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/be-front-nec-plans-cnrp-tells-cpp
Chickens from Vietnam banned
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon to take action to prevent the spread of bird flu (H5N1) from Vietnam into the Kingdom as an outbreak of the disease plagues southern Vietnam. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chickens-vietnam-banned