Ministry official accused of $390K embezzlement
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has arrested Lay Samnang, former deputy director of the Finance and Supply Department under the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, for allegedly embezzling nearly $390,000 of state funds. ...
Samban Chandara and Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-official-accused-390k-embezzlement
RCEP to help Cambodia graduate from LDC status as early as 2028
Undersecretary of State and Spokesman of the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce Penn Sovicheat said the RCEP could help Cambodia graduate from its least-developed country status as soon as 2028. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501219474/rcep-to-help-cambodia-graduate-from-ldc-status-as-early-as-2028/
Senior Cambodian officials says China key contributor to Cambodia’s development
China is a key contributor to Cambodia’s socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, Cambodian Economy and Finance Ministry’s Standing Secretary of State Vongsey Vissoth said here on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226598/senior-cambodian-officials-says-china-key-contributor-to-cambodias-development/
Chinese Premier extends congratulations to new prime minister of Cambodia
Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, has congratulated Kitti Tesaphibal Bindit Hun Manet on assuming the office of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501347733/chinese-premier-extends-congratulations-to-new-prime-minister-of-cambodia/
Cambodian PM to attend ASEAN-GCC Summit in Riyadh this week
Prime Minister Hun Manet will join other ASEAN Heads of State / Government at the Summit between ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501377103/cambodian-pm-to-attend-asean-gcc-summit-in-riyadh-this-week/
U.S. repatriates 27 looted cultural artifacts to Cambodia in handover ceremony
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy, and Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona celebrated the repatriation of 27 looted artifacts to Cambodia at the National Museum today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113232/u-s-repatriates-27-looted-cultural-artifacts-to-cambodia-in-handover-ceremony/
New agriculture minister approved
Dith Tina, a former secretary of state in the Energy Ministry, has been voted the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries on Friday, receiving 111 votes from members of the National Assembly. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-agriculture-minister-appointed
Cambodian PM to co-chair ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in December
ASEAN and the European Union have agreed to hold the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit on December 14, 2022 in Brussel, Belgium, said Kung Phoak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Spokesperson of the 55th AMM and Related Meetings. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126266/cambodian-pm-to-co-chair-asean-eu-commemorative-summit-in-december/
Road accidents claim 942 lives in Cambodia in first half of year
The number of road fatalities in Cambodia declined to 942 people in the first half of 2022, a decrease of 9 percent from 1,033 over the same period last year, Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Min Manavy said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501135160/road-accidents-claim-942-lives-in-cambodia-in-first-half-of-year/
Ministry of Social Affairs urges local officials to implement cash support programs for vulnerable families in face of inflation, floods
Secretary of State of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Sok Buntha urged relevant officials to be clear about the implementation of cash support programs for vulnerable families during inflationary pressures and floods. ...
Cambodia, Vietnam interior ministries sign ‘23 co-op plan
The Cambodian Ministry of Interior and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security have signed an agreement that will see them strengthen their bilateral cooperation, according to the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). ...
China pushes ‘shared-future’ ambitions during PM’s visit
China hopes to seize the opportunity of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s state visit to push for further progress in building a “shared-future” community between the two countries. ...
More than 50 hectares of flooded forest land in 3 areas in Kampong Chhnang were cleared by criminals
Opportunists in Kampong Chhnang province continue to invade flooded forest land in Kampong Leng district, despite authorities’ efforts to prevent criminal activities, particularly the crime of stealing machinery to clear the flooded state land. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501322401/more-than-50-hectares-of-flooded-forest-land-in-3-areas-in-kampong-chhnang-were-cleared-by-criminals/
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training hosts Second Mekong Dialogue on labor mobility
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training hosted the second Mekong Dialogue on labor mobility on April 26, chaired by Hou Vuthy, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Labor. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501479178/ministry-of-labor-and-vocational-training-hosts-second-mekong-dialogue-on-labor-mobility/
Ministry of Labour spokesman outlines eight key mechanisms for protecting Cambodian migrant workers
Katta Orn, Secretary of State and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, posted on his official Facebook page on June 4, 2024, outlining eight mechanisms to protect Cambodian migrant workers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501500036/ministry-of-labour-spokesman-outlines-eight-key-mechanisms-for-protecting-cambodian-migrant-workers/
EU Won’t Investigate Land Concessions—for Now
The trade commissioner and foreign affairs representative of the European Union (E.U.) have turned down a request from 13 members of the European Parliament that they immediately investigate Cambodia’s much criticized economic land concessions, but said they were monitoring the issue closely. In a March letter ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-wont-investigate-land-concessions-for-now-25194/
Election Monitors Submit Request to Review NEC Documents
Independent election monitors and civil society groups submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday asking to review post-election voter rolls and Identity Certificates for Elections (ICE) forms in seven provinces in which reports of election irregularities were widespread on July 28. The ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/election-monitors-submit-request-to-review-nec-documents-38287/
CNRP’s Kem Sokha Refutes Claim That the Party Is Divided
CNRP vice president Kem Sokha on Monday denied claims made by Interior Minister Sar Kheng’s cabinet chief that leaders of the opposition party were making conflicting demands of the ruling CPP. The two parties have been locked in a political stalemate since July’s election, with the ...
Khy Sovuthy and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrps-kem-sokha-refutes-claim-that-the-party-is-divided-45109/
Education to Receive 20% Boost in 2014 Budget
The Education Ministry on Monday said it was in line for a near 20 percent hike from the government’s $3.52 billion draft budget for 2014, approved by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cabinet on Friday, though other details of how money was to be allocated remained ...
Zsombor Peter and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/education-to-receive-20-boost-in-2014-budget-46127/
Leprosy Hospital Expands as Cases Increase
About 20 leprosy patients have been treated at a rehabilitated and expanded wing of the Battambang Provincial Referral Hospital, the second hospital to offer professional treatment for leprosy patients in Cambodia. “We have two doctors and one nurse who specialize in leprosy treatment, and in the ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/leprosy-hospital-expands-as-cases-increase-46778/