Hun Sen to commit good cooperation with new elected senate president
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his strong belief for the continuity of the good cooperation between the country’s executive and legislative body under the leadership of the new elected president of senate Say Chhum. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1Gqy8uV
Cambodian opposition lawmakers lead supporters to revisit disputed border with Vietnam
Cambodian opposition lawmakers Real Camerin and Um Sam An led over 1,000 supporters Sunday to revisit disputed Cambodia-Vietnam border in Svay Rieng province, where they had scuffled with Vietnamese villagers last month. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=293340
Despite jail for opposition activists, political cooperation remains
Cambodian officials from the ruling party and opposition say they will continue to work together in political dialogue, despite a court ruling this week that delivered major jail sentences to 11 pro-opposition activists. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/despite-jail-for-opposition-activists-political-cooperation-remains/2875693.html
Talks over e-registration
Members of the National Election Committee (NEC) met with government figures and representatives of NGOs in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss the electoral registration process, ahead of a new electronic system set to be rolled out next year. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/talks-over-e-registration
China stages huge military drills in South China Sea
China is holding a series of military exercises in the disputed South China Sea this week, and one of them involved live-fire drills with more than 100 ships, including some with nuclear capabilities. ...
Simone Orendain
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/china-stages-huge-military-drills-in-south-china-sea/2887161.html
Trafficking arrests protested
About 200 people gathered in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district on Sunday demanding the release of two women who were arrested last week for allegedly chaining up their 13-year-old niece and selling her for sex. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trafficking-arrests-protested
Border dispute turned into ‘popularity contest’
The newly formed Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) called on the country’s two largest political parties to put the national interest ahead of their own, as it released documents outlining its internal structure and code of ethics over the weekend. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14481/---border-dispute-turned-into-popularity-contest---/
Uncovering the healthcare system of Angkor
About 15 years ago, French archaeologist Christophe Pottier found two skeletons while excavating the site of the 8th-century Prey Khmeng temple in Siem Reap province, and was looking for an expert to do a preliminary study on them. ...
Michelle Vachon
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/uncovering-the-healthcare-system-of-angkor-92316/
NEC expects to register over 300,000 new voters in 2020 list
The National Election Committee (NEC) has estimated there will be over 300,000 new registrants, and 123,251 names removed from its voter list this year. ...
Kuch Nithatevy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50765618/nec-expects-to-register-over-300000-new-voters-in-2020-list/
Cambodia, Singapore strengthen intellectual property collaboration
Cambodia and Singapore have convened a meeting to further boost bilateral collaboration on the intellectual property sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50750830/cambodia-singapore-strengthen-intellectual-property-collaboration/
At least 88 Covid-19 cases logged in Svay Rieng
Svay Rieng provincial administration has detected at least 88 Covid-19 patients, all of them are garment workers from six districts and two cities. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50865364/at-least-88-covid-19-cases-logged-in-svay-rieng/
1354 people busted for curfew violation in Cambodia last night
The COVID-19 Law Enforcement Commission says that 1354 people were detained and 734 vehicles were confiscated in another night of widespread curfew breaking in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50909134/1354-people-busted-for-curfew-violation-in-cambodia-last-night/
More than 250 schools in Kampong Thom to be reopened before end of September
Schools in Kampong Thom are ready to be reopened following risk assessments, cleaning, and disinfection. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50937405/more-than-250-schools-in-kampong-thom-to-be-reopened-before-end-of-september/
China-Cambodia FTA to take effect on Jan 1, 2022
The free trade agreement (FTA) signed between China and Cambodia will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50975664/china-cambodia-fta-to-take-effect-on-jan-1-2022/
WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwide
Omicron still poses “very high” risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO warned on Wednesday, as the highly transmissible coronavirus variant fuelled record outbreaks in many countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997551/who-warns-of-very-high-omicron-risk-as-covid-surges-worldwide/
Cambodia rubber exports revenue rises to $77m
Cambodia earned more than $77 million from the export of rubber and rubberwood in the first two months of this year, according to the General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501047328/cambodia-rubber-exports-revenue-rises-to-77m/
Sar Kheng: Focus on land row settlement
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged sub-national administrations to increase monitoring and control of illegal land encroachment in protected areas to further prevent these crimes. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-focus-land-row-settlement
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park gets key support from China
China has been one of the key contributors to safeguarding, preserving and developing the famed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, officials said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501065260/cambodias-famed-angkor-archaeological-park-gets-key-support-from-china/
Restoration work on famed Angkor Wat’s Bakan tower in Cambodia almost completed
The restoration work on the southwest and northwest parts of the famed Angkor Wat’s Bakan tower in Cambodia has almost been completed, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501065290/restoration-work-on-famed-angkor-wats-bakan-tower-in-cambodia-almost-completed/
Cambodian parliamentarians show solidarity after Cuba hotel accident
Cambodia has expressed its solidarity with Cuba after the unfortunate accident at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, in which dozens of people lost their lives and suffered injured. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501072077/cambodian-parliamentarians-show-solidarity-after-cuba-hotel-accident/