Monuments to Vietnam revamped
A total of 17 Cambodia-Vietnam friendship monuments across Cambodia will be renovated by March next year with nearly $8 million provided by Vietnam’s Defence Ministry. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5094728/monuments-vietnam-revamped/
Koh Kong community rep’s bail request denied
More than 100 demonstrators continued to stage an anti-eviction protest in front of Koh Kong province’s city hall after a jailed community leader was denied bail yesterday. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-community-rep%E2%80%99s-bail-request-denied
U.S. business executives eye investment potential in Cambodia
More than a dozen of American company representatives are visiting Cambodia to look into investment opportunities, a Cambodian spokesman said Thursday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-09/04/c_133621460.htm
Laotian meth smuggler arrested in Stung Treng
A Laotian man was arrested in Stung Treng province on Tuesday after crossing into Cambodia with nearly a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine, a police official said Wednesday. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/laotian-meth-smuggler-arrested-in-stung-treng-89274/
White Building meeting
District authorities have again moved to quash long-running rumours that residents of Phnom Penh’s iconic White Building will be evicted to make way for development. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/white-building-meeting
Cambodia and China ink six key cooperation documents
Cambodia and China this evening signed six important documents, including a grant aid of US$270 million. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50933942/cambodia-and-china-ink-six-key-cooperation-documents/
Phillip Bank launches collateral-free credit
Singapore-based Phillip Bank announced yesterday that Cambodian borrowers that can prove a consistent monthly income will be able to access lines of credit without putting down collateral. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phillip-bank-launches-collateral-free-credit
Timber seizure nabs 30-plus cubic metres in Ratanakkiri
An estimated 30 to 40 cubic metres of protected luxury timber was intercepted in Ratanakkiri province on Wednesday night while being hauled to Vietnam, according to local officials. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/timber-seizure-nabs-30-plus-cubic-metres-ratanakkiri
Export credit insurance taking off
Export credit insurance is still taking off in Cambodia, but more companies are beginning to take advantage of it, a senior executive from Forte Insurance Company said yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23690/export-credit-insurance-taking-off/
Cintri rewarded with contract extensions
After years of public complaints and government threats to cancel its contract, Phnom Penh’s sole garbage collector appears to be cleaning up its act. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cintri-rewarded-contract-extensions
Government invests US$30 million on sub-national level administrations annually
Royal Government of Cambodia has spent approximately US$30 million a year on sub-national administrations in order to ensure their quality service provision, particularly on priority issues. ...
Lim Nary
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=106910
CMAC removes China UXO found in Battambang
A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) team of experts yesterday successfully removed two unexploded anti-tank mines discovered by rat hunters in Battambang province on Wednesday, police said. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-removes-china-uxo-found-battambang
Bus rides and health insurance for workers
Garment and footwear industry workers were promised a range of services from Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday, including free bus rides, a minimum wage hike and health insurance. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078978/bus-rides-health-insurance-workers/
Six-tonne timber haul unearthed
Stung Treng province police are searching for suspects after authorities found more than six tonnes of luxury-grade timber buried near a remote home in Siem Pang district last week. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/six-tonne-timber-haul-unearthed
Thai bus firm to expand into Cambodia
Bus operator Nakhonchai Air plans to open three new services linking Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Kruewan Wongrakmit, managing director of Nakhonchai Air Co, said she hoped to launch new services. ...
Amornrat Mahitthirook
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/423422/nakhonchai-air-plans-expansion-into-cambodia
Four children injured by UXO blast near school
Four children were injured, two of them seriously, after playing with unexploded ordnance (UXO) near their school in Siem Reap province’s Chi Kreng district on Tuesday, police said Thursday. ...
Saing Soenthrith and Alex Consiglio
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-children-injured-by-uxo-blast-near-school-80835/
Chan Soveth, human rights defender, dies at 51
Chan Soveth, a longtime human rights defender, died of a heart attack on Wednesday. Colleagues say he was returning from celebrations to mark International Human Rights Day. He was 51. ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/chan-soveth-human-rights-defender-dies-at-51/2553620.html
Prince Ranariddh says visit to China fruitful for bilateral ties
Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh, president of royalist Funcinpec Party, said Wednesday that his four-day tour to China has completed successfully. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1DimnAC
Coder challenges male dominance in IT
Suy Channe, at 34 years of age, is becoming a familiar face in Cambodia’s IT sector as a female coder and regional leader at Innovation Lab SEA (InSTEDD). ...
Nou Sotheavy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12588/coder-challenges-male-dominance-in-it/
More than 380,000 people register to vote in forthcoming commune elections in 38 days
A total of 389,264 people have registered to take part in elections as voters since October 12. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50974722/more-than-380000-people-register-to-vote-in-forthcoming-commune-elections-in-38-days/