EGA posts drop in Q3 gaming revenue
Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA), a subsidiary of Macau-based gaming giant Melco, posted year-on-year losses at the end of the third quarter on the back of poor player numbers at the company’s NagaWorld operations. ...
Eddie Morton
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/ega-posts-drop-q3-gaming-revenue
A minister says India has not yet reacted back to Cambodia
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said Cambodia has not yet received any reactions from India over Angkor Wat replica in Biha State after sending a protest note to the Ministry of External Affairs of India concerning the plan. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/a-minister-says-india-has-not-yet-reacted-back-to-cambodia-8675
Army joins call for Kem Sokha to step down
As observers accused the CPP of orchestrating Monday’s savage beating of two opposition lawmakers, images emerged Tuesday of a senior military commander rallying troops to support calls to oust Kem Sokha as the National Assembly’s vice president. ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/army-joins-call-for-kem-sokha-to-step-down-98515/
IMF says GDP will grow to 6.7 percent this year
The International Monetary Fund yesterday estimated that economic growth in Cambodia would reach 6.7 percent this year, though it warned that a slowdown in the US and Europe could lead to a dip in the economy. In its world economic outlook, the IMF also predicted that ...
Opposition leader calls for politeness in politics
Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy has called for politicians to speak politely and refrain from using insults in political debate. CPP spokesman Sok Eysan welcomed Rainsy’s statement, agreeing that political campaigning should focus on policies rather than personal insults. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-leader-calls-for-politeness-in-politics/3113626.html
Finland to help develop energy plants
Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn yesterday met with the newly appointed Finnish ambassador Satu Suikkari-Kleven, who is based in Bangkok. “Ms Suikkari-Kleven told the Foreign Minister that some Finnish companies are interested in cooperating with Cambodia to invest in energy and electricity from waste,” Foreign Affairs ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39177/finland-to-help-develop-energy-plants/
Siem Reap sees strong gains
Commercial property prices and rents in Siem Reap have increased by 10 to 20 per cent in the last year, according to the town’s newest real estate agency. Cambodia Properties Limited (CPL) opened its first Siem Reap branch three months ago, recognising a need for sound ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Real-Estate/siem-reap-sees-strong-gains.html
Opposition Senators To Boycott Budget Debate
Eleven senators supporting the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party say they will not take part in a Senate session on Thursday scheduled to debate the 2014 budget. Opposition senators say they will not endorse a budget that did not go through proper parliamentary procedure and ...
Heng Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-senators-to-boycott-budget-debate/1794206.html
Hun Sen Calls Rights Worker ‘an Idiot’
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday lashed out at the rights group Adhoc, angered by comments rights workers have made about land grabs in recent years. During a speech in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen called a rights worker from the group “insolent and an idiot.” ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-calls-rights-worker-an-idiot/2423347.html
Cambodian activists win award for work to combat violence against women
In Cambodia, three women have been recognized for work that combines technology with efforts to combat violence against women, a major problem in the Southeast Asian country. Winning the inaugural VXW Award means the women will get assistance to further promote their efforts on smartphones ...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodian-activists-win-award-for-work-to-combat-domestic-violence/2631478.html
PM orders alert against virus spread from Vietnam
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered all authorities and armed forces to tighten the COVID-19 prevention along the border with Vietnam. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810752/pm-orders-alert-against-virus-spread-from-vietnam/
All parties seek speedy solution to decade-long land dispute in Koh Kong
A decade-long land dispute between about 130 families and the provincial agriculture department is being urged to be resolved quickly. ...
EU plans to deploy observers to monitor National Election
The European Union (EU) plans to deploy observers for the upcoming National Election to monitor liberal and multi-party democracy in the country. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501255080/eu-plans-to-deploy-observers-to-monitor-national-election/
Türkiye wants to strengthen ties with Cambodia: Turkish ambassador
Türkiye wants to boost ties with Cambodia, which is becoming an attractive destination for trade and investment, the Turkish ambassador to Cambodia said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501274835/turkiye-wants-to-strengthen-ties-with-cambodia-turkish-ambassador/
PM Hun Sen urges attention to boost tourism
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on all stakeholders to pay high attention and do their best to boost the country’s tourism sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501246669/pm-hun-sen-urges-attention-to-boost-tourism/
Japan’s Suzuki to visit Cambodia, Sri Lanka in January
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki announced on Tuesday that he will embark on visits to Cambodia and Sri Lanka in January. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413753/japans-suzuki-to-visit-cambodia-sri-lanka-in-january/
Government shortens lease time on land concessions
The government has announced a new review of economic land concessions, shortening the period of some from 99 years to 50, but watchdog groups say strict law enforcement of other legislation is also needed. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/government-shortens-lease-time-on-land-concessions/2964663.html
Government approves Sihanoukville ‘Casino city’ plans
Malaysia-based company SV International was granted permission by the Council of Ministers earlier this month to begin the initial stage of grand plans to turn part of Sihanoukville into a “casino city,” an official confirmed. ...
Hannah Hawkins and Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-approves-sihanoukville-casino-city-plans-110478/
Homeless ‘don’t look good’
Police forcibly removed a dozen of the city’s homeless – four of them children – from the streets of central Phnom Penh yesterday, carting them off to the notorious Prey Speu Social Affairs Centre, where two people died last November. ...
Kong Meta and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/homeless-dont-look-good
Tainted prahok found in Takeo
Over 3 tonnes of contaminated prahok – made of fish illegally imported from Vietnam – were confiscated on Friday by Takeo authorities from some of the same sites that in September had already been warned to stop using smuggled fish. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tainted-prahok-found-takeo