Drug trial delayed over false statement claims
Two women charged with drug trafficking told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday that their original police statements, which placed them in a trafficking ring, had been falsified by police. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/drug-trial-delayed-over-false-statement-claims-85494/
Logger shot dead in Thailand, official says
A Cambodian man who had been illegally logging rosewood across the border in Thailand was shot dead by Thai soldiers on Friday, a village chief in Oddar Meanchey province said Tuesday. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/logger-shot-dead-in-thailand-official-says-85715/
Ten years for trafficker duo
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a woman and a man to 10 years in prison each on drug-trafficking charges after Their arrest in Sen Sok district last year. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ten-years-trafficker-duo
After arrest at Samsung supplier, Unionists freed
Nine union officials arrested during a protest outside an electronics factory in Takeo province Tuesday afternoon were released that night after being “educated” and agreeing to obey the law, police said. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-arrest-at-samsung-supplier-unionists-freed-87130/
Factory worker killed by exploding machine
An employee at a Phnom Penh garment finishing factory that supplies to clothing giant H&M was killed when shrapnel from a machine that exploded struck him in the head. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-worker-killed-exploding-machine
Cambodia inaugurates China-funded school building
Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated a three-story school building at the Indradevi High School here, which was donated by China Foundation for Peace and Development. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6616722/2015/07/16/cambodia-inaugurates-china-funded-school-building
Soldiers monitor border-crossing Thai farmers
Thai farmers protected by armed Thai soldiers crossed the border in Banteay Meanchey province and spent Thursday plowing fields for rice cultivation, a military commander and district official said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldiers-monitor-border-crossing-thai-farmers-89315/
Cambodia needs 2,400 computers to start computerized voter registration next year
The National Election Committee (NEC)’s spokesperson Hang Putea said Cambodia will start computerized-voter registration in March next year, but needs 2,400 computers. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-needs-2400-computers-to-start-computerized-voter-registration-next-year-8823
Bus crash near border kills 16
At least 16 were killed and another 23 injured yesterday when a bus careened off an embankment in the Dangkrek Mountains as its brakes and transmission failed, police said. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bus-crash-near-border-kills-16-0
Sam Rainsy finally returns
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived back in Cambodia yesterday after about a month’s absense, saying he will use “cold measures” to end tension with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. ...
Chea Vannak and James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14485/sam-rainsy-finally-returns/
Build and they will come? Maybe not in Cambodia
Commercial developers are fast expanding supply in Cambodia on hopes for greater Asian demand, but the property market’s shaky fundamentals could still keep investors away. ...
Nyshka Chandran
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/03/build-and-they-will-come-maybe-not-for-cambodia.html
Cambodia, Colombia to continue mine clearance cooperation
Cambodia and Colombia have reaffirmed commitment for both bilateral and multilateral cooperation, especially under the South-South program. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501106791/cambodia-colombia-to-continue-mine-clearance-cooperation/
Cambodia, Thailand pledge to promote TVET cooperation
Cambodia and Thailand have pledged to further promote the cooperation on technical and vocational education and training (TVET). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501127263/cambodia-thailand-pledge-to-promote-tvet-cooperation/
Four in Mondulkiri court for logging
Mondulkiri provincial Forestry Administration sent four men to court for their involvement in a forest crime in Keo Seima district. Mondulkiri provincial Military Police arrested the four men and confiscated a van, two chainsaws and another equipment used to commit the forest crime in Sre ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/four-mondulkiri-court-logging
P2P lending marketplace launches
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace Rai Capital (Cambodia) Co Ltd on November 26 announced its official launch in the Kingdom. It said it is designed for micro-entrepreneurs and individuals to promote financial inclusion in the Kingdom and enable flexible local financing solutions for local businesses and ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/p2p-lending-marketplace-launches
Dolphins face fishing threat
Fishing offences in the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area are still happening despite a ban, the Kampi fishing community said. Most fish poachers use electric shock devices with power connected to their nets to catch fish in deep water, a practice that affects rare ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dolphins-face-fishing-threat
IMF’s Georgieva: Cambodian economy to grow 4.2% in 2021
International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on April 7 said the Cambodian economy is expected to grow 4.2 percent this year, following a 3.5 percent contraction in 2020, but cautioned that local governments around the world should proceed with prudential policies and proactive ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/imfs-georgieva-cambodian-economy-grow-42-2021
‘Masterminds’ behind Preah Sihanouk landgrabbing come forward
After Prime Minister Hun Sen told the ringleaders who incited people to encroach on state land in Preah Sihanouk province to come forward, three men came forward to admit their guilt. the trio attempted to portray themselves as victims in a land dispute protest and ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/masterminds-behind-preah-sihanouk-landgrabbing-come-forward
HPV vaccine integrated into nat’l immunisation schedule
Cambodia commenced a nationwide immunisation effort on October 5 to combat cervical cancer. Free vaccinations are provided to girls aged nine and above. The one-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is now integrated into The national immunisation schedule. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/hpv-vaccine-integrated-natl-immunisation-schedule
FTA benefits debated at nat’l forum
More than 50 government, civil society organizations (CSOs), unions and private sector officials met at an October 20 forum to discuss the benefits and challenges in the agricultural sector related to free trade agreements (FTA). ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fta-benefits-debated-natl-forum