Villagers seek refuge in Phnom Penh pagoda again
About 160 villagers from Kratie province’s Snuol district embroiled in a land dispute with a plantation owner are the latest evictees to take residence in Phnom Penh’s Samakki Raingsey pagoda. A spokesman for City Hall, which has made repeated efforts in recent months to prevent the ...
Aun Pheap and George Wright
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-seek-refuge-in-phnom-penh-pagoda-again-64942/
Activists ‘shot at’ by unknown assailant
Activists from the Boeung Kak, Borei Keila and Thmor Kol communities were on board a bus on Saturday night when a bullet was fired into the windscreen, their representatives said yesterday. Bo Chorvy, 39, from Boeung Kak, said more than 40 people were on the bus ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-%E2%80%98shot-%E2%80%99-unknown-assailant
Cambodia's opposition party to rally on Sunday: chief
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is scheduled to hold a people’s congress on Sunday afternoon at The capital’s Freedom Park to consult with its supporters over current political situation, its President Sam Rainsy announced Wednesday. “We will meet with about 3,000 supporters on Sunday ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/26/c_133215144.htm
Hun Sen again stresses need to develop irrigation systems
Prime Minister Hun Sen used a speech at a food security seminar Monday to once again stress the need for Cambodia to develop modern irrigation facilities to better exploit the land and meet growing food requirements. Speaking from his office building in Phnom Penh, Mr. Hun ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-again-stresses-need-to-develop-irrigation-systems-66810/
Lottery firm hopes that second bet is a charm
Malaysian-backed 5D Pan Cambodian Lottery yesterday announced an official return to operations after a failed start-up in the Kingdom five years earlier. the company, who first announced in 2010 that it would start business in Cambodia, declined to detail yesterday why it did not get off ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lottery-firm-hopes-second-bet-charm
India aids Kingdom’s fight against Covid-19
In a bid to assist the Cambodian government in the fight against Covid-19, the Indian embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday donated protective supplies to the Chey Chumneas Referral Hospital in Kandal province. ...
Phuon Chansereivuth
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/india-aids-kingdoms-fight-against-covid-19
Rice exports ‘unaffected by rain’
Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has claimed that the floods, which have had the biggest impact on the agriculture sector, will not hurt the country’s rice exports this year. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50775239/rice-exports-unaffected-by-rain/
Cambodia’s ‘Stop Covid’ QR Code wins international award
The Kingdom’s “Stop Covid” QR Code – a location and contact-tracing app designed to prevent The coronavirus spreading – has won The Global South Covid-19 Digital Innovation Challenge award from The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICT). ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-stop-covid-qr-code-wins-international-award
Cambodian PM encourages more investments from Singapore
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Singapore to encourage more investors to do business in Cambodia. The encouragement was made during The courtesy meeting between The Cambodian Premier and visiting Singapore Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, at The Peace Palace Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501026685/cambodian-pm-encourages-more-investments-from-singapore/
Kingdom-Philippines trade to cross $100 million this year
Trade between Cambodia and the Philippines is poised to cross the $100 million mark this year too as the economic ties between the two ASEAN Member States are growing stronger. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501361715/kingdom-philippines-trade-to-cross-100-million-this-year/
Residents and traders at Phnom Sampov resort request compensation in exchange for demolition
About 20 families and traders living and selling around Phnom Sampov asked the relevant authorities to help resolve the compensation according to the market price in exchange for relocation as authorities claim that their move is to rehabilitate the site for tourism. ...
Koh Kong authorities probe land clearing
Provincial environment department director Mon Phalla said officials had inspected the area around the Prek Andong Teuk stream in the district’s Andong Teuk and Thmar Sar communes, which are vulnerable to encroachment. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-authorities-probe-land-clearing
Chinese to invest in Kingdom’s rice
China’s Henan Yuguang International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co Ltd (HYIETC) has expressed interest in investing in the Kingdom’s rice facilities – a move welcomed by the government and the rice industry. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-invest-kingdoms-rice
RDB to request an extra $50 million to beef up agriculture emergency fund
The Rural Development Bank (RDB), a state-own institution, plans to request an additional $50 million to beef up The government-led emergency fund for The agriculture sector, according to a bank representative. ...
Water birds make comeback in Battambang
Water bird numbers are making a big comeback in the Prek Toal conservation area on the Tonle Sap lake in Battambang province, the Wildlife Conservation Society said in a report released on Saturday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-birds-make-comeback-battambang
Workers need to re-register with NSSF
The labor minister has ordered workers’ identities to be re-registered with The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), according to a statement released yesterday and signed by Ith Samheng, The Minister for Labor. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24534/workers-need-to-re-register-with-nssf/
India gifts canines for mine clearance
The Indian government has given 15 dogs to The Kingdom along with a promise to train personnel to work with The furry friends on mine-clearance projects, according to an official press release. ...
San Bunsim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26896/india-gifts-canines-for-mine-clearance/
US gives $5.8m to preserve Khmer Rouge records
The United States has agreed to provide an additional $5.8 million to The Documentation Center for Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge-era historical records over The next 20 years. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37192/us-gives--5-8m-to-preserve-khmer-rouge-records/
Enhancing PPSEZ’s social responsibility
The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone and The United Nations Development Programme yesterday entered into an agreement to enhance PPSEZ’s corporate social responsibility in line with The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39842/enhancing-ppsez---s-social-responsibility/
British fraudster’s appeal dismissed by court
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected The latest appeal by jailed British businessman Gregg Fryett to have his trial for fraud delayed because he failed to file his appeal request within The permitted timeframe. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/british-fraudsters-appeal-dismissed-by-court-77554/