UAE to expand economic ties with Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Manet recently urged investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest in Cambodia’s priority sectors such as tourism, agriculture, technology and clean energy infrastructures that can generate jobs in the country. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501488405/uae-to-expand-economic-ties-with-kingdom/
Developers ink master plan for central business district
Australian-listed property developer Kingsland Global Ltd has entered into a master cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of local developer Shukaku Inc to develop 10,000 square metres of prime real estate in Phnom Penh’s “central business district”, it announced Friday in a filing to the ASX. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/developers-ink-master-plan-central-business-district
Dam protesters seek intervention by Angkor beer investor
Some 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of Angkor Beer in Phnom Penh on Friday afternoon to protest the construction of the controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos by a Malaysian company, arguing that an executive connected to both firms should intervene to halt ...
Buth Kimsay and Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/dam-protesters-seek-intervention-by-angkor-beer-investor-109115/
ACU delegation left Cambodia this morning for SEA-PAC meeting in Brunei
Cambodia delegation led by senior Minister Om Yentieng, head of the Anti-corruption Unit left Cambodia today for the 11th meeting of the South East Asia Parties Against Corruption (SEA-PAC) that will run through 1-3 December in Badar Seri Begawan, Brunei. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/acu-delegation-left-cambodia-this-morning-for-sea-pac-meeting-in-brunei-9086
Sihanoukville tries not to miss the boat
The Seabourn Sojourn, a luxury liner operated by US-based Seabourn Cruise Line Ltd, arrives at Sihanoukville port this morning, delivering hundreds of well-heeled tourists to what industry experts say is a backwater market that is increasingly on cruise ship itineraries, yet still falls short of ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-tries-not-miss-boat
Kem Sokha: CNRP must turn focus to commune elections
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha on Saturday brushed off protests from a group of students demanding he respond to claims that he had a series of extramarital affairs, telling CNRP faithful to prepare for next year’s commune elections. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-cnrp-must-turn-focus-to-commune-elections-110461/
More condos on market as demand drops slightly
Phnom Penh is set to welcome a significant wave of condominium supply in 2017, with about 7,000 units due to be delivered by the end of this year. However, the demand for condos appears to be dropping slightly, according to the latest report from CBRE. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39724/more-condos-on-market-as-demand-drops-slightly/
Prison director denies abuse
The chief of the Banteay Meanchey provincial prison has denied allegations of inmate torture, amid calls from a local rights official for an investigation. Prison director Oung Siphan, through a clarification letter issued on Monday, challenged a foreign radio broadcast that alleged provincial prison officials tortured ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36996/prison-director-denies-abuse/
WHO tests new malaria therapy
High failure rates of the frontline medication to treat malaria in Southern Vietnam have revived concerns that parasites resistant to multiple drugs, first observed in Cambodia’s Pailin province, may be spreading. Meanwhile, experts in the Kingdom are currently testing alternative treatment options to stay ahead ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-tests-new-malaria-therapy
Villagers seek help in land dispute with mining firm
Seven villagers from Preah Vihear travelled to Phnom Penh to deliver a petition on Friday asking the government to intervene in a dispute involving gold mining company Delcom, with local authorities turning up to question the wife of one of those delivering the petition shortly ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-seek-help-land-dispute-mining-firm
‘Peace Museum’ opens
Defence Minister Tea Banh is slated today to preside over the official opening of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre’s new $700,000 “Peace Museum for Mine Action” at its Siem Reap regional headquarters, with Japan set to donate $12 million worth of demining equipment, an official ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/peace-museum-opens
Meeting puts temple villagers in spotlight
Restoration of the Angkor temples won’t be the only thing talked about at a meeting in Siem Reap today – the living conditions of more than 100,000 villagers residing at the heritage site is also on the agenda. “The villagers should live harmoniously with the temples,” ...
Cambodian PM meets opposition leader to discuss issues after dispute ends
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, vice-president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), met with Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), on Friday to find solutions to the remaining issues after the two leaders agreed in July to end their ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=255416
Hun Sen to take CPP presidency after Friday ceremony
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to take over the presidency of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, following the death of party leader Chea Sim last week. The move will shore up solidarity in the party, which has become increasingly united, party members say. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-to-take-cpp-presidency-after-weekend-ceremony/2826046.html
Amid border tension, officials told to shape up
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Tuesday handed down a list of instructions to government officials working along the country’s border with Vietnam to help tamp down newly inflamed tensions along disputed stretches of the frontier, including an order to stop cutting informal deals with their ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amid-border-tension-officials-told-to-shape-up-88330/
Anti-trafficking status static
For the third straight year in a row, Cambodia has found itself on the Tier 2 Watch List of the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report, a ranking reflective of a seeming inability to fully implement the country’s own anti-trafficking plan. ...
Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/anti-trafficking-status-static
Clean Water Plays a Crucial Role in the fight against COVID-19
Ongoing crisis is reminder of a significant portion of the world population currently lacking adequate access to basic hand-washing facilities. ...
Access to information law set to be approved this year, ministry pledges
The Ministry of Information has pledged to conclude consultations with the Ministry of Justice on the draft law on access to information soon. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/access-information-law-set-be-approved-year-ministry-pledges
Japan to provide $13.9 million to develop Sihanoukville Autonomous Port
The Government of Japan will provide some $13.9 million in grant aid to Cambodia for contributing to the development of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Preah Sihanouk. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50989062/japan-to-provide-13-9-million-to-develop-sihanoukville-autonomous-port/
Phnom Penh attracts 1,000 construction projects worth over $2.26 billion
Phnom Penh has so far attracted around 1,000 new investment projects covering a construction area of 4.63 million square metres, with an investment capital of over U$2.26 billion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090915/phnom-penh-attracts-1000-construction-projects-worth-over-2-26-billion/