PM urges ‘democracies’ to learn from horrors Cambodia faced
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday chided countries that he said declared themselves a democracy while supporting a military coup that eventually gave birth to the Khmer Rouge regime. Speaking during the 2nd Asia-Pacific Summit at the Peace Palace, Hun Sen said without naming those ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-urges-democracies-learn-horrors-cambodia-faced
Investment accounts open
Several securities firms are opening accounts, even as the first listing on the Cambodia Securities Exchange are not expected until later this year, company officials said yesterday. the CSX was launched on July 11 without any listed firms, though state-owned Telecom Cambodia, Phnom Penh Water Supply ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011072850678/Business/investment-accounts-open.html
Japan pledges to aid demining work until 2025
The Japan Mine Action Service yesterday pledged its continued support for demining action until 2025, when The Kingdom aims to be mine-free. Nakano Masahito, its technical adviser, said at a press briefing at The Japanese Embassy that JMAS will work hard to help clear landmines and ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50638519/japan-pledges-to-aid-demining-work-until-2025/
World Bank does little as villagers threatened and jailed for protesting big projects
Nget Khun, a 76-year-old known to some in Cambodia’s capital as “Grandma Mommy,” hasn’t had a quiet retirement. A World Bank spokesperson said the bank is in discussions with the government about “how to support the country’s development in a way that benefits all Cambodians.” ...
Phorn Bopha et al
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/world-bank-does-little-as-villagers-threatened-and-jailed-for-protestting-big-projects/2959923.html
CNRP lawmaker files suit against official
Opposition lawmaker-elect Lim Kim-Ya filed charges with Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday morning against a government official he claims led an attack on a peaceful crowd at Freedom Park last Monday. Ket Khy, a Cambodia National Rescue Party lawyer, told the Post that Kim-Ya was seeking financial compensation ...
Chhay Channyda and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-lawmaker-files-suit-against-official
Court to question lawmakers over ‘insurrection’
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court will question three opposition CNRP lawmakers this morning over a street brawl at a July 15 protest that The authorities have described as an “insurrection” against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government. Three CNRP youth organizers remain in prison over The ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-to-question-lawmakers-over-insurrection-66120/
Farm produce sales discourage potential investors
The agriculture industry has lost its luster among industrial manufacturers and service providers. Tycoons are quietly withdrawing money from agriculture projects, just several years after pouring big money into The sector. Just a few years ago, Do Van Minh, Gemadept’s CEO, said that growing rubber ...
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/133619/farm-produce-sales-discourage-potential-investors.html
Cambodia named world’s best destination for tourists
The Kingdom has won The Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s International Travel Award for Best Destination despite The global coronavirus outbreak that has dampen The global tourism industry. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701107/cambodia-named-worlds-best-destination-for-tourists
Lake area allocated for garden, national park
The government has decided to allocate 83ha surrounding Tamok Lake (Kob Srov lake) to The Phnom Penh municipal administration and The National Police to establish a garden and national park and construct The Central Security Department buildings and infrastructures. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lake-area-allocated-garden-national-park
UNDP push for gov’t bonds as investors request good returns
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has renewed calls for The Cambodian government to issue sovereign bonds in riels to underpin The government’s effort on de-dollarisation and protect The economy against external shocks. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50786840/undp-push-for-govt-bonds-as-investors-request-good-returns/
Government allays concerns over compulsory vaccinations
The government’s Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has dispelled The concerns made by United Nations human rights experts who urged The government to consider revoking The new Sub-Decree on Compulsory Covid-19 Vaccination. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50893240/government-allays-concerns-over-compulsory-vaccinations/
Spirits raised: PM announces salary hikes after two-year freeze
After enduring the trials and tribulations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, civil servants in the Kingdom have something to rejoice at last. Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday they would all be given a pay rise after a two-year freeze due to the pandemic. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501093428/spirits-raised-pm-announces-salary-hikes-after-two-year-freeze/
CHRC calls int’l human rights reports ‘biased, groundless’
Dismissing “biased and groundless” international human rights reports that came out last year about the situation in the Kingdom, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) released a document explanating what exactly has had happened in the country. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501265400/chrc-calls-intl-human-rights-reports-biased-groundless/
Third worker killed at hydrodam
Ouch Nob, an electrician, was killed while working at the Russei Chrum Kraom river hydropower construction site. Last week two Chinese nationals also working at the site died. China Huadian Hong Kong Limited has agreed to pay the victim’s family $4,700 in compensation. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/third-worker-killed-hydrodam
More than two dozen men held in Laos after logging
Twenty-eight Cambodians were arrested Thursday by Lao soldiers after crossing the border while logging rosewood, officials said yesterday. the Stung Treng provincial RCAF commander, Brigadier General Svay Ngorn, said yesterday that Stung Treng authorities were negotiating the men’s release with their Lao counterparts ...
Cambodian rice to lose EU duty-free status
The Cambodian rice sector is set to lose its duty-free export status to The EU today – its major rice market – after The European bloc decided to impose tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar to curb a surge in such imports. ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-rice-lose-eu-duty-free-status
Police intercept vehicle with smuggled wildlife
Chab Sopharith, Banteay Meanchey provincial deputy police chief, said the operation was carried out on National Road 59, in the province’s Malai commune. A driver was arrested but later released when it was ascertained that he was not involved in the case. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-intercept-vehicle-smuggled-wildlife
City Hall launches five new bus routes
City Hall yesterday launched five new city bus routes using buses provided by the Japanese government. the Japanese agreed to provide 100 buses and 60 have already been delivered with 20 more arriving today. the rest will be delivered later this year. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50538462/city-hall-launches-five-new-bus-routes/
Months before Cambodian maids return to Malaysia, says report
It will be some months before Cambodian maids resume travel to Malaysia despite a newly signed agreement between the two countries lifting the ban on domestic workers sent from Cambodia to its ASEAN neighbour, the Cambodia Daily reported. ...
The Malaysian Insider News Staff
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/months-before-cambodian-maids-return-to-malaysia-says-report
Explainer: China’s one belt one road initiative
One Belt One Road refers to the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road.” Chinese President Xi Jinping first brought up the concept during foreign visits in late 2013. It is Xi’s signature world economic strategy. ...
Hong Kong Free Press Team
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/06/explainer-chinas-one-belt-one-road-initiative/