Cambodia to host ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 on August 27
The General Department of National Television of Cambodia (TVK) of the Ministry of Information will host the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 (ABU ROBOCON 2023) at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, on Aug. 27. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344328/cambodia-to-host-abu-asia-pacific-robot-contest-2023-on-august-27
Reviving ancient healing arts: Cambodiaโs ground-breaking approach to healthcare
Traditional healers, with their deep knowledge of nature’s bounty, have long played a pivotal role in providing healthcare in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1336921/reviving-ancient-healing-arts-cambodias-ground-breaking-approach-to-healthcare/
ASEAN Foreign Ministers to hold emergency talks on Myanmar Thursday
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of November’s ASEAN leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh, diplomatic sources confirmed Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501173611/asean-foreign-ministers-to-hold-emergency-talks-on-myanmar-thursday/
Preliminary results: CPP received more than 6,390,000 votes, equal to 82.30%
Preliminary results of the 7th national election show that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) received more than 6.3 million votes, or more than 82 percent. The Cambodian People’s Party is the leading party. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331599/preliminary-results-cpp-received-more-than-6390000-votes-equal-to-82-30/
Party chiefโs special envoy welcomed in Cambodia
Quan, who is also head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, informed President of the ruling CPP and Prime Minister Hun Sen and CPP Honorary President and President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin about the outcomes of the CPV’s 12 th ...
Vietnam Net team
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/151654/party-chief-s-special-envoy-welcomed-in-cambodia.html
Leaked draft of law fuels fear among NGOs
A leaked copy of the contentious draft law on associations and NGOs is fuelling fears among its many critics that its purpose is to stifle criticism of the GOvernment by giving it broad powers to shut down both foreign and domestic associations and NGOs. ...
Donald Lee and Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12287/leaked-draft-of-law-fuels-fear-among-ngos/
Armed guards forcibly evict residents from village in Cambodiaโs Kratie province
Armed guards evicted residents from their homes from a village in Cambodia’s Kratie province on Thursday as rival villagers burned their houses down when local authorities tried to hand over their land to the first group, local witnesses said. ...
Prach Chev
http://bit.ly/1HY84pr
Still no word about EBA but rice likely unaffected
Officials on Monday said the government had not received an official statement regarding the EU’s potential withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme. The EU launched the EBA withdrawal procedure on February 12, citing “a deterioration of democracy [and] respect for human rights” in ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/still-no-word-about-eba-rice-likely-unaffected
Construction sector totaled $5.3b in 2021
Construction investment in Cambodia totaled $5.3 billion in 2021, mainly from China, South Korea, and Japan, according to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. The ministry also revealed a total of 4,303 construction projects were approved by the government in 2021. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/construction-sector-totaled-53b-in-2021
Single-use plastics targeted in schools across Siem Reap
The Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST) in cooperation with the Ministries of Environment, and Education, Youth and Sport will implement a plastic bag reduction project initially covering 20 schools in Siem Reap province. Ministry of Environment secretary of state Neth Pheaktra said on Thursday that ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/single-use-plastics-targeted-schools-across-siem-reap
Cambodian Premier reconfirms the next election dates
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen reconfirmed here yesterday afternoon the dates for the next commune/Sangkat council election and national election, the State News Agency-AKP report. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-premier-reconfirms-the-next-election-dates-9071
NEC Facebook hack investigated
The Interior Ministry is investigating how hackers got into the Facebook page of the National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman and controlled it for weeks, preventing the public dissemination of election-related information. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-facebook-hack-investigated
Vietnam visitors drive tourist stats
International tourist arrivals to Cambodia increased nearly 28 per cent during the first quarter of the year compared with the corresponding period of 2011, Ministry of tourism data shows. The country drew more than 995,000 tourists from abroad during the three-month period, up from 778,467 a year earlier, ...
Chinese may prioritise Cambodia in meeting raw materials demand
A ranking Chinese Chamber of Commerce official has revealed to Khmer Times that China may prioritise supply Cambodia for its immediate raw materials need to allow the factories here to continue operating. ...
Khmer Times Staff
http://khmertimeskh.com/50696721/chinese-may-prioritise-cambodia-in-meeting-raw-materials-demand
Cambodia seeks more Thai investments
Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn has asked Thailand to help push For more Thai investments in Cambodia saying such investments in the Kingdom have nearly tripled from January to August this year compared to the same period last year. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50769628/cambodia-seeks-more-thai-investments/
NEC requests voters prepare ID cards ahead of election day
As the commune council elections approach, the National Election Committee (NEC) has called on voters to prepare their ID Card or documents that were certified by authorities for use to be able to vote. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-requests-voters-prepare-id-cards-ahead-election-day
Hitler remarks misread: Military Police chief
National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha hit out for the first time yesterday at reports that he claims to draw inspiration from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, arguing that his comments were misinterpreted. During an annual meeting of Phnom Penh’s military police on Thursday, local media reported ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hitler-remarks-misread-military-police-chief
Myanmar opposition victory resonates in Cambodia
Cambodia’s opposition leader yesterday lauded the success of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party in Myanmar’s historic election, an outcome he said will help pave the way for his party’s own electoral victory.In a post on his Facebook page, Cambodia National ...
Alice Cuddy and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/myanmar-opposition-victory-resonates-cambodia
Government denounces US,EU criticism of Adhoc 5 detention
The government has lashed out at the U.S. and E.U. over their criticism of the detention of five current and former rights workers in Cambodia for more than a year, adopting the language of its critics by calling their statements “politically motivated.” ...
Matt Surrusco
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-denounces-us-eu-criticism-of-adhoc-5-detention-129201/
Cambodia, France discuss bilateral cooperation
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the French Republic have discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations and cooperation for mutual interests. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501030296/cambodia-france-discuss-bilateral-cooperation/