Breeding success for landmine dogs
Landmine detection dogs for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre have delivered more than 20 puppies in a first for the organisation’s breeding efforts. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108638/breeding-success-for-landmine-dogs/
Obama visit on track
Another senior United States official has said that President Barack Obama will visit Cambodia in November for the East Asia Summit and the US-ASEAN summit. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052856420/National-news/obama-visit-on-track.html
Kingdom must diversify its economy, ADB says [Interview]
“I think when you have an economy that depends on the agricultural sector, there is a need to ensure that we strengthen the linkages between rural and urban areas. Our work also focuses on promoting education so that we can provide better employment opportunities for ...
Local startup earns spot in fintech ranking
Cambodia was this month recognised for the first time in the 2019 Fintech100 – a collaborative effort between H2 Ventures and KPMG that analyses the fintech space globally. ...
Gerald Flynn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50661022/local-startup-earns-spot-in-fintech-ranking/
Thai soldiers arrest youths for logging across border
Thai soldiers arrested four Cambodian youths on Saturday for allegedly logging rosewood in Thailand’s Trat province, near the border with Battambang province, officials said on Sunday. “Thai soldiers in black uniforms arrested the four Khmer youths because they crossed the border illegally in an attempt to ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/brief/thai-soldiers-arrest-youths-logging-across-border-117277/
Governor pledges sanctuary action
The Kampong Chhnang provincial governor has vowed to ramp up action to protect The Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary in Kampong Chhnang province, which he said is rife with illegal logging and kilns.“We are stopping people from getting into The sanctuary and cutting down trees with ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33515/governor-pledges-sanctuary-action/
Motorcycle registrations streamlined countrywide
Motorcycle license registrations can now only be renewed at one-window service offices nationwide in a bid to streamline services.The announcement, issued by The Transport Ministry on Wednesday, ordered provincial transport departments and ministry delegates to stop issuing motorcycle ownership cards, license plates or ownership transfer ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37379/motorcycle-registrations-streamlined-countrywide/
Kem Sokha’s pre-trial detention extended by six months
Jailed opposition leader Kem Sokha may not face trial until after the July elections, after a Phnom Penh Municipal Court decision on Monday to extend his pre-trial detention up to another six months. Meng Sopheary, Sokha’s lawyer, confirmed that Investigating Judge Ky Rithy extended the ...
Niem Chheng and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kem-sokhas-pre-trial-detention-extended-six-months
Borei Keila evictees plead case
Homeless Borei Keila evictees who have been living in tents surrounded by garbage since authorities bulldozed their homes in January pleaded outside Phnom Penh Municipal Hall for housing yesterday. Representative Chhay Kimhorn said the families could no longer stand living in tents and stairwells infested with ...
Japan’s commerce with Cambodia up
Bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and Japan amounted to $641 million last year, up 25 percent compared with $512 million a year earlier, a report by the Japan External Trade Organization showed Thursday. On the investment side, Japanese firms have begun to focus their ...
Illegal wildlife dealer caught in rescue raid
A 34-year-old Vietnamese man was arrested and put into pre-trial detention on Monday in Ratanakkiri province for allegedly putting a veritable menagerie on the black market. Prom Nol, Forestry Administration chief officer with Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team, said yesterday that the raid on the ...
City Hall tells boats to keep it slow, safe
City Hall has ordered all tourist boats and ferries operating on the Mekong and Tonle Bassac rivers to stock up on life jackets and prevent overloading as water levels continue to rise. “All drivers must turn lights on at night and all ferries must prepare ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall-tells-boats-keep-it-slow-safe
Human Rights Watch Finds Widespread Anti-Union Practices
In a new report highlighting abuse in Cambodia’s garment industry, Human Rights Watch has called on the Cambodian government to cease “intimidation and threats” against workers. the group interviewed nearly 200 factory workers from 55 different factories, and found that anti-union discrimination and poor workers conditions ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/human-rights-watch-finds-widespread-anti-union-practices/1843580.html
Nippon Express launches Japan service via Ho Chi Minh City
Nippon Express Co Ltd says its has launched a combined transport service from Phnom Penh to Japan which reduces shipping time by about six days. The Japanese logistics company said The new service started on April 1, transporting cargo by truck from Phnom Penh to Ho ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MzY1YWNkYTY3ZmQ
‘Tiger’ attacks man in forest
A Pursat man’s reported encounter with a tiger in the Cardamom Mountains has left him injured and in fear, but it has left experts in doubt. On Sunday afternoon, Ngem Nget, a 51-year-old farmer in Phnom Kravanh district’s Santre commune, walked into the woods to forage ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98tiger%E2%80%99-attacks-man-forest
SMBC To Reinforce Biz Cooperation In Cambodia, S.Africa
Megabank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Tuesday that it will boost business collaboration with Acleda Bank, Cambodia’s leading commercial bank, and Absa Bank in South Africa, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. The Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. unit said it has dispatched a staff member to a ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1007470
Vocational training to get $30M ADB boost
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced last week a $30 million loan aimed at overhauling Cambodia’s technical and vocational education system (TVET). According to a September 26 statement issued by The ADB, The new funding will go towards launching a “competency-based” assessment and certification process, and ...
Eddie Morton
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/vocational-training-get-30m-adb-boost
Migrant workers deserve fair conditions abroad, lawmaker says
Cambodian migrant workers working legally or illegally in neighboring Thailand and other countries in the region have remitted more than $1 billion dollars annually, which contributes significantly to the economy, an opposition lawmaker says. But their emigration has affected local farming as well, emptying rural villages, ...
Men Kimseng
http://bit.ly/1apUD73
Senate passes NGO law amid boycott
Cambodia’s Senate today gave its expected approval to the controversial law on associations and non-governmental organisations (LANGO), amid street protests and a boycott from opposition representatives.All 44 Cambodia People’s Party senators present voted unanimously to endorse the draft legislation, which will next week head to ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-passes-ngo-law-amid-boycott
Cambodia receives $2 million from US to fight COVID-19
The United States State Department on Tuesday issued a statement noting The US gave $2 million last month for The Kingdom’s fight against COVID-19. ...
Srey Kumneth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708506/cambodia-receives-2-million-from-us-to-fight-covid-19/