Japan, Cambodia agree to work closely on developing Mekong region
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cambodian counterpart, Hor Namhong, agreed Thursday to keep working together over infrastructure development in Cambodia and four other countries along the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said. ...
The Japan Times News Staff
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/03/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-cambodia-agree-work-closely-developing-mekong-region/#.VZYTaEY2XHA
Cambodian PM encourages China company to continue investing in Cambodia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday encouraged the China Road and Bridge Corporation to continue investing in Cambodia in order to help the country develop infrastructures. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-pm-encourages-china-company-to-continue-investing-in-cambodia-8749
Gov calls for vigilance before Pchum Ben
Phnom Penh City Hall has called on authorities in the capital’s 12 districts to ramp up security and public order in preparation for the upcoming Pchum Ben and Kathin festivals. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov-calls-vigilance-pchum-ben
73 Blue Helmets sent for UN mission in South Sudan
Seventy-three Cambodian Blue Helmets were dispatched to South Sudan on Sunday to join the UN peacekeeping mission in the east African country. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50777089/73-blue-helmets-sent-for-un-mission-in-south-sudan/
Cambodia’s rice exports not impacted by Russia-Ukraine crisis
The Russia-Ukraine conflict will have no significant influence on Cambodia’s rice exports, according to The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501036920/cambodias-rice-exports-not-impacted-by-russia-ukraine-crisis/
Hun Sen highlights achievements in labour sector and calls for resilience
Cambodian Prime Minister highlighted major achievements in the labor sector and urged workers to get resilient to seize new opportunities during the post-pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501067381/hun-sen-highlights-achievements-in-labour-sector-and-calls-for-resilience/
Authority lays down law on unpermited Angkor buildings
The Apsara Authority has renewed its warning that it will remove unauthorised constructions and take legal action against anyone fraudulently taking money in return for permission to build on The Angkor site. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50506823/authority-lays-down-law-on-unpermited-angkor-buildings/
Villagers held over Pursat illegal logging
Fourteen villagers arrested for illegal logging in Phnom Kravanh district by the national military police on Friday were released with a warning after they agreed not to repeat the offence, officials said. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-held-over-pursat-illegal-logging
Angkor hosts 2.6M visitors
The Angkor Archaeological Park welcomed nearly 2.6 million international visitors last year, generating more than $100 million in revenue, a statement from The state-run Angkor Enterprise released on Tuesday said. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-hosts-26m-visitors
Netherlands to bring clean stove auction to Cambodia
A pilot project to bring clean-burning portable stoves to Cambodia was announced on Monday by the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), which hopes to expand the venture to neighboring Laos and Vietnam. ...
Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/netherlands-to-bring-clean-stove-auction-to-cambodia-106121/
Gov’t urges business to invest in power
The government is calling for more private investment in The energy sector to meet rising demand from households and industry, a senior official from state-owned Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) said yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21856//
‘Boeng Kak 13’ make final appeal to clear their names
Thirteen land-rights activists from the Boeng Kak neighborhood appeared Wednesday at the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh for a final appeal in a yearslong legal battle over a protest-related conviction. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/boeng-kak-13-make-final-appeal-to-clear-their-names-109329/
Monkey business stopped at border
More than 40 monkeys were rescued by customs officials at the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Memot yesterday, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Chuon Phally, the Deputy Commander at Tbong Khmom military camp. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24316/monkey-business-stopped-at-border/
Holdouts reject new offer to leave dam site
More than 90 villagers in Stung Treng province on Tuesday rejected compensation packages for the land they will lose to the under-construction Lower Sesan 2 hydropower dam, a local official said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/holdouts-reject-new-offer-to-leave-dam-site-110297/
New flights to target beach tourists
National airline Cambodia Angkor Air will officially start regular flights between Sihanoukville and Ho Chi Minh City on June 17 in response to the increase in tourists wanting to use the route. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24707/new-flights-to-target-beach-tourists/
Thais keep eyeing Cambodia
The Thailand government will consider tapping into 50 emerging cities, including those in Cambodia, for investment opportunities based on information provided by Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro), according to The Bangkok Post. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27095/thais-keep-eyeing-cambodia/
US, Cambodia navies launch joint military exercise
On November 16, the United States and Cambodia launched an annual military exercise with an opening ceremony held at the Royal Cambodian Ream Navy Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. ...
Prashanth Parameswaran
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/us-cambodia-navies-launch-joint-military-exercise/
Drought prompts calls for fish farms, imports
The prolonged drought is raising fears that domestic fish supplies will be so depleted that The Kingdom may need to start importing fish to compensate for a shortfall at markets, officials said. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24523/drought-prompts-calls-for-fish-farms--imports/
Hun Manet defends his father's record
Lieutenant General Hun Manet has defended his father Prime Minister Hun Sen’s record, saying people should remember the role Hun Sen played in bringing peace and national reconciliation to the country. ...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-manet-defends-his-father-record/3293680.html
Pepper business adds to Kingdom’s deforestation woes
While the luxury timber trade continues to eat away at Cambodia’s forests, there is another industry that poses a growing threat to the Kingdom’s trees: pepper farms. ...
Mech Dara and Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pepper-business-adds-kingdoms-deforestation-woes