Oil plunge a boon for developing nations: WB
Oil-importing nations such as Cambodia should be first in line to benefit from the oil-price decline provided they swiftly enact reforms to reinvest savings into strengthening fiscal policy and human capital, according to the World Bank. ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oil-plunge-boon-developing-nations-wb
Road puts threatened species ‘at risk’: experts
Environmental experts yesterday called for the government to find an alternative to the Srea Ampos-Kbal Damrei Road, which would link Mondulkiri with Vietnam but also bisect a protected forest and pose a “high risk” to threatened species. ...
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/road-puts-threatened-species-risk-experts
Trade in otter skins is booming: report
High prices and lax law enforcement have created a booming transnational trade in otter skins, where the endangered mammals are hunted in the wild to be sold on to buyers in neighbouring countries, according to a new report. ...
Daniel Pye
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/trade-otter-skins-booming-report
TY Fashion to become third firm on bourse
Taiwanese-owned garment manufacturer TY Fashion (Cambodia) Plc is targeting a midyear listing on the bourse following approval on Friday from the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), according to a press release from its underwriter, Phnom Penh Securities (PPS). ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ty-fashion-become-third-firm-bourse
Vietnam to build market in T Khmum, says report
Vietnam is planning to build a market in Cambodia’s Tbong Khmum province, aimed at strengthening trade between the neighbouring countries and improving living standards for those whose homes lie along the border, according to local media reports. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnam-build-market-t-khmum-says-report
Hun Sen, Rainsy host joint event abroad
Amid the latest rapprochement between Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition CNRP leader Sam Rainsy, the two men are scheduled to team up in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday as hosts at a reception for Cambodians working in Malaysia. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-rainsy-host-joint-event-abroad-82651/
Developer’s complaint tossed out
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday ended a long-running land dispute and dropped charges against four Boeung Chhouk community representatives, after The court found no evidence that residents committed violence against local businessman and developer Lao Tonmey. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/developers-complaint-tossed-out
Bandith living well in jail: org
Former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith is enjoying preferential treatment in prison, according to an NGO with access to the facility, while the three garment workers he was jailed for shooting have still not received compensation. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bandith-living-well-jail-org
Deep port construction rescheduled for mid-2022
The listed company Sihanoukville Autonomous port has rescheduled its construction plans for The deep water port terminal to mid-2022, with construction set to take three years. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50937980/deep-port-construction-rescheduled-for-mid-2022/
Trade pacts will draw investment to Cambodia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact and bilateral free trade agreements are among The key factors attracting foreign direct investment to Cambodia, a senior official says. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501028665/trade-pacts-will-draw-investment-to-cambodia/
Bilateral FTA, RCEP to boost Cambodia-Korea trade and investment
The Cambodia-Korea free trade agreement (CKFTA) and The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will boost trade and investment between Cambodia and South Korea. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046838/bilateral-fta-rcep-to-boost-cambodia-korea-trade-and-investment/
‘Encouraging’ gold prospects in Kratie
Initial yields from deposits in Kratie province have prompted Indochine Mining Limited to announce that they were ‘encouraging.’ Results from the drilling will be released in two weeks. the drilling was focused on two target sites within Kratie province. ...
PMs ‘committed’ to settling border row
Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have called on the French government to supply maps and other related documents to settle a border dispute, as they expressed their commitment to ending the spat. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pms-committed-settling-border-row
Government reform policy a success
The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) opened its two-day workshop on Wednesday, with attendees hailing its role in facilitating ongoing reforms in The way finances are administered and responsibilities carried out in Cambodia. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-reform-policy-success
Sihanoukville buildings encroaching on pavement demolished
Sihanoukville authorities demolished two buildings on Wednesday that encroached on the pavement, dismantled seven canvas structures and dug up five stone terraces after their owners failed to comply with repeated instructions to remove the obstructing structures themselves. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sihanoukville-buildings-encroaching-pavement-demolished
National Assembly to vote on local reps increase
The National Assembly will meet on Thursday to discuss and adopt an amendment to The law on municipal, provincial, town and district council elections in order to improve Their efficiency, according to a senior National Assembly official. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-assembly-vote-local-reps-increase
Royal Group set to build hotel on Koh Rong
The Royal Group, in partnership with a Thailand-based Swiss investor, will build a 148-room five-star hotel on Preah Sihanouk’s Koh Rong island, with The group having completed a ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday. ...
Kun Kourchettana
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-set-build-hotel-koh-rong
China admiral talks warships with Cambodia as navy drill shores up ties
China held a joint naval drill with Cambodia for the first time on Friday, tightening a budding relationship that could give Beijing a small but strategic foothold in a region being strongly courted by the United States. ...
Wanted monk says Sweden granted him asylum
Soeung Hai, a dissident former monk wanted for arrest by the government, said on Tuesday that he had been living in Sweden since February after the U.N.’s refugee agency helped him secure political asylum there. ...
Ben Sokhean and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wanted-monk-says-sweden-granted-him-asylum-111498/
PM: 115 students in Turkey
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday wrote on his Facebook page that he was concerned about the 115 Cambodian students studying at different universities in Turkey where an attempted coup to overthrow the government happened on Friday. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27331/pm--115-students-in-turkey/