Cambodian activists scuffle with Vietnamese security personnel, villagers near disputed border
Some 300 Cambodian activists led by an opposition lawmaker scuffled with Vietnamese security personnel and villagers Sunday afternoon while they attempted to reach a disputed border area along Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province border with Vietnam, local media reported, citing a local police chief and an ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6597166/2015/06/28/cambodian-activists-scuffle-vietnamese-security-personnel-villagers-near
Cambodia-China military cooperation: Beijing influence in Indochina usurps Washington's influence in Asia Pacific
Military cooperation this month between Cambodia and China suggests that leaders in Phnom Penh are now more likely to turn to Beijing for support in regional disputes rather than Washington, analysts say. Cooperation between Cambodia and China has reportedly strengthened amid Cambodia’s border dispute with ...
Michelle FlorCruz
http://www.ibtimes.com/cambodia-china-military-cooperation-beijing-influence-indochina-usurps-washingtons-2019842
Authorities threaten legal action against bootleggers
Local authority yesterday warned businesses and individuals against distributing and selling counterfeit alcohol-based sanitisers or risk facing serious legal actions. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703679/authorities-threaten-legal-action-against-bootleggers/
Japan, Cambodia agree to work together on China’s maritime activities in South China Sea
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Sunday and agreed to work together on China’s maritime activities in the South China Sea and North Korean issues. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045419/japan-cambodia-agree-to-work-together-on-chinas-maritime-activities-in-south-china-sea/
World institutions urge Cambodia to prepare for foodborne risk
The focus on foodborne risk has increased with people falling ill due to contaminated or unhealthy food. Cambodia requires everyone including experts, policymakers, food producers and processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers to ensure safe food access. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-institutions-urge-cambodia-to-prepare-for-foodborne-risk
H&M in second mass faint
The second mass fainting to hit a factory in Kampong Chnnang that supplies knitwear for H&M this week has prompted intervention from provincial labour officials and an investigation by the Swedish-based company. The International Labour Organisation, which monitors the M&V factory where as many as ...
Tep Nimol and Vincent MacIssac, P. 2
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hm-second-mass-faint
EU issues support for investment in Kingdom
EU Ambassador Carmen Moreno has vowed to bring more European investors into the Kingdom and pledged to uphold good relations between the EU and Cambodia. During a meeting with Senate president Say Chhum yesterday, Ambassador Moreno acknowledged the country’s progress and improvement under the government’s ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50664368/eu-issues-support-for-investment-in-kingdom/
Opposition claims majority win
If a joint committee investigates the irregularities and results from Sunday’s election, it will discover the opposition has won between 80 and 90 seats in the 123-seat National Assembly, Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy said today. Rainsy told the Post that his party’s final ...
The Phnom Penh Post
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/opposition-claims-majority-win
BirdLife pilots buffalo breeding project to cut down on hunting
BirdLife International Cambodia is testing a new buffalo breeding project by giving farmers female buffalo to breed as an alternative to hunting. The project aims to put an end to hunting in the Boeung Prek Lpov Protected Landscape in Takeo province’s Koh andet and Borei Cholsar ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/birdlife-pilots-buffalo-breeding-project-cut-down-hunting
‘Viable’ Boeung Kak option floated
More than enough vacant plots exist within Boeung Kak lake’s 12.44-hectare concession area to house those denied land permits, a new NGO report says. Sahmakum Teang Tnaut claims to have found “a viable and practical” solution for households excluded from the unmarked land the prime minister ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070357170/National-news/viable-boeung-kak-option.html
Forest cover
Data on forest cover is essential for effective forest management and conservation. It enables policymakers to make informed decisions about forest management, such as identifying conservation areas, tracking changes in forest cover, and identifying areas at risk of deforestation. The forest cover profile page contains ...
Announcement No. 169: NEC provides voter registration services at Commune/Sangkat
On 01 October 2018, the National Election Committee (NEC) has announced its voter registration services at communes and villages, aim to provide voter registration services closer to citizens. Moreover, the voter lists revision and voter registration 2018 will take place for 18 days. ...
National Election Committee
US to ramp up sanctions after ‘flawed’ national polls
At a press conference on Wednesday, the US State Department announced that it would expand visa sanctions on the Cambodian officials and individuals it deems responsible for “undermining democracy” in Cambodia. At the briefing, spokesperson Heather Nauert reiterated that the department regarded the July 29 ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-ramp-sanctions-after-flawed-national-polls
Laos urged to address dam project impacts
Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam have urged fellow Mekong River Commission member Laos to address cross-border and environmental impact issues following consultations on its Pak Lay hydropower dam project. On Thursday, the MRC member countries agreed on a statement on the proposed project, after they concluded ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50594355/laos-urged-to-address-dam-project-impacts/
Strikers told they have it good
About 4,000 workers from two garment factories protested in Phnom Penh yesterday for better working conditions – but bosses told them their 7.5 hour working days and free meals meant they had it pretty good. The workers from SL Garment Processing (Cambodia)’s SL1 and SL2 factories ...
Cambodia, Vietnam boost inspection cooperation
Cambodia and Vietnam are committed to fostering their cooperation on inspection work, especially on complaint resolution, anti-corruption, power abuses, and so on. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341443/cambodia-vietnam-boost-inspection-cooperation/#:~:text=Cambodia%20and%20Vietnam%20are%20committed,power%20abuses%2C%20and%20so%20on.
Cambodia, South Korea to boost bilateral cooperation on all fronts
Cambodia and South Korea are committed to expand bilateral cooperation on defence, tourism, people-to-people exchanges and education. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501540967/cambodia-south-korea-to-boost-bilateral-cooperation-on-all-fronts/
Philippines congratulates Cambodia on peaceful election
The Philippine government congratulated Cambodia for holding a peaceful and orderly election on July 29, saying that it is committed to working with a new government. In the statement issued on August 5, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano said that the Philippine government ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50520944/philippines-congratulates-cambodia-on-peaceful-election/
Conserve water in reservoirs: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged authorities and people to conserve water for cultivation and daily consumption as dry season sets in. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50660038/conserve-water-in-reservoirs-prime-minister/
Rice exports to EU threatened
The Kingdom’s rice exports to the European Union (EU), which now enjoy duty and quota free access, could be threatened if the regional grouping agrees to Italy’s request to limit rice imports from least developed countries (LDCs). Italy is Europe’s top premium rice producer and ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25768/rice-exports-to-eu-threatened/