To stop leaks, exam papers to be given to only one teacher
Copies of grade 12 examination papers will only be provided to a single teacher for each subject this year in order to identify the source of leaks, said Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron during a speech on Saturday. Mr. Naron, speaking at the American University of ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/to-stop-leaks-exam-papers-to-be-given-to-only-one-teacher-59555/
Slums in capital decried
Unicef during a discussion yesterday pressured the Phnom Penh Municipality to develop a plan to eradicate slums in the capital, but government officials offered no quick fixes. According to the municipality, there are 281 slum communities in the capital, which 2,033 families call home. Earlier this month, ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/slums-capital-decried
B Keila representatives demand settlements
Thirteen people representing 20 Borey Keila families gathered in front of the headquarters of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday, demanding the two institutions accelerate the settlement. Each of the affected families is demanding accommodation in Andong village on the outskirts ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b-keila-representatives-demand-settlements
PP Administration unveils plans to construct sprawling pedestrian area in central Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has unveiled plans to construct the largest pedestrian area in the capital, slated to commence this May. ...
Insurance Institute To Boost Skills in Kingdom
An insurance training centre is being planned in Cambodia to develop local expertise lacking in the Kingdom’s nascent insurance industry. The institute hopes to offer diploma courses to industry leaders here so they in turn will be qualified to provide insurance training to others, such as ...
Cambodia organizes Culture Week in Vietnam
The Cambodia Culture Week 2015 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City and Soc Trang Province from November 8th – 14th. The event will be co-organised by the Viet Nam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Cambodia Ministry of Culture and Fine ...
Ozgur Tore
http://ftnnews.com/mice/28866-cambodia-organizes-culture-week-in-vietnam.html
New mall to open in late 2015
Global commercial real estate firm CBRE has put the call out for retail tenants for the new Parkson City Centre Mall, which stands to become the second foreign mall developer to open in the Kingdom in as many years. ...
Eddie Morton
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/new-mall-open-late-2015
Aeon 2 set to break ground next month
Construction of the second Aeon mall in Cambodia is scheduled to commence next month and be completed by 2018, AKP reported. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aeon-2-set-break-ground-next-month
Siem Reap city governor calls for cleaner streets
Siem Reap city authorities issued a letter on Friday, asking all residents, markets, hotels, and guesthouses to control the disposal of trash and divide it properly.Siem Reap city governor So Platong said residents should not throw trash in the street or burn it, but put ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103500/siem-reap-city-governor-calls-for-cleaner-streets/
Gov’t rejects firm’s bid to reclaim lake for satellite city
The Government has rejected an application by a private company wishing to purchase 1,000 hectares of land in Kandal province to develop a satellite city. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50929759/govt-rejects-firms-bid-to-reclaim-lake-for-satellite-city/
New city to be built in Siem Reap province
A new urban centre will be built in Siem Reap, with the project having recently been included in the province’s tourism master plan. The project was proposed by Tourism Minister Thong Khon on Monday as a concept note during a meeting of an inter-ministerial committee. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50643972/new-city-to-be-built-in-siem-reap-province/
City Hall to provide free buses for Pchum Ben exodus
City Hall has announced that it will provide free buses for the public to travel from Phnom Penh to 17 provinces for Pchum Ben later this month. According to a statement by Phnom Penh Governor Khoung Sreng issued on Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered ...
Ly Livsier
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50639676/city-hall-to-provide-free-buses-for-pchum-ben-exodus/
City Hall’s shuffling of officials continues
In what appears to be an ongoing reorganisation of City Hall, a long-time financial director will step into the shoes of an outgoing deputy administrative director today. Bun Serey, Phnom Penh’s ex-finance director, will officially replace Tev Kim Piseth as deputy director of administration, said Koeut ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall%E2%80%99s-shuffling-officials-continues
Maid scheme off to ‘slow start’
A pilot scheme sending 400 Cambodian maids to Singapore has made a spluttering start, according to local media reports, with agencies in Singapore reportedly growing frustrated at the slow pace of maid arrivals and “sceptical” about the reliability of Cambodia as a source. Only about 100 ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maid-scheme-%E2%80%98slow-start%E2%80%99
Industry to promote sustainable energy
The Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and GERES – the Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity, an international development nongovernmental organisation set up in Marseille in 1976 – is jointly implementing the project called ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763442/industry-to-promote-sustainable-energy/
PM urges universities to boost research cooperation
PM Hun Manet is asking public and private universities to increase cooperation for joint research and mutual study visits with both national and international universities. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501505827/pm-urges-universities-to-boost-research-cooperation/
CCHR and CIVICUS condemn the Cambodian government’s rejection of key recommendations during its 2nd Universal Periodic Review
Today, 26 June 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, condemn the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (the “RGC”) decision to reject key recommendations on the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Cambodia put forward by United ...
Cambodian center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Hun Sen Orders Crackdown On Illegal Fishing in Lake
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday blasted local officials for not working hard enough to curb illegal fishing in and around the Tonle Sap lake, where fisheries crimes are still rampant despite 90,000 hectares of protected areas. “Don’t do illegal fishing, use illegal equipment to fish, or ...
CNRP lawmaker continues to accuse Gov’t of illegal maps
Two weeks after opposition leader Sam Rainsy said he would order the party’s lawmakers to stop attacking the government’s border work, CNRP lawmaker Um Sam An said Tuesday he is continuing his tour in the U.S. to tell supporters there that the CPP is using ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-lawmaker-continues-to-accuse-govt-of-illegal-maps-95963/
City Hall to hold forum with NGOs tomorrow
City Hall will hold a consultative forum with non-governmental organisations tomorrow to discuss challenges in resolving issues and also promote cooperation between the government and civil society groups. The forum, to be held on Koh Pich, will be presided over by Phnom Penh Governor Khuong ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50594281/city-hall-to-hold-forum-with-ngos-tomorrow/