Hun Sen dares EU to impose sanctions
A European Parliament resolution last week calling for the possible suspension of Cambodia’s preferential trade status prompted a strong reaction from Prime Minister Hun sen, who yesterday sternly dared the bloc to “cut it!” speaking to garment factory workers on Koh Pich yesterday, the premier said Cambodia would ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-dares-eu-impose-sanctions
Special Rapporteur voices concern over freedom of expression
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has said it will consider concerns voiced by United Nations special Rapporteur Rhona smith over peaceful assembly to promote human rights in the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50757290/special-rapporteur-voices-concern-over-freedom-of-expression/
Police warns of Classiscam cyber threat in Kingdom
The National Police’s Anti-Cyber Crime Department has called on social media users to be wary of messages advertising opportunities to win rewards after observing a recent increase in the proliferation of scams on platforms like Telegram and Facebook. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-warns-classiscam-cyber-threat-kingdom
CMAC secures US support for operations through 2025
The US, through the Norwegian People&rSquo;S Aid (NPA), on March 9 Signed a cooperative agreement to provide $6,355,720 in grantS for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to Support the clearance of cluSter munitionS-affected areaS for 45 monthS from March until November 2025. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-secures-us-support-operations-through-2025
National Consultation Workshop on “Policy And Direction Of Cambodia’s Financial Technology” to be held
The Digital Economy and Business Committee under the National Digital Economy and society Council is in the process of formulating Cambodia’s Financial Technology Development Policy and will organise the National Consultation Workshop on “Policy and Direction of Cambodia’s Financial Technology” next week, on April 26-27. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060292/national-consultation-workshop-on-policy-and-direction-of-cambodias-financial-technology-to-be-held/
Ardent activist speaks of happiness after getting PM’s attention
A young Cambodian People’s Party supporter, who caught the eye of Prime Minister Hun sen when he was pictured riding a rickety old bicycle in a CPP rally full of motor vehicles, is smiling today after the Premier’s niece gave him a new motorcycle and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501083017/ardent-activist-gets-pms-attention/
Fostering gender balance for household and community benefits: The Women’s Empowerment Farmer Business School experience
Tok Khoun is the community leader of the Fishery Farm Conservation Trapeing Kouy in santey Village, Dan Run Commune, sonikhom District, siem Reap Province. He is a producer and a community facilitator for the Women’s Empowerment Farmer Business school (WE-FBs). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501350140/fostering-gender-balance-for-household-and-community-benefits-the-womens-empowerment-farmer-business-school-experience/
Cambodia home to 3K-plus rare, IUCN Red List’s silver langurs
A senior official from the Ministry of Environment said Cambodia’s protected areas have a high population of Germain’s silvered langurs, an indicator of the success of conservation programmes. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-home-3k-plus-rare-iucn-red-lists-silver-langurs
‘Hunsenism’ focuses on political and macroeconomic stability
‘Hunsenism’ focuses on two core points which are connected to each other, said Prime Minister Hun sen at a get-together with almost 20,000 workers and employees in Chbar Mon city, Kampong speu province yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501315601/hunsenism-focuses-on-political-and-macroeconomic-stability/
PPWSA plans to produce and supply more than 245 million cubic meters of clean water to the people of Phnom Penh by 2023
Sim Sitha, Under Secretary of State, MiniStry of InduStry, Science, Technology and Innovation and Chairman of the Board of DirectorS of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority haS Set up a plan to produce and Supply clean water of more than 245 million cubic meterS to SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501298576/ppwsa-plans-to-produce-and-supply-more-than-245-million-cubic-meters-of-clean-water-to-the-people-of-phnom-penh-by-2023/
Germany, EU monitoring Cambodia’s democracy, says Sokha
Germany, the European Union and the international community have been observing former opposition leader Kem sokha’s court case to monitor Cambodia’s human rights and democratic practices. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501240200/germany-eu-monitoring-cambodias-democracy-says-sokha/
PPWSA to conduct study on third Bakheng Water Treatment Plant
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) will conduct a feaSibility Study on the Bakheng Water Treatment Plant phaSe III. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501252517/ppwsa-to-conduct-study-on-third-bakheng-water-treatment-plant/
Prelims suggest 55 of 58 Senate seats for ruling CPP
Based on the preliminary results of the February 25 senate election, released by the National Election Committee, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is expected to claim 55 of the 58 available seats. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prelims-suggest-55-of-58-senate-seats-for-ruling-cpp
Women lack full rights at Appeal Court
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has released an observational report on the rights of woman defendant’s at the Appeal Court, claiming that many weren’t granted due process. Having monitors attend 453 trials from December 2016 to June this year, CCHR found that there ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/women-lack-full-rights-appeal-court
Boeng Kak Women Meet US Ambassador for Women’s Affairs
Five women from the Boeng Kak lake community met with the U.S. ambaSSador-at-large for women&rSquo;S affairS on Saturday in Siem Reap City, aSking the U.S. to intervene in their caSe and put preSSure on the Cambodian government to Stop violence againSt women. Meeting on the SidelineS SS='cambodia-color'>...
US Ambassador Seeks to Clarify Need for Debt Repayment
The U.S. ambaSSador to Cambodia haS Sought to clear up SuppoSed miSinformation about Cambodia&rSquo;S debt to the U.S., which waS racked up during the early 1970S by the U.S.-backed military government of Lon Nol and haS become a contentiouS iSSue between the country. Cambodia haS refuSed SS='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia prepares for new round of UN development goals
Cambodia has failed to meet a number of UN Millennium Development Goals, which were set out years ago and aimed at halving global poverty. Ros sopheap, executive director for Gender and Development for Cambodia, said gender equality and the empowerment of women have not been ss='cambodia-color'>...
Oum Sonita
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-prepares-for-new-round-of-un-development-goals/2913609.html
Toll Royal to Restart Rail Services Next Month
Less than four months after suspending work on Cambodia’s dilapidated railway network, Toll Royal Railways (TRR), the network’s operator, has informed the government that it will recommence transporting construction materials needed to build the southern line on Aug. 1, company officials said yesterday. The decision to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia Finally Starts Stock Trading
Nine months after Cambodia’s stock exchange was officially launched, the country’s first share started trading Wednesday, with the initial public offering of state-owned Phnom Penh Water supply Authority. PPWsA’s stock, priced at 6,300 riel (Us$1.57), jumped 48% to 9,300 riel, according to the data from the ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/04/18/cambodia-finally-starts-stock-trading/
‘Disabled people worst hit by natural disasters’
Speaking at a workShop entitled DiSability IncluSion into Climate Change in Phnom Penh on TueSday, Jolly, who iS the climate change adaptation conSultant at the United NationS Development Programme (UNDP), requeSted the government to conSider the difficultieS facing people with diSabilitieS when drafting government policy SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/disabled-people-worst-hit-natural-disasters