Border beat goes on for opposition
Returning to a long-time party priority, opposition lawmakers yesterday said they will travel to Kampong Cham’s Memot district today to investigate claims that Vietnamese troops were forcing farmers off land that rightfully belongs to Cambodia. Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker-elect Mao Monyvan, who ran in Kampong ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/border-beat-goes-opposition
Rubber firm guard sought over shooting
Military police in Mondolkiri province say they are searching for a guard working for a local rubber company who allegedly injured three villagers Saturday when he fired a bullet in their direction that ricocheted off a rock, prompting questions about the firm’s use of armed ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rubber-firm-guard-sought-over-shooting-67647/
Cambodia hosts int'l conference on tourism, culture
The 1st World Conference on Tourism and Culture kicked off here on Wednesday to discuss the challenges and lasting development opportunities for cultural tourism. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-hosts-intl-conference-on-tourism-culture-8157
Crackdown nets 43 cases of illegal fishing
Fisheries administration officials and local authorities on Wednesday discovered off-season fishing activities in 43 areas along Tonle Sap lake in Kampong Chhnang province. ...
Or Sreypich
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50521263/crackdown-nets-43-cases-of-illegal-fishing/
Government destroys over 80 tonnes of fake products
Government officials yesterday destroyed more than 80 tonnes of counterfeit chemical products, chief among them hazardous skin-whitening creams and knock-off Viagra pills. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-destroys-over-80-tonnes-fake-products
Flight control: Foreigners told not to drone on
Two foreigners were let off with a warning yesterday after flying a camera-equipped drone near Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house in central Phnom Penh. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flight-control-foreigners-told-not-drone
Thai fishing slaves find lack of support at home
When hundreds of fishermen were rescued from a life of slavery on Thai fishing boats off the coast of Indonesia earlier this year, the world took notice. ...
Astrid Zweynert
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13243/thai-fishing-slaves-find-lack-of-support-at-home/
Questioned: Survey which finds indebted workers’ suffering worsened by pandemic lay-offs
A survey, the methodology and accuracy of which has been questioned by the Ministry of Labour and conducted by two NGOs and a union has found that tens of thousands of garment workers in Cambodia are struggling to repay microfinance debts following work stoppages and ...
Kick off meeting on project "improving public service delivery through the use of ICT"
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Cambodia is moving forward with a fast phase development in technology advancement. The country has reached more than 12.5 million internet users in the late 2018 following an increase of mobile operators’ service expansion in rural areas, according to Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). With ...
US Embassy in Phnom Penh issues alert over areas of Phnom Penh blocked off
On August 2 and August 5, Phnom Penh City authorities issued orders restricting access to and movement within certain areas of Phnom Penh in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For the duration of the orders, it is prohibited to enter, exit, or gather ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50910494/us-embassy-in-phnom-penh-issues-alert-over-areas-of-phnom-penh-blocked-off/
Election 2023, National June 27, 2023 Campaign for the General Election in Cambodia to kick off on July 1: NEC
A three-week campaign for the seventh general election in Cambodia will be held from July 1 to July 21, the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) announced in a statement on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314837/campaign-for-the-general-election-in-cambodia-to-kick-off-on-july-1-nec/
Monks protest over institute
A group of about 100 people, including 50 or so monks, attempted to march yesterday to protest outside Phnom Penh’s Buddhist Institute, but were thwarted by droves of military police and district security guards on Sisowath Quay. No violence occurred as Independent Monk Network leader But ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monks-protest-over-institute
Cambodian, U.S. forces hold joint military exercise
Cambodian and U.S. military personnel on Monday kicked off a joint military exercise dubbed “Angkor Sentinel 2016,” aimed to strengthen bilateral military ties and cooperation. ...
Shang Hai Daily Team
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=323370
Cambodia, Laos speeds up border demarcation
The 6th Cambodia-Laos Joint Border Committee’s meeting kicked off Wednesday to speed up border demarcation between the two countries. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MjY2ZWJmZWM0OWF
Choppers, salesman pitch over capital
In an effort to sell more helicopters in the Kingdom, Airbus Helicopter Southeast Asia showed off its H130 chopper yesterday, during a short demonstration flight in Phnom Penh. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/choppers-salesman-pitch-over-capital
Takeo marijuana plantation set alight
Police in Takeo province burned more than 6,300 marijuana plants on Saturday. Authorities discovered the illegal marijuana plantation in Kirivong district after villagers tipped off local police. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5096482/takeo-marijuana-plantation-set-alight/
Logging arrests
A man and woman have been arrested after police and Forestry Department officers were tipped off about a pick-up truck carrying luxury timber across Kampong Thom province. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38900/logging-arrests/
Illegal fishermen busted
Authorities in Koh Kong province arrested 26 Vietnamese nationals on Tuesday after they found the group illegally living and fishing off of King Island in Kiri Sakor district. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-fishermen-busted
At least two killed in storm; hundreds of houses destroyed
At least two people were killed in a violent tempest that battered the country on Thursday evening, tearing roofs off buildings and damaging hundreds of homes. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-least-two-killed-in-storm-hundreds-of-houses-destroyed-112291/
Cambodia hosts int'l expo on construction, real estate
Cambodia’s largest international exhibition on construction and real estate kicked off here on Thursday, bringing together 350 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions, officials said. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/10/c_134610499.htm