Techno flyover to open for Water Fest
The Techno flyover on Russian Boulevard, currently under construction, will be ready to help ease traffic congestion during next month’s Water Festival, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/techno-flyover-open-water-fest
Twelve illegal loggers arrested in Mondulkiri
Twelve loggers were arrested on Saturday while harvesting timber illegally inside the Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary in Pich Chreada’s Pou Chrey commune, according to a local media report. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24166/twelve-illegal-loggers-arrested-in-mondulkiri/
Summons issued in Ratanakkiri rubber feud
A Tumpoun ethnic villager has received a summons to appear before the Ratanakkiri Provincial Court tomorrow over allegedly grabbing land from a local rubber plantation firm in Bakeo district. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/summons-issued-ratanakkiri-rubber-feud
China supplies Cambodia with anti-aircraft hardware in new military aid
hina have provided Cambodia with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, Cambodia’s defense minister said on Friday, as the two countries agreed on new military aid to boost close ties. ...
Prak Chan Thul, Ben Blanchard
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/06/us-cambodia-china-idUSKCN0SV12R20151106#Wbm84zfVBvrtiZyO.97
Russian PM Medvedev on visit to Cambodia
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is completing his Asian tour with a visit to Cambodia, where he arrived on Sunday, the government press service reported. ...
TASS News Staff
http://tass.ru/en/politics/838397
Palm sugar finds a sweet market niche
Demand for Kampong Speu palm sugar has surged, with orders already up 70 per cent this year, as appetite for the premium organic sugar product grows, boosting its price. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/palm-sugar-finds-sweet-market-niche
Ethnic minority families claim violent evictions in Preah Vihear
Six ethnic Kuoy families were violently evicted from their homes in Preah Vihear over the weekend, according to eyewitnesses, with further evictions threatened for another 13 families this morning. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-minority-families-claim-violent-evictions-preah-vihear
SIM card sellers face crackdown
National Police officials have promised tough action against those who sell SIM cards without copying buyers’ national identity cards, saying the practice may have a dangerous impact on society. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35713/sim-card-sellers-face-crackdown/
Utility bills slashed for many
The government is to standardize water and electricity rates for factory workers and students in a bid to stop Them being ripped off by unscrupulous landlords. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37293/utility-bills-slashed-for-many/
US funds foes: Top official
A senior Defence Ministry official said yesterday that the United States had provided financial assistance to its own organisations and to NGOs to carry out anti-Cambodian government activities. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5086991/us-funds-foes-top-official/
Poll watchdog body launched
As commune elections approach, civil society groups and Cambodian NGOs have announced plans for a situation room and more than 20,000 observers at polling stations across the country. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35867/poll-watchdog-body-launched/
In further shift, military cancels drill with Australia
Breaking further from traditional partners, Cambodia has aborted a planned military exercise with Australia, a defense official said on Tuesday, tilting the country’s allegiances once again toward China. ...
Aun Pheap and Michael Dickison
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/in-further-shift-military-cancels-drill-with-australia-125943/
King’s CPP stand-in enacts party law changes
Senate President Say Chhum signed controversial amendments to the Law on Political Parties on Friday, effectively preventing former CNRP President Sam Rainsy from supporting his former party from overseas. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kings-cpp-stand-in-enacts-party-law-changes-133040/
Thais detain two Cambodian loggers
Two Cambodians and a Thai national were arrested by Thai soldiers on Tuesday night for illegal logging and transporting rosewood over the border to Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108947/thais-detain-two-cambodian-loggers/
Villagers call on government amid water shortage
Villagers living in two drought-afflicted Banteay Meanchey districts appealed to authorities to distribute water yesterday, though officials claim the situation is not yet severe enough to warrant it. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-call-government-amid-water-shortage
New voters to get ID cards
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng met with European Union Ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar on Tuesday to discuss issuing identity cards for the coming national election. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079497/new-voters-get-id-cards/
Takeo governor seeks end to Vietnamese renting farmland
Takeo provincial governor Lay Vannak yesterday requested his Vietnamese counterpart in An Giang province to stop their farmers from renting land from Cambodians along the border between both provinces. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50113875/takeo-governor-seeks-end-to-vietnamese-renting-farmland/
Cambodian PM heads for Bangladesh, 4 deals to be signed
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left here on Monday for a 3-day official visit to Bangladesh where the two countries are expected to ink four deals, a senior official said. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-06/16/c_133409920.htm
SRP leader slams Sam Rainsy over senator’s mandate
Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) leader Kong Korm has rebuked the party’s former leader and namesake Sam Rainsy for annulling a decision to replace Senator Thak Lany midway through her term. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/srp-leader-slams-sam-rainsy-over-senators-mandate-80675/
Cambodia's trade with France up 29 pct in 2014
Trade between Cambodia and France increased to 520 million U.S. dollars last year, up 29 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by the French Embassy here on Wednesday. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150304/cambodias-trade-france-29-pct-2014