Lawmaker’s immunity threatened
Ruling party lawmaker Chheang Vun yesterday said opposition parliamentarian Um Sam An’s legal immunity could be suspended for criticising National Assembly President Heng Samrin, but refused to specify what law, if any, the Cambodia National Rescue Party member had broken. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lawmakers-immunity-threatened
Vendors meet with city over construction fears
About 500 vendors from Phnom Penh’s Phsar Doeum Kor market on Wednesday gathered at City Hall to protest plans to demolish and rebuild the wholesale hub, worried that they will lose their stalls and be forced to purchase new ones. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vendors-meet-with-city-over-construction-fears-89276/
Pheap’s pledge sought
A forest peoples’ network has appealed to tycoon Try Pheap to issue a written commitment to put a halt to his companies’ deforestation activities after he told the Post last week that his logging days are over. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pheaps-pledge-sought
Cambodian authorities assist 14 montagnards who requested return to Vietnam
Officials in northeastern Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province on Friday assisted 14 ethnic Montagnards who asked to be repatriated across the border to Vietnam after they left Thailand, citing financial hardship because they were unable to find work. ...
Ratha Visal
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/montagnards-07312015145739.html
Market plans inspire rally
Nearly 200 vendors from Phnom Penh’s Doeum Kor Market gathered in Wat Botum Park yesterday to offer a petition asking Prime Minister Hun Sen to block city plans to demolish and replace the market with a multi-storey building. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/market-plans-inspire-rally
Police raid drug dens, arrest 88
More than 100 police officers descended on a notorious slum in Sen Sok district’s Toek Thla commune on Friday in a coordinated effort to flush out drug-related crime from the ghetto, ultimately arresting 88 people for using or selling crystal methamphetamine. ...
Sek Odom and Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-raid-drug-dens-arrest-88-92312/
Cambodia commits over 200 to peacekeeping missions in Mali
Cambodia has dispatched 218 Blue Helmets to join the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission in Mali. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763440/cambodia-commits-over-200-to-peacekeeping-missions-in-mali/
Three dogs successfully trained to sniff C-19
Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) director-general Heng Ratana told Khmer Times yesterday that three sniffer dogs were successfully trained to detect the Covid-19 virus. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50907243/three-dogs-successfully-trained-to-sniff-c-19/
Phnom Penh extends restrictions for another 14 days
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration has decided to continue administrative measures and suspend ‘high-risk’ activities for anoTher 14 days. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50932358/phnom-penh-extends-restrictions-for-another-14-days/
Australia gives 25 Aussie NGOs $6.8 million for projects
Australia has announced a $6.8 million contribution to fund 25 Australian NGOs to deliver more than 50 projects across the capital and several provinces this year. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501071313/australia-gives-25-aussie-ngos-6-8-million-for-projects/
There’s accountability in $50m National Election, says NEC
The National Election cost around $50 million, and funds were used in an open and accountable manner. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338477/theres-accountability-in-50m-national-election-says-nec/
Sharp drop in malaria cases
Cambodia’s malaria cases have gone down dramatically in the past five years thanks to effective measures. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501278440/sharp-drop-in-malaria-cases/
French Development Agency to help boost Cambodia’s renewable electricity
The Agence Française de Développement or French Development Agency (AFD) plans to open a technical branch in Cambodia and increase its assistance in developing electricity networks in its renewable electricity sub-sector. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244396/french-development-agency-to-help-boost-cambodias-renewable-electricity/
Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway begins construction today
A new expressway, that will link the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh with Vietnam, begins construction today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303987/phnom-penh-bavet-expressway-begins-construction-today/
Subsidies spark cheaper energy
Cambodia plans to spend more than $100 million on subsidies by 2021 to reduce electricity tariffs in a move to spur economic growth and relieve the financial burden on businesses and households, a senior government official said. Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) director-general Keo Ratanak told reporters ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/subsidies-spark-cheaper-energy
Group charged over violent land grab
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court on Saturday charged four men and three women over an attempt to grab land in Ream National Park which resulted in officers being injured during a clash. Court spokesman Lim Bun Heng said the seven people were clearing state forest land in ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/group-charged-over-violent-land-grab
EU invests $3.5 million to fight Covid-19 and health threats
The European Union (EU) will invest about $3.5 million over a three-year period through The World Health Organization (WHO) to support Cambodia’s preparedness and response to Covid-19 and future health security threats. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50867227/eu-invests-3-5-million-to-fight-covid-19-and-health-threats/
Angkor Children Hospital to launch scheme to cover cost
Angkor Hospital for Children will launch the “Patient Contribution” scheme for medical services for children on July 7, but for patients from poor families, the hospital will still continue to provide free healthcare. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501103734/angkor-children-hospital-to-launch-scheme-to-cover-cost/
Cambodia-China trade continues to grow despite global demand slowdown
Cambodia-China trade continued to rise in 2023 despite a slowdown in global demand, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), a commerce official and experts said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422036/cambodia-china-trade-continues-to-grow-despite-global-demand-slowdown/
Ranger arrested for shooting in Jolie-Pitt Foundation area
An environmental ranger and a community forest member on Tuesday were released from prison under court supervision following their brief detention after allegedly firing at a suspect hauling timber within a protected area supported by the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation in Battambang province. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ranger-arrested-shooting-jolie-pitt-foundation-area
