Cambodia-Australia forge close partnership in addressing gender-based violence
Australia is strongly committed to promoting women and girls’ safety, growth and well-being, reaffirmed the Australian Embassy in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501201412/cambodia-australia-forge-close-partnership-in-addressing-gender-based-violence/
Amnesty international calls on world heritage committee to address forced evictions at Angkor Wat
The human rights group Amnesty International has called on Unesco’s World Heritage Committee to address forced evictions at Angkor Wat as its 45th annual meeting begins Sunday in Saudi Arabia. ...
Khuon Narim and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/amnesty-international-calls-on-world-heritage-committee-to-address-forced-evictions-at-angkor-wat/
Lancang-Mekong cooperation benefits residents, Wang says
China called for upgrading Lancang-Mekong cooperation to deliver more tangible benefits to people in the area and set a good example for regional cooperation, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501108339/lancang-mekong-cooperation-benefits-residents-wang-says/
Cambodia sees nearly $700 million in profits from bicycle exports in nine months
From January to September 2022, Cambodia earned nearly $700 million from bicycle exports, as the sector continues to grow. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501168715/cambodia-sees-nearly-700-million-in-profits-from-bicycle-exports-in-nine-months/
RCEP to bolster Cambodia-South Korea economic cooperation
Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said here on Friday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement will be a booster for trade and investment relations between Cambodia and South Korea. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126733/rcep-to-bolster-cambodia-south-korea-economic-cooperation/
Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway feasibility study to begin soon
The feasibility study for Cambodia’s third expressway linking Phnom Penh capital to Siem Reap cultural province will start soon. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264525/phnom-penh-siem-reap-expressway-feasibility-study-to-begin-soon/
EU offers $7m grant to elevate fisheries sector
The European Union (EU) has announced plans to pump almost $7 million to support Cambodia in reforming its fisheries sector. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/eu-offers-7m-grant-to-elevate-fisheries-sector
Shanxi-favored airport in Cambodia launches commercial operations
The China-funded Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport, Cambodia’s newest and largest airport, was put into use on Oct 16. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382138/shanxi-favored-airport-in-cambodia-launches-commercial-operations/
Tax-free brackets adjusted
The government has raised The tax-free bracket from 1.2 million riel (about $300) to 1.3 million (about $320) in a move to ensure civil servants due for raises this year are not subjected to income tax. A sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier this ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tax-free-brackets-adjusted
PPAP revenue up 14% in 11 months, SSEZ trade volumes surge 40%
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported a 14 percent rise in 11 months revenue, compared with the same period last year. It earned $30 million from January through November, the majority from port operations. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50988542/ppap-revenue-up-14-in-11-months-ssez-trade-volumes-surge-40/
Laos logging incident sees man shot, injured
A Cambodian man was injured last week after Lao authorities shot him while he was illegally logging rosewood in Laos’ Champasak district, near Stung Treng province, authorities said yesterday. Siem Pang district police chief Var Sophan told the Post yesterday that 27-year-old Sarin Da was accompanied ...
Court summons issued to Mother Nature founder
“I have my defence right to a court hearing as stated in an international covenant and Cambodian laws. My defence lawyer has tried for more than two-and-a-half years, since March 2016, to push for a hearing. The court dared not schedule a hearing until several ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-summons-issued-mother-nature-founder
Families living near Siem Reap dump demand site moved
Nearly 50 families living near a rubbish dump in Siem Reap province’s Prasat Bakong district on Tuesday demanded authorities quickly find an alternative site. They said The current dump in Trapaing Thom commune’s Anlong Pi village is unhygienic, causing people to fall sick and producing ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-living-near-siem-reap-dump-demand-site-moved
PM vows to step down if CPP loses
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday reiterated his promise to willingly hand over power to a new leader should he lose the July 29 national elections. However, he was quick to point out that he expects to maintain his position as there isn’t any other ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-vows-step-down-if-cpp-loses
Kampot rail scheme dismissed as ‘fantasy’
Kampot provincial governor Cheav Tay created an unauthorised investment scheme last week. But the plan has been dismisssed as a “baseless fantasy”. He set up a firm called Kampot Capital Development, which plans to raise $50 million from individual investors to develop a high-speed rail and ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampot-rail-scheme-dismissed-fantasy
Endangered animals freed by police
Five endangered polecats were rescued yesterday morning after provincial military police in collaboration with Wildlife Alliance staff stopped a man on a motorbike who was attempting to sell them at the Veal Ring market in Preah Sihanouk’s Real Rinh commune, according to Prey Nob district ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24611/endangered-animals-freed-by-police/
Cambodia denies Sam Rainsy arrest warrant was politically motivated
Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Thursday dismissed claims that a court decision to issue an arrest warrant for Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President Sam Rainsy was politically motivated and said his lawyer had acted alone in pursuing a defamation case against the opposition ...
Thai Tha
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/warrant-11192015170611.html
Hun Sen foresees rise in demand for Cambodian rice
Prime Minister Hun Sen is pushing government institutions and businesses to improve the country’s rice production. Investment is required in machinery and warehouses to dry and store rice for export, something Cambodia is discussing with China, Hun Sen said. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-foresees-rise-in-demand-for-cambodian-rice/3163238.html
New ADB Cambodia country director assumes office
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed a new Country Director for Cambodia, Samiuela T. Tukuafu. A Tongan national, Mr. Tukuafu officially started in this post on 1 February, 2016. Mr. Tukuafu replaces Mr. Eric Sidgwick, who has been appointed Country Director for ADB’s Resident ...
ADB team