Angkor Wat, temples earning more revenue
In the first half of 2017, revenue totals reached $52.1 million, a 67-percent rise compared with the first six months of 2016. Tourist arrivals to the park also rose by 13 percent, according to a recent report released by Angkor Enterprise. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39924/angkor-wat--temples-earning-more-revenue/
Protesters: Free NGO leader
Almost 200 people protested yesterday in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet City, demanding the release of Mang Puthy, president of the Cambodia Informal Economy Reinforced Association (CIERA), who says he was arrested after officials framed him for attempted murder. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33784/protesters--free-ngo-leader/
Celebration comes with threat as Cambodia’s Constitution turns 24
Senior government officials yesterday gathered to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the adoption of the Kingdom’s Constitution, lavishing praise on the Constitutional Council – while simultaneously appearing to threaten legal action against those who question the body’s independence or decisions. ...
Ben Sokhean and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/celebration-comes-threat-cambodias-constitution-turns-24
Handcart-pullers block border checkpoint over bribes
More than 100 handcart-pullers who transport goods across the Cambodian-Thai border protested at the Poipet International Checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday, accusing the Poipet City governor of breaking his promise to stop customs officials from demanding exorbitant bribes of them. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/handcart-pullers-block-border-checkpoint-over-bribes-76575/
Siem Reap tourism wins some, loses some
A report released by Apsara Authority on Monday shows total revenue from Angkor temple ticket sales for the first six months of this year totaling $30.94 million. Although the number of foreigners visiting Siem Reap is up from last year, revenue fell slightly. ...
Naomi-Collett Ritz
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12987/siem-reap-tourism-wins-some--loses-some/
PM tells Obama he’s not asking about bombs
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday reassured U.S. President Barack Obama that a request he made for maps of Cambodia’s border with Vietnam last month was not a request for maps of where the U.S. bombed Cambodia during the Second Indochina War. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-tells-obama-hes-not-asking-about-bombs-90602/
Hun Sen rebukes Sam Rainsy over French media interview
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday rebuked opposition leader Sam Rainsy for telling a French newspaper that a high-profile dinner between their families last month was an example of how the premier has turned over a new leaf in a life of tyranny. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-rebukes-sam-rainsy-over-french-media-interview-92650/
Cambodia dispatches 7 armed personnel to joint China's military parade
While China to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3, Cambodia dispatched 7 armed personnel to joint the China’s military parade, according to the Chinese News Agency- Xinhua’s report. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-dispatches-7-armed-personnel-to-joint-chinas-military-parade-8903
Digital technology to the fore for a developing ASEAN
Prime Minister Hun Sen has highlighted the importance of digital technology for the development of the ASEAN region. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50958987/digital-technology-to-the-fore-for-a-developing-asean/
ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy welcomes Myanmar’s Year for Peace in 2022
The Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar Prak Sokhonn has announced to welcome the State Administration Council (SAC) ‘s declaration of Myanmar’s Year for Peace in 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501108353/asean-chairs-special-envoy-welcomes-myanmars-year-for-peace-in-2022/
Cuba preparing to warmly welcome Cambodian Prime Minister
Cuban is preparing to provide warm welcome to the third visit of Samdech Hun Sen, Ms Liurka Rodriguez Barrios, Ambassador of Cuba to Cambodia told AKP. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501148609/cuba-preparing-to-warmly-welcome-cambodian-prime-minister/
Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary tests positive for COVID-19, to skip Asean meetings in Cambodia
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is skipping the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Tuesday after he tested positive for COVID-19 last Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123963/philippines-foreign-affairs-secretary-tests-positive-for-covid-19-to-skip-asean-meetings-in-cambodia/
Acid attacks: Cambodia victims 'denied government aid'
Survivors of acid attacks in Cambodia are being denied free government treatment that they are legally entitled to, Human Rights Watch says. Its report focused on 17 survivors, none of whom are said to have received government aid for their injuries. ...
Irrawaddy dolphin found dead
A critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin was found dead, floating along a stretch of the Mekong River in Kratie’s Chet Boreid district on Wednesday. The cause of the mammal’s death was determined as bruising to its gills caused by an illegal fishing net. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/irrawaddy-dolphin-found-dead-0
New building, broken promises at Borei Keila
A decade ago, powerful businesswoman Suy Sophan promised to build 10 apartment blocks for residents of Phnom Penh’s Borei Keila neighborhood who faced eviction to make way for her real estate project. She only built eight, leaving hundreds of residents without a home. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-building-broken-promises-at-borei-keila-113303/
Cambodia asserts sovereignty over disputed border area with Vietnam
A Cambodian government official in charge of border affairs accused Vietnam on Tuesday of trying to grab land in an eastern province along the border between the two nations, which was not included in a previous agreement signed by both governments. ...
Malaysia abuse claims drive agency to call for urgent fixes
The agency tasked with investigating abuse by Malaysia’s security forces said that claims of fatal abuse against foreign maids—including Cambodians—at a detention center were untrue, though it said the center where the abuse allegedly occurred was in urgent need of attention. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/malaysia-abuse-claims-drive-agency-call-urgent-fixes-117260/
Jimei Intl Cambodia plan likely in Sihanoukville: analyst
The ‘entertainment resort’ that Hong Kong-listed casino junket investor Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd wants to develop in Cambodia is likely to be located in the coastal resort town of Sihanoukville (pictured), on the Gulf of Thailand, says Union Gaming Securities Asia Ltd. ...
Newsdesk
http://www.ggrasia.com/jimei-intl-cambodia-plan-likely-in-sihanoukville-analyst/
‘Sealing’ program fights rampant tooth decay in children
The teeth of some 60,000 Cambodian children have been “sealed” to help prevent tooth decay under an oral health project that recently concluded, but many more continue to be in need of such service, given the country’s significantly high tooth-decay rate. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sealing-program-fights-rampant-tooth-decay-children
Angkor Wat sees sales surge
Angkor Wat ticket sales revenue surged during the first half of 2017 on the back of a sharp increase in tourist entry fees, with no indication that the steeper admission prices had discouraged visits to the Kingdom’s top tourist draw, government officials said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-wat-sees-sales-surge