Hun Sen limits his role in election campaign
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday explained why he will limit his role in commune election campaigning after coming under pressure from his party to help out in Siem Reap. Mr Hun Sen thanked those who wanted to see him campaign in the province but said: “Due ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38707/hun-sen-limits-his-role-in-election-campaign/
Cambodian PM will visit Bangkok next month
Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay a one-day official visit to Thailand next month to strengthen the bilateral ties, according to an informed diplomatic source. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501419522/cambodian-pm-will-visit-bangkok-next-month/
Poipet rainfall ‘not alarming yet’: official
Heavy rains in Poipet town have yet to reach a “serious” level, according to the government, despite widespread flooding in recent days. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poipet-rainfall-not-alarming-yet-official
Prime Minister Hun Sen accepts Indian vice president’s invitation
Prime Minister Hun Sen has accepted the invitation to visit India, according to the State News Agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-accepts-indian-vice-president%E2%80%99s-invitation-8962
Chroy Changvar residents protest city ultimatum
Some 70 Chroy Changvar residents set to be displaced by a massive development took their grievances to Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chroy-changvar-residents-protest-city-ultimatum
Kingdom seeks Singaporean investment
Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong on Tuesday urged outgoing Singaporean ambassador Kevin Cheok to encourage the island state to invest more in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24264/kingdom-seeks-singaporean-investment/
Govt says Vietnam makes concessions after border talks
After three days of bilateral talks, Vietnam has agreed to heed Cambodia’s recent protests over border encroachment, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/govt-says-vietnam-makes-concessions-after-border-talks
Incinerator factory proposed
To safely dispose of hazardous medical waste, Japan-based Tesna Energy has proposed plans To build a facTory in the Kingdom producing incineration machinery. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32510/incinerator-factory-proposed/
Anti-corruption card debuts
On Wednesday, Transparency International Cambodia officially launched its Anti-Corruption Card, a tool it plans to use to raise awareness in the fight against corruption nationwide. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12604/anti-corruption-card-debuts/
CNRP activists arrested over Siem Reap protest
Two opposition activists in Siem Reap’s Bakong district were arrested yesterday on accusations of inciting villagers to protest a new committee to support boating tourism. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-activists-arrested-over-siem-reap-protest
PM warns unions ahead of poll
In a closed-door meeting with garment industry union leaders on Sunday, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered his audience to ensure that factory workers don’t organise political protests or associate with the remnants of the now-dissolved opposition party. While no audio from the speech was released ...
Yon Sineat, Ben Sokhean and Andrew Nachemson
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-warns-unions-ahead-poll
Cambodians filling majority of hotel rooms this New Year’s
As the year-end festivities get into high gear, provincial tourism officials are reporting a sharp increase in Cambodians travelling to popular holiday spots across the country to ring in the New Year.The temple town of Siem Reap this year is seeing an increase in hotel ...
Sor Chandara and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodians-filling-majority-hotel-rooms-new-years
Cambodia eyes rice crown
Cambodia’s three-year reign as holder of the World’s Best Rice Award came to an end last year, but the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) is confident it will regain the title at next month’s ceremony in Thailand. CRF Secretary-General Moul Sarith told Khmer Times yesterday that they ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30901/cambodia-eyes-rice-crown/
Families complain over visas
Three families lodged complaints with authorities in Banteay Meanchey on Monday, requesting that action be taken against a recruitment firm that sent their family members to work in Thailand on tourist visas, a move that subsequently led to their arrest. Leng Yen, a monitor with ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-complain-over-visas
Khmer New Year postponed
In an effort to halt Covid-19 infections in the Kingdom, Prime Minister Hun Sen has postponed the Khmer New Year celebrations – to be held from April 13 to 16. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/khmer-new-year-postponed
US Embassy in Cambodia issues alert on restrictions on travel between provinces
According to media reports, the Cambodian government has given provincial administrations authority to implement restrictions on travel between provinces in response to the current COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50826538/us-embassy-in-cambodia-issues-alert-on-restrictions-on-travel-between-provinces/
Police Refuse Boeng Kak Petition, Residents Say
Phnom Penh municipal police officers refused to accept a petition yesterday presented to them by Boeng Kak lake residents who say they are concerned about their security. ...
In bribery, knowledge is power, says paper
A Cambodian-American political scientist has proposed a novel way to tackle corruption in the Kingdom: force bribe-taking bureaucrats to compete with each other. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bribery-knowledge-power-says-paper
NEC cites inaccuracy rate of 3%
About 3 percent of registered voters’ data has been found to contain inaccuracies, according to a National Election Committee official, who said the figure was inconsequential. ...
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-cites-inaccuracy-rate-3
PM: Invest more in processing raw materials
Prime Minister Hun Sen called on investors to invest in the processing of raw materials to support the government’s 2015-2025 Industrial Development Policy (IDP). ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38736/pm--invest-more-in-processing-raw-materials/