ADB, Cambodia launch second Asia Women Leaders Program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, is holding a second Asia Women Leadership Program (AWLP) event starting today to help senior women government officials develop their potential to become future leaders. ...
The FINANCIAL News Staff
http://finchannel.com/index.php/business/item/51339-adb-cambodia-launch-second-asia-women-leaders-program
Cambodia garment factory owners ask government to help quash strike by workers
Garment factory owners in Cambodia asked the government on Thursday to help stop a strike by workers for higher wages, saying the labor action is damaging the investment climate for the industry, the country’s main source of exports. ...
Associated Press News Staff
http://www.startribune.com/cambodian-garment-makers-ask-government-to-quash-strike/362791961/
Monitor says NEC selection opaque
The watchdog coalition Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) yesterday voiced concern after the National Election Committee short-listed its incumbent secretary-general Tep Nytha as a candidate to hold the position, accusing the nine-member body of lacking transparency in its selection process. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monitor-says-nec-selection-opaque
South Korea to strengthen its ties with kingdom
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with South Korean Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Kim Hyoung-zhin at the ministry yesterday morning to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as a host of regional issues, according to ministry spokesman Cham Sounry. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23481/south-korea-to-strengthen-its-ties-with-kingdom/
Police block Preah Vihear land dispute forum
More than 200 people representing three Preah Vihear province communities were set to discuss land disputes yesterday when police broke up their public forum, according to Tork Hong, a representative of a local community from nearby Prey Lang forest. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-block-preah-vihear-land-dispute-forum
Tourists increasing despite price
Revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists visiting the Angkor Archaeological Park reached $30.85 million, up 51 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, according to report from Angkor Enterprise. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37269/tourists-increasing-despite-price/
Cambodia's famed Angkor earns nearly 76 mln USD in 9 months
Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia’s Angkor archaeological park hit 75.7 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2017, up 70 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a press release on Sunday. ...
Yurou
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/01/c_136653210.htm
New coal-fired plant billed at $600 million
Malaysian-owned energy firm Cambodian Energy II Co Ltd (CEL2) will invest a total of $600 million into building its 150-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Sihanoukville, which is set to become the Kingdom’s third coal-fired power station. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-coal-fired-plant-billed-600-million
Situation room seeks meeting with Minister
Two key members of the election monitoring group dubbed the Situation Room are seeking a meeting with Interior Minister Sar Kheng to discuss a recent government order that would bar the NGO consortium from continuing its work for next year’s general election. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/situation-room-seeks-meeting-with-minister-132742/
Vietnamese tourists top list in Cambodia
Vietnamese tourists ranked top among foreign visitors to Cambodia in the first three months this year. According to data released by the Cambodian Tourism Ministry, 179,000 Vietnamese tourists visited Cambodia from January to March, accounting for 18 per cent of total foreign arrivals. ...
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Life-Style/224191/vietnamese-tourists-top-list-in-cambodia.html
Flights from Manila ready for take-off
The Philippines’ Cebu-Pacific Airlines will launch direct flights to Siem Reap from Manila on April 19, according to a Cambodian civil aviation official. The Philippine airline sought to take advantage of Siem Reap’s status as a big tourist destination, Soy Sokhan said. ...
NTT Communications to extend Asia Submarine-Cable Express to Cambodia
The Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) will be extended to Cambodia to provide reliable, high-capacity communication infrastructure for the increasing number of multinational companies operating in the Mekong region, said NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) in a statement issued Friday in Tokyo, Japan. ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=1045901
Kem Sokha walks free after 7 hours in court
CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha walked free from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday afternoon after being questioned by a prosecutor for seven hours over his connections to a plethora of protests that broke out in Phnom Penh following the disputed 2013 national election. ...
Kuch Naren and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-walks-free-after-7-hours-in-court-81685/
Cambodia investigates health clinic in village HIV outbreak
Cambodian officials say they are investigating a health clinic in a small village where more than 100 people have now tested positive for HIV. Authorities say they fear the repeated use of an infected needle could be causing the devastating outbreak in northwestern Battambang province. ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-investigates-health-clinic-in-village-hiv-outbreak/2563157.html
Sokha ‘not interested’ in Hun Sen’s threats
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha marked his arrival back in the Kingdom from a trip to the US on Wednesday by saying he was not afraid of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s threats to have him prosecuted for allegedly attempting to lead a revolution. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/sokha-not-interested-hun-sens-threats
China says it has stopped land reclamation in South China Sea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced Wednesday Beijing has halted land reclamation in the South China Sea, but other regional leaders voiced concerns China was simply moving to a new phase on the disputed islands: construction of outposts. ...
Pam Dockins
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/south-china-sea-asean-ministerial/2902461.html
Families seek help for workers in Thai jail
The families of six Cambodian migrant workers arrested in Thailand for crossing illegally into the country two months ago have appealed to Cambodian authorities to intervene after being informed they need to raise 8,000 baht ($230) per head to bail them out. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-seek-help-workers-thai-jail
Candlelight Party’s Son Chhay confirms that he accepted the seats won by the Party
Son Chhay, Vice President of the Candlelight Party, has confirmed that his party accepted the seats that the party won in the last 5th Commune / Sangkat Council Election. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089499/candlelight-partys-son-chhay-confirms-that-he-accepted-the-seats-won-by-the-party/
Private hospitals urged to refer monkeypox cases to authorities
There are no positive monkeypox cases in the country but we are not keeping our guard down, as there is a rise in the number of suspected cases, said a top health official said yesterday. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501095004/private-hospitals-urged-to-refer-monkeypox-cases-to-authorities/
NGOs note children’s rights achievements
The Joining Force Alliance, a coalition of six large organisations focusing on children’s rights, issued a report yesterday praising Cambodia’s achievements in defending children’s rights over the past three decades. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50661318/ngos-note-childrens-rights-achievements/