Experts raise concern over online child abuse
A group of experts yesterday raised their growing concerns over online child abuse as the majority of children now have access to the internet. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921657/experts-raise-concern-over-online-child-abuse/
India vows close cooperation with Kingdom as ASEAN chair
India has pledged to work closely with Cambodia, the 2022 chair of ASEAN, in addressing issues of common concerns including the Myanmar crisis. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/india-vows-close-cooperation-kingdom-asean-chair
PM: International tourism down by 85% in 2021
PM Hun Sen today said that international tourism declined by around 85% in Cambodia last year, compared to 2020 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501057302/pm-international-tourism-down-by-85-in-2021/
10th-century statue found under tree
An ancient statue of a Hindu god believed to be more than 1,000 years old was discovered on Thursday at Koh Ker National Park’s Prasat Chen temple, a conservationist told the Post yesterday. ...
Two power plants get ministers council OK
The Cambodian government on Friday approved two power plant projects worth more than $1.3 billion in total in what authorities said was an effort to reduce the Kingdom’s dependence on imports. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/two-power-plants-get-ministers-council-ok
Villagers block land survey
Kandal provincial authorities on Sunday attempted to measure wetland in Sa’ang district’s Roka Kpuos commune but were stopped by about 100 villagers who said the measurement overlapped with their flooded land. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-block-land-survey
Cruise tourists on rise, but benefits are scant
While international tourist arrivals by cruise ship have increased every year at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), Cambodia does not appear to be benefitting much from such visitors, the Ministry of tourism has said. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cruise-tourists-rise-benefits-are-scant
Kampot pepper suffering as supply exceeds demand
Kampot pepper, one of the Kingdom’s top Geographical Indication (GI) products, is under pressure as over-cultivation drives farmers to give up production, said Kampot Pepper Promotion Association (KPPA) president Nguon Lay. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampot-pepper-suffering-supply-exceeds-demand
Kampong Chhnang forest fires out of control
About 130 hectares of protected wetlands in three villages in Kampong Chhnang province’s Boribor district were consumed in forest fires last week, according to a police report issued by the Interior Ministry. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23878/kampong-chhnang-forest-fires-out-of-control/
Cambodian opposition barred from park in capital
Cambodia (AP) Cambodian authorities say they won’t permit the opposition to hold a gathering this Sunday at a park in the capital, retaining a ban on demonstrations imposed three months ago after political violence. ...
New Zealand Herald News Staff
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11227821
Hun Sen admits leading until age 90 unlikely
Breaking from a history of boasting about the potential longevity of his tenure as Cambodia’s leader, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that he would likely have to retire sometime before he turns 90. ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-admits-leading-until-age-90-unlikely-79049/
CNRP lawmakers visit prisoners on hunger strike
Opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua said a group of 10 convicted anti-eviction activists on hunger strike at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison were in a weak state during her visit to the facility Monday. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-lawmakers-visit-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-74732/
Women’s Caucus meets UK rep
Female members of the National Assembly sat down with a representative of the UK Parliament yesterday to discuss female participation in politics, on the final day of a consultative meeting hosted by the British Embassy. ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/womens-caucus-meets-uk-rep
Opposition not convinced of legitimacy of border maps
The Cambodian government will return 18 map sections to the UN, but opposition officials say they still doubt the legitimacy of maps used in marking the border with Vietnam. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-not-convinced-of-legitimacy-of-border-maps/2931670.html
‘We must protect the throne,’ says PM Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen has vowed to safeguard the monarchy from being attacked. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997115/we-must-protect-the-throne-says-pm-hun-sen/
Sar Kheng alleges split within CNRP
Interior Minister Sar Kheng, the ruling party’s chief negotiator with the opposition, has released a statement accusing the Cambodia National Rescue Party of an internal split over what concessions could induce its 55 lawmakers to take their seats at the National Assembly. A statement released on ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-alleges-split-within-cnrp
Announcement on additional services on passport issuance
On 19 June 2024, the Ministry of Interior issued an announcement on additional services on passport issuance on their official social media site. The Ministry of Interior has informed the public about additional services on the provision of passports in order to increase the efficiency ...
Ministry of Interior
Crash kills four staffers of NGO
Sok Samnang, the Takeo provincial police chief, said 14 Save the Children employees were returning to Phnom Penh in a private minibus from a child protection workshop in Kep province when the incident happened. ...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/crash-kills-four-staffers-ngo
Ministry rejects Prince Chakravuth’s position
The Interior Ministry has rejected the decision of the royalist Funcinpec Party to appoint Prince Norodom Ranariddh’s son as acting president while the Prince continues his recovery from a car crash in Thailand. ...
Ven Rathavong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50533006/ministry-rejects-prince-chakravuths-position/
EU a key economic partner in Cambodia: Ambassador
The European Union is a key economic partner in Cambodia, with preferential access to European markets a key element of the Kingdom’s robust growth in recent years, said European Union Ambassador George Edgar. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50539696/eu-a-key-economic-partner-in-cambodia-ambassador/