Bad meat among goods seized
More than 200kg of old meatballs were seized by the government’s Camcontrol in a crackdown on goods past their use-by dates in Pailin on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...
San Bunsim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27546/bad-meat-among-goods-seized/
ACU clears senior traffic cop of corruption complaint
The Anti-Corruption Unit has cleared senior traffic police officer Run Roth Veasna of any wrongdoing after he was subject to a complaint alleging a wide range of corrupt conduct. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/acu-clears-senior-traffic-cop-corruption-complaint
Development fears at Cambodia's most beautiful beach
Dozens of independent bungalows at one of Cambodia’s most unspoiled beaches are to be bulldozed with weeks, raising fears that a “soulless” mega-resort will replace them. ...
Nathan Thompson
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/cambodia/articles/otres-beach-cambodia-threatened-by-development/
Cambodia publicizes map used in demarcation of border with Vietnam
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered authorities to publicize the map used by the country in demarcating its border with Vietnam at the meeting of his Cabinet on Friday. ...
Tuoitrenews Staff
http://tuoitrenews.vn/politics/30921/cambodia-publicizes-map-used-in-demarcation-of-border-with-vietnam
Asian Parliamentary Assembly's executive council meets
The executive council of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) met here Tuesday ahead of the assembly’s annual plenary session, expected to be attended by dozens of lawmakers from 23 countries. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/asian-parliamentary-assemblys-executive-council-meets-9099
Officials say Sesan dam will cause floods in September
Stung Treng provincial authorities say they have warned villagers living upstream of the Lower Sesan II dam to expect floods in September as one of the dam’s 50-megawatt turbines goes into operation. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-say-sesan-dam-will-cause-floods-september
The number of mobile connections drops slightly
The number of mobile connections in Cambodia has decreased slightly, from 19.91 million in 2016 to 18.57 million in 2017, a figure that is still higher than the country’s total population. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109449/number-mobile-connections-drops-slightly/
Can Cambodia stay competitive with so many public holidays?
Cambodia likely became the country with the largest number of public holidays in the world on Tuesday, raising questions about the ability of Cambodia to stay economically competitive with so many mandatory leave days. ...
Brendan O’Byrne and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/can-cambodia-stay-competitive-so-many-public-holidays
Poipet project: Gaming firm starts build on slot hall
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc, which today will launch its Dreamworld Casino in Pailin, also will break ground on a slot hall project in Poipet, near the Thai border, on Thursday, according to a company statement. ...
Sokha warned ‘Be careful’ on corruption claims: gov’t
A government spokesman yesterday accused opposition deputy leader Kem Sokha of not doing his job properly after the politician claimed the government was bleeding more than $400 million in possible revenue per year due to corruption. ...
Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/sokha-warned-%E2%80%98be-careful%E2%80%99-corruption-claims-gov%E2%80%99t
Principal accused of budget theft
Teachers at Koki Som secondary school in Svay Rieng’s Svay Tiep district yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate the school’s principal, who, they claim, embezzled thousands of dollars from the school budget. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/principal-accused-budget-theft
73 generals granted new ranks, jobs
A mass promotion announced by the Interior Ministry yesterday saw more than 80 senior police officials upgraded, including seven to three-star general status, as well as the appointment of seven new under-secretaries of state. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/73-generals-granted-new-ranks-jobs
Strike ends at Bavet window factory
More than 400 workers from a Chinese-owned window factory in Svay Rieng’s Bavet town returned to work yesterday following two weeks of protests that saw strikers pelt their own factory with rocks. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-ends-bavet-window-factory
PM condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine as ‘act of aggression’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling it an ‘act of aggression [that] is unacceptable to Cambodia’ ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048629/pm-condemns-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-as-act-of-aggression/
Supreme court upholds 2018 “Adhoc 5” bribery convictions
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 2018 bribery convictions of five current and former staffers of human rights group Adhoc, concluding the appeal process in a criminal case that critics have said failed to substantiate the charges. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/supreme-court-upholds-2018-adhoc-5-bribery-convictions/
Cambodia-US Trade Volume Reaches $3B in First Semester of 2019
Within the first seven month of 2019, Cambodia-US trade volume has reached over USD 3 billion, an increase of 29 percent compared to the same period in 2018, which was USD 2.3 billion. ...
Fresh News staff
http://en.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/15347-2019-09-18-04-42-45.html
Tourist numbers in Siem Reap up 9 percent
Siem Reap’s Angkor Sangkranti festival this year was a big success with foreign tourist arrivals up almost nine percent to 29,500 over the four-day holiday from last year, the provincial tourism department said. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23870/tourist-numbers-in-siem-reap-up-9-percent/
Four suspected human traffickers tried
Four suspects in a human trafficking case were tried by Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday over allegations that they organized the forced marriage of a 21-year-old woman to a Chinese husband in 2015. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21166/four-suspected-human-traffickers-tried/
Seaport operator cruises toward IPO
The state-owned enterprise that operates Cambodia’s only deep-sea port is aiming to raise $27 million by floating a 25 percent stake on the Kingdom’s stock market, a company executive said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/seaport-operator-cruises-toward-ipo
Prime minister warns of legal action against Kem Sokha
On the 45th anniversary of Lon Nol’s U.S.-backed 1970 ouster of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday publicly accused the opposition CNRP of working to illicitly overthrow his CPP government. ...
Hul Reaksmey and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-warns-of-legal-action-against-kem-sokha-80076/