Cambodia releases 10 activists after king grants pardon
Cambodia on Saturday freed 10 land activists, who had been imprisoned on protest-related convictions last year, after King Norodom Sihamoni granted them a royal pardon at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen, an opposition lawmaker said. ...
The Cambodia Herald team
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-releases-10-activists-after-king-grants-pardon-8420
Cambodian casinos look to win from China anti-graft crackdown
Cambodia has long drawn tourists to sights ranging from the Khmer Rouge killing fields to the magnificent temples of Angkor. Now the country is looking to a new market: Chinese gamblers who are deserting Macau, the region’s traditional casino hub. ...
Michael Peel
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/53452978-bd9f-11e4-9d09-00144feab7de.html#axzz3TT6Cb1E2
ASEAN chief sees 'urgent' need to engage China over sea spat
Actions by some claimant countries in the South China Sea dispute are further complicating Asean’s diplomatic efforts to draw up a binding Code of Conduct (CoC) to help defuse the ongoing spat. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1OugA6S
CNRP to try to cancel VN border pact
Opposition lawmakers will propose the cancellation of a 2005 amendment to a border treaty with Vietnam in the National Assembly. Speaking yesterday, Sam An said the CNRP is calling for the border map deposited at the United Nations to be enforced. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-try-cancel-vn-border-pact
Cambodian PM to attend Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high delegation to attend the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit, to be held from July 2 to 6 in Tokyo, Japan, said a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. ...
Khmer Times News Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12652/cambodian-pm-to-attend-mekong-japan-summit-in-tokyo/
Bus crash death toll reaches 17
The number of casualties from last week’s fatal bus crash in the Dankrek Mountains rose to 17 on Friday, after victim Sem Sambath, 58, succumbed to her injuries, Siem Reap Provincial Hospital director Pen Phalkun said yesterday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bus-crash-death-toll-reaches-17
Student arrested after posting about 'revolution'
An anti-government activist has been imprisoned over a social media post in which he called for people in Cambodia to join him in a “colour revolution”, though critics of the arrest say he enjoys no political influence. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/student-arrested-after-posting-about-revolution
ACU to push for law to protect whistleblowers
In May, the government said it was prepared to pass a law that would provide long-overdue protections to whistleblowers in Cambodia, but the officials responsible for drafting the law have been suffering from a bad case of writer’s block. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14915/acu-to-push-for-law-to-protect-whistleblowers/
Opposition VP says fair elections would mean wins in 2017, 2018
Kem Sokha, the vice president of the opposition, addressed supporters in Australia last week, claiming that even if “another” party has its own supporters embedded in his party, fair elections in 2018 are what count. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-vp-says-fair-elections-would-mean-wins-in-2017-2018/2939298.html
Angkor resort received 400,000 tourists in first eight months
Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province welcomed 393,293 foreign tourists in the first eight months of this year, earning $18,332,011. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50759735/angkor-resort-received-400000-tourists-in-first-eight-months/
All-out effort led to Cambodia peace conference in Tokyo in 1990 – a look back at history
For the first time after the end of World War II, Japan took the spotlight on the international stage as a mediator by hosting talks for a third country in 1990. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996917/all-out-effort-led-to-cambodia-peace-conference-in-tokyo-in-1990-a-look-back-at-history/
China sends TCM experts to Cambodia to help fight COVID-19
A team of 10 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experts departed for Cambodia on Tuesday to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501042097/china-sends-tcm-experts-to-cambodia-to-help-fight-covid-19/
Preah Sihanouk province continues to be the most visited destination
The coastal province of Preah Sihanouk has defended its title as the most attractive tourism destination for three consecutive weekends. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501072233/preah-sihanouk-province-continues-to-be-the-most-visited-destination/
Need for open data to support people with disabilities
Relevant stakeholders gathered at the National Open Data Conference to discuss how open data about people with disabilities (PWD) can be utilised to help support the needs of the vulnerable group. ...
Rov Hongseng
https://kiripost.com/stories/need-for-open-data-to-support-people-with-disabilities
High Fuel Prices a Blow to Cambodia’s Covid-hit Tourism Sector
The Cambodian government has lifted all COVID-19 travel restrictions in the hopes of boosting the hard-hit tourism industry, but now businesses say sanctions on Russia and the resulting high energy prices are hampering the sector’s recovery. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/high-fuel-prices-a-blow-to-cambodias-covid-hit-tourism-sector/
Government threatens ‘action’ if IPU ‘extremists’ violate sovereignty
National Assembly spokesman Leng Peng Long on Wednesday threatened unspecified “action” against the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) if “extremists” violated Cambodian sovereignty, as the body hit back at claims of interference by saying it was simply insisting on “due process”. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-threatens-action-if-ipu-extremists-violate-sovereignty
GDP backs farmer candidates
The Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) has included 100 farmers as parliamentary candidates in its list of 275 to compete in the July 29 elections. It says the move is a step to connect politicians with the people if they are elected. ...
Meas Sokchea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gdp-backs-farmer-candidates
Hun Sen gains Laos’ support in preventing Sam Rainsy return to Cambodia
In a meeting of prime ministers Wednesday, Cambodia’s Hun Sen appeared to eliminate neighboring Laos as a potential route by which self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy could return to Cambodia as he has pledged to do in November. ...
Eugene Whong
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-laos-prime-minister-meeting-2019-09122019155659.html
Villagers continue land protest in Banteay Meanchey
Some 80 villagers embroiled in a long-running land dispute vowed on Tuesday to continue to protest outside the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court until the release of their community representative, who was arrested on Monday for allegedly “affecting private ownership”. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-continue-land-protest-banteay-meanchey
UDG appears ready to measure disputed land
Chinese-owned company Union Development Group has transported hundreds of posts to a disputed area it plans to develop in Botum Sakor district in Koh Kong province, exacerbating fears among villagers that the company will demarcate land they claim is theirs. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/udg-appears-ready-measure-disputed-land