US imposes sanctions on Oknha Pheap and Kun Kim
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed strong dismay on Monday over the designation of Cambodian tycoon Oknha Try Pheap and General Kun Kim under the US’ Global Magnitsky Act. “It is very disturbing when the public figures of a country become the ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/us-imposes-sanctions-oknha-pheap-and-kun-kim
Vathana Sabung to refile land dispute report to PM on behalf of villagers
Supreme Consultation Forum member Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung will file a second report to Prime Minister Hun Sen in a bid to resolve a land dispute concerning 225 families in Roka Khpos commune, Sa’ang district, Kandal province. Vathana Sabung, who is also Khmer Rise Party ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vathana-sabung-refile-land-dispute-report-pm-behalf-villagers
Sar Kheng issues instruction on amending family records
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has instructed relevant institutions under his supervision to assist people in the correction and cancellation of family records to make the service more widely available in towns and district administrations across the Kingdom. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-issues-instruction-amending-family-records
Authorities dismantle stalls on Otres Beach
Some 62 Otres Beach stall owners plan to petition Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Ministry of Interior for a resolution after the Preah Sihanouk provincial authority dismantled their stalls on Wednesday, with some having been owned for more than 20 years. Preah Sihanouk Provincial ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-dismantle-stalls-otres-beach
Government formulates new policy on urban waste management
The government is formulating a new policy on urban garbage collection to strengthen waste management and protect the environment better. Neth Pheaktra, Environment Ministry spokesman, said at a press conference yesterday the policy is being formulated following termination of Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd’s licence to collect ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50684363/government-formulates-new-policy-on-urban-waste-management
Chinese state-run hydropower companies fall short on green promises
China’s state-owned dam builders are failing to keep their promises to protect the planet when developing hydropower projects abroad – increasing the threat of environmental and social problems, according to a new study by green group International Rivers. ...
Japanese firm to conduct study on investment in aquaculture industry in Cambodia
A Japanese firm has been conducting a study on investment possibility in raising Tilapia – a freshwater fish species in Cambodia, according to JICA. ...
Announcement on the detection of methanol in hand-sanitized alcohol products
On 17 April 2020, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement On the detectiOn of methanol in hand-sanitized alcohol products. More than 80 tOnnes of methanol were found, the announcement said. The ministry also asked businesses, businessmen, companies and individuals to stop selling and distributing ...
Ministry of Commerce
National post company presses pause on international deliveries amid pandemic
State-owned Cambodia Post has announced its international delivery service will be temporarily suspended because of logistical issues caused by the virus. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715183/national-post-company-presses-pause-on-international-deliveries-amid-pandemic/
Open Development Cambodia has updated profile page on "Public transportation" by adding 16 public bus lines
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated profile page on “Public transportation” under Access to public services by adding public bus lines to 16 lines together with the information in both Khmer and English of bus lines, operating hour, bus stop, and map.=>Please click here to get in to ...
Police officer loses leg after stepping on landmine next to temple
A police officer has lost his leg after stepping on an anti-personnel mine buried near a temple in Preah Vihear province on Friday. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783129/police-officer-loses-leg-after-stepping-on-landmine-next-to-temple/
Over 200,000 visit provinces on first day of holidays
The Tourism Ministry said today that more than 200,000 tourists visited provinces on Monday, the first day of the replacement Khmer New Year holiday. In a statement, the ministry said it recorded a total of 230,000 visitors, most of whom had flocked to Kampot and ...
Srey Lux
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50755623/over-200000-visit-provinces-on-first-day-of-holidays/
Kingdom’s oil dreams live on even after driller files for liquidation
KrisEnergy Ltd, the operator of the Apsara oil field development offshore Cambodia, has confirmed that all operations of its subsidiary in Cambodia, KrisEnergy (Cambodia) Ltd, will continue as normal, despite its parent company filing for liquidation on June 4, according to a senior official of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-oil-dreams-live-even-after-driller-files-liquidation
Priority groups on Thai border get third Covid booster doses
The seven Cambodian provinces bordering Thailand have begun vaccinating frontline workers including medical staff and military personnel with third booster doses, as the Kingdom’s vaccination drive reaches over 50 per cent of its total population of 16 million. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/priority-groups-thai-border-get-third-covid-booster-doses
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Exports”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Exports”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Cambodia’s main exports such as garments, footwear and travel goods, together with the related contents such as reports, news, statistic as well as relevant ...
Ministry seeks feedback on UK trade rules
The Ministry of Commerce seeks to engage the involvement of all exporters in the consultation process of drafting a mechanism that will serve as a benchmark for Cambodian commercial exports to the UK. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-seeks-feedback-uk-trade-rules
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Imports”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Imports”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Cambodia’s main imports such as textiles, electrical, electronic equipment and cars, together with the related contents such as reports, news, statistic as well as ...
Sihanoukville to reopen five schools on September 13
Kouch Chamroeun, Governor of Preah Sihanouk Province, chaired a meeting to discuss the implementation of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports’ guidelines on teaching and learning in bulk for public educational institutions and Private in Preah Sihanouk Province, low risk, with the participation of ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50930508/sihanoukville-to-reopen-five-schools-on-september-13/
CHRC seeks input on draft law to make it more independent
The Cambodia Human Rights Committee (CHRC) is inviting all embassies in Cambodia, local and international NGOs, Parliamentarians, international stakeholders and Supreme Consultative Council members to give input over the draft law on proposal to make it more independent. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50930398/chrc-seeks-input-on-draft-law-to-make-it-more-independent/