Centers in Thailand to grant migrant workers travel documents
The Thai government has agreed to set up stations across Thailand where Cambodian illegal migrant workers can register for documents that will allow them to stay and work in the country, Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng said at a news conference on Thursday. ...
Chhorn Phearun and Hannah Hawkins
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/centers-in-thailand-to-grant-migrant-workers-travel-documents-132234/
Prison Sentences Handed Down in Mondolkiri Child Torture Case
The Mondolkiri Provincial Court this morning sentenced Dutch man Stefan Struik, 53, to two years in prison for helping his Vietnamese boyfriend, Nguyen Thanh Dung, 34, flee the country after videos of Mr. Nguyen torturing a 2-year-old Cambodian boy were posted on Facebook. ...
Phan Soumy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/breakingnews/prison-sentences-handed-mondolkiri-child-torture-case-132490/
Embassy in Malaysia lacks funds to send workers home
An official at the Cambodian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said on Monday that with more Cambodians seeking support and refuge amid a labor crackdown by Malaysian authorities, the embassy’s budget was not enough to pay to bring them home. ...
Leng Len and Hannah Hawkins
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/embassy-in-malaysia-lacks-funds-to-send-workers-home-132613/
PM asks Japan to invest $800m in skytrain
Prime Minister Hun Sen is to ask Japan to invest $800 million in building a skytrain link between the city and Phnom Penh International Airport. ...
May Kunmakara and Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077056/pm-asks-japan-invest-800m-skytrain/
Cambodia urges patience in making Asean, N Korea statements
During Asean’s 50-year anniversary, the Cambodian government encouraged members of the regional bloc to exercise patience in drafting statements against North Korean missile use in order to minimize regional tensions, Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn said at a briefing following his return from Manila. ...
Chhorn Phearun and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-urges-patience-in-making-asean-n-korea-statements-133452/
Drug mule arrested at airport with ‘cocaine in stomach’
Cambodian authorities last week arrested an alleged drug mule attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Kingdom by hiding it in his stomach. South African national Blignaut Chan, 26, was seized on September 13 at Phnom Penh International Airport in a joint operation between the National ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/drug-mule-arrested-airport-cocaine-stomach
Experts fear economic impact of political tensions in Cambodia
Cambodia’s economy relies heavily on textile manufacturing, tourism, real estate and construction, which are all easily impacted by political upheaval, analysts said. ...
Architect Vann Molyvann dies in Siem Reap at 90
Renowned Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann has died at the age of 90 in his home in Siem Reap. Molyvann’s assistant, Choung Chhoeun, confirmed the architectural great passed away today at 9:45am. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/breaking-architect-vann-molyvann-dies-siem-reap-90?utm_content=buffer9172a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Copper found at Angkor Gold mining site in Ratanakkiri
Canadian mining firm Angkor Gold Corp has discovered a new copper system during exploratory drilling of its Oyadao South licence in Ratanakkiri province, the company said in a press release. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/copper-found-angkor-gold-mining-site-ratanakkiri
UN extolls power of tech in goals to development
Private-sector investment into technology can help developing countries meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), representatives said yesterday at a conference, sparking debate on how Cambodian entrepreneurs can incorporate humanitarian goals into core business operations. ...
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/un-extolls-power-tech-goals-development
Scandals and problems are mounting in land sale deals
Scandals are beginning to brew now that the real estate market is expanding with more affordable housing and cheaper land prices. The situation has been exacerbated by the lack of laws governing the sector and managing stakeholder disputes. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/scandals-and-problems-are-mounting-land-sale-deals
Groups prepare for architecture and design exhibition in 2018
Cambodia will have its third architecture and design exhibition in May next year in response to the growing demand for expertly designed structures and beautiful buildings. The exhibition, organised by Thai ICV subsidiary ICVeX and the Cambodian Society of Architects, will revolve around the theme ...
Moeun Nhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/groups-prepare-architecture-and-design-exhibition-2018
New partnership to light up electronics sector in Cambodia
Legrand, a French manufacturer of electrical equipment, entered into an agreement on Friday with local company BMSC to distribute uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices in the Cambodian market. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5096455/new-partnership-light-electronics-sector-cambodia/
Chinese companies playing active role in Lancang-Mekong Cooperation
Since the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism less than two years ago, many Chinese companies have been active players in the cooperation, greatly boosting regional development in the six riparian countries. Jiang Zengwei, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International ...
Fei Liena, Lu Juan, and Mao Pengfei
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/10/c_136885593.htm
India loan signed to fund dam in Kampong Speu
India’s state-owned Export-Import Bank agreed to loan $36.92 million to the Cambodian government to fund the development of a dam and reservoir in Kampong Speu province. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/india-loan-signed-fund-dam-kampong-speu
Breaking: Three killed while on forestry patrol in Mondulkiri
An Environment Ministry ranger, a Military Police officer and an employee of a conservation organisation have been killed in a shootout with other Cambodian authorities near Mondulkiri’s border with Vietnam. ...
Mech Dara and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/breaking-three-killed-while-forestry-patrol-mondulkiri
India, Cambodia to expand ties in IT, infrastructure sectors
The meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw Cambodia invite Indian investment in information technology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and horticulture, infrastructure and small and medium enterprises. ...
Five more held for shooting forest patrollers in Mondulkiri
Five more suspects have been arrested and are being interrogated by authorities in relation to the murder of three forest patrollers last Tuesday in Mondulkiri’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, authorities confirmed yesterday. ...
Mech Dara and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-more-held-shooting-forest-patrollers-mondulkiri
New food security laboratory comes online in Svay Rieng
A new laboratory to monitor food products and ensure their safety opened on Tuesday in Svay Rieng province, near the border with Vietnam. It is the third such facility to open in the kingdom in the last few years, after other labs came online in Banteay ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50106878/new-food-security-laboratory-comes-online-svay-rieng/
New electricity bill cuts planned to start in April
Starting on April 1, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) will continue to bring down the cost of electricity for households and enterprises in Phnom Penh and a number of provinces, according to a recent announcement by the agency. In a statement released earlier this month ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109671/new-electricity-bill-cuts-planned-start-april/