Lengthy Banteay Meanchey land dispute finally ends in payout
After a seven-year struggle, a Banteay Meanchey teacher finally got $8,000 in compensation for her land, which was seized by the Cambodian military during a border flare-up with Thailand. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lengthy-banteay-meanchey-land-dispute-finally-ends-payout
NGOs say HIV tests in Peam must go on
Multiple Cambodian HIV NGOs yesterday questioned the wisdom of discontinuing mass HIV testing at Kandal province’s Peam village, where a disproportionate cluster of infections has been discovered in recent weeks. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-say-hiv-tests-peam-must-go
Cambodia’s oil imports up 64 pct in 2015
Cambodia imported 2.55 million tons of petroleum in 2015, up 64 percent from 1.55 million tons in the year before, according to the data of the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Hellenic Shipping News Team
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cambodias-oil-imports-up-64-pct-in-2015/
Village-based internet pilot project launched in Kampong Cham
A community-based Internet provider called NerveNet has been launched In Kampong Cham provInce’s Chheng Prey district, about 100 kilometers east of Phnom Penh. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22616/village-based-internet-pilot-project-launched-in-kampong-cham/
US army looks to store field hospital in Cambodia
The U.S. Army is looking to store a mobile emergency field hospital in Cambodia to be used in the case of a regional disaster, a defense industry news website reported last week. ...
Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-army-looks-to-store-field-hospital-in-cambodia-110166/
Head of police slams interior ministry in customs fiasco
The National Police have sent a proposal letter to Interior MInister Sar Kheng, askIng him to stop customs officials from fInIng or confiscatIng vehicles with police license plates after five police vehicles were stopped and forced to pay an import tax last year, causIng an ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23069/head-of-police-slams-interior-ministry-in-customs-fiasco/
Villagers intervene to prevent alleged arrest in land dispute
Villagers involved in a land dispute in Preah Vihear province say police attempted to arrest one of their representatives on Wednesday after about 200 of them returned to reclaim their land, while the district governor said he was only seeking to speak with the villagers. ...
Workers in the dark on controversial draft union law
With the National Assembly set to vote on whether to adopt the controversial trade union law on Monday, the majority of Cambodia’s industrial workers remain unaware of the crossroads at which Cambodia’s employers and workers stand. ...
Ananth Baliga, Sen David and Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-dark-controversial-draft-union-law
Oodles of bad noodles poison three in Siem Reap
Three cousins between the ages of one and eight years old were hospitalized on Sunday after eating expired packaged noodles in Siem Reap’s Chi Kreng district, according to police. ...
Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23580/oodles-of-bad-noodles-poison-three-in-siem-reap/
New year fires cause nearly $1 million in damage
Twelve man-made fires flared up over the Khmer New Year holiday, burning down 63 houses and causing nearly $900,000 in damage, according to a Fire Department report released on Monday. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23930/new-year-fires-cause-nearly--1-million-in-damage/
Tons of fish found dead in tonle Chhmar lake
Tons of dead fish were found in the protected Tonle Chhmar Lake on Saturday, according to Ministry of Agriculture officials. The lake is a wildlife sanctuary on the edge of the Tonle Sap river in Kampong Thom’s Peam Bang commune. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24157/tons-of-fish-found-dead-in-tonle-chhmar-lake/
China-funded power transmission lines inaugurated in southern Cambodia
A China-funded power transmission system in the length of 100 km was inaugurated here on Thursday after four years of construction, officials said. ...
Hua Xia
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/28/c_135320033.htm
Two more nauru refugees volunteer to resettle in Cambodia
Two more refugees being held by Australia in an offshore detention facility have volunteered to relocate to Cambodia, an immigration official said on Wednesday, a sign that the teetering resettlement deal between the two countries has yet to run its course. ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-more-nauru-refugees-volunteer-to-resettle-in-cambodia-112184/
Forum on financing to be held in Phnom Penh
Five international financial institutions will join forces with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to hold the 1st Mekong Financial inclusion Forum in Phnom Penh in July to explore and discuss the differences, similarities and opportunities for achieving financial inclusion in this unique region. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24603/forum-on-financing-to-be-held-in-phnom-penh/
Land dispute ‘task force’ to be established in Ratanakkiri
Senior Minister in charge of Special Missions Ly Thuch announced yesterday that a land dispute resolution task force will be created for Ratanakkiri province, although observers said the move was coming too late. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-dispute-task-force-be-established-ratanakkiri
Army worm outbreak plagues rice crop in five provinces
An outbreak of army worms – brought on by recent rains – is attacking crops in five provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. ...
Koh Rong development plan tied up in red tape
The Royal Group’s $30-million luxury resort on Koh Rong island will not be completed on schedule as the company has faced numerous port development issues and, according to company management, a snarl of red tape. ...
Cheng Sokhorng and Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-rong-development-plan-tied-red-tape
Ongoing challenges in Kingdom's efforts to end domestic violence
Slow action from courts and police, a dire lack of mental health counselling and sparse government funding were named as ongoing challenges in Cambodia’s quest to eliminate violence against women at a conference yesterday. ...
Erin Handley and Chin Sreyleap
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ongoing-challenges-kingdoms-efforts-end-domestic-violence
Japan's Dai-ichi Life to open office in Cambodia
Dai-ichi Life Insurance will become the first Japanese life Insurer to establish a presence In Cambodia, settIng up a representative’s office In the capital Phnom Penh this month. ...
Nikkei
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-s-Dai-ichi-Life-to-open-office-in-Cambodia
Indian mining firm prepares to dig deep in Ratanakiri
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is set to issue the country’s first commercial underground mining license to indian company Mesco Gold in two weeks, despite opposition by residents of two villages concerned about compensation and environmental damage. The company plans to break ground on its ...
Aisha Down and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/indian-mining-firm-prepares-dig-deep-ratanakkiri-117474/