Travel Restrictions in Cambodian Province Ahead of Mass Protest
Authorities in Cambodia have imposed unusual travel restrictions in a southeastern province ahead of a planned opposition mass protest against election results this weekend, residents and non-governmental groups said Tuesday, criticizing the move as a violation of freedom of movement. Some of them suspect that the ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/travel-09032013234418.html
Barricades to stay in place for days: gov’t
Manned barricades that dotted the city yesterday, strangling traffic along Norodom, Sothearos and other key thoroughfares, will remain in place through tomorrow, the government announced. The unsigned directive issued yesterday, which emanated from the election security council chaired by interior Minister Sar Kheng, thanked citizens and ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/barricades-stay-place-days-gov%E2%80%99t
Snakebites an Under-Reported but Deadly Problem in Cambodia
n the ponds and rice paddies of the Cambodian countryside, trying to catch frogs can be deadly. Along Cambodia’s rivers, floodlands and lowlands live millions of venomous snakes, 10 species of which can be lethal if you disturb their slumber. Last week, a 13-year-old teenager from Kompong ...
Denise Hruby and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/snakebites-an-under-reported-but-deadly-problem-in-cambodia-47812/
Asia’s forests grow, but not in Kingdom: NGO
Forest land in Asia-Pacific countries has grown overall since 2002, according to a study released last week, but Cambodia was one of only three countries surveyed to buck the trend. Out of 14 countries included in the study by the Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC), ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asia%E2%80%99s-forests-grow-not-kingdom-ngo
Labor Unions agree to one time hike in wage
Around 40 Labor Unions in Cambodia have all agreed to pursue the third formula given by the Ministry of Labor, of a one time hike in minimum wage for footwear and garment factory employees in 2014. The Labor Unions agreed to pursue the hike in salary ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MWNmYzg4Yjc2YjJ
GMS Countries To Explore Tourism Linkages In Annual Meeting
Member states of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) will meet at an annual meeting in Hanoi on Dec 19 to explore measures to embrace tourism linkages, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. Cao Van Ban, development assistance committee head of Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Association for Economic Cooperation Development (VILACAED), ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1001973
Barges Impounded for Breaking Sand Dredging Ban in Kandal
The Ministry of Water Resources impounded five barges in Kandal province on Saturday for flouting a government ban on sand dredging on the Mekong River, an official said Sunday. Chan Youttha, cabinet chief for Water Resources Minister Lim Kean Hor, said the minister personally led a ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/barges-impounded-for-breaking-sand-dredging-ban-in-kandal-49567/
Wat Lanka Monks in Dispute With State Electricity Provider
About 200 monks from Phnom Penh’s Wat Lanka on Thursday called off a protest against the planned construction of an electricity distribution substation on the pagoda’s land by state electricity provider Electricite du Cambodge (EdC), pending negotiations with the company. Having assembled to make banners for ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wat-lanka-monks-in-dispute-with-state-electricity-provider-49974/
Koh Pich: diamond in the rough slowly comes together
Since being designated for development by the municipal government in 2006, Koh Pich has been abuzz with activity. Now covered in the widest, least-congested roads in central Phnom Penh, this island is filling up quickly with residential, retail and hospitality projects aimed at affluent locals ...
Chris Horton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/koh-pich-diamond-rough-slowly-comes-together
Election Observers Call for Recount of Votes in Kandal
Election observers on Wednesday released a joint statement regarding the fallout from the disputed national election, calling for a recount of votes in Kandal province’s Takhmao City, where a particularly large number of irregularities were reported. The Situation Room, a conglomerate of NGO’s and election monitors ...
Neou Vannarin and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/election-observers-call-for-recount-of-votes-in-kandal-40509/
CNRP Supporters Run Through Practice Sit-In for Saturday
The opposition CNRP on Wednesday held its second and last day of training for party supporters ahead of its mass demonstrations planned for Saturday driving home its message of peace and nonviolence. Amid persistent and ominous warnings from the government that the demonstrations may turn violent, ...
Phorn Bopha and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-supporters-run-through-practice-sit-in-for-saturday-41702/
Australian company finds 'significant' mineral deposits in Preah Vihear
Australia’s Geopacific Resources NL said Thursday it had found “significant” amounts of gold, copper and molybdenum at its Kou Sa project in Preah Vihear. in a statement, the mineral explorer said the results of the first phase of its soil-sampling program had also found “associated multi-element ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OGViOWQwNzllY2F
Council Orders Discipline of Election Staff in Siem Reap
The Constitutional Council on Thursday ordered the National Election Committee to discipline staff members at seven voting stations in Siem Reap province for irregularities in July’s national election. The Council, which acts as the appeals body for election complaints, said in its decision that disciplinary action ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/council-orders-discipline-of-election-staff-in-siem-reap/1743918.html
Grenade Found Near Opposition Rally Site in Siem Reap
Activists for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party in Siem Reap have found an unexploded grenade, near a site where opposition leaders were expected to hold a meeting Thursday. The rusty grenade was found less than 50 meters from where Rescue Party leaders Sam Rainsy ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/grenade-found-near-opposition-rally-site-in-siem-reap/1748718.html
Cambodia's rice exports up 107 pct in 8 months
Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in the exports of milled rice in the first eight months of the year due to increasing demand on international markets, official figures showed Wednesday. The data, from the single window secretariat for facilitating milled rice exports, recorded that the ...
Xinhuanet News Staf
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/18/c_132731824.htm
Thousands Affected by Flooding, More Predicted in Coming Days
Thousands of families continue to be affected by relentless flooding caused by heavy rains and the opening of dams in neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, causing a surge in the Mekong River in Cambodia that has inundated communities along its banks. The floods have claimed at least ...
Ben Sokhean and Lindsey Peterson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-affected-by-flooding-more-predicted-in-coming-days-43416/
Cambodia reports 21st bird flu case in 2013
An eight-year-old girl from Cambodia’s eastern Kampong Thom province has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 21 so far this year, a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Health Ministry said Tuesday. The little girl ...
Xinhunet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-10/22/c_132820754.htm