Questions raised over land sale at lakeside
Developer Shukaku has sold off close to 1.3 hectares of land at the capital’s controversial Boeung Kak lake site to a Singapore-listed HLH Group company, according to a statement from HLH. HLH suBsidiary D’Lotus Development purchased the land at Boeung Kak in Daun Penh district for ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/questions-raised-over-land-sale-lakeside
Diamond Island complex reveals towering ambitions
Construction of the luxury Diamond Island Riviera residential project on Koh Pich is under way after a groundbreaking ceremony last month. The Western-themed, all-modern residential project – a $700 million joint-venture between the Overseas Chinese Investment Company (OCIC) and Chinese Jixiang Investment – is just one ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/diamond-island-complex-reveals-towering-ambitions
Land prices in Siem Reap spike 15 per cent
Strong economic growth and an increase in tourism had driven Siem Reap land prices, according to an industry expert. Sorn Seap, general manager of Key Real Estate who had studied land prices in Siem Reap town, said land prices in Siem Reap town increased about 15 ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/land-prices-siem-reap-spike-15-cent
Cambodia needs more investments and global integration – Moody's
Cambodia needs increased investments, and for that, deeper regional as well as global integration is crucial, Moody’s Investors Service has said. The b2 sovereign bond rating is constrained by the small size of the economy, low per capita income and high level of dollarization while robust ...
Boby Michael
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cambodia-needs-more-investments-global-integration-moodys-1467675
Tourists flock to amazing Angkor Botanical Garden
More and more tourists have flocked into Angkor Botanical Garden in Siem Reap province after the official inauguration last week. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081095/tourists-flock-to-amazing-angkor-botanical-garden/
NBC navigating China’s cross-border interbank payment system: Serey
Cambodia’s journey towards becoming a member of the Chinese central bank’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) will require more time due to the “stringent conditions” put forth by the central bank, according to National bank of Cambodia (NbC) deputy governor Chea Serey. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-navigating-chinas-cross-border-interbank-payment-system-serey
Serey: Central bank’s MoU with UnionPay not yuan agreement
National Bank of CamBodia deputy governor Chea Serey clarified on July 16 that a recent memorandum of understanding with China’s UnionPay was not an agreement to legalise the Chinese yuan in the Kingdom or the CamBodian riel in China. Rather, it permits moBile payments using ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/serey-central-banks-mou-unionpay-not-yuan-agreement
ខណៈកំពុងហាត់សម នគរបាលខ្លះត្រូវដកទៅបំបែកសមាជប្រជាជន
ភ្នំពេញៈ នៅក្នុងអំឡុងពេលកំពុងហាត់សម នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ប៉ូលិសប្រមាណ ១០០ នាក់ ក្នុងចំណោមប៉ូលិសជាង ១០០០ នាក់ ដែលប្រដាប់ដោយខែល និងដំបង បានទៅបំបែកការរៀបចំធ្វើសមាជប្រជាជននៅស្ពាននាគក្បែរនោះ កាលពីព្រឹកម្សិលមិញ។ ការហាត់សមរបស់កម្លាំងនគរបាលកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ត្រូវបានគេគិតថា គឺដើម្បីត្រៀមទប់ទល់ទៅនឹងការធ្វើបាតុកម្មរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅថ្ងៃស្អែក បើទោះបីជាមន្ត្រីសមត្ថកិច្ចបានអះអាងថា ការហាត់សមនេះគឺដើម្បីពង្រឹងការការពារសន្តិសុខក៏ដោយ។ កម្លាំងសមត្ថកិច្ច ចម្រុះប្រមាណ ១០០ នាក់ ដែលបានដកចេញពីទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យបានមករារាំងនិងរុញច្រានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងនេះបង្ខំឲ្យចាកចេញពីស្ពាននាគ ប៉ុន្តែប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងនោះ ក៏បានរុញច្រានកម្លាំងនគរបាលវិញ ប៉ុន្តែការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នានោះមិនបង្កឲ្យមានអ្នករងរបួសឡើយ។ បើទោះបីជាកម្លាំងប៉ូលិស បានលើកផ្តួលគ្រែរបស់ក្រុមសហគមន៍ ដែលរៀបចំសម្រាប់ធ្វើវេទិកា ហើយបានបណ្តេញឲ្យចាកចេញក៏ដោយ ក៏ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងនោះមិនព្រមចាកចេញឡើយ ហើយបាននាំគ្នាអង្គុយចុះ បន្ទាប់មកក្រុមបណ្តាញមួយចំនួនបានដើរចែកសៀវភៅស្តីអំពីរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាដល់អ្នកដែលចូលរួមទាំងអស់ និងសមត្ថកិច្ចដែលមកបង្ក្រាបបាតុករផងដែរ ដើម្បីឲ្យយល់ពីច្បាប់ ហើយកុំឲ្យមានការបំពានច្បាប់។ យោងតាមលិខិតចុះថ្ងៃ ទី២០ ខែ តុលា របស់អភិបាលរងសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ឃួង ស្រេង ផ្ញើជូនតំណាងបណ្តាញពហុវិស័យឲ្យដឹងថា សមាជប្រជាជនមិនទាន់កំណត់ដោយច្បាប់ស្តីពីការរៀបចំ ...
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/105434-2013-10-22-03-45-51
Third ring road named Xi Jinping Boulevard, a symbol of Cambodia-China’s steel relationship
The third ring road has been named “Xi Jinping boulevard”, 60 years after a major thoroughfare in Phnom Penh was named Mao Tse-Tung boulevard by King Norodom Sihanouk in honor of the iconic Chinese leader. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/third-ring-road-named-xi-jinping-boulevard-a-symbol-of-cambodia-chinas-steel-relationship/
Justice Ministry to amend criminal code after strong criticism on tycoon’s murder charge
The Justice Ministry will amend the Criminal Code, particularly the “aggravating” circumstances of a criminal offense relating to murder, following public outcry over the charges brought against tycoon Srey Sina who carried out a brutal shooting. ...
Khuon Narim and Ly Rosslan
https://cambojanews.com/justice-ministry-to-amend-criminal-code-after-strong-criticism-on-tycoons-murder-charge/
PPAP revenue up 14% in 11 months, SSEZ trade volumes surge 40%
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported a 14 percent rise in 11 months revenue, compared with the same period last year. It earned $30 million from January through November, the majority from port operations. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50988542/ppap-revenue-up-14-in-11-months-ssez-trade-volumes-surge-40/
$84.5 million investment project approved to produce solar panels
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved an investment project worth $84.5 million that will need about 1,000 workers to manufacture solar panels in an industrial zone in Kratie province, according to a release by the CDC. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115792/84-5-million-investment-project-approved-to-produce-solar-panels/
Cambodia attracts $1.39 bln investment in first 2 months of 2024
Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.39 billion in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454423/cambodia-attracts-1-39-bln-investment-in-first-2-months-of-2024/
Imprisoned activist Seng Theary ends ten-day hunger strike
The imprisoned activist Seng Theary ended her 10-day hunger strike on Thursday after losing about 5 kilograms, according to her lawyer Jared Genser, following a June report from a UN working group that called for her immediate release. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/imprisoned-activist-seng-theary-ends-ten-day-hunger-strike/
Only one third of disabled people identified for government assistance program since 2020
A July sub-decree aims to improve the registration process for disabled people in order to receive government assistance, but most disabled people in the country have yet to benefit from the identification program that began registrations in 2020. ...
Seoung Nimol and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/only-one-third-of-disabled-people-identified-for-government-assistance-program-since-registrations-began-in-2020/
NGOs and political parties say they won’t attend Justice Ministry ‘explanation’ of new constitutional amendments
Civil society groups and opposition parties that have opposed newly passed constitutional amendments said they would be boycotting a meeting hosted by the Ministry of Justice this week intended to clarify the changes to eight articles. ...
Sorn Sarath and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/ngos-and-political-parties-say-they-wont-attend-justice-ministry-explanation-of-new-constitutional-amendments/
NGOs want government, Italy to halt reopening of intercountry adoptions
Reopening intercountry adoptions will put Cambodian children and their families at risk, a group of NGOs said in a statement Wednesday, urging the Cambodian government to stop the process. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/ngos-want-government-italy-to-halt-reopening-of-intercountry-adoptions/
No likelihood of EBA’s full reinstatement for now, says EU Ambassador to Cambodia
There is no confirmation that the EU would fully reinstate its preferential scheme, Everything But Arms (EBA), for CamBodia, said newly-appointed EU amBassador to CamBodia Igor Driesmans, while identifying four priorities in his mandate. ...
Sovann Sreypich and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/no-likelihood-of-ebas-full-reinstatement-for-now-says-eu-ambassador-to-cambodia/
“Release wing star shoes union leader Chea Chan”, CATU pleads with Kampong Speu court
The Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU) demands that Kampong Speu Provincial Court drop the criminal charge against Chea Chan, union president of Wing Star Shoes, and release him. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/release-wing-star-shoes-union-leader-chea-chan-catu-pleads-with-kampong-speu-court/
Restore civic, political space and release Kem Sokha, UN member states urge Cambodia
Some United Nations member states called on the Cambodian government to restore civic and political space and the right to freedom of expression, with Cambodian officials responding that civilians are allowed to exercise their right to “public opinion with no limitations”. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/restore-civic-political-space-and-release-kem-sokha-un-member-states-urge-cambodia/
