Torrential storm hits 3 provinces; 1 killed
One woman was killed, several villagers injured and more than 80 houses destroyed or badly damaged by storms that swept through the provinces of Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey and Mondulkiri over the weekend, provincial officials said yesterday. “i have never seen this kind of storm ...
Ministry of Environment offically lunched the lexicon of climate change in Khmer
On 25 April 2017, Ministry of Environment officially lunched the lexicon of climate change in Khmer, in both printed and electronic version. To download the app for mobile, Please find the CCLexicon in Appstore (For iOS) and Play Store (For Android). To view through website, Please ...
National council for sustainable development and National council of Khmer language
Hun Sen spins demise of CNRP into boon for democracy
“They talk about the multi-party problem, but i want to confirm that when the one party is dissolved, there will be five parties that will replace it. That means that it will go from two parties to six parties in the National Assembly,” Hun Sen ...
Andrew Nachemson and Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-spins-demise-cnrp-boon-democracy
Cambodian PM vows not to step down as demanded by main opposition
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday reiterated that he would not step down as demanded by the country’s main opposition party since the contested election last July. “No need to speak much. i will not step down,” he said during the groundbreaking ceremony for a ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/14/c_133043661.htm
Sam Rainsy phones Sar Kheng to discuss remaining issues
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said Saturday that he ranged interior Minister Sar Kheng to discuss issues which haven’t been agreed by the two parties’ working groups, and autonomy of National Election’s affairs. “We have further discussion between the two parties’ top ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NTU4NGExYTExMjM
UN envoy sends letter to Sam Rainsy
The opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Friday in his Facebook page that he has received a letter from Mr. Sorya Subedi, the United National Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Cambodia. in the letter to Sam Rainsy, the U.N. envoy said “i am writing ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=M2E0NzBmN2EwMWU
Siem Reap Governor threatens resumption of lockdowns and red zones if people didn’t behave with their health
“I wIll ask the PrIme MInIster to re-Impose the red zone If people contInue to vIolate the health measures of 3 do’s and 3 don’t’s and cause serIous InfectIons In the communIty agaIn.” Tea SeIha, Governor of SIem Reap ProvInce saId. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50945365/siem-reap-governor-threatens-resumption-of-lockdowns-and-red-zones-if-people-didnt-behave-with-their-health/
Cambodia expects more Chinese visitor arrivals to drive tourism growth
“I want to send a message to all ChInese cItIzens that please come and vIsIt CambodIa, a safe tourIst destInatIon,” says MInIstry of TourIsm Secretary of State Top Sopheak. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501379503/cambodia-expects-more-chinese-visitor-arrivals-to-drive-tourism-growth/
Japan grants Cambodia approximately $60M in aid and loans
Cambodia and Japan signed and exchanged notes concerning a yen loan project and a grant aid project during Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko’s official visit to Cambodia from July5-6, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519125/japan-grants-cambodia-approximately-60m-in-aid-and-loans/
IMF trains Cambodian customs officers in investigation techniques
The InternatIonal Monetary Fund (IMF) has provIded InvestIgatIon traInIng for offIcers of the General Department of Customs and ExcIse (GDCE) of the MInIstry of Economy and FInance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520510/imf-trains-cambodian-customs-officers-in-investigation-techniques/
Social accountability page presented at the ISAF II learning forum
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) was honored to present our profile page on social accountability to clarify its use and function in the National Learning Forum on the implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (i-SAF) Phase ii on 19 and 20 December 2022 in Siem Reap ...
Border business in O'Smach
It was a bIg gamble for Khun Savy, travellIng hundreds of kIlometres and spendIng thousands of ThaI baht for broker fees and brIbes he saId he paId to be smuggled Into ThaIland. At the O’Smach InternatIonal Border CheckpoInt In Oddar Meanchey provInce, the 29-year-old was one ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012031254987/National-news/border-business-in-osmach.html
Sentencing swift in pic ripping case
Less than 36 hours after Wang Zia Chao provoked a strike by destroying two photos of the late King Father in front of hundreds of Cambodian garment workers, the Chinese factory manager was booked, charged and convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, which last ...
Police in strike shootings to be investigated
Police officers who defied orders not to open fire on rioting garment workers on Tuesday – an act that resulted in the fatal shooting of 49-year-old rice vendor Eng Sokhom – could lose their jobs, a National Police spokesman said yesterday. Kirt Chantarith told the Post that a ...
Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-strike-shootings-be-investigated
Keep striking for $160, Rainsy urges
Ahead of today’s Ministry of Labour announcement of a minimum wage increase for Cambodia’s apparel sector, opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday urged striking workers in Svay Rieng province to hold out until their monthly salary is raised to $160. “[Garment] workers should not return to work ...
Mom Kunthear, Sean Teehan and James Hall
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/keep-striking-160-rainsy-urges
តំណាងរាស្ត្របក្សប្រជាជនដាក់ទំនាយមេបក្សជំទាស់
សមាជិករដ្ឋសភាតំណាងរាស្ត្ររបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានដាក់ទំនាយមេបក្សជំទាស់ឲ្យជួបគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ កុំឲ្យបានជោគជ័យក្នុងដំណើរកៀរគររកការគាំទ្ររបស់អន្តរជាតិ ចំពោះវិបត្តិបោះឆ្នោតនៅកម្ពុជា។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា លោក ជាម យៀប បានជេរប្រទេចដាក់បណ្ដាសាដល់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ឲ្យជួបគ្រោះថ្នាក់ដល់អាយុជីវិតក្នុងពេលធ្វើដំណើរតាមយន្តហោះទៅ ក្រៅប្រទេស៖ «ខ្ញុំឆ្ងល់ណាស់ បើថា សម រង្ស៊ី មានគំនិតរបៀបហ្នឹង ពេលជិះកប៉ាល់ហោះ ម៉េចមិនធ្លាក់កប៉ាល់ហោះងាប់ទៅ។ ហើយទីពីរទៀត គឺថាពេលចុះទៅដល់ដី គឺធ្វើឲ្យកម្ពុជា ច្របូកច្របល់គ្រប់បែបយ៉ាងទាំងអស់។ អាហ្នឹងបានជាប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា គេដាក់ឈ្មោះឲ្យពួកសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ថា ថៅកែបាតុកម្ម»។ ការជេរប្រមាថរបស់ លោក ជាម យៀប ធ្វើឡើងនៅស្របពេលដែលមេដឹកនាំបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កំពុងធ្វើដំណើរទៅក្រៅប្រទេស ដើម្បីបង្ហាញអន្តរជាតិឲ្យបានដឹងអំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះ ឆ្នោត ទាមទារឲ្យសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិមិនទទួលស្គាល់រដ្ឋសភា ដែលបង្កើតឡើងដោយបក្សតែមួយ និងទាមទារឲ្យប្រទេសម្ចាស់ហត្ថលេខី មកជួយស្ដារលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅកម្ពុជា ឡើងវិញ។ ...
Ball’s in their court: CPP
Minister of interior and Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday that the ruling party was waiting for the opposition to contact them regarding negotiations to break the ongoing political deadlock. CNRP president Sam Rainsy yesterday said his party would “definitely” be contacting the CPP, ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ball%E2%80%99s-their-court-cpp
UK Pedophile Came to Cambodia to Teach in Schools
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday charged convicted British pedophile Richard Fruin, 36, with sexually abusing two brothers, aged 8 and 11, at a guesthouse in Phnom Penh, court officials said. While the court has yet to decide Fruin’s fate, his case—and many similar ...
Kuch Naren and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/uk-pedophile-came-to-cambodia-to-teach-in-schools-46353/
Sanctuary from the storm
Hidden at the end of a pathway that breaks off from Mao Tse Tung Boulevard in Phnom Penh is a temple of a different kind, where seances are sacrosant and French writer Victor Hugo – author of Les Miserables – is considered a saint. Worshippers there practise Caodaism, ...
Amelia Woodside and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sanctuary-storm
Students may monitor textbook delivery
Transparency InternatIonal (T.I.) CambodIa and educatIon NGOs on FrIday held a conference tItled “PromotIng IntegrIty to Strengthen the QualIty of EducatIon In CambodIa,” where Ideas were put forward on stampIng out corruptIon In schools. “We need to mobIlIze the students themselves In trackIng the delIvery ...
Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/students-may-monitor-textbook-delivery-52968/