Cambodian casinos look to win from China anti-graft crackdown
Cambodia has long drawn tourists to sights ranging from the Khmer Rouge killing fields to the magnificent temples of Angkor. Now the country is looking to a new market: Chinese gamblers who are deserting Macau, the region’s traditional casino hub. ...
Michael Peel
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/53452978-bd9f-11e4-9d09-00144feab7de.html#axzz3TT6Cb1E2
New accountability in disaster management
New articles may be added to a draft law on disaster management, including punishments for officials who break the law. The current draft includes prison sentences and small fines for people who, for example, enter restricted areas during a disaster. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/new-accountability-disaster-management
TV journalist to take senior post at interior ministry
The deputy director of the Cambodian News Channel (CNC), a local 24-hour television news station, has been appointed undersecretary of state at the Interior Ministry, according to a copy of the April 11 royal decree awarding him the position. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tv-journalist-to-take-senior-post-at-interior-ministry-82120/
Ministry to auction Sand-dredging licenses
The Ministry of Mines and Energy will hold an auction next month putting up for sale four licenses to dredge sand along a stretch of the Mekong River, according to a statement posted to the ministry’s website on Tuesday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/ministry-to-auction-sand-dredging-licenses-82457/
CNRP to try to cancel VN border pact
Opposition lawmakers will propose the cancellation of a 2005 amendment to a border treaty with Vietnam in the National Assembly. Speaking yesterday, Sam An said the CNRP is calling for the border map deposited at the United Nations to be enforced. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-try-cancel-vn-border-pact
Cambodian, Japanese financial bodies sign cooperation deal on bank supervision
The National Bank of Cambodia ( NBC), or the Central Bank, and the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday, aiming at exchanging experience and expertise in the area of bank supervision, according to a news statement. ...
CNRP lawmakers lead another trip to disputed VN border
Continuing a campaign by the opposition to inspect alleged encroachment upon Cambodian territory along the Vietnamese border, CNRP lawmaker Ou Chanrith on Saturday led a trip to a disputed cashew farm in Svay Rieng province, fellow lawmaker Kong Saphea said Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-lawmakers-lead-another-trip-to-disputed-vn-border-85538/
EU diplomat welcomes Cambodia's disputed draft NGO bill
Outgoing ambassador of the European Union to Cambodia Jean-Francois Cautain on Tuesday welcomed the Cambodian government’s decision to establish a law on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Associations, according to a Cambodian government official. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=287873
Sok An to respond to summons in writing only
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An will respond to a summons to appear before the National Assembly in writing rather than in person, a spokesman said Wednesday, with an opposition lawmaker saying the move could prompt a bid to impeach Mr. An. ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sok-an-to-respond-to-summons-in-writing-only-87118/
NGO director arrested by Vietnamese authorities
A Cambodian NGO director who on Saturday took about 40 of his primary- and high-school students on a trip to a disputed border area in Svay Rieng province was beaten by Vietnamese civilians and imprisoned overnight, officials said Sunday. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngo-director-arrested-by-vietnamese-authorities-87341/
Young Cambodians launch campaign to combat violence against women
About 400 young Cambodians and members of the armed forces have launched a campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls in response to a brutal attack by a real estate tycoon on a former female TV presenter. ...
RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/young-cambodians-launch-campaign-to-combat-violence-against-women-07102015135041.html
Border activists fall short of mark
Most of the more than 2,000 activists who traveled to a disputed area of the border with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province’s Kompong Ro district yesterday afternoon were not permitted to reach their ultimate goal – Border Post 203. ...
Ros Chanveasna and Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13464/border-activists-fall-short-of-mark/
ACU asks an opposition lawmaker to give answer over an alleged corruption case
The Anti-corruption Unit (ACU) sent a letter to a lawmaker from the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Real Khemrin, over the accusation that he embezzled from a recent trip to visit Cambodia-Vietnam border. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/acu-asks-an-opposition-lawmaker-to-give-answer-over-an-alleged-corruption-case-8818
New Zealand FM to visit Cambodia next week, air services pact expected to be signed
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will pay a two-day visit to Cambodia from Aug. 18 to 19, where he will sign an agreement on air services, according to a press statement from the Cambodian Foreign Ministry on Thursday. ...
Cambodia dam’s benefits exclude people in its vicinity
The construction of the Kamchay Dam in Cambodia, though beneficial to urban areas, has not been so good for those who live close to the dam site in Kampot province, according to a study. ...
Madhukara Putty
http://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/energy/news/cambodia-dam-s-benefits-exclude-people-in-its-vicinity.html
MPs ‘hastily’ approved laws, new report says
Lawmakers have hastily approved key legislation with little or no meaningful debate, according to a mid-year report on the National Assembly’s performance, which criticised opposition president Sam Rainsy for stifling discussion prior to two important votes. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mps-hastily-approved-laws-new-report-says
MFIs disburse $7.73 billion in first semester in Cambodia
The Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) has disbursed a total $7.730 billion in loan to a close of 2 million customers in the first half of this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50936570/mfis-disburse-7-73-billion-in-first-semester-in-cambodia/
Officials step up crackdown on illegal fishing
Fisheries and local officials are stepping up a crackdown on illegal fishing nationwide as the closed fishing season is set to begin next month, according to a senior Agriculture Ministry official. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501083661/officials-step-up-crackdown-on-illegal-fishing/
About 1,000 migrants sent home
About 1,000 Cambodians allegedly working illegally in Thailand were arrested and deported after the Thai government declared an end to a grace period for labourers, a member of the official receiving committee at the border in Poipet said Monday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/about-1000-migrants-sent-home
New airline about to take off
Cambodia Airways, a locally owned airline with $200 million paid-up capital, will launch operations in the next few weeks, operating local and international routes, particularly to destinations in China, according to a representative of the Secretariat of State Civil Aviation. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50503667/new-airline-about-to-take-off/