Cambodia dispatches 7 armed personnel to joint China's military parade
While China to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3, Cambodia dispatched 7 armed personnel to joint the China’s military parade, according to the Chinese News Agency- Xinhua’s report. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-dispatches-7-armed-personnel-to-joint-chinas-military-parade-8903
Cambodia launches upper Mekong aquatic research center
Cambodia has inaugurated the Upper Mekong Aquatic Animal Production and Research Center in northeastern Stung Treng province, said a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130934/cambodia-launches-upper-mekong-aquatic-research-center/
Vietnam flights to broaden coastal tourism
Sihanoukville’s tourism industry has welcomed news that the country’s flagship airline will commence scheduled service between Sihanoukville and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam next month, but said the coastal city could benefit greatly from more international flights. ...
Ayanna Runcie and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vietnam-flights-broaden-coastal-tourism
Cambodia in drive to attract investment
Cambodia has decided to establish a special economic zone in Preah Sihanouk province in an attempt to attract investment and develop its economy as the ASEAN Economic Community forms by the end of this year, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA). ...
The Herald News Staff
http://www.herald.co.zw/cambodia-in-drive-to-attract-investment/
Cambodia's Angkor Wat earns over 43 mln USD from ticket sales in 9 months
Revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists visiting Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat Temple reached 43.3 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2015, up 0.24 percent year-on-year, according to a news statement on Friday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/02/c_134680572.htm
Socio-economic survey shows Cambodia’s balanced sex ratio
The Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2014 has revealed the balanced sex ratio in the country, according to the state news agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/socio-economic-survey-shows-cambodia%E2%80%99s-balanced-sex-ratio-9023
Khmer New Year festival brings in more income
Angkor Sangkranta, Siem Reap’s largest cultural festival held over Khmer New Year, raked in a total income of $95 million on the back of 1.6 million domestic and international visitors, a 23 percent year-on-year increase, state news agency AKP said yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/khmer-new-year-festival-brings-more-income
New Laos dam draws criticism
News that Laos will move ahead with the proposed 912-megawatt Pak Beng dam, which would be the third mainstream dam in Laos’ Lower Mekong River, has sparked criticism from environmental groups who say downstream countries should decide the fate of potentially harmful development projects. ...
Cristina Maza
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-laos-dam-draws-criticism
Myanmar, Cambodia Sign Visa Exemption Agreement
Myanmar and Cambodia have signed an agreement on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders travelling between both countries, Xinhua news agency reported. The agreement was signed by Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Tin Oo Lwin and Cambodian Ambassador to Myanmar Sieng Burvuthin Nay Pyi Taw on ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1001919
Cambodia receives 3.2 million foreign tourists in Jan-Sep
Around 3.2 million foreign tourists visited Cambodia in the first nine months of the year, a five percent rise from 3.05 million over the same period last year. The majority of tourists came from Vietnam, China, South Korea, Laos and Thailand, Xinhua news agency reported. ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1082990
Fisherman catches 127-kg giant barb in Mekong Delta
A Vietnamese fisherman caught a 127-kg giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) in the Mekong Delta over the weekend, Dan Tri reported. The online news service said Nguyen Van Minh caught the critically endangered fish, known as trey kolreang in Khmer, in Vinh Long province on Saturday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/fisherman-catches-127-kg-giant-barb-in-mekong-delta-7815
The Cambodian government decided to allocate $3.7 million from 2015 to 2017 to HIV treatment
Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen has committed to stopping new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections by 2020, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said. The news came following Cambodian government’s decision to allocate $3.7 million from 2015 to 2017 to HIV treatment. ...
Sputnik News Staff
http://sputniknews.com/asia/20141210/1015683350.html
Cambodia, Russia to sign 5 cooperation documents next week
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will lead a delegation to pay a working visit to Russia from March 2 to 4 in order to boost ties and cooperation, according to a news statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150227/cambodia-russia-sign-5-cooperation-documents-next-week
Cambodia claims entire ownership of stolen crude oil loaded on MT Strovolos
Ministry of Mines and Energy has claimed that the stolen $21 million crude oil on MT Strovolos legally belongs to Cambodia, denying the news and declarations of owners and managers of the vessel. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50945269/cambodia-claims-entire-ownership-of-stolen-crude-oil-loaded-on-mt-strovolos/
Journalists invited to tour Ream Naval Base
The Ministry of National Defence on Friday invited some 70 national and international journalists to inspect the Ream Naval Base following reports last week of a deal with China to use the facility. The story was immediately dismissed by Prime Minister Hun Sen as “fabricated ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/journalists-invited-tour-ream-naval-base
"Blue-ear disease" kills over 1,200 pigs in northwest Cambodia
A new outbreak of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has taken the lives of more than 1,200 pigs while infecting some 3,200 more in three districts across Cambodia’s Siem Reap province since mid-August, according to Chinese News Agency-Xinhua. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/%22blue-ear-disease%22-kills-over-1200-pigs-in-northwest-cambodia-8929
Cambodia, Canada strengthen bilateral cooperation in garment sector
H.E. Ok Boung, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, held a discussion with H.E. Ms. Pottie Donica, Canadian Ambassador to Cambodia, on bilateral trade relations, mainly in garment sector, at the ministry office on Monday afternoon, said the ministry’s news release. ...
So Sophavy
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=107430
Cambodia Daily slapped with huge tax bill
Government-aligned media outlet Fresh News has published a leaked letter from the Taxation Department to the Cambodia Daily claiming that it owes $6.3 million in back taxes, a disclosure accompanied by scathing anonymous “letters” attacking the English-language Newspaper and prominent NGOs. ...
Phak Seangly and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-daily-slapped-huge-tax-bill
CLV countries boost cooperation against banknote counterfeit
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have been committed to enhance their cooperation in combating counterfeit banknotes. The commitment was made at a symposium held in Hanoi, Vietnam last Friday attended by relevant officials from the three neighbouring countries, according to the National Bank of Cambodia’s news ...
Khan Sophirom
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=106872
City bus service to connect to provinces
Phnom Penh Municipality has anticipated the connection of city bus service to other provinces across Cambodia, reported state news agency-AKP. With intention to assist the sector, the Government of Japan agreed to provide 130 buses and China, 100 buses to Cambodia shortly. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/city-bus-service-to-connect-to-provinces-9053