PM to expand membership of the Supreme Consultative Council
Prime Minister Hun Manet has laid out his recommendations to expand the scope of membership for the Supreme Consultative Council (SCC) to ensure a vibrant and constructive environment. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348697/pm-to-expand-membership-of-the-supreme-consultative-council/
UN, GGGI and Government of Cambodia announce support to green bond issuers
In March, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC), in collaboration with the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF) and GuarantCo, part of the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314877/un-gggi-and-government-of-cambodia-announce-support-to-green-bond-issuers/
Border Committee denies ‘Vietnamese invasion’ allegation
The Border Affairs Committee flatly dismissed all allegations that Vietnam had encroached on Cambodian border area and asked the authorities to take legal action against those who create and intentionally spread rumours. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501325076/border-committee-denies-vietnamese-invasion-allegation/
Run Ta Ek residents hope for jobs from the new govt
FacebookTwitterEmailShareFormer squatters who agreed to leave the Angkor Archaeological Park area for relocation to the Run Ta Ek development site in Siem Reap province want to see the new government help to create jobs because the location is new and far from the urban area ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332639/run-ta-ek-residents-hope-for-jobs-from-the-new-govt/
Prime Minister assures civil servants their jobs are safe
Officials and leaders of the armed forces with positions in the previous mandate such as the secretary of state, the undersecretary of state, the advisor to the government, provincial governors and all deputy governors will not face a shake-up in a new government, Prime Minister ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1333812/prime-minister-assures-civil-servants-their-jobs-are-safe/
Cambodia withdraws nearly 100 blue helmet troops from Mali due to tense security situation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday that at the United Nations (UN) request, the kingdom had withdrawn nearly 100 blue helmet troops from the war-torn African nation of Mali due to tense security context. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382139/cambodia-withdraws-nearly-100-blue-helmet-troops-from-mali-due-to-tense-security-situation/
Lawmaker defends rejection of human rights proposals
National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun on Friday defended Cambodia’s decision to reject four human rights proposals and merely take note of another 38 during the adoption of its second universal periodic review report in Geneva on Thursday. In all, Cambodia accepted 163 of the 205 recommendations ...
Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/lawmaker-defends-rejection-of-four-human-rights-proposals-62697/
Monitoring for Nothing: Is the ILO’s ‘Better Factories’ programme failing the Kingdom’s garment workers?
The United Nations in Cambodia has taken a beating in recent months. The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has been plagued by high-profile resignations and accusations of political interference. Elsewhere human rights activists have criticised the UN’s failure to take a firm stance against an increasingly ...
Frédéric Janssens
http://sea-globe.com/monitoring-for-nothing/
The Ministry of Environment calls out encroaching
The Ministry of Environment issued a warning on Wednesday against encroachment on protected natural areas following some instances of intruders clearing forest land for personal gain. It cited examples of encroachment in the Ream, Bokor and Kirirom national parks and the multi-purpose Kbal Chay freshwater ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-environment-calls-out-encroaching
NEC official mocks plight of CNRP
The National Election Committee (NEC) Chairman Sik Bun Hok has mocked the dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party, saying its violation of the constitution led to its disolution. He made his comments during his speech at the National Institute of Education for a workshop on the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-official-mocks-plight-cnrp
NEC to begin registering voters it missed for 2017
The National Election Committee said it will aim to register around 1.4 million of the nearly 2 million eligible voters it was unable to get on voter rolls last year, though the body’s chairman, Sik Bun Hok, refused to address yesterday whether the process would ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-begin-registering-voters-it-missed-2017
Concerns raised over sanctions
The repercussions of last week’s political moves in Cambodia when the Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party has left many wondering what the repercussions will be for local businesses. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5091091/concerns-raised-sanctions/
New NEC members approved
The National Assembly approved the replacement of three members of the National Election Committee yesterday. It also recognized 16 new members of parliament from the ruling CPP. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5094772/new-nec-members-approved/
New national holiday to remember victims
The government has set May 20 as a National Day of Remembrance, an official National holiday to commemorate the victims and suffering that occurred during the Democratic Kampuchea regime. According to a government sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 14, the holiday was ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109655/new-national-holiday-remember-victims/
Kem Sokha tours country gathering post-election feedback
Taking stock of his party’s June commune elections losses, CNRP president Kem Sokha has embarked on a countrywide tour to gather feedback and intelligence the party can use to steer its national election campaign, party officials said on Tuesday. ...
Ben Paviour and Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-tours-country-gathering-post-election-feedback-133383/
CNRP leaders face loss of salary
Fifty-five opposition CNRP lawmakers will immediately lose their salaries if the party is dissolved by the Supreme Court tomorrow. CNRP commune representatives will also be cut off if the party is dissolved. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5090547/cnrp-leaders-face-loss-salary/
Local officials prepare to vote for ruling party in absence of main opposition
In Popel commune, Takeo province, some seven commune councilors from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party are going to vote in the Senate election, which will take place on February 25. The election will take place without the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, which gained more ...
Gov’t okays $5 bil for 2017 budget
The National Budget 2017 was approved on Friday by the Council of Ministers, with a government expenditure of about $5.04 billion. This represents an increase of about 15.6 percent compared to the 2016 budget of $4.36 billion, according to a government statement. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31146/gov---t-okays--5-bil-for-2017-budget/
A road paved with promise
Land prices along one of Cambodia’s main highways have seen a slight increase in the first half of 2017, thanks to road improvements and residential developments, insiders say. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5073593/road-paved-promise/
US-funded National Democratic Institute accused of colluding with CNRP
Leaked materials from the United States-funded NGO National Democratic Institute (NDI) have been portrayed on Facebook and in local media as being part of an “ill intended” strategy to help the opposition party win next year’s National election, with government officials yesterday publicly questioning the ...
Niem Chheng and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-funded-national-democratic-institute-accused-colluding-cnrp