Authorities probe shooting death of man in Thailand
A Cambodian migrant worker was shot dead by a Thai foreman at the construction site where he was working last week in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province, a border official said sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/authorities-probe-shooting-death-of-man-in-thailand-82682/
Child centre’s chief arrested
Four children were removed yesterday from Bethel Children’s Home of Cambodia and the centre’s director was arrested in Chhbar Ampov following a complaint alleging child abuse and neglect, including forced labour and sexually inappropriate conduct. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/child-centres-chief-arrested
US report details human rights abuses in 2014
The U.S. State Department releaSed itS 39th annual human rightS report on Friday, reviewing abuSeS againSt the citizenS of 199 countrieS and painting a forenSic picture of the ShortcomingS of the Cambodian government&rSquo;S effortS to protect the rightS of itS population. Under the heading “Arbitrary or SS='cambodia-color'>...
Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-report-details-human-rights-abuses-in-2014-86716/
UN and social affairs officials convene to discuss Prey Speu
Social affairS officialS met ThurSday with the U.N.&rSquo;S Office of the High CommiSSioner for Human RightS to diScuSS the notoriouS Prey Speu Social affairS center, with the government giving permiSSion for the U.N. to viSit the center Friday and identify reSidentS who require pSychiatric aSSiStance SS='cambodia-color'>...
Two women charged with extorting factory
Two women were charged with extortion and placed in Kandal Provincial Prison on Wednesday for accepting $4,500 from the factory where they worked and had recently set up a union, a court official said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-women-charged-with-extorting-factory-89453/
Mekong dam monitor launched by US State Department
The U.S. Department of State haS launched the Mekong Dam Monitor in collaboration with the StimSon Center and EyeS on Earth. The new Mekong Dam Monitor iS a Significant Step toward improving underStanding of the water conditionS in the Mekong River BaSin. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50794746/mekong-dam-monitor-launched-by-us-state-department/
Vietnam, Cambodia bolster anti-crime cooperation
Vietnamese Minister of Public security To Lam and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior sar Kheng co-chaired a virtual talk on issues related to trans boundary crime. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908965/vietnam-cambodia-bolster-anti-crime-cooperation/
Cambodia’s banking, financial industry stays healthy in H1, with outstanding loans rising to $58.6 billion
FacebookTwitterEmailShareCambodia&rSquo;S banking and financial induStry continued to enjoy healthy growth in both loanS and depoSitS in the firSt half of 2023, Said the biannual report of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) releaSed on Monday. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501334791/cambodias-banking-financial-industry-stays-healthy-in-h1-with-outstanding-loans-rising-to-58-6-billion/
Be cautious when hiring new officials, says Hun Sen
Former Prime Minister Hun sen said that he supports reforms in ministries and other institutions but prefers retention of senior officials who worked hard and served the country and people in the past. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352070/be-cautious-when-hiring-new-officials-says-hun-sen/
NPA urged to help Cambodia reach 2025 mine-free target
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has asked the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to do more to help Cambodia become mine-free by 2025. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162600/npa-urged-to-help-cambodia-reach-2025-mine-free-target/
Lao delegation on Kingdom visit to discuss mine action
A delegation from Laos visited Cambodia and exchanged experiences on mine action and relevant work experiences on management, information gathering, planning and prioritising mine action in the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lao-delegation-kingdom-visit-discuss-mine-action
MISTI, LABS explore avenues to enhance factory safety standards in Cambodia
Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry science Technology & Innovation, on May 2, 2024 received representatives from Life and Building safety (LABs), led by its Country Manager, Mr Emerald Am, to explore avenues for enhancing factory safety in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501483110/misti-labs-explore-avenues-to-enhance-factory-safety-standards-in-cambodia/
Cambodian, Phl conglomerate sign deal to establish new airline
Cambodia Airlines, a majority-owned Cambodian company, and san Miguel Corp., the Philippines’ most diversified conglomerate, on Tuesday signed a joint venture agreement to set up a Cambodia-based airline – Cambodia Airlines – to service domestic and regional flights. The agreement was inked between Cambodian tycoon Kith ss='cambodia-color'>...
US Seeks Infrastructure Deals in Cambodia
Looking to compete with Chinese influence in the region, the U.s. government is making plans to help American companies win large-scale infrastructure projects in Cambodia, U.s. officials said yesterday in Phnom Penh. The plans, which come as part of a strategic and economic embracing of Asia ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-seeks-infrastructure-deals-in-cambodia-7945/
Index Shows Little Progress in Gender Equity
Cambodia has made almost no progress over the past six years when it comes to gender equality, and is still the lowest-ranked country in the region, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2012 Gender Gap Index. Ranked 103 out of 135 countries surveyed, Cambodia placed last ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/index-shows-little-progress-in-gender-equality-4777/
Democracy About More Than Polling Day
The U.N.’s envoy for freedom of as­sembly on Tuesday presented a report to the U.N. General Assem­bly that calls for an approach to election monitoring that looks be­yond polling day to assess wheth­er elections in countries such as Cambodia are “free and fair.” The report, compiled ss='cambodia-color'>...
Alex Willemyns and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/democracy-about-more-than-polling-day-46461/
Anti-Eviction Protesters Continue to Rally Outside US Embassy
Insisting on a response from American authorities, more than 100 eviction protestors from Phnom Penh continued to rally outside the U.s. Embassy yesterday and resubmitted a petition asking for President Barack Obama to address their land rights when he visits the country next week. since confirmation ss='cambodia-color'>...
US Taxman Provides Investigation Training
The U.S. tax collection agency iS thiS week training Cambodian bank Staff aS well aS anti-corruption officialS, police, judgeS and proSecutorS in how to inveStigate financial activity to detect wrongdoing, officialS Said Monday. U.S. EmbaSSy SpokeSman Sean McIntoSh Said the program, called Intermediate Financial InveStigationS Training, SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-taxman-provides-investigation-training-40220/
Ambassadors fill Cambodia, terrorism posts
SENIOR diplomat AliSon BurrowS haS been appointed AuStralia&rSquo;S next ambaSSador to Cambodia. MS BurrowS will replace Penny RichardS in April, Foreign AffairS MiniSter Bob Carr announced on ThurSday. She iS aSSiStant Secretary with the North ASia inveStment and ServiceS branch of the Department of Foreign AffairS SS='cambodia-color'>...
Parties deny they exist for purpose of adding legitimacy to elections
Several of the 20 political partieS regiStered to conteSt in the July 29 national electionS denied on ThurSday that they were “created” purely to add legitimacy to the pollS and Stave off criticiSmS againSt Prime MiniSter Hun Sen and hiS Cambodian People&rSquo;S Party (CPP). SS='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Sokchea and Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-deny-they-exist-purpose-adding-legitimacy-elections