Girl killed by UXO explosion in Kompong Speu
A 10-year-old girl was killed instantly when a piece of unexploded ordinance (UXO) detonated under the heat of a brush fire in in Kompong Speu province’s Oral district on Sunday afternoon, her commune chief said Monday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/girl-killed-by-uxo-explosion-in-kompong-speu-77256/
Reality dawns as sun sets on Kazantip
Plans to bring the raucous 10-day rave Kazantip to Cambodian shores were in tatters Wednesday as hundreds of Russian revelers showed up at the bridge leading to Koh Puos island to find the way blocked by a 2-meter-high metal barricade. ...
George Wright and Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/reality-dawns-as-sun-sets-on-kazantip-78256/
Amid slow sales, some Aeon tenants leave mall
Less than 10 months after the $200-million Aeon Mall opened its doors to Phnom Penh’s consumers, at least seven tenants at Cambodia’s largest shopping center have shuttered their businesses, complaining of disappointing foot traffic, construction disturbances and overly thrifty patrons. ...
Anthony Jensen and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/amid-slow-sales-some-aeon-tenants-leave-mall-82423/
Sihanoukville international airport prepares for take off
Long overlooked, Cambodia’s third international airport is undergoing a major upgrade, big enough to firmly place it on Southeast Asia’s tourism map. By the end of next year, it is be ready to handle 10,000 air passengers a week. ...
Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12592/sihanoukville-international-airport-prepares-for-take-off/
ASEAN urged to harmonise low carbon path to Paris
Environmental groups in Southeast Asia are urging governments of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to present a united and ambitious climate action plan for the upcoming climate conference in Paris this December. ...
Medilyn Manibo
http://www.eco-business.com/news/asean-urged-to-harmonise-low-carbon-path-to-paris/
Demining dogs arrive from Bosnia; more to come
A pack of 10 Belgian shepherds arrived in Cambodia from Bosnia on Friday to bolster the country’s aging team of explosives-sniffing canines, courtesy of Norwegian People’s Aid, which is covering the roughly $36,000 cost, an official said Sunday. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/demining-dogs-arrive-from-bosnia-more-to-come-92350/
Cambodians prefer Vietnam as most favourite Southeast Asian destination
Vietnam has become the most favourite destination in Southeast Asia among Cambodian travellers since the beginning of 2022, Cambodian-based electronic news outlet Thmeythmey reported on September 10. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501149836/cambodians-prefer-vietnam-as-most-favourite-southeast-asian-destination/
Cambodia ready to showcase potential products at 6th CIIE in Shanghai
Cambodia is ready to exhibit its potential products and promote its investment potential and tourism during the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled for Nov. 5-10 in Shanghai, said a Ministry of Commerce’s news release on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387015/cambodia-ready-to-showcase-potential-products-at-6th-ciie-in-shanghai/
National Open Data Conference concludes: Paving the way for an inclusive future
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The National Open Data Conference in Cambodia ended on 27 March 2024, with the dedication to expanding the open data network, fostering collaboration, and pushing for accessibility of government data for better public services, education, and sustainability development in the future. The last day of ...
Net widens on fishing trap ban
Less than a week after banning commercial fishing in Tonle Sap Lake, Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a sub-decree on Monday extending the ban to four provinces along the Mekong River. According to the sub-decree, signed March 5 and released publicly yesterday, commercial fishing will be ...
Officials cheated me: farmer
A cassava grower in Siem Reap’s Srei Snom district has accused a district police chief and a deputy commune chief of cheating him out of his land after they doctored the grower’s testimony in a court case. Em Socheat, a lawyer for land owner Yem Savuth, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090458481/National-news/officials-cheated-me-farmer.html
De Castle Royal to be completed by 2014
The De Castle Royal Condominium project, which has been on hold for some time, has announced that it will go back on the market after gaining $28 million in loans from Canadia Bank, which will allow for the completion of the 32-storey-building. The general manager of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020761213/Real-Estate/de-castle-royal-to-be-completed-by-2014.html
Property Prices See First Rise Since 2009
Property prices in Phnom Penh are rising for the first time since 2009, growing by as much as 10 percent in some areas of the capital during the first quarter of the year, real estate experts said yesterday. After years of stagnation in the property sector ...
Cambodia's trade with its neighbors slows in Q1
Cambodia saw a slow rise in trade volume with Vietnam and a slight decrease with Thailand in the first quarter of this year, according to the figures provided on Wednesday. The figures said Cambodia’s total exports to Vietnam was worth 221 million U.S. dollars during ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-05/09/c_132370565.htm
Low awareness of AEC pact
The Asean Economic Community (AEC) will cut red tape and allow freer trade between the bloc’s 10 member states. But many companies in the region aren’t even aware of the AEC blueprint, a sobering report from the Asia Development Bank has found. The bank also ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/low-awareness-aec-pact
Derailed dam angers EdC boss
Electricite du Cambodge director Keo Rattanak said on Saturday that the stalled Chinese-backed hydropower project in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley has set back Cambodia’s plans to become energy self-sufficient. Rattanak, who was speaking at a gathering for soldiers in the Odar Meanchey province, singled out ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/derailed-dam-angers-edc-boss
Investigation Into Dam Beatings Ceases, Police Say
Police in Kampot province say they cannot pursue a criminal case against 10 Chinese supervisors at the Kamchay dam worksite for severely beating four Cambodian workers, because the Cambodian men are not cooperating with the investigation after receiving monetary compensation from the Sinohydro company. ...
Climate change to slash Cambodia’s productivity: report
Even if current levels of spending on climate change adaptation are maintained, rising temperatures in the Kingdom will continue to impact economic performance, reducing the country’s GDP by almost 10 percent by the year 2050, a report released Tuesday has found. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50497852/climate-change-to-slash-cambodias-productivity-report/
Migrants face Thai deadline
The Ministry of Labour on Monday pledged to document what it says are the remaining 10,000 illegal Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand by the end of June. All remaining undocumented Cambodian workers after the deadline passes face repatriation by Thai authorities. ...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/migrants-face-thai-deadline
PM calls for reshuffle of ministry
Prime minister-designate Hun Sen on Friday sent a letter to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting a reshuffle among top brass at the Ministry of Interior. Seen by The Post on Saturday, the letter indicates that 10 senior officials have reached retirement age. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-calls-reshuffle-ministry