Amnesty International criticizes Country’s ‘Corrupt’ court system
Amnesty International today accused the ruling CPP of using its grip on the judiciary to systematically harass and intimidate civil society and urged the government to drop cases against opposition activists and human rights defenders. ...
George Wright and Chhorn Phearun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amnesty-international-criticizes-countrys-corrupt-court-system-130667/
Growth sparks franchise boom
More foreign franchise companies will appear in Cambodian as the rising urban population and surging middle class want to enjoy international brands, an expert in the industry says. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38064/growth-sparks-franchise-boom/
Oxfam urges NGOs to mull exit strategies
Oxfam International, one of the first aid groups to work in Cambodia post-Khmer Rouge, has urged the hundreds of International NGOs (INGO) still operating in the country to consider their future roles and possible exit strategies. Speaking at the launch of two new research reports yesterday ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oxfam-urges-ngos-mull-exit-strategies
This country just made it legal for cops to keep 70% of All the traffic fines they collect
Drivers in Cambodia have a lot to contend with: cavernous potholes, weaving motorcycles kicking up clouds of choking dust and noodle hawkers trundling down the “fast” lane. Now motorists may find their pockets as ravaged as their nerves, after officials announced a fivefold bump in ...
Charlie Campbell
http://time.com/3976259/cambodia-traffic-police-keep-fines-corruption/
Amnesty sets stance on sex work
Human rights NGO Amnesty International on Tuesday voted to adopt a policy to “protect the human rights of sex workers”, notably putting forward suggestions to decriminalise the consensual sex trade while safeguarding sex workers from possible exploitation. ...
Pech Sotheary and Ethan Harfenist
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/amnesty-sets-stance-sex-work
Marketing at ‘The Bay’ eats into Teho’s bottom line
Teho International, developer of the $500 million “The Bay” real estate project in Phnom Penh, reported $5.3 million in losses for the year ending June 2015, in part due to marketing and promotional activities relating to the Cambodian project. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/marketing-bay-eats-tehos-bottom-line
Survivors of labor trafficking often fall through the cracks, report says
Men who are trafficked into forced labor can have difficulty reintegrating into their lives once they return. The report, by Hagar International, says assistance for such integration remains underfunded, while many victims of trafficking are forgotten once they find their way home. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/survivors-of-labor-trafficking-often-fall-through-the-cracks-report-says/2940874.html
Over 1.1 million Internal Tourists went on holiday during the four-days Khmer New Year
More than 1.16 million internal tourists went on holidays in various provinces during the four-days Khmer New Year from August 17-20, according to the data from the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Press release: Video conference between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency Dr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
On 12 April 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release: video conference between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency Dr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Air passengers drop by 92 percent in first half
Air passengers handled through the three international airports in Cambodia dropped by 92 percent to 136,680 in the first semester of this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898857/air-passengers-drop-by-92-percent-in-first-half/
Kingdom sees more than 100,000 international tourists in first half of the year
Against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic, Cambodia still played host to 102,560 international tourists while the number of Cambodians who travelled abroad is registered at 10,538. This was reported by the Ministry of Tourism to local news on August 10. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50913780/kingdom-sees-more-than-100000-international-tourists-in-first-half-of-the-year/
Ruling parties talk cooperation
Leaders of the ruling parties in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos have agreed to increase cooperation and strengthen ties for the benefit of the people of all three countries and to maintain peace and stability in the region. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/ruling-parties-talk-cooperation
More than 18,000 travellers arrive in Cambodia after country reopens
Since Cambodia announced the reopening of the country to receive tourists without the need for quarantine for fully vaccinated tourists effective November 15, a total of more than 18,000 foreigners arrived in Cambodia, comprising tourists, investors and other travelers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50979745/more-than-18000-travellers-arrive-in-cambodia-after-country-reopens/
Kingdom eyes int’l co-op for socio-economic revival process
Cambodia has declared its readiness to join relevant development partners to restore the socio-economic situation and promote prosperity at the 78th UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) session in the Thai capital Bangkok. ...
Ministry: Arrivals of foreign tourists soar in ‘23
The Ministry of Tourism reported a surge in foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia for the first eight months of 2023. Over 3.5 million international visitors were recorded, marking a 250.8 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. A significant 84.7 per cent ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-arrivals-foreign-tourists-soar-23
Foreign arrivals up 250.8% in first eight months
Cambodia received some 3.5 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of 2023, a year-on-year increase by 250.8 percent, but a decrease by 19.7 percent compared to the same period in 2019, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501369786/foreign-arrivals-up-250-8-in-first-eight-months/
Cambodia attracts over 740,000 international tourists in first 7 months
Cambodia received over 740,000 international visitors in the first seven months of this year, a 560 percent growth compared with 2021. The country aims to attract at least 1 million international tourists in the whole year, driven by the resumption of socioeconomic activities at major ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501136637/cambodia-attracts-over-740000-international-tourists-in-first-7-months/
New Turkish ambassador pledges closer Kingdom ties
Cambodia and Turkey have pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries, as Prime Minister Hun Sen and the new Turkish ambassador Ulku Kocaefe met at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on August 25. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-turkish-ambassador-pledges-closer-kingdom-ties
Int’l tourist arrivals cross 1.5 million in Jan-Oct
The number of international tourists visiting Cambodia during January-October 2022 rose to 1,575,954, which is an increase of 991.1 percent over the same period of last year, according to a Ministry of Tourism report, released on Wednesday. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194322/intl-tourist-arrivals-cross-1-5-million-in-jan-oct/
Senior tourism official says Cambodia expects 4 million tourists this year
Chea Se, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism, said that Cambodia expects about 4 million tourists in 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501267838/senior-tourism-official-says-cambodia-expects-4-million-tourists-this-year/