Chinese bypass the local fare
<p>Hui Tien Jien has eaten at a Chinese restaurant called Old place Seafood two times – and he’s been in phnom penh for only two days.
Chinese restaurants in phnom penh are spreading in response to a flood of tourists from China: tourists who insist ...p>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-bypass-local-fare
Demand for cheap rentals outnumbers supply
<p>The boom in high-rise buildings in phnom penh indicates the robust economic growth of the Kingdom, but this trend does not include the lower-end accommodation where most economic migrants to phnom penh rent.“Cheap rental accommodation plays a crucial role in providing appropriate settlements to those ...p>
Sam Sopanharith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/demand-cheap-rentals-outnumbers-supply
School buildings ‘failing test’
<p>Two years out from the 2015 Millennium Development Goals’ target of universal access to education, Cambodia remains plagued by school infrastructure shortages, with a scarcity of classrooms and decrepit facilities that threaten students’ safety, NGOs and teachers say.
At Slorkram primary School in Battambang, teachers ...p>
Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/school-buildings-%E2%80%98failing-test%E2%80%99
Kings of concessions
<p>Vietnam and China lead the pack of foreign companies granted economic land concessions in Cambodia for agro-industrial development by a wide margin, new data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries show.
According to the ministry’s annual report, released last month, since 1993 the ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kings-concessions
Victorian MP Hong Lim urges Australia to push Cambodia over garment worker crackdown
<p>A Victorian Mp born in Cambodia says Australia should put pressure on the country of his birth over a crackdown on protesting garment workers which left five people dead.
Hong Lim, the Member for Clayton, says he was in Cambodia earlier this month, when five protesting ...p>
ABC News Staff
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-10/an-victorian-mp-hong-lim-wants-more-australian-engagement-with-/5249570
Announcement of the Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat COVID-19 on the revision of the health check rule on passengers who hold Cambodian passport
<p>On 27 May 2020, the inter-ministerial committee to combat COVID-19 issued an announcement on the revision of the announcement No. 101 on the measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for all travelers into Cambodia. The revision is as follows: (1) Exclude Health Certificate of COVID-19 ...p>
Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat Covid-19
Open Development Cambodia publishes "Blogs" page
<p>Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published its “Blogs” page on site in both Khmer and English. This page will provide the users the information of ODC’s activities such as joining workshops, BarCamp, ICT events and especially the events conducted by ODC. => Click here to get ...p>
Open Development Cambodia has updated profile page on "Public transportation" by adding 16 public bus lines
<p>Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated profile page on “public transportation” under Access to public services by adding public bus lines to 16 lines together with the information in both Khmer and English of bus lines, operating hour, bus stop, and map.=>please click here to get in to ...p>
MRC released the 2022 annual report on key achievements and impact stories
<p>On 7 September 2023, the Mekong River Commission released its 2022 Annual Report that documents multiple achievements over the past year, and key challenges facing the basin that require particular attention. The MRC Annual Report 2022 chronicles the tangible improvements across the Mekong River Basin, achieved ...p>
Mekong River Commission (MRC)
NGOs say NEC has to work on speed, efficiency of voter list
<p>The National Election Committee’s $1 million pilot project last month to test its new computerized voter registration system revealed that the registration process is inefficient and needs to be sped up, a group of NGOs calling itself the Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) said at a ...p>
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-say-nec-has-to-work-on-speed-efficiency-of-voter-list-102007/
Move-out begins at White Building; no official deadline set
<p>As residents began to move out of phnom penh’s iconic White Building on Tuesday, government officials were also present, handing out documentation to those leaving while microfinance staff offered their services.While some residents piled their possessions into trucks or blocked narrow hallways with unwanted goods, ...p>
Brendan O’byrne
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/second2/move-begins-white-building-no-official-deadline-set-131081/
Cambodia's rubber exports up 29 pct in 5 months
<p>Cambodia reported a 29 percent rise in dry rubber exports in the first five months of 2013, but revenues from the exports rose only 4 percent due to price decline in international markets.
Currently, the country has about 300,000 hectares of rubber trees, according to ...p>
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-07/19/c_132556398.htm#
Cambodia, Vietnam seen boosting medical tourism offerings
<p>Cambodia and Vietnam are enhancing their medical tourism offerings, the International Medical Tourism Journal reported Friday.
“In medical tourism, Southeast Asia is a key and fast advancing market. Cambodia and Vietnam now want a share of the action that Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia have,” the journal ...p>
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NjgwOGQwMjBkMzA
Garbage workers protest for better pay
<p>Some 300 workers from CINTRI, a garbage collection company, protested on Monday to ask for better pay and working condition.
The workers demanded the minimum wage shall be increased to $150 per month. They also asked for other benefits such as bonuses for health care, rent, ...p>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=NDE4Zjc0YTI0ODV
Commerce Minister calls on checkpoint officials to crackdown on expired goods
<p>Commerce Minister asked officials at all border checkpoints to prevent and crackdown on expired products.
Son Chanthol, the Commerce Minister, made such comments during a meeting Tuesday with officials from Department of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce, and checkpoints in Banteat Meanchey province.
He also asked his officials ...p>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OWFjOTZkZjI0OTh
Cambodia arrests three after logging journalist killed
<p>police in Cambodia say they have arrested three people after a journalist investigating illegal logging was shot dead.
Taing Try was killed on Sunday at a logging site in Kratie province, where he had gone with several reporters.
Two years ago a prominent environmentalist was also shot ...p>
BBC News Staff
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-29597501
Going straight in the 'forest of gold'
<p>Until recently, the illegal mining community at the remote village of poutung did their digging at risk of arrest. They have since become the first to be given official sanction. But operating under the law has its own challengesUntil a month ago, poutung village was ...p>
Alice Cuddy and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/miners-going-straight-mondulkiris-forest-gold
Water Festival traffic fatalities increase
<p>There was an increase in deaths in traffic accidents during the three-day Water Festival holiday this year, as 19 people were reportedly killed compared to 10 last year. ...p>
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50778900/water-festival-traffic-fatalities-increase/
Mondulkiri Bunong community seeks return of forest land
<p>More than 200 indigenous Bunong families in Mondulkiri province have asked authorities to retrieve 5ha of community forest land they claim had been secretly stolen from them by speculators. ...p>
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-bunong-community-seeks-return-forest-land
Illegal loggers clear 30 hectares of forest in Mondulkiri province
<p>Illegal loggers have cleared 30-hectares of community forest land, close to the site of thousands of natural stone pillars in Mondulkiri province, felling hundreds of trees and leaving the area barren. ...p>
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50781262/illegal-loggers-clear-30-hectares-of-forest-in-mondulkiri-province/
