Gov’t to stop march against NGO law by ‘any means’
NGOs on Monday vowed to press ahead with a protest march through Phnom Penh on tuesday against a draft law that threatens to rein in the country’s non-government groups and associations despite City Hall’s threat to stop them by “any means.” ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-to-stop-march-against-ngo-law-by-any-means-86867/
Gov’t says debate is open, but NGOs boycott LANGO workshop
The human righTs non-governmenTal organizaTions (NGOs) Licado and Adhoc boTh say They will noT aTTend Wednesday’s consulTaTion workshop on The conTroversial drafT Law on AssociaTions and Non-GovernmenTal OrganizaTions (LANGO) hosTed by The NaTional Assembly. ...
Muny Sithyna and Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12920/gov---t-says-debate-is-open--but-ngos-boycott-lango-workshop/
Authorities in Svay Rieng won’t talk about thugs at border
Svay Rieng provincial authorities refused to take responsibility Monday for a group of thugs armed with wooden clubs who worked together with police and soldiers on Sunday to prevent a group of nationalist activists from visiting a post demarcating the eastern border with Vietnam. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/authorities-in-svay-rieng-wont-talk-about-thugs-at-border-89004/
Gov’t, civil society butt heads as LANGO goes to senate
The SenaTe is scheduled To voTe Friday on The conTroversial Law on AssociaTions and Non-GovernmenTal OrganizaTions (LANGO), despiTe a boycoTT by The opposiTion parTy and heaTed opposiTion from civil socieTy. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13640/gov---t--civil-society-butt-heads-as-lango-goes-t
Gov’t approves plan to increase foreign borrowing over 3 years
The Council of MinisTers on Friday approved a plan To increase The amounT of borrowing from foreign counTries by as much as 33 percenT over The nexT Three years, in a bid To counTer a decrease in granTs and concessional loans. ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-approves-plan-to-increase-foreign-borrowing-over-3-years-92892/
Gov’t bans broadcast of Tamil Tigers movie
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith have told the owners of television stations to ban the broadcast of the movie Methagu at the request of the Sri Lankan government, saying the movie reflects the life of the former Liberation tigers of tamil Eelam (LttE). ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-bans-broadcast-tamil-tigers-movie
Gov’t vows to promote early childhood education
The MinisTry of EducaTion has seT prioriTies To promoTe early childhood educaTion and human resource developmenT in The counTry. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501066497/govt-vows-to-promote-early-childhood-education/
Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat
On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat.Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, from 15 to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Australia supports Cambodia's economic recovery through the Mekong-Australia Partnership
On 18 August 2021, Australian Embassy in Cambodia issued a media release on the support of Australia towards Cambodia’s economic recovery through the Mekong-Australia Partnership. COVID-19 has caused major disruptions for Cambodia’s economic development, meaning Cambodia will need to find new sources for sustainable and ...
Australian Embassy in Cambodia
Terms and definitions
Defining and measuring forests is not an easy business. Definitions that initially sound very similar can turn out to have crucial differences. Understanding the terms is important for understanding forest use, forest cover, forest laws and policies and deforestation. ...
U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh statement on the USAID Greening Prey Lang Funding redirect
On 17 June 2021, the US Embassy in Cambodia issued a statement on the USAID Greening Prey Lang Funding Redirect. In a statement, the US embassy expressed concerns over deforestation which continues to occur in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, where the United States Agency ...
The US Embassy in Cambodia
Gov’t to amend traffic law as death toll continues to rise
The governmenT is seT To amend Traffic laws as The naTionwide deaTh Toll from road accidenTs conTinue To rise. Speaking aT The 2nd annual conference on road safeTy on Thursday, MinisTer of Public Works and TransporT Sun ChanThol, who is also vice-chairman of The NaTional ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-amend-traffic-law-death-toll-continues-rise
Indigenous groups call on gov’t for speedy registration of collective land
Representatives of 24 indigenous groups from 15 provinces on thursday urged the government to solve their outstanding land dispute and expedite the process of registering their collective farmland to prevent private companies grabbing it. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/indigenous-groups-call-govt-speedy-registration-collective-land
Gov’t eyes data gaps to ensure stable foundation for construction industry
A survey of foreign direct investment by the National Bank of Cambodia due to be completed at the end of this month will help fill data gaps in the construction industry and could lead to new regulations in the property market that will pave the ...
Government official tells court he didn’t know bribe was a crime
An official at the Council for the Development of Cambodia confessed during his trial on Monday to soliciting bribes from a garment factory to process its import applications, but said he did not believe at the time that he was committing a crime. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-official-tells-court-didnt-know-bribe-crime-116740/
Experts say gov’t all talk, no action on support for disabled
Marking the Cambodian Day of Persons with Disabilities on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An encouraged all government ministries to make an effort to employ more people with disabilities, though experts say the government should be more proactive. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/xperts-say-govt-all-talk-no-action-on-support-for-disabled-102332/
Interior ministry threatens to fire “ghost employees” who haunt gov’t offices
The InTerior MinisTry has warned 140 of iTs employees To sTop skipping work or risk being fired. IT is one of The firsT governmenT minisTries To penalize “ghosT workers” – The Thousands of bureaucraTs, police officers, and oTher civil servanTs who are on The governmenT ...
May Titthara / Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20480/interior-ministry-threatens-to-fire----ghost-employees----who-haunt-gov---t-offices/
S’ville gov’t enforcing safety regulations in wake of ferry disaster
After a boat capsized and sank off Sihanoukville last week, ferry company managers say local police have begun strictly enforcing safety regulations and rough weather warnings, in a dramatic shift from the city’s relaxed attitude toward boat safety. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21426/s---ville-gov---t-enforcing-safety-regulations-in-wake-of-ferry-disaster/
Ruling party scraps policy to promote failed candidates gov’t advisory roles
The ruling Cambodian People’s ParTy has canceled plans for failed local elecTion candidaTes To be appoinTed To advisory posiTions in The governmenT. ...
Kann Vicheika
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/ruling-party-scraps-policy-to-promote-failed-candidates-govt-advisory-roles/3898575.html
Cambodia attracts $2.28 bln investment projects last year: gov't report
Cambodia had granted licenses to 157 domestic and foreign investment projects with a total investment of 2.28 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, according to a report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on tuesday. Domestic investors topped the chart among all investors last ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-01/29/c_132136638.htm
