EU hails Cambodia's political agreement between rival parties
The European Union (EU) welcomes the agreement reached on 22 July between the two main political parties in Cambodia, the spokesperson of the EU’s external actions said Wednesday in Brussels. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=231421
Police hunt for more people behind a tycoon’s death
Phnom Penh police are hunting for another four suspects for being behind the assassination of tycoon Ung Meng Cheu who was gunned down on November 22 in Chamkar Morn district. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/police-hunt-for-more-people-behind-a-tycoon%E2%80%99s-death-7822
Wrong visas: Recruitment firm accused once again
Thai immigration authorities sent 22 Cambodian migrant workers home on Sunday, saying their visas, which did not allow them to work in Thailand, had expired more than a week ago. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/wrong-visas-recruitment-firm-accused-once-again
Exact time of the Cambodian maps’ arrival was released
The royal government of Cambodia said the originals of Cambodian maps borrowed from the UN will arrived here on Aug. 18, at 22:12. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/exact-time-of-the-cambodian-maps%E2%80%99-arrival-was-released-8833
Gunslinger Tycoons
PM Hun Sen’s September 20 cri de couer beseeching powerful officials and their friends and families to not fire or wield their weapons in restaurants and other public places, especially those haunts frequented by foreigners, threatens to spoil the sport most enjoyed by the Kingdom’s well-heeled elite. ...
Riel trust needed for stability
As much as $320 million is being lost annually as a result of Cambodia’s reliance on the US dollar, while a longstanding mistrust in the riel means there is less of the local currency in circulation, restricting the national bank’s ability to respond in times ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/riel-trust-needed-stability
France maintains $100M pledge for Cambodia
The French government through the French Development Agency or Agence Française De Développement (AFD) has maintained its annual financing commitment at about $100 million as a concessional loan for Cambodia to Develop and recover the country’s post-Covid-19 economy in line with its national Development strategy ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501155615/france-maintains-100m-pledge-for-cambodia/
Direct Bangkok-Phnom Penh Bus Route Officially Opens Commences
Starting today, 22 Cambodian buses and a truck will be allowed to transport passengers and goods directly between Phnom Penh and Bangkok, an official said yesterday. “We will officially open the Poipet International Checkpoint [to buses and trucks] on the Thai border,” said Suon Vanhong, deputy ...
Assembly passes construction bill
The National Assembly unanimously approved the Draft Law on Construction on Monday. It is meant to strengthen the management of building projects and consists of 22 chapters and 111 articles. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/assembly-passes-construction-bill
Officials firm on deadline for sim card registration
The deadline for the country’s five mobile operators to ensure all their subscribers are registered by National ID cards or other legal documents is december 22, officials said yesterday. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17633/officials-firm-on-deadline-for-sim-card-registration/
Flooded Forest Gets Protection
A Northeastern section of the Mekong River that is home to a number of endangered species has been designated a conservation site by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. A prakas issued by Minister Chan Sarun on April 23 officially declared a 56-kilometre section of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013050765443/National/flooded-forest-gets-protection.html
Cambodia to tighten security during Russian PM's visit
Security will be tightened in Cambodia during the visit of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev from Nov. 22 to 24, the National Police’s website reported on Saturday. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6691713/2015/11/20/cambodia-tighten-security-during-russian-pms-visit
Vietnam extends credit for Cambodian modernisation
Vietnam has provided neighbouring Cambodia with USD22 million in credit to support the military modernisation efforts of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). ...
Jon Grevatt
http://www.janes.com/article/42924/vietnam-extends-credit-for-cambodian-modernisation
World Heritage status, tourists threaten Angkor preservation
The global recognition given to the Angkor temple complex in Siem Reap—and other sites around the world that receive U.N. world heritage status—does as much to damage as it does to preserve the historical gem, according to a new research paper that was published in the ...
Matt Surrusco
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-heritage-status-tourists-threaten-angkor-preservation-127067/
UN rights envoy Surya Subedi concerned by barricading of Cambodia's Freedom Park
The UN human rights envoy to Cambodia says the space for democracy has shrunk following a bloody crackdown on protesters earlier this year. Months of anti-government protests boiled over in January this year, when police open fired on striking workers and opposition supporters. The next day, as ...
Tom Maddocks
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-25/un-rights-envoy-concerned-by-closure-of-cambodia27s-freedom/5547916
CNRP demands new border committee, treaty’s cancellation
Following weeks of trips to disputed sites along the country’s border with Vietnam, the opposition CNRP issued an official statement on Thursday demanding that the government overhaul its border commission, cancel a 2005 border treaty and bring a case against Vietnam to international court. Long a ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-demands-new-border-committee-treatys-cancellation-86724/
Hun Sen calls on public to receive booster jabs to stop Covid return
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered that national authorities establish more vaccination sites and assemble teams who can offer booster shots to those who cannot travel to the sites. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-calls-public-receive-booster-jabs-stop-covid-return
Couple charged over child labor ring
A couple arrested for renting 22 children from their parents and forcing them to sell fruit on Phnom Penh’s streets and beer gardens were charged on Friday by the municipal court, police said. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/couple-charged-over-child-labor-ring-95612/
S. Korea provides USD 56 million loan for road projects
South Korea has granted Cambodia USD 56.1 million loan for restoration of National Road number two from Kandal’s Takmao town to Daun Keo town, and National Road number 22 from Ou Chambork to Ang Tasourm. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/s-korea-provides-usd-56-million-loan-for-road-projects-8188
Villagers Petition Against Crematorium’s Removal
More than 1,000 villagers in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district have signed a petition protesting the removal of a crematorium that is currently on land slated for a large development project. According to a letter from the Council of Ministers addressed to the Ministry of Cults ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-petition-against-crematoriums-removal-27487/