Army worms beating a retreat
The plague of army worms that were eating crops in a dozen provinces last week is now under control, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has reported, with the soybean crops recording the most damage. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26482/armyworms-beating-a-retreat/
Past deadline, most cigarettes still lack graphic pictures
Days after a law went into effect requiring all cigarette packages sold in Cambodia to be plastered with graphic images of the health effects of smoking—blackened lungs and an infant on a respirator—there was little evidence of the new packaging in the capital. ...
Samoeurth Seavmeng and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/past-deadline-most-cigarettes-still-lack-graphic-pictures-115942/
Ministry urges caution, calm over Zika
After reports of 24 more cases of the Zika virus in Singapore, bringing the total to 115 so far, the Ministry of Health has warned Cambodians traveling outside the country – especially pregnant women – to take extra safety precautions and avoid being bitten by ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29215/ministry-urges--caution--calm-over-zika/
CNRP talks mass protests after Sokha conviction
Opposition leaders on Sunday called on supporters to consider mass demonstrations after the conviction on Friday of CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha, while a government spokesman warned that those who attempted to heed the call to action would pay a “very high price.” ...
Khuon Narim and George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/second/cnrp-talks-mass-protests-sokha-conviction-117862/
Garment wage vote set for tomorrow
Representatives for garment sector employers and employees will vote on Wednesday for their respective final proposals for the new minimum wage next year. Two weeks ago, members of the tripartite minimum wage negotiations began a series of meetings to discuss their various salary proposals. The Garment Manufacturers ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30213/garment-wage-vote-set-for-tomorrow/
Heavy rain, flooding expected till monday
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has appealed again to residents and local authorities to be careful in the event of flooding from heavy rain expected throughout the country from today until Monday. The ministry said yesterday that a low pressure system will cause ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30821/heavy-rain--flooding-expected-till-monday/
Gender violence falls: government
Violence against female staff at entertainment venues in Cambodia has dropped as education among staff, patrons and owners has increased, according to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, although it warned that the success had not been repeated at karaoke parlors (KTV). ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32528/gender-violence-falls--government/
Ministry to be grilled on sand exports
The National Assembly’s anti-corruption commission will summon Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem to answer questions about an apparent $700 million discrepancy in sand exports to Singapore. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-be-grilled-sand-exports
Company owners, employees arrested over huge timber raid
The owners of Hong Sopheap Development Company in Preah Vihear have been arrested days after military police carried out a massive raid on a 4,000 hectare social land concession (SLC) that the company holds a licence to log. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/company-owners-employees-arrested-over-huge-timber-raid
PM pledges funding for embassy cars
Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn said yesterday that the Cambodian embassies and consulates abroad lack sufficient financial resources, with Prime Minister Hun Sen immediately promising $2 million for the ministry to upgrade embassies’ motor pools – albeit within reason, he cautioned. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-pledges-funding-embassy-cars
Coastal economy rises on tourist tide
Preah Sihanouk province welcomed nearly 2.4 million tourists in 2016, generating $96 million in revenue, following a significant rise in domestic and international tourist arrivals, a tourism official said yesterday. . ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/coastal-economy-rises-tourist-tide
Ministry pledges rice support
After Cambodian rice exports declined dramatically in March, caused by what millers claimed was a stricter enforcement of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures by the Chinese government, the Ministry of Agriculture announced yesterday that it would lobby on the sector’s behalf to allow more millers ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-pledges-rice-support
Activists fear dredging in wildlife sanctuary
Activists and a fisherman yesterday claimed that a company has started sand dredging within a wildlife sanctuary in Koh Kong, despite a standing ban on sand exports from companies operating in coastal areas. ...
Yesenia Amaro and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-fear-dredging-wildlife-sanctuary
Cambodia tourism to get Chinese help
China has revealed a plan to help Cambodia by establishing a comprehensive tourism development plan for Siem Reap province, home of the famed Angkor archeological park. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5065656/cambodia-tourism-to-get-chinese-help/
US dollar used to curb inflation
Cambodia’s central bank purchased a total of $479.4 million worth of cash during the first half of this year to convert to riel, utilising one of the few tools the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has to stabilise the value of the local currency and ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/us-dollar-used-curb-inflation
Hotels told to stop exam time hikes
The Education Minister yesterday issued a letter to all provincial governors requesting that they ensure guesthouses and hotels do not increase their prices during national exam time, when hundreds of students flood into towns from their rural homes. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076537/hotels-told-stop-exam-time-hikes/
Banking sector firms up its foundations
Cambodia’s banking sector enjoyed another strong performance last year as the Kingdom’s economy continued to expand, with banking credit moderating, deposits increasing and financial institutions remaining healthy as they further integrate into the global economy, the central bank said in its annual report yesterday. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banking-sector-firms-its-foundations
Endangered species on display
Nine photographs of rare Cambodian animals are being displayed at the Ministry of Environment, urging the public to participate in preserving critically endangered species. ...
Zahron Sokry
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077518/endangered-species-display/
Storms forecast brings flood alert
Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor has urged local authorities and the public to be wary of impending floods caused by heavy rains expected from today until Sunday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078539/storms-forecast-brings-flood-alert/
Start date set for garment worker health checks
The Ministry of Labour’s spokesman yesterday said that free medical treatment for garment workers, announced by Prime Minister Hun Sen last week, will start on January 1. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5081004/start-date-set-garment-worker-health-checks/