Peter Dutton denies claims refugees are snubbing resettlement in Cambodia
Logistical issues could take a few days to sort out but some on Nauru want to start new lives in a new country, immigration minister says. Peter Dutton has insisted plans to send the first batch of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia are on track and ...
The Guardian News Staff
http://bit.ly/1cOCaCb
Time to revisit an ASEAN-EU FTA?
On May 19, 2015, the European UniOn (EU) adopted a Joint CommunicatiOn: The EU and ASEAN: a partnership with a strategic purpose. The communicatiOn calls for taking “trade relatiOns with ASEAN to a different level and working towards an ambitious regiOn-to-regiOn free trade agreement (FTA) ...
Ji Xianbai
http://bit.ly/1AP2O8P
Results of the Meeting of the National Assembly's Permanent Committee
On June 23, 2015, the Permanent Committee of the NatiOnal Assembly cOnvened a meeting, and decided to assign the CommissiOn of Foreign Affairs, InternatiOnal CooperatiOn, Propaganda and InformatiOn, in cooperatiOn with the CommissiOn of Interior, NatiOnal Defense and Public FunctiOns, and the CommissiOn of LegislatiOn ...
Secretariat General of National Assembly
National Police arrests three over COVID-19 social media hoaxes
The National Police yesterday said it will strengthen its campaign to clamp down on individuals spreading fake news about the COVID-19 outbreak on social media. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700785/national-police-arrests-three-over-covid-19-social-media-hoaxes
Two land brokers arrested for forest encroachment
Kampong Chhnang Provincial Military Police on Sunday arrested two men who allegedly cleared and encroached on a protected flooded forest area without approval from relevant authorities. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50717786/two-land-brokers-arrested-for-forest-encroachment/
Cambodian sanctuaries home to critically endangered species
Environment Minister Say Samal on Tuesday said upon inspection on the conservation work in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, authorities reported the sanctuary is home to 60 species of rare and critically endangered animals and 25 species of carnivorous animals. The place was also recognised for ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718562/cambodian-sanctuaries-home-to-critically-endangered-species/
PM hands out prizes for Cambodia's ‘A’-team
For the third year in row, students scoring an A on Cambodia’s high-stakes Grade 12 exit exam were granted an audience with Prime Minister Hun Sen and lavished with gifts, while the Ministry of Education came in for its own accolades on reforms that are ...
Yesenia Amaro and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-hands-out-prizes-cambodias-team
Civil society groups secure pledges from PM Hun Sen at forestry forum
Billed as a Cambodian first, the invitation of 500 civil society and community representatives to a forum on environmental issues with Prime Minister Hun Sen proved largely a platform for the premier to hold forth on policy and politics, with many observers bemoaning the sidelining ...
Jack Davies and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civil-society-groups-secure-pledges-pm-hun-sen-forestry-forum
Hungarian official tests positive for Covid-19 day after meeting Hun Sen
Top Cambodian officials are going into quarantine after Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who visited the country on Tuesday and signed three agreements in front of Prime Minister Hun Sen, tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Thailand on Wednesday. ...
Khan Leakhena
https://vodenglish.news/hungarian-official-tests-positive-for-covid-19-day-after-meeting-hun-sen/
Online publisher arrested over land grab
Police in Mondulkiri province on Tuesday arrested a local online publisher accused of encroaching on government protected land and drug use. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50766062/online-publisher-arrested-over-land-grab/
Land dispute villagers gather at PM’s office, seek intervention
A group of village families gathered in front of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s office on Monday to petition him to intervene on their behalf in a land dispute. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-dispute-villagers-gather-pms-office-seek-intervention
Churches allowed to reopen after six-month closure due to pandemic
Churches have resumed religious services after the six-month closure and ban on group gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was lifted on Saturday. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763484/churches-allowed-to-reopen-after-six-month-closure-due-to-pandemic/
‘Hasten longan export to China’
Longan plantation owners in Pailin province have called on the government to expedite the proposed agreement with China on the direct export of the fruit to the country. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917990/hasten-longan-export-to-china/
Preah Vihear authorities seize more than 2,000 cubic metres of non-timber forest products
Preah Vihear provincial authorities on Thursday cracked down on four illegal processing shops in Tbeng Meanchey district and confiscated more than 2,000 cubic metres of non-timber forest products. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50928890/preah-vihear-authorities-seize-more-than-2000-cubic-metres-of-non-timber-forest-products/
Vietnam, Cambodia aim for stronger partnership between capital cities
Newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang paid a courtesy call on Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng on March 15, during which they discussed ways to strengthen partnerships between the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501042071/vietnam-cambodia-aim-for-stronger-partnership-between-capital-cities/
Disaster prevention, risk reduction, critical to sustainable future: UN deputy chief
The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of the decade, unless countries ramp up action on prevention and risk reduction, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082711/disaster-prevention-risk-reduction-critical-to-sustainable-future-un-deputy-chief/
GDT changes VAT rules for e-commerce transactions for taxable persons who are non-resident taxpayers
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has changed its instruction on implementing the value-added tax (VAT) on e-commerce transactions ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501229020/gdt-changes-vat-rules-for-e-commerce-transactions/
World Tiger Day: Call for reintroduction of tigers in Cambodia
On World Tiger Day, the Wildlife Alliance Cambodia issued a clariOn call to all relevant institutiOns, urging them to focus On tiger cOnservatiOn. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-tiger-day-call-reintroduction-tigers-cambodia
Cambodia, EU to continue strengthening cultural collaboration
Cambodia and the European Union (EU) welcomed all new initiatives aiming to further strengthen their collaboration on cultural sector, especially on the exchange of information and cultural promotion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352276/cambodia-eu-to-continue-strengthening-cultural-collaboration/
DPM Prak Sokhonn: ASEAN-Japan relations to be greatly enhanced
ASEAN-Japan relations will be further greatly enhanced, said Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Public Seminar on “ASEAN-Japan Cooperation and Ways Forward in the Next 50 Years,” held here on Saturday . ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501128710/dpm-prak-sokhonn-asean-japan-relations-to-be-greatly-enhanced/