Child welfare, a priority sector of Cambodia
The Royal Government of Cambodia always pays high attention to child welfare by considering it as a key priority sector, said Prime Minister Hun Sen. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/child-welfare-a-priority-sector-of-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501043554/child-welfare-a-priority-sector-of-cambodia/
Owner behind Sihanoukville fence construction still a mystery
The owner of a concrete-and-brick wall being built directly on Sihanoukville’s O’Chheuteal beach in recent weeks remains a mystery, with authorities and workers alike refusing to say who is cordoning off the public beach. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/owner-behind-sihanoukville-fence-construction-still-a-mystery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Morm Moniroth
https://vodenglish.news/owner-behind-sihanoukville-fence-construction-still-a-mystery/
Government has issued a notification to achieve a Mine free 2025
Canada firm mulls offshore oil extraction in Kingdom’s Block A
Canadian-owned company EnerCam Resources Co Ltd (EnerCam) is studying the possibility of investing in oil extraction from Cambodia’s offshore Block A after the government terminated an agreement with Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd, after the oil and gas exploration company went bankrupt last year. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/canada-firm-mulls-offshore-oil-extraction-in-kingdoms-block-a/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/canada-firm-mulls-offshore-oil-extraction-kingdoms-block
Petroleum imports surge on economic growth
A resurgent economy and efforts to crack down on smuggling have led to a large increase in petroleum imports, according to experts. Cambodia has imported 756,139 tonnes worth US$692 million in the first half of the year, from 440,607 tonnes worth $296 million in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/petroleum-imports-surge-on-economic-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Wary of China, Companies Head to Cambodia
Tiffany & Company is quietly building a diamond-polishing factory in Cambodia, a country popularly associated more with killing fields and land mines than baubles. Some of Japan’s biggest manufacturers are also rushing to set up operations in Phnom Penh to make wiring harnesses for cars and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wary-of-china-companies-head-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
World Oceans Day prompts re-think a push towards a ‘Blue Economy’
The Asian Development Bank has renewed the push for Cambodia and the Asian region to refocus its efforts away from the current “Ocean Economy” and towards a new, more sustainable “Blue Economy”, as yesterday marked World Oceans Day. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-oceans-day-prompts-re-think-a-push-towards-a-blue-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50731634/world-oceans-day-prompts-re-think-a-push-towards-a-blue-economy/
Gov’t exempts visa A and B holders from Covid fees
Airline passengers who are diplomats and officials of international organisations holding Type A and B visas for travel to Cambodia are exempted from paying Covid-19 testing fees, said the Ministry of Health in its latest adjustment of rules on Wednesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-exempts-visa-a-and-b-holders-from-covid-fees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
http://Khorn Savi
WHO Cambodia: ‘COVID-19 Vaccines are a very powerful tool, but not a silver bullet to end the pandemic’
“COVID-19 vaccines are a very powerful tool, but not a silver bullet to end the pandemic,” reiterated the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative Office for Cambodia in a statement on Aug. 12, warning people of vaccine optimism. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/who-cambodia-covid-19-vaccines-are-a-very-powerful-tool-but-not-a-silver-bullet-to-end-the-pandemic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50914981/who-cambodia-covid-19-vaccines-a-very-powerful-tool-but-not-a-silver-bullet-to-end-the-pandemic/
Grade A students reach record, set to meet PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen will meet with the talented students who received a Grade A in the recent high school diploma exams – also known as baccalaureate II, or Bacc II’ – in an event to be held in Phnom Penh on February 28. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/grade-a-students-reach-record-set-to-meet-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/grade-students-reach-record-set-meet-pm
In a call to find justice, Boeng Kak Lake villagers draw blood
Rounding off a week that included two violent clashes with police and the charging and release of four protesters, Boeng Kak lake villagers yesterday daubed paper sheets with their blood in a symbolic call to end what they consider judicial intimidation. About 50 villagers gathered at href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/in-a-call-to-find-justice-boeng-kak-lake-villagers-draw-blood/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open an account at a securities firm and get ready to trade
CSX chief executive Hong Sok Hour explains how the exchange will function on its first day of trading and into the future. The way to begin trading on the CSX is to open an account with any one of a dozen securities firms which are licensed href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/open-an-account-at-a-securities-firm-and-get-ready-to-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chinese firm plans to invest in cotton if second test a success
Chinese company Jiangsu Lianfa Textile Co Ltd plans to invest in cotton in Pursat province to process fabrics and supply the Kingdom’s garment factories, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-firm-plans-to-invest-in-cotton-if-second-test-a-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-firm-plans-invest-cotton-if-second-test-success
China says low sanitary standards in Cambodia a barrier to more trade
With the countries aiming to achieve $6 billion in bilateral trade by 2020, China on Tuesday said Cambodia’s low sanitary and phytosanitary standards stand in the way of achieving their mutual trade goals, particularly when it comes to agricultural goods. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-says-low-sanitary-standards-in-cambodia-a-barrier-to-more-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Prime Minister: Ignore group’s calls to stage ‘a coup d’etat’
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday told Sar Kheng and other government officials not to respond to an unnamed group who he said had urged the Minister of Interior to stage a coup against the leader of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). He said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-minister-ignore-groups-calls-to-stage-a-coup-detat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prime-minister-ignore-groups-calls-stage-coup-detat
Lack of future plans a concern for migrant workers in South Korea
While some Cambodian migrant workers in South Korea are happy to have relieved family debt burden at home, others are working in “not-good” conditions and without clear objectives. At around 6pm, 21 workers leave a reservoir construction site in the city of Gimpo, around 15km href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lack-of-future-plans-a-concern-for-migrant-workers-in-south-korea/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/lack-future-plans-concern-migrant-workers-south-korea
Ministry of Commerce to hold a meeting with gasoline companies next month
The Cambodian government will hold a meeting with gasoline companies on October 1st aiming to ask those companies to reduce the price of gasoline. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-commerce-to-hold-a-meeting-with-gasoline-companies%e2%80%8b-next-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/ministry-of-commerce-to-hold-a-meeting-with-gasoline-companies%E2%80%8B-next-month-8987
Quick to criticize, drivers forget they have a role in snarled traffic
Drivers on Cambodia’s chaotic streets are often quick to criticize the traffic police, who seem unable to bring things under control. However, the drivers themselves forget that poor driving and the ignoring of traffic laws lead to so many snarls. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/quick-to-criticize-drivers-forget-they-have-a-role-in-snarled-traffic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/quick-to-criticize-drivers-forget-they-have-a-role-in-snarled-traffic/3033004.html
Media experts warn against a cyber-crime law that hurts online freedom
As the Cambodian government moves forward with the creation of a law to regulate cyber-security, experts say any legislation should include clear language to prevent abuse of the law and restrictions to online freedoms.A draft of the law from July obtained by VOA Khmer says href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/media-experts-warn-against-a-cyber-crime-law-that-hurts-online-freedom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-official-tells-court-he-didnt-know-bribe-was-a-crime/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-official-tells-court-didnt-know-bribe-crime-116740/