All benefits will be provided: Labour Ministry
The Labour Ministry on Friday issued a statement asking all factory workers to remain calm and trust that all benefits they are lawfully entitled to will be provided in due time. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50564354/all-benefits-will-be-provided-labour-ministry/
Outlook good for the Kingdom’s agro sector
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries expressed optimism that this year would be another good year for the sector, with ministry spokesman Srey Vuthy saying many agro-processing factories are expected to commence operation this year. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/outlook-good-kingdoms-agro-sector
KRP president slammed over land dispute criticism
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall on Saturday issued a letter defending provincial Governor Yun Min against criticism from the Khmer Rise Party, which accused him mismanaging a land dispute in Prey Nop district. On Wednesday, Mr Min issued an instruction letter allowing lawyer Than Thavrak to ...
Ben Sokhean and Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50583465/krp-president-slammed-over-land-dispute-criticism/
Government issues advice amid heatwave
The Ministry of Health has issued advice on avoiding health problems as temperatures continue to rise this hot season, warning some conditions brought risks to life. The announcement comes as the weather heated up across Cambodia, with the dry season predicted to prolong into the ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-issues-advice-amid-heatwave
Gov’t, WFP ink $50M strategic plan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a $50 million aid plan aimed to reduce food security and nutrition. The Cambodia Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023 was approved by the WFP council on February 27 in Italy. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-wfp-ink-50m-strategic-plan
Licence deadline extended
The deadline for tuk-tuk drivers and riders of motorbikes with engine capacity above 125cc to hold valid licences or face fines has been pushed to August, a senior official at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said on Thursday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/licence-deadline-extended
Breeding centre for domestic elephants to be established
With domesticated elephants in Cambodia decreasing drastically, a domesticated elephant protection group in Siem Reap province will set up a breeding centre to restore their numbers. Oan Kiry of The Angkor Elephant Group Committee in Siem Reap city said his group had found a location ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/breeding-centre-domestic-elephants-be-established
Up to 26 storms forecast for rainy season, five or six to overflow Mekong
A Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology spokesman said on Tuesday that there will be up to 26 storms this rainy season, but of those, only five or six will cause the Mekong river to overflow or result in general flooding. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/26-storms-forecast-rainy-season-five-or-six-overflow-mekong
Agreement signed for national road repairs
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport yesterday signed an agreement with Korean company Hanshin Engineering and Construction for the long-awaited reconstruction of National Road 2 and National Road 22. According to a press release from the ministry, the reconstruction of National Road 2 and ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50617730/agreement-signed-for-national-road-repairs/
Police searching for illegal fishing suspects
Siem Reap provincial authorities are searching for the owners of two confiscated boats which were used for illegal fishing during the closed fishing season in Chi Kreng district’s Anlong Samnor commune. Colonel Sok Theavuth, district police chief, yesterday said that provincial anti-economic crime police, in collaboration ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50620306/police-searching-for-illegal-fishing-suspects-2/
Thousands of crimes along the borders prevented: Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry yesterday reported that it cracked down on more than 2,900 border crimes during the first six months of this year while pledging to continue cooperation with neighbouring countries to fight crimes. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50620479/thousands-of-crimes-along-the-borders-prevented-defence-ministry/
Ministry official probed for attempted land grab
An official in Mondulkiri province has said the ministries of Interior, and Environment are investigating Ministry of Justice undersecretary of state Seng Sovannara on suspicion of faking documents to grab land in the Phnom Prich and Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuaries. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-official-probed-attempted-land-grab
US told not to meddle in Kingdom’s internal affairs after Embassy issues Kem Sokha video
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called on the United States to respect the Kingdom’s laws, saying that it should not meddle in Cambodia’s internal affairs. The ministry’s reaction follows a video clip released by the US embassy in Phnom Penh on Tuesday in which US State ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50642431/us-told-not-to-meddle-in-kingdoms-internal-affairs/
NGO reps to meet with Interior Ministry over Lango amendments
The Interior Ministry will meet with NGO officials next week to listen to their requests for the government to amend the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations. In a press statement issued on Monday, the ministry said the meeting will enable representatives of local and international ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50655528/ngo-reps-to-meet-with-interior-ministry-over-lango-amendments/
National Assembly OKs mining law amendments
The National Assembly on Thursday approved amendments to Cambodia’s mining laws by revising 11 articles, in a move that would give officials the power to hand out fines or punishments instead of sending all disputes to court. In a full plenary session last week, 112 ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/national-assembly-oks-mining-law-amendments
Preah Vihear families seek land dispute solution
Almost 150 people representing some 253 families from Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district travelled to Phnom Penh on Tuesday to seek help from the authorities to resolve an ongoing land dispute. The families, who have been evicted from their villages, had also petitioned the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-families-seek-land-dispute-solution
Korea to help improve agriculture sector
South Korea has pledged to help Cambodia tackle some of the main issues affecting the agriculture sector. The pledge was made during talks last week between Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture and Oh Nak-young, South Korean Ambassador to Cambodia. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50509882/korea-to-help-improve-agriculture-sector/
Parents urged to be cautious over dengue
The Health Ministry has urged parents who suspect their children to be suffering from dengue infections, to immediately send them to state-run hospitals for treatment. The call follows the death of 13 children due to dengue fever over the last eight months. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parents-urged-be-cautious-over-dengue
Villagers again demand land resolution
Dozens of villagers representing 170 Prek Khsach community households in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district gathered at the Provincial Hall yesterday to petition authorities to speed up land dispute resolution involving two development companies. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50541167/villagers-again-demand-land-resolution/
Minister to lead Asean delegation
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn is set to lead a delegation to attend the Asean Foreign Minister’s Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Thursday and Friday. The planned visit follows an invitation from his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai, said ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-lead-asean-delegation