Malaysian PM Mahathir hails Kingdom’s prosperity
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday hailed Cambodia’s prosperity, praising its “hard-working” and “skilful” people for rebuilding the Kingdom. The 94-year-old leader was speaking to university students, government officials and diplomats at the Royal university of Phnom Penh as he began a three-day visit, ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysian-pm-mahathir-hails-kingdoms-prosperity
As free man, Polonsky plans tourism mecca
Sergei Polonsky, a Russian fugitive and former billionaire real estate magnate who was recently released from prison in Cambodia, has grand plans for a string of islands off the coast of Sihanoukville. Less than a month after the Supreme Court refused to extradite him to Russia ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/as-free-man-polonsky-plans-tourism-mecca-58726/
Cambodia to stay neutral in China-Vietnam territorial row
A meeting last week between China’s president, Xi Jinping, and the prime minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, will see the Southeast Asian country maintain a neutral stance regarding the territorial dispute between China and Vietnam over the Paracel islands in the South China Sea, Hong ...
Want China Times News Staff
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1501&MainCatID=15&id=20140528000058
Cambodia sends 4 helicopters, 2 ships to search for missing Malaysian plane
The Cambodian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday afternoon sent four helicopters and two ships to search on its sea for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The plane vanished over south Vietnam on March 8. “At the behest of the head of the government, the Navy ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/18/c_133195701.htm
Cambodia holds construction, property expo as construction sector booms
An international construction and property exhibition kicked off here, in the capital city of Cambodia, on Wednesday as the country’s construction continued enjoying strong growth, officials said. Andrew Siow, chief executive officer of AMB Event-Cambodia, which organized the expo at the capital’s Diamond Island Exhibition Center, ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-09/10/c_133632913.htm
Four more suspects arrested over violent Koh Rong robbery
Four Cambodian men have now been arrested over a violent robbery at a guesthouse on Koh Rong island off the coast of Sihanoukville last week that left a Canadian expatriate with serious head injuries, police said Monday. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-more-suspects-arrested-over-violent-koh-rong-robbery-80566/
Cambodia, Maldives expand tourism, trade, political ties
Cambodia and Maldives have expanded bilateral ties through several agreements including tourist visa exemptions, the naming of a street in the Kingdom for the island nation and six more documents outlining newly formed cooperative initiatives. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-maldives-expand-tourism-trade-political-ties
Cambodia may invest in Cuban rice production
Cambodia is considering investing in rice production in Cuba to help strengthen the Caribbean island nation’s capacity to ensure food security, as well as to increase the presence of the Kingdom’s varieties of the stable crop in international markets. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-may-invest-cuban-rice-production
Google, NEC discuss election cooperation
Google Asia-Pacific’s Singapore Office wants to cooperate with the National Election Committee (NEC) to prevent the spread of misinformation or ‘fake news’ that may affect the July national elections, said an NEC press release. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/google-nec-discuss-election-cooperation
Cambodia promotes economic literacy for non-economists
The Royal Government of Cambodia is promoting the economic literacy for non-economists. An 11-day workshop on the topic was conducted recently in hybrid format by professors and experts from Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501085151/cambodia-promotes-economic-literacy-for-non-economists/
Weaving woes -Cambodia’s silk sector faces possible extinction as economic realities force artisans to abandon the craft
In the not-so-distant past, visitors to Koh Dach, an island in the Mekong River about 15 kilometers outside of Phnom Penh, were often struck by the sound as well as the sights that met them there. Among the many crafts on display by local artisans, ...
Hun Sen urges safe driving during New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday urged Cambodians to keep safe as they celebrate Khmer New Year this weekend and instructed law enforcement officers to be vigilant during a period renowned for causing an annual spike in traffic accidents. Speaking at a graduation ceremony on Koh ...
Khy Sovuthy and Hay Pisey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-urges-safe-driving-during-new-year-56040/
Cambodian rice exports find new markets in 9 countries
The President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) Chan Sokheang, stated that this year, Cambodia’s rice exports will expand into new markets, including several islands and nine additional countries, with most buyers purchasing fragrant rice. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501553650/cambodian-rice-exports-find-new-markets-in-9-countries/
Cambodia’s new tourism frontier
A year ago, getting to Sihanoukville required perseverance and a certain degree of bravery. There had been no flights to Cambodia’s premier beach resort for years — at least no scheduled services — and cruise ships docking here were few and far between Following years spent ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism/308486/cambodia-s-new-tourism-frontier
Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #15
Mean Nara, ODC’s Senior Mapper, spoke to the audience about the launch of the GeoServer.On April 30, the ODC team hosted a monthly Phnom Penh Mapping Meet-up (PPMM), in which ODC, Atlas, and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut presented on the recent project updates and results. As ...
Kids to get schooled on Traffic Law
High school and university students, considered particularly at risk of road accidents, may soon be taking lessons on the new traffic law if a proposal from the Transport Ministry comes to fruition. Tram Iv Tek, minister of public works and transport, yesterday said that the government ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/kids-get-schooled-traffic-law
Ways for Cambodia to meet its health system financing and pandemic response challenges
Cambodia has made great strides in recent years, both in terms of economic growth and key health indicators like life expectancy and infant, child and maternal mortality rates. The country reached lower-middle income status in 2015 and was advancing steadily toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50964611/ways-for-cambodia-to-meet-its-health-system-financing-and-pandemic-response-challenges/
Detained Russian's Company Under Investigation for Fraud
The company of Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, who is currently being detained by Cambodian authorities after a maritime incident off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province last week, is being investigated by the Russian Interior Ministry for fraud, according to a statement on the ministry’s ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/detained-russians-company-under-investigation-for-fraud-7333/
CNRP youth: we’ll fight ISIS
At least 50 opposition party youth members and supporters are asking for permission to join the US-led fight against Islamic State militants, a leading activist said yesterday. In return, they hope the US will help them fight Vietnamese encroachment in Cambodia and take back the island ...
Meas Sokchea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-youth-we%E2%80%99ll-fight-isis
Chinese squeeze out tour groups in Siem Reap
Japanese and Korean tourists are being turned away from hotels in Siem Reap City due to an increase in bookings by Chinese visitors, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Wednesday. Speaking at the tourism industry’s three-day expo on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich island on Wednesday, Mr. ...
Kang Sothear and George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/chinese-squeeze-out-tour-groups-in%E2%80%88siem-reap-69544/