Announcement No.068 on the 20 accredited political parties running for the national election 2018
On 23 May 2018, the National Election Committee (NEC) has accredited a total of 20 political parties which are registered for the national election in July with the number of provincial and capital constituencies. The two more political parties accredited by NEC on 23 May ...
National Election Committee
Hun Sen seeks to clarify remarks, pledging that election will take place ‘no matter what’
Prime Minister Hun Sen hit back yesterday at suggestions that he would consider postponing this year’s elections, saying they will go on as scheduled “no matter what happens” – an apparent effort to clarify his remarks in a speech the day before that an election ...
Ben Sokhean and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-seeks-clarify-remarks-pledging-election-will-take-place-no-matter-what
No signs of H7N9 flu, MERS coronavirus identified in Cambodia: health official
Cambodia has not seen any case of H7N9 bird flu virus and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, a senior health official said Monday. Speaking at a seminar on the awareness of H7N9 and MERS coronavirus, Dr. Ly Sovann, director of the health ministry’s communicable ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2014-06/23/c_133430670.htm
EAC: No power shortage this year
The Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) said the Kingdom will not face a power shortage during this year’s dry season, as demand for electricity had declined due to the Covid-19 pandemic. EAC CEO Teng Sokomal said during a recent seminar that there is no significant increase ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eac-no-power-shortage-year
No one left behind: Cambodian Muslims get free medical examinations
Rofi Osman, Member of the National Assembly, presided over a large-scale medical mission that saw 500 people from the Khmer Muslim community get free medical examinations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501093189/no-one-left-behind-cambodian-muslims-get-free-medical-examinations/
No new Covid cases in Cambodia
The Ministry of Health on June 14 reported zero new Covid-19 cases and no new deaths. As of June 14, Cambodia had recorded a total of 136,262 Covid-19 cases with 133,206 recoveries and 3,056 fatalities. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-new-covid-cases-cambodia-24
FBI Holds Investigation Talk for Cambodian Youth
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday gave a talk to some 200 Cambodian youths in Phnom Penh, describing criminal investigation, especially in human trafficking and child prostitution. Various youth from across nine provinces attended the discussion, where they learned how they can participate in ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/fbi-holds-investigation-talk-for-cambodian-youth/1800147.html
‘An act of coup d’etat’
Dozens of ruling party lawmakers have signed a letter calling opposition demands for a re-election or the resignation of Prime Minister Hun Sen an attempted coup. The letter, signed by 54 Cambodian People’s Party lawmakers including senior MP Cheam Yeap on Friday and released to the ...
Daniel Pye and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98-act-coup-d%E2%80%99etat%E2%80%99
Singaporean president skirts controversies over sand, maids
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam’s visit to Phnom Penh on Monday yielded two agreements on education and health, but no words on controversial sand imports or migrant maids, an official said. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/singaporean-president-skirts-controversies-over-sand-maid-123177/
Court Clears Leopard Capital in Loan Case
The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed a complaint by the Canadian-Cambodian shrimp manufacturer Nautisco Seafood Manufacturing Inc. alleging that the private equity firm Leopard Capital had purposely indebted the company for its own personal gain. According to the Sihanoukville-based shrimp company’s complaint, Leopard Capital, a partner ...
Interior Ministry instructs provincial officials to urgently report any instances in which activities carried out by any NGOs or grassroots associations without prior notification
On 10 October 2017, The Ministry of Interior released a public announcement written on 02 October 2017 and signed by H.E. Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior. The objective of the announcement is focused on activities carried out by the association and local NGOs, referred to ...
Ministry of Interior
Media outlets instructed to register or lose licences
The Ministry of Information has called on all media owners who have not yet registered fully to do so by the end of this year as failure to do so will result in their licences being revoked. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/media-outlets-instructed-register-or-lose-licences
Announcement on requirements exemption for foreign passengers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 or are not fully vaccinated
On 8 July 2022, the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on the exemption of requirement for COVID-19 unvaccinated foreign passengers or those who have not fully vaccinated. According to the announcement, all foreign travelers who have not been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine or have ...
Ministry of Health
Announcement on the ban of the use of signal boosters and/or repeaters severely affecting mobile services
On 26 July 2022, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication has posted an announcement on the ban of the use of signal boosters and/or repeaters severely affecting mobile services. According to the announcement, the use of signal boosters and repeaters has slowed down the mobile services ...
Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
Thai and Cambodian traders sign tens of business deals, worth nearly THB2,000m
Nearly a hundred of senior Thai officials and entrepreneurs from six lower northeastern provinces met with counterparts from five Cambodian border provinces on June 26th in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to discuss their cooperation in trade, investment and tourism. ...
NNT News Staff
http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5806270010007
Free-trade deals ‘not necessarily good’
Having more free trade agreements with partner countries is a good deal for Cambodia that currently gets its biggest advantage from trade preferences under its Least Developed Country status. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50776237/free-trade-deals-not-necessarily-good/
MPs ‘hastily’ approved laws, new report says
Lawmakers have hastily approved key legislation with little or no meaningful debate, according to a mid-year report on the National Assembly’s performance, which criticised opposition president Sam Rainsy for stifling discussion prior to two important votes. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mps-hastily-approved-laws-new-report-says
Solar sheds some light on Cambodian students
While it may be unpopular, nearly everyone has had to do homework. Yet for those living in communities with no or intermittent access to electricity, the ability to study at home is sometimes a luxury. In Cambodia, French non-profit association Lumières sur le Mékong – ...
Anmar Frangoul
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102564971
NGO's plan for ethical land eviction of riverside community
The garbage-strewn, riverside area that contains Chrang Chamres commune may be unsightly, but the local Cham community fears that a future away from their niche in Phnom Penh’s far north would be far worse. It’s a common refrain. Over the years, numerous communities across Phnom ...
Bennett Murray
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/humane-model-land-eviction
Journo killings condemned
A report from the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has decried the killing of journalists with no consequences, listing Cambodia as one of several countries where members of the press have been killed since 2004 “with complete impunity”. From 2004 to 2013, 370 journalists ...
Charles Rollet and Chhay Channyda
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/journo-killings-condemned