Students faint in high school
More than 10 students at Bak Chenhchean senior high school in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district fainted yesterday. Major Tann Kearith, district police chief, said the students fainted at about 9am and were sent to the provincial referral hospital following the incident. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104636/students-faint-in-high-school/
Building exhibition scheduled for Sept
The third edition of CAMBUILD, one of the country’s biggest international building and construction conferences, is scheduled for September 10-12 on Koh Pich. Three hundred participants are expected to exhibit at the event. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/building-exhibition-scheduled-sept
Out of the woods: Forest crime often goes unpunished
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries saw at least 2,400 cases of forest- and wildlife-related crimes in 2014, of which almost 1,800 were forwarded to the courts, though fewer than 10 people were sentenced in relation to the crimes, ministry figures say. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/out-woods-forest-crime-often-goes-unpunished
Ministry to review oil company’s plans
The company that has been given production rights over a 5,500-square-km area off the coast of Sihanoukville known as Block D has been given 10 days to submit their exploration plans to be reviewed by the Mines and Energy Ministry, a spokesman said Thursday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/ministry-to-review-oil-companys-plans-85061/
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia convene sixth court conference
The sixth court conference of Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian border provinces opened in Vientiane on August 10. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130218/laos-vietnam-cambodia-convene-sixth-court-conference/
First bird flu death since 2014
The Ministry of Health said yesterday it has discovered for the first time in nearly 10 years a fatal case caused by Avian influenza H5N1, also known as bird flu. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244561/first-bird-flu-death-since-2014/
Civil Society Group Issues List of Grievances to Asean Leaders
Representing more than 1,200 delegates from the 10 Asean countries, the Asean Peoples’ Forum issued a highly critical statement yesterday to visiting Asean leaders concerning issues such as land evictions, effects of large-scale hydropower projects and the opaque nature of drafting the Asean Human Rights ...
Truck ban not as painful as feared, shipper says
Since a crackdown on oversized and illegal trucks began on February 10, the government has checked nearly 100,000 vehicles, taking more than 1,000 off the road and finding 3,000 others in violation of various regulations, according to Transport Ministry spokesman Va Sim Sorya. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/truck-ban-not-painful-feared-shipper-says
Vehicles seized from illegal timber transporters
The Kampong Thom provincial Forestry Administration yesterday seized three vehicles that were illegally transporting timber. Mom Sophal, Forestry Administration division chief in Kampong Thmar, said his officials seized three vehicles transporting small trees and firewood without permission from authorities at about 10.30am in Baray district. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50534497/vehicles-seized-from-illegal-timber-transporters/
Ten dead, nearly 100 others hospitalised after drinking contaminated water
Contaminated water from a river in Kratie province has been blamed in the deaths of at least 10 ethnic Phnong people as of late Sunday, with nearly 140 others hospitalised and hundreds more families fleeing their homes for fear their ancestors are “angry” at them, ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ten-dead-nearly-100-others-hospitalised-after-drinking-contaminated-water
CMAC unveils new demining project
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) on Friday incorporated more than 250 retired and disabled officers and staff into the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). It also announced a 10-year (2016-2025) demining project that requires around $100 million in funds for the first five years. ...
HongTholly Sonit and Oung Dane
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-unveils-new-demining-project
Ethnic land row forum created
The provincial government on Tuesday ordered the creation of a forum in a bid to find a resolution in the 10-year land dispute between 12 ethnic minority communities in Ratanakkiri province and Vietnamese agribusiness giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) over 20 ancestral “spirit mountains”. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-land-row-forum-created
Port cargo traffic rises on swelling economy
Container traffic at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), which operates the country’s only deep-sea port, increased by almost 10 per cent during the first quarter of the year, compared to a year earlier, while tonnage rose by 11.5 per cent, a company official said yesterday. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-cargo-traffic-rises-swelling-economy
The National Assembly to approve a draft amended commune election law next month
The National Assembly will hold a plenary meeting on October 20th to vote for a draft-amended law on Commune/Sangkat Election. CPP wants the electoral campaign period shall be 10 days, while CNRP demands for 15-day, CPP spokesman said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-8994
The National Assembly to approve a draft amended commune election law next month
The National Assembly will hold a plenary meeting on October 20th to vote for a draft-amended law on Commune/Sangkat Election. CPP wants the electoral campaign period shall be 10 days, while CNRP demands for 15-day, CPP spokesman said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-8994
Rice prices seen gaining ground in Mekong region
A prolonged regional drought is expected to push Thai and Vietnamese rice prices up by 10 to 15 per cent, narrowing the price gap that has kept Cambodian rice exporters from securing major international supply orders, one of the Kingdom’s biggest rice exporters said yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-prices-seen-gaining-ground-mekong-region
Government reduces tax load on MFIs receiving money from abroad
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) recently decided to shrink the tax burden for local microfinance institutions (MFIs) by lowering withholding tax on interest from loans acquired from abroad from 14 to 10 percent, a move that the government claims will keep the massive ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-reduces-tax-load-mfis-receiving-money-abroad
Cambodian migrants faring ‘worst in region’
Out of four Southeast Asian countries, migrant workers from Cambodia have the worst experiences, with eight in 10 experiencing labour rights abuses while abroad and more than two-thirds reporting mental or physical health problems upon return, according to a study released by ILO and IOM ...
Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-migrants-faring-worst-region
Clock ticking for UN’s rights office
With 10 days remaining until a government-imposed deadline for the U.N.’s human rights office to either sign a new agreement to operate in the country or close down, there is no sign that the two sides have come any closer to reaching a deal. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/clock-ticking-uns-rights-office-122195/
Thai-Cambodia trade on the rise
Trade between Cambodia and Thailand increased by about 10 percent in the first half of the year to $2.9 billion, up from $2.6 billion in the same period last year, according to figures released by the Thai embassy yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078088/thai-cambodia-trade-rise/