Kratie University construction complete
The recently constructed Kratie University, which was mostly funded by the Chinese government, was handed over to the Education Ministry yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37563/kratie-university-construction-complete/
Ms. SIN Kim Sean
Ms. SIN Kim Sean is the Deputy Chief of Party and Grants Manager in the East-West Management Institute’s Program on Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening (CCSS). She is a lawyer, an arbitrator in labor field for Arbitration Council and arbitrator in commercial field for Cambodia’s National ...
Government establishes sub-committee on universal health coverage
The government is establishing a Sub-committee on Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia to direct, coordinate, monitor and review all policies, strategies and action plans set out in the “Roadmap for Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia 2024-2035” policy planning document. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501529683/government-establishes-sub-committee-on-universal-health-coverage/
Registered Businesses UP by 37 Percent, Data Show
Registered businesses have increased in number by 37 percent to approximately 1,528 compared with the same period for 2010. Cambodian Chamber of Commerce officials say that the number of entrepreneurs has increased with them focusing on textiles, agriculture and construction. Cambodia currently has an export ...
Direct flights to Australia in sight, officials confirms
Cambodia and Australia are one step closer to getting daily direct flights between the two countries, an aviation official confirmed yesterday. State Secretariat of Civil Aviation deputy cabinet director Long Chheng said his department had passed the proposal submitted by a “State-owned” Australian airline and sent ...
Clinton calls for pause on dams
Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, has called for a “pause” on construction of hydroelectric dams along the Mekong River. She is urging time and consideration for all who would be affected by the dams, with 11 planned for the Lower Mekong, nine of which ...
200 residents in land dispute prevented from registering
Residents involved in a long-running land dispute in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district have been prevented from registering to vote in next year’s commune elections, village representatives said yesterday. The village, Oambel, is not recognized by authorities as it forms part of a conservation area ...
Jarai man gets day in court
A Ratanakkiri Provincial Court prosecutor yesterday summoned an ethnic minority Jarai man in O’Yadav district to explain to the court his allegations that local authorities had threatened to kill him for exposing a land-sale corruption racket. Romas Chhvang, 45, filed a complaint to the court at ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011111552760/National-news/jarai-man-gets-day-in-court.html
Korea hands over aviation center
Three and a half years after signing a memorandum of understanding on the project, the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Cambodia handed over a $10.1 million aviation training center to the government yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30685/korea-hands-over-aviation-center/
Villagers Told Eviction Is for Obama's Safety
More than 180 families living adjacent to the Phnom Penh International Airport were told yesterday that they must vacate their homes to make was for a security road to ensure the safety of U.S. President Barack Obama, who is expected to visit in November. Var Sarang, deputy ...
Thai-Cambodian single visa to commence Thursday
Starting Thursday, tourists from 35 countries could enter Thailand and Cambodia with single visa as foreign ministers of the two countries agreed on Wednesday. Under the Acmecs single visa, tourists from Australia up to United States could apply entry visa at Thai or Cambodian embassies or ...
Borei Keila evictees turn to Clinton
As the ASEAN summit turns Phnom Penh into a buzz of diplomatic activity, the chance to send a well-timed message has not been lost on the local community. Fifteen representatives of the evicted families of Borei Keila yesterday filed a petition asking US Secretary of State ...
Int’l trips fuel CNRP machine
As opposition party leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha returned from separate overseas trips yesterday, the party said it had more than enough cash to finance continuous mass demonstrations, with the bulk of funds coming from Cambodians living abroad. Today’s demonstrations in Phnom Penh and Siem ...
Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/int%E2%80%99l-trips-fuel-cnrp-machine
Laos plans new consulate
Laos plans to establish consulate general in Siem Reap province to boost bilateral cooperation with Cambodia through tourism and trade, a senior official from Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. “Tourism from Laos is increasing annually, so Lao PDR will establish a general consulate based ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/laos-plans-new-consulate
Cambodia asks for help in oil and gas industry
Cambodia has invited resource-rich Azerbaijan to help develop Cambodia’s prospective oil and gas industry, Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol announced during a high-level visit to the Caucasian country on Tuesday, according to Azerbaijani media reports. Mr. Chanthol laid out a goal to achieve an overall trade ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/cambodia-asks-for-help-in-oil-and-gas-industry-57237/
CMAC eyes budget bump of $13 million
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) is looking to increase its annual budget to $33 million this year amid a need to upgrade its life-saving equipment, an official said yesterday. Approximately $10 million has already been raised, according to CMAC director Heng Ratana, who expressed confidence ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-eyes-budget-bump-13-million
Islands up for grabs
More than 180,000 hectares on 28 of Cambodia’s 64 islands were reclassified as state private property for 31 companies seeking land concessions between 2008 and 2010, government sub-decrees reveal. The reclassification sub-decrees, compiled by investigators at the rights group Adhoc, pave the way for firms to ...
Hopes for potato farming in the Kingdom running high
After determining the best provinces in the country to grow potatoes, Cambodian scientists are now working to figure out what varieties adapt best to the local soil and will have the highest yields. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50521747/hopes-for-potato-farming-in-the-kingdom-running-high/
Study finds worm more harmful than thought
Researchers have found that a little-studied variety of threadworm – strongyloides stercoralis – previously thought to be relatively benign is associated with “significant morbidity” in rural Cambodia. Peter Odermatt, a professor at Basel University in Switzerland who headed the team, said the researchers had been ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/study-finds-worm-more-harmful-thought
Partnership with US university for better cassava
Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon met on Monday with visiting US professors W. Ronnie Coffman and Max J. Pfeffer from Cornell University to discuss cooperation in a new project whose purpose is to yield disease-resilient, high yielding cassava. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50101289/partnership-us-university-better-cassava/