Ministry allows public universities to reopen with COVID-19 measures
The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that it has given a green light to public universities all over the country to reopen after months of closure to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772511/ministry-allows-public-universities-to-reopen-with-covid-19-measures/
Students protest over inability to sit exams
Nearly 200 midwives and nursing students at the International University in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district protested yesterday after reportedly being denied the necessary documents required to sit the Ministry of Health’s state civil servant exam this summer. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/students-protest-over-inability-sit-exams
Education Lagging in Science, Technology, Experts Say
Experts say the government has not yet done enough to promote the studies of science at the university level, leaving Cambodia behind on technology and other science subjects. Louise Ahrens, a project coordinator at Maryknoll, a US-based organization that provides education counseling at the Royal university ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/education-lagging-in-science-technology-experts-say/1798183.html
Spokesman says closure of 3 more news websites due to dissemination of false information
Meas Sophoan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Information, claimed that the closure of The Cambodia Daily and the Kamnotra website was because they spread false information and have no regulations as a press. ...
Lay Sopheavatey
https://thmeythmey.com/?page=detail&id=128389
Fake social media post promises $1,000 for free
A social media post appeared recently promising all Cambodian citizens a cash donation from the government. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501424905/fake-social-media-post-promises-1000-for-free/
PM to receive honorary doctorate from Chinese university
Prime Minister Hun Sen will be awarded an honorary doctorate in Khmer literature from a Chinese University during an official visit to China, to attend a number of forums and conferences. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16721/pm-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-chinese-university/
Hydroponic farming to be tested in Cambodia
Japanese company Asian Gateway (Cambodia) will soon conduct a pilot project with a hydroponic farm in Cambodia. It will be tested at the Royal University of Agriculture (Chamkar Dong campus) in the first stage and after that will be used as a model for farmers and ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079873/hydroponic-farming-tested-cambodia/
Hydro dam does little for locals, study finds
Most families immediately downstream of Cambodia’s first major hydropower dam are worse off than they were before the project, according to a new study by U.K. researchers that urges the government to pay more attention to impacts on local residents as it gears up for ...
Zsombor Peter and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hydro-dam-does-little-for-locals-study-finds-92523/
Battambang university to host national library branch on campus
A large national library on the campus of the National University of Battambang (NUBB) in Battambang province will be inaugurated next month to let students conduct more research on subjects and technical skills in areas such as agriculture and technology. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-university-host-national-library-branch-campus
Preah Vihear authorities warn against illegal purchase or sale of protected land
The Ministry of Environment has warned people that it is illegal to buy or sell lands in natural protected and conservation areas in Preah Vihear province. ...
US urges 'Restraint' in Cambodia after violence
The United States on Friday appealed for peaceful dialogue and denounced violence in Cambodia after police opened fire on protesting garment workers, killing three people. “The United States deeply regrets the recent loss of life in Cambodia during violent clashes between protesters and government security forces,” ...
AFP News Staff
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iy83VmwV8EjDuptYbUme3o9-vdPw?docId=a4c09c59-b109-4dc0-9015-bbce4fa08a63
US seeking stronger ties with Cambodia
A senior U.S. diplomat says the country is looking to strengthen ties with Cambodia following an end to the nation’s yearlong political stalemate. Scot Marciel, the State Department’s leading diplomat for Southeast Asia, told VOA Khmer in an interview Wednesday that Washington wants to have a ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-seeing-stronger-ties-with-cambodia/2431443.html
Government and US discuss repatriation of Cambodian inmates
Cambodia has asked the United States to delay the deportation of some of its citizens convicted of crimes in the US due to serious sicknesses and to wait until they get treatment. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5091732/government-us-discuss-repatriation-cambodian-inmates/
US companies urged to invest in Cambodia
Cambodia last week asked the United States to increase investments in the Kingdom, claiming that working conditions here have improved dramatically in recent years. The appeal was made by Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak in a meeting on Friday with US Ambassador Patrick Murphy. Mr Sorasak ...
US Army weighing cache in Cambodia
The US Army is currently considering Cambodia as a possible host for some of its extensive stockpiles of equipment kept overseas, known as “prepositioned stocks”. ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-army-weighing-cache-cambodia
PM urges use of ‘Thank you peace’ slogan
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged all state institutions and schools to promote the “Thank you peace” slogan so that Cambodians will appreciate how precious peace is when it is attained. He said the slogan was not meant to oppose any group but rather to ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-urges-use-thank-you-peace-slogan
Five arrested over state land sale
Authorities in Pursat province on Monday apprehended five people for their alleged involvement in an attempt to sell about 2,000 hectares of state-owned land on Facebook. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744768/five-arrested-over-state-land-sale/
US diplomat expresses concern, hopes over upcoming elections
United States Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel yesterday said Cambodia’s political stalemate was a matter of concern, but nonetheless expressed hope the coming elections would be free and fair. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-diplomat-expresses-concern-hopes-over-upcoming-elections
Government calls for PM ‘fake news’ correction
The Cambodian government on Friday strongly urged Singaporean outlet Channel News Asia (CNA) to issue a correction to an article it published on Thursday, claiming Prime Minister Hun Sen had called on the military to destroy the country’s political opponents. The statement, issued by the ...
Mech Dara and Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-calls-pm-fake-news-correction
Police Search for Counterfeit Riel Notes in Prey Veng
Police in Prey Veng’s Peamro district are searching for a rice trader who paid a traditional healer with counterfeit money, and suspect that more of the fake bills could enter circulation. Neak Loeung commune police chief Chhin Sophal said the unnamed woman had paid 45,000 ...