‘Fake news’ on agenda at summit in Siem Reap
The fight against fake news in the digital era will be on the agenda as Cambodia hosts the 16th Asia Media Summit 2019 attended by some 500 participants from more than 40 countries around the world in Siem Reap province. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fake-news-agenda-summit-siem-reap
Ministry seeks to reduce red tape at airports, borders
The Ministry of Tourism said it is working with the relevant bodies to reduce red tape at airports and international border checkpoints. The ministry said the move aimed to ease transit, especially for international tourists, by removing unnecessary and complicated formalities. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-seeks-reduce-red-tape-airports-borders
Chinese salt imports reach Cambodia at $100 per tonne
Salt imports from China are expected to sell at $100 per tonne in the Cambodian market, $25 more per tonne than local salt, according to the Salt Producers Community of Kampot-Kep (SPCKK). ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-salt-imports-reach-cambodia-100-tonne
PM hits back at environmental activists over logging criticisms
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday responded to environmental activists who accused the government of inaction over deforestation in Cambodia, saying they themselves used luxury wood to build and decorate their own homes. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Phnom Penh’s third ring road, the ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-hits-back-environmental-activists-over-logging-criticisms
Japanese firm acquires stake at upcoming Pursat hydropower plant
Japanese power firm eRex Co Ltd announced last week its involvement in the construction and management of an 80-megawatt hydropower plant in Pursat province. The Tokyo-based company plans to invest $23.5 million to secure a 34 percent stake in the project, with Asia Energy Power Co. ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50655887/oil-exploration-in-kompong-som-basin-off-to-a-promising-start/
Government to take control of ticketing at Angkor Wat
Beginning next year, the government will take full control of the Angkor Archaeological Park, ending a controversial concession with private firm Sokimex, which holds the right to sell tickets to the country’s most popular tourist draw. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-to-take-control-of-ticketing-at-angkor-wat-99671/
City seeks to halt land sales at Boeung Trabek
Municipal officials said yesterday that they would take steps to combat what they said was the unlawful occupation of portions of Boeung Trabek lake, which the city hopes to clear out to restore its ability to hold rainwater and reduce flooding. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-seeks-halt-land-sales-boeung-trabek
CNRP senator makes case for bail at supreme court
Opposition Senator Hong Sok Hour, who has been in prison since August on incitement and fraud charges, had his request for bail on health grounds heard by the Supreme Court on Friday. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/109120-109120/
Cambodia interested in training its officials at CBI centre
A high-level delegation from Cambodia on Monday expressed interest in training investigating officers from the Southeast Asian country at the CBI training centre to develop capacity. ...
Ministry findings hint at illegal gold mining in Ratanakkiri
An investigating team from the Ministry of Mines and Energy has concluded that evidence at Chhay Ching Heang Group’s operations in Ratanakkiri province seemingly points to illegal gold mining, though lab results from minerals extracted by the company are still pending, according to a ministry ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-findings-hint-illegal-gold-mining-ratanakkiri
58 workers arrested, freed over protests at Bavet SEZs
Fifty-eight protesting workers from the Tai Seng special economic zone (SEZ) in Bavet City were arrested on Monday morning and released in the evening after agreeing not to use violence or damage property in the future, authorities said, the latest development in a bout of ...
Matt Blomberg and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/58-workers-arrested-freed-over-protests-at-bavet-sezs-103568/
Water supply authority director shoots back at corruption charges
The General Director of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) yesterday denied a slew of corruption allegations published by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), including one that he hired 500 employees after they paid $3,000 apiece for a job. The PPWSA – once a beacon ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21429//
Anti-dam activist denies illegal logging charge at trial
On trial at the Koh Kong Provincial Court on Wednesday, anti-dam activist Ven Vorn denied the illegal logging charge laid against him last year over his involvement in the construction of a wooden community center, his lawyer said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-dam-activist-denies-illegal-logging-charge-at-trial-108652/
CPP touts Hun Sen’s attendance at US summit
Sitting in a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and fellow Asean leaders in California on Tuesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen seemed to have his mind on what Cambodians would think of his participation in this week’s U.S.-Asean Summit. ...
Anthony Jensen and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cpp-touts-hun-sens-attendance-at-us-summit-108697/
Mystery blaze destroys timber, vehicles at Pursat forestry office
At least 27 vehicles loaded with confiscAted timber were destroyed by fire while parked in the Kravanh Forestry AdministrAtion compound in PursAt province on Sunday, leaving no evidence for potential prosecution and rights groups doubting the authorities’ version of events. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mystery-blaze-destroys-timber-vehicles-pursat-forestry-office
Workers at JC Penny supplier rally for unpaid benefits
Following more than two weeks of protests in front of their shuttered factory in Por Senchey district, more than 500 workers from Win Shingtex (Cambodia) Co. Ltd tried to march yesterday to the Ministry of Labor, the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23032/workers-at-jc-penny-supplier-rally-for-unpaid-benefits/
Poor local showing at Phnom Penh’s agro fair
Cambodia’s biggest agriculture industry event of the year received a cool response on its first day as turnout from local agro-businesses was low and overseas suppliers struggled to find potential buyers for the latest agricultural products. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/poor-local-showing-phnom-penhs-agro-fair
Parties at impasse over rules for 2017 commune elections
The ruling CPP and opposition CNRP are deadlocked in their ongoing negotiations over new rules for commune elections, according to party officials, with the length and scale of election campaigns at the center of the dispute. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/parties-at-impasse-over-rules-for-2017-commune-elections-93692/
King Sihamoni calls for climate action at COP21
King Norodom Sihamoni delivered an impassioned plea for a legally binding international climate change treaty in an address to the delegates of 195 nations and the world’s civil society on Monday night as the UN Climate Talks in Paris (COP21) opened. ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-sihamoni-calls-climate-action-cop21
First Phnom Penh street fair at Toul Tom Poung
Phnom Penh’s first ever non-profit community street fair will be held in Toul Tom Poung, also known as the Russian Market, tomorrow. ...
Srey Kumneth and Nou Sotheavy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15703/first-phnom-penh-street-fair-at-toul-tom-poung/