Government gives land to villagers
The Preah Sihanouk provincial hall has started providing land to nearly 300 families living illegally around the Kbal Chhay waterfall in Sihanoukville’s Muoy commune. The decision to provide land came after villagers blocked National Road 4 in September, burning tires in protest of resettlement from the ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32955/government-gives-land-to-villagers/
A few hurdles still block path to joining global value chains
The government needs to urgently amend its industrial development policy to spur the inclusive growth of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and develop a national logistics platform to cut onerous shipping costs if Cambodia is to find a place in global value chains, panellists at ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/few-hurdles-still-block-path-joining-global-value-chains
Bright prospects in sight for banana farmers
The banana is Cambodia’s national fruit and makes an excellent after-meal dessert. But its popularity extends further than just being a sweet fruit. Due to its affordable price, it’s also food for the poor and can be used regularly as offerings to the spirits or ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37085/bright-prospects-in-sight-for-banana-farmers/
Ministry, NGOs discuss country’s biggest land disputes
Land Management Ministry officials met with a consortium of NGOs at their main office in Phnom Penh on Monday to discuss 11 of the country’s largest land disputes, despite decisions on resolving such matters normally being made at a sub-national level, a land rights advocate ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-ngos-discuss-countrys-biggest-land-disputes-128545/
Pursat to reap fruits of labour
It takes three hours by car to get to the quiet province of Pursat from Phnom Penh, winding westwards along approximately 200 kilometres on National Road 5. Recently, though, the sleepy town has been stirring under some ongoing developments in the form of a combined ...
Vandy Muong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/pursat-reap-fruits-labour
WEF ranking upgrade boosts tourism
Cambodia has improved its ranking in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. The nation was ranked 101 of 136 countries in the 2017 report, thanks to performance improvements that drove an overall score increase from 3.2 points in 2015 to 3.3 ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37636/wef-ranking-upgrade-boosts-tourism/
NGOs want housing needs addressed
Representatives from housing NGOs yesterday called on the government to do more to help disadvantaged communities access affordable housing. They were speaking at the National Housing Forum, hosted by Habitat for Humanity Cambodia (HHC) at the Intercontinental Hotel, which brought together NGOs and Land Management Minister ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39760/ngos-want-housing-needs-addressed/
Defunct parties set to be deleted
The Interior Minister yesterday decided to delete 22 political parties from its official register ahead of the national election next year. According to a letter signed by Interior Minister Sar Kheng, the parties are being dissolved in line with recent amendments to the Law on Political ...
Khmer Times Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084287/defunct-parties-set-to-be-deleted/
US to sanction 4 countries for refusing deportations
The Trump administration will impose visa sanctions on four countries that refuse to take back foreign nationals deemed to be in the US illegally, Department of Homeland Security spokesman Dave Lapan said Wednesday. The four countries — Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to ...
Daivd Shortell
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/trump-visa-sanctions-immigration/index.html
Buddhists flock to Oudong ceremony
More than 1,000 people flocked to Oudong Mountain in Kandal province yesterday to observe Meak Bochea Day, which marks the day the Buddha prophesied his own death.Nguon Nhel, second vice president of the National Assembly, presided over the ceremony accompanied by many lawmakers and government ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50105768/buddhists-flock-to-oudong-ceremony/
Hun Sen urges fishermen to stop fishing illegally
Prime Minister Hun Sen marked National Fish Day on Tuesday in Kompong Chhnang province by urging fishermen to refrain from illegal fishing and report lawbreakers. The government bans fishing in the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers during the breeding season to allow fish stocks to ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-urges-fishermen-to-stop-fishing-illegally-62944/
Senior ruling party member sees abuse of women and children as public health issue
Abuse of women and children should be considered a public health concern, National Assembly Legislation and Justice Commission chairman Pen Pannha said Sunday. “Discrimination is a serious violation of human rights since it affects the welfare of women, hindering their full participation in social activities. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/senior-ruling-party-member-sees-abuse-of-women-and-children-as-public-health-issue-7554
Thailand toughens human trafficking penalties
Thailand’s National Assembly has passed amendments to anti-trafficking laws with harsh penalties. The legislation comes as American media reports put spotlight on slave-like conditions on Thai fishing vessels triggering calls for Thailand to crack down on labor exploitation, especially in the seafood industry. ...
Ron Corben
http://bit.ly/1ILVavn
Lankans agree to Cambodia deal
Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers are among five who have agreed to be among the first to leave the Pacific island nation of Nauru for Cambodia under a deal that allows refugees rejected by Australia to be resettled in the Southeast Asian country, the News ...
Colombo Gazette News Staff
http://bit.ly/1IKAm77
1 of 4 asylum seekers resettled in Cambodia under multimillion-dollar deal wants to go home
One of four asylum seekers resettled in Cambodia just three months ago in a multimillion-dollar deal that saw them sent from an Australian-run detention camp on the Pacific island nation of Nauru has decided he wants to go home, a Cambodian official said Sunday. ...
Sopheng Cheang
http://www.startribune.com/nauru-camp-asylum-seeker-in-cambodia-wants-to-go-home/324962481/
303rd COVID-19 positive case detected in Cambodia
Cambodia registered its 303rd COVID-19 positive on a 56 year old Cambodian-American national. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783686/303rd-covid-19-positive-case-detected-in-cambodia/
Cambodia and Singapore agree to build Cybersecurity Capacity
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth met virtually with Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information of the Republic of Singapore Josephine Teo on Thursday to discuss strengthening the cybersecurity capacity of the two nations. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948507/cambodia-and-singapore-agree-to-build-cybersecurity-capacity/
High risk of flooding in capital, 10 provinces on Sept 7-14: NCDM
Nearly 100 people died and more than 150 were injured in natural disasters in the first eight months of this year, with some provinces currently at risk of flooding, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/high-risk-flooding-capital-10-provinces-sept-7-14-ncdm
Cambodia’s poverty line updated: 17.8 percent Cambodians under the poverty line
Cambodia has updated the country’s poverty line based on the 2019-2020 Socio-Economic Survey wherein the national minimum was set at 10,951 Riel (roughly $2.7) per capita a day. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50973518/cambodias-poverty-line-updated-178-percent-cambodians-under-the-poverty-line/
Kheng announces Chinese investment to reach total of $10 billion in 2023
In the first semester of 2021, Chinese investment in the Kingdom remained the highest of any foreign nations. The total value of Chinese finance reached around $5 billion, an increase of 31 percent when compared to the previous year. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999151/kheng-announces-chinese-investment-to-reach-total-of-10-billion-in-2023/