Reality dawns as sun sets on Kazantip
Plans to bring the raucous 10-day rave Kazantip to Cambodian shores were in tatters Wednesday as hundreds of Russian revelers showed up at the bridge leading to Koh Puos island to find the way blocked by a 2-meter-high metal barricade. ...
George Wright and Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/reality-dawns-as-sun-sets-on-kazantip-78256/
In Cambodia, English classes more popular than Chinese
In a small courtyard in downtown Phnom Penh sits the city’s oldest public school. Founded more than 100 years ago, Tuan Hoa features a Chinese temple and Mandarin language instruction for its 2,000 students. ...
Neou Vannarin and Colin Lovett
http://bit.ly/1GxFgI7
Monks to march to save Prey Lang forest
More than 100 monks from across the Kingdom will gather in Prey Lang forest on July 2 for four days before travelling to Phnom Penh to protest against illegal logging and other environmental threats to the forest, activist monk Venerable But Buntenh said. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12714/monks-to-march-to-save-prey-lang-forest/
Cambodian customs department nets $1.52 billion in eight months
The General Department of Customs and Excise earned $1.5 billion as revenue in the first eight months this year, representing 64.2 percent of yearly plan. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50934455/cambodian-customs-department-nets-1-52-billion-in-eight-months/
Despite concerted efforts, Cambodian rivers are still rife with plastic
Everyday, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, according to the United Nations Environment Program. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/despite-concerted-efforts-cambodian-rivers-are-still-rife-with-plastic/
Hey, waiter!
While tourism numbers in Cambodia are growing rapidly, visitors might increasingly have a hard time finding a restaurant to their liking since the country is experiencing a shortage of qualified personnel, especially waiters and chefs, accordingly to the Cambodia Restaurant Association. “The tourism industry needs at ...
Cambodian Pawnshop Revenues Drop as Industry Expands
The number of licensed pawnshops in the country has surged since the government began registering them in 2010, leaving some pawnbrokers claiming revenue losses of 30 to 50 percent due to oversaturation in the market. Ly Seng Cheng, a pawnbroker at the Khlaing Rum Sev pawnshop ...
Japan provides 36 mln USD grant aid to Cambodia for clean water, education
The government of Japan on Wednesday signed to provide a grant aid of 36 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia for a clean water project and a human resource development project. According to a press statement, the amount of 33.4 million U.S. dollars goes for the ...
Xinhuanet Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/05/c_132432490.htm
Entrepreneurs visits Cambodia for business opportunities
Two dozens of Chinese entrepreneurs in the World Eminence Chinese Business Association have been visiting Cambodia to seek possibilities to broaden trade and investment ties between China and Cambodia. The group, led by Xia Lingsheng, the Association’s executive vice president, met with Tep Ngorn, the 2nd ...
Cambodia warns foreigners to stay away from poll protests
The Cambodian government on Sunday warned foreigners to stay away from opposition protests against a hotly disputed election as thousands of riot police practised crowd control in the capital. Authorities and security forces would “avoid potential clashes at all costs” said the government in a statement ...
Agence France Presse
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2013/09/cambodia-warns-foreigners-to-stay-away-from-poll-protests/
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅតែទាមទារឲ្យមានតុល្យភាពអំណាចនៅក្នុងសភា
ឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងសេចក្តីប្រកាសរបស់ មន្ត្រីខុទ្ទកាល័យក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ កាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញ ដែលបានប្រកាសពីភាពមិនចុះសម្រុងគ្នានៅក្នុងការទាមទារការបែងចែក អំណាចរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា រួចមក នៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅតែអះអាងចង់អោយអំណាចឲ្យមានតុល្យភាពគ្នាដដែលនៅក្នុង សភា ដើម្បីកំណែទម្រង់ស្ថាប័នជាតិសំខាន់។ មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅតែអះអាងថា អ្វីដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិចង់បានគឺចង់ឲ្យមានតុល្យភាពអំណាច នៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា ដើម្បីដំណើរការកំណែទម្រង់ស្ថាប័នជាតិសំខាន់ៗឲ្យមានប្រសិទ្ធិភាព។ លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញាឫទ្ធិ តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានបញ្ជាក់ថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិមិនចង់និយាយពីរឿងចង់បានតំណែងនោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែអ្វីដែលគណបក្សចង់និយាយគឺការកែទម្រង់ស្ថាប័ន ជាតិសំខាន់ពិតប្រាកដមួយ និងការស្វែងរកយុត្តិធម៌ជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។ ការបញ្ជាក់ជំហររបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅពេលនេះបានធ្វើឡើង ក្រោយពីខុទ្ទកាល័យលោក ស ខេង សមាជិកអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ នៃ គណៈកម្មាធិការកណ្ដាលគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានទម្លាយព័ត៌មានជាសាធារណៈ ពីភាពមិនចុះសម្រុងគ្នារវាង ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំនៅក្នុងជួរគណបក្សប្រឆាំង អំពីការចង់បានអំណាចនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា។ ...
គឹម យុទ្ធណា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cnrp-still-needs-equal-power-national-assembly
Land prices in Siem Reap spike 15 per cent
Strong economic growth and an increase in tourism had driven Siem Reap land prices, according to an industry expert. Sorn Seap, general manager of Key Real Estate who had studied land prices in Siem Reap town, said land prices in Siem Reap town increased about 15 ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/land-prices-siem-reap-spike-15-cent
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រទទួលយកញត្តិសុំពន្យារកិច្ចប្រជុំសភាដំបូងពីសង្គមស៊ីវិល
ពលរដ្ឋ និងព្រះសង្ឃជាច្រើនរយនាក់បានដង្ហែញត្តិទៅព្រះបរមរាជវាំងនៅព្រឹក ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះ ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព្រះមហាក្សត្រពន្យារពេលនៃបើកប្រជុំសភាដំបូង ដែលគ្រោង ធ្វើនៅចន្ទស្អែក។ តំណាងរបស់ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងបានចេញមកយកញត្តិពីតំណាងសង្គមស៊ីវិល នៅក្រៅរបងព្រះបរមរាជវាំង។ តំណាងសង្គមស៊ីវិល៤នាក់ត្រូវបាន អនុញ្ញាតអោយនាំយកញត្តិទៅថ្វាយ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រតាមរយៈមន្ត្រីព្រះបរមរាជវាំង។ គឺជាញត្តិដែលសរសេររួមគ្នាដោយអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលចំនួន១០ដែល ស្នើអោយព្រះមហាក្សត្រពន្យារការប្រជុំសភាដំបូងនៅថ្ងៃចន្ទ២៣ កញ្ញានេះ។ អង្គការសមាគមទាំងនោះរួមមាន សមាគមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យឯករាជ្យ នៃសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្រៅប្រព័ន្ធ សហជីពសេរីកម្មករ សមាគមបណ្តាញយុវជនកម្ពុជាជាដើម។ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះដែរ ពលរដ្ឋ និងព្រះសង្ឃ ជាច្រើនរយនាក់បានដង្ហែញត្តិនេះទៅព្រះបរមរាជវាំង។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែក្បួនដង្ហែត្រូវបានរារាំងដោយប៉ូលិស ហើយក្រោយមក តំណាងរបស់សង្គមស៊ីវិលក៏ត្រូវបានអនុញ្ញាតអោយនាំយកញត្តិនេះទៅជូន តំណាងព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។ ...
លាង ដឺលុច
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/king-receives-petition-civil-parties
Profits dip for water authority
Second-quarter net profit for the exchange-listed Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority dropped nearly 26 per cent to $2 million from the same quarter a year ago, according to the most recent financial report released on October 11. Sim Sitha, the director-general of PPWSA, said the decrease ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/profits-dip-water-authority
Cambodian garment export earns 5.53 bln USD in 2013
Garment industry, Cambodia’s largest foreign currency earner, reported a 20 percent rise in exports last year, according to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. The Southeast Asian nation exported apparel products in equivalent to 5.53 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 20 percent ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/27/c_133078498.htm
Cambodia needs more investments and global integration – Moody's
Cambodia needs increased investments, and for that, deeper regional as well as global integration is crucial, Moody’s Investors Service has said. The B2 sovereign bond rating is constrained by the small size of the economy, low per capita income and high level of dollarization while robust ...
Boby Michael
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cambodia-needs-more-investments-global-integration-moodys-1467675
Cambodian parliament panel chief questions management of Angkor Wat revenue
A parliamentary commission leader wants Cambodia’s tourism ministry to manage revenue generated by the country’s iconic Angkor Wat temple complex, amid concerns that the government is losing money by retaining a private company to oversee ticket sales. A quasi-government group, Apsara Authority, which is responsible ...
Roseanne Gerin
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/angkor-wat-11192014172942.html
Hun Sen wants foreign money to invest in agro-processing
Cambodia’s Prime Minister is calling for more investments on agriculture processing and technology industry in the Kingdom. Speaking at a graduation ceremony yesterday, Mr Hun Sen said that more than 2 million hectares of paddy were harvested among the 2.7 million hectares of cultivated land ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50674133/hun-sen-wants-foreign-money-to-invest-in-agro-processing
Small growth for Phnom Penh's water utility
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority saw 8.2 per cent revenue growth during the first quarter of the year, a welcomed disclosure after the retirement of the state-owned firm’s general director was announced last week. The firm took in US$7,725,500 between January and March, up from $7,140,473 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070357153/Business/small-growth-for-ppwsa.html
Hun Sen OKs Large Amount of State Land to be Privatized
Prime Minister Hun Sen has officially allowed the privatization of 2,580 square meters of state owned land. 646 square meters of the land are in Phnom Penh. The sub-decree means that the land is closer to being eligible for development and sale. ...