Yingluck adds fuel to gas talks
Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Cambodian National Petroleum Association Sok An has called for the resumption of talks with Thailand over the disputed overlapping claims area in the Gulf of Thailand, believed to be rich in oil and natural-gas reserves. The oil industry had ...
Protest planned despite warning
Kulan district villagers embroiled in a land dispute in Preah Vihear’s Srayong commune say they will follow through with a planned 200-person protest against rubber firm Siladamich Company today despite being threatened with arrest. Village representative Lem Lom, 32, said yesterday that Srayong commune police and ...
Cambodia to host first ‘IT Camp’ in Kingdom
Cambodia’s first ever computing camp is due to be held in Siem Reap this month to promote literacy on cyber security, open-source software, social innovation and the benefits of open data, according to its organizers.The five-day ICT Camp 2018, organized by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), ...
Sok Sopheakpanha
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-to-host-first-it-camp-in-kingdom/4691502.html
Kampot seaport to become ‘main gateway’ to region
With a quarter of construction work already completed, the new port in Kampot province will become the country’s main gateway to tourism destinations in the region, the minister of tourism said. The seaport, which is being builtin Tek Chhou district, will be ableto accommodate one ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50586568/kampot-seaport-to-become-main-gateway-to-region/
Underpass feasibility study OK’ed
The Phnom Penh Municipality has approved a feasibility study on an underpass crossing National Road 1. The study will be conducted by Borey Peng Hout, a leading local real estate developer. In a meeting Thursday chaired by Khuong Sreng, the governor of Phnom Penh, the municipality ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50634963/underpass-feasibility-study-oked/
Scholars say empathy, forgiveness key to reconciling Khmer Rouge crimes
Empathy and forgiveness should be at the heart of efforts to heal the wounds of Cambodia’s tragic history, according to academics attending a recent symposium. Kosal of Brooklyn College added that the tribunal might not be an effective mechanism to achieve reconciliation and healing for ...
Press accuses tycoons of illegal logging
Local media in Mondulkiri province have accused established businessmen of being involved with logging in Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary. Online newspaper Nokor Dragon said illegal logging became rampant in the national reserve, and claimed local tycoons Oeng Bunchin, San Choy, and Srieng Meng mobilized people ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5098323/press-accuses-tycoons-illegal-logging/
New public bus service to province
Kampong Speu province will be the second place after Phnom Penh to launch a public bus service after an agreement between the provincial authority and Brickston Cambodia on Wednesday.Provincial governor Vei Samnang said: “We cannot confirm the specific date because we need to process the ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34817/new-public-bus-service-to-province/
Women flee from Thai karaoke parlor slavery
Two Cambodian women escaped Thailand on Friday a week after being trafficked across the border and sold into sex slavery in a Thai karaoke parlour, according to the rights group Adhoc and Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection officials. Tan Kimrany, an officer for Adhoc’s Women’s Rights ...
Cambodia Boosting Efforts To Attract US Investors
Cambodia is ramping up efforts to attract US investment, especially because it benefits from trade preferences due to its status as a least-developed country, Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh says. Cambodian products can be imported duty free to a number of markets, including Europe and ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-boosting-efforts-to-attract-us-investors/1563626.html
New ADB-Cambodia director vows to focus on inclusive growth, boosting partnership
Newly-appointed Asian Development Bank’s director for Cambodia Eric Sidgwick said Wednesday that promoting inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth that will help improve the quality of life of Cambodians, especially those who are most vulnerable, are his key focus areas. “This is an exciting time to be ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-10/10/c_131897620.htm
Dangerous chemicals still found in foodstuffs
Some Cambodian foodstuffs contained potentially harmful preservatives used to extend the shelf life of the products and ensure profits, an official said yesterday. Pork Sovannarith, secretary of state for the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, said some food producers continued to use preservatives that could ...
Blackouts to end soon: EdC
Blackouts in Phnom Penh will no longer be a problem after an energy source near Sihanoukville starts providing an extra 50 megawatts of coal-fired power to the city next month, the director-general of Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) said. Keo Rottanak said by mid-June at the latest ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052765845/Business/blackouts-to-end-soon-edc.html
Illegal migration ticking up
llegall migration is on the rise, but human trafficking cases appear to be declining, according to the government’s annual labor migration report, released yesterday. Speaking at the start of a three-day workshop held at the Ministry of Interior that involving embassies, NGOs and government officials, Chou ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032764724/National/illegal-migration-ticking-up.html
New Chroy Changva Bridge enters final stage
The two sides of the Second Chroy Changva Bridge were connected Wednesday in a ceremony presided over by Transport Minister Tram Iv Tek. He said the Chinese-funded bridge would be completed by September. “The bridge was projected to cost $27.5 million to be spent on construction ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-chroy-changva-bridge-enters-final-stage-56294/
Gov’t calls on jewellers to improve
Cambodian government officials yesterday appealed to gem and jewellery industry representatives to improve design quality at the opening of the 6th Gem and Jewellery Fair on Koh Pich. Seun Sotha, director of the trade promotion department at the Ministry of Commerce, said while Cambodia’s gemstones are ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gov%E2%80%99t-calls-jewellers-improve
Cambodian PM to attend 24th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar over weekend
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high delegation to attend the 24th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings to be held from May 10 to 11 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, according to a foreign ministry’s statement on Monday. The prime minister will be accompanied ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/05/c_133311730.htm
Nauru detainees informed about refugee resettlement in Cambodia
Some asylum seekers at the Australian-run immigration processing centre on Nauru have been advised they will be sent to Cambodia if they are found to be refugees. The advice preempts the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Australia and Cambodia. The ABC understands some family ...
Karen Barlow
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-21/nauru-asylum-seekers-told-about-cambodia-refugee-resettlemen/5468662
Reporter drops threat complaint, court says
A journalist who filed a complaint with the Pursat Provincial Court alleging that a soldier threatened to kill him over an illegal logging report withdrew his complaint after the soldier was internally disciplined, court officials and military police said Monday. Sak Rom, a reporter with Kapit ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/reporter-drops-threat-complaint-court-says-60888/
Apsara summoned to account for ticket sales
The Apsara Authority will be summoned to the National Assembly next month to defend its stance in an embittered spat over revenue collected from ticket sales at Angkor Archaeological Park, according to opposition party lawmakers. Apsara, which manages the historical site of Angkorian temples, will be ...
Meas Sokchea and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-summoned-account-ticket-sales