Villagers find nearly 40 UXOs in Battambang
Villagers in Battambang province on Wednesday found nearly 40 unexploded ordnances left over from war while they were clearing land in Kors Kralor district’s Chhnal Moan commune. Colonel Chhang Vanchhai, district police chief, yesterday said that 39 unexploded ordnances, including one DK rocket, 21 B rockets, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/576121/villagers-find-nearly-40-uxos-in-battambang/
Apsara Authority puts up signs to foil land grabs
The Apsara Authority has been installing boards informing the public on the prohibition against buying and selling land in siem Reap province’s Angkor area, following recent Facebook posts of land sales in the world heritage protected site. Apsara Authority spokesman Long Kosal on Thursday said it ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50579040/apsara-authority-puts-up-signs-to-foil-land-grabs-2/
KNUP to screen candidates for sub-national election
Khmer National United Party president Nhek Bun Chhay has warned party officials not to nominate relatives in the upcoming sub-national election. In a meeting with party officials at the KNUP headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district on saturday, Mr Bun Chhay said candidates have ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/579003/knup-to-screen-candidates-for-sub-national-election/
The UK to continue demining support
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority yesterday said that the United Kingdom will continue to support demining efforts until the last mine is cleared in the Kingdom. CMAA vice president Ly Thuch said he met with British ambassador Tina Redshaw on Friday and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy and Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50579067/the-uk-to-continue-demining-support/
PM Hun Sen: Cambodia will not die without preferential EBA agreement
Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday reiterated that he would not be overly concerned if Cambodia had its access to the EU’s preferential “Everything But Arms” (EBA) agreement withdrawn because the Kingdom would not die without it. Hun sen was speaking to factory workers in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-hun-sen-cambodia-will-not-die-without-preferential-eba-agreement
Sihanoukville wastewater plant upgrades receive greenlight
The inter-ministerial committee responsible for developing drainage and water treatment systems has agreed to proceed with an infrastructure project to provide Preah sihanouk province’s sihanoukville with the capacity to treat up to 30,000 cubic metres of wastewater per day. An agreement was made during an ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50607407/sihanoukville-wastewater-plant-upgrades-receive-greenlight/
E-hospital system launched
The Ministry of Health formally launched the Kingdom’s first digital hospital service, using the new Peth Yoeung system, on Thursday at Preah Ang Duong Hospital in Phnom Penh following a successful one-month trial. Peth Yoeung, an innovative web-based hospital operating management system for the digital ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/e-hospital-system-launched
ADB approves $60 million loan for skills training
Asian Development Bank yesterday approved a $60 million loan to Cambodia to boost labor skills and competitiveness and help the government’s efforts to transit the economy into a skills-driven one. Cambodia is ranked 110th out of 140 economies in the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report, based on ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50617576/adb-approves-60-million-loan-for-skills-training/
Paddy fields in Battambang rescued from drought
Officials said that the nearly 20,000ha of paddy fields in Battambang’s sangke district that faced drought have been rescued, with parts of the province receiving some rain recently. Chhim Vichara, the director of the provincial agricultural department, said on Tuesday that although some 18,000ha of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/paddy-fields-battambang-rescued-drought
CDC approves $1.8B investment this year
The Cambodia Development Council (CDC) has approved more than $1.8 billion in investment projects during the first six months of this year, research by The Post has shown. According to its calculations, the CDC’s data shows that during the period from January to this week, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-approves-18b-investment-year
Joint Asean action sought to fight fake medicine
Cambodia yesterday urged Asean member countries to jointly combat the spread of substandard and counterfeit medicines which are endangering people’s health and welfare and affecting economic growth in the region. Defence Minister General Tea Banh, representing Prime Minister Hun sen, made the call during the 14th ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50638362/joint-asean-action-sought-to-fight-fake-medicine/
Working group on cross-border drug crimes to be formed
The National Authority for Combating Drug and its counterparts in partner countries are set to establish a joint working group to investigate and share information on cross-border drug crimes in the region. NACD vice chairman General Chuon sovann on Tuesday led a delegation to attend a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50642430/working-group-on-cross-border-drug-crimes-to-be-formed/
Oddar Meanchey animals threatened
All species of animals in the sorng Rukhavoan Wildlife sanctuary are facing danger no thanks to night hunters, despite concerted efforts to stop the crimes, say activists and environment officials. The 30,254-hectare sanctuary spans across the sorng Rukhavorn and Rattanak Rokha community forests, as well ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oddar-meanchey-animals-threatened
Ministry urges firms to apply for foreign worker permits
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has directed all companies or institutions that plan to hire foreign staff next year to apply for work permits between september 1 and November 30. Heng sour, the ministry’s spokesperson, told The Post yesterday that any employer who ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-urges-firms-apply-foreign-worker-permits
PP garment workers continue wage protest
About 200 garment workers at a factory located in the capital’s steung Meanchey Commune1, Meanchey district, have been protesting since Monday after the owner fled without paying their August wages. The workers who were employed by a sub-contractor who supplies garments to a foreign buyer ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pp-garment-workers-continue-wage-protest
‘Trapped in debt bondage’
Cambodia’s construction boom has pushed thousands of families into modern slavery in the brick industry through debt bondage, a report by researchers from London’s Royal Holloway University say. The blood bricks report was released on Tuesday following the sharp rise in Cambodian brick prices in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trapped-debt-bondage
Baby dolphin found in Kratie
The newborn Irrawaddy dolphin which was discovered earlier this week in Kratie province is the first one recorded this year, a World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)-Cambodia report said. According to the report, a group of dolphin-watching tourist-boat operators on Monday spotted a dolphin calf, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/baby-dolphin-found-kratie
Cambodia orders rare investigation of shooting in land protest
Cambodian authorities have ordered an investigation into violent clashes over a land dispute in which a protester was shot, after a video clip of the incident sparked outrage on social media. A man was shot and a 10-year-old boy injured in the clash last week ss='cambodia-color'>...
Minsitry calls for more vigilance during storms
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology called on Wednesday for increased vigilance as Cambodia continues to be in a trough of low atmospheric pressure while facing high pressure from Thailand, leading to dry season rains, sudden strong winds and lightning strikes. The ministry’s notice ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minsitry-calls-more-vigilance-during-storms
Save The Children launches EU-funded welfare project
Save the Children launched an EU-funded project on WedneSday &ndaSh; ReSponSive and Effective Child Welfare SyStemS TranSformation (React) &ndaSh; which aimS to enSure proper legal protection and quality ServiceS for children, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU&rSquo;S diplomatic Service Said. The launch of SS='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/save-children-launches-eu-funded-welfare-project