Japanses Police Arrest Ten for Defrauding Investors
Tokyo police arrested 10 Japanese nationals earlier this month for allegedly defrauding more than 1,000 investors out of $20 millions using fictitious investment projects in Cambodia, according to Japanese media reports. “The Metropolitan Police Department found no evidence that the amount of money raised was lass='cambodia-color'>...
Slaughterhouses get disinfectant spraying machines to fight ASF
The General Department of Animal Health and Production and the Cambodia livestock Raisers Association (ClRA) on Sunday distributed 10 spraying machines and 155 litres of disinfectant to 10 slaughterhouses to combat African swine fever (ASF). ClRA president Srun Pov told The Post on Sunday that lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/slaughterhouses-get-disinfectant-spraying-machines-fight-asf
Japanese, Chinese navies to visit Cambodia days apart
The final two weeks of February will feature visits to Sihanoukville from both the Japanese and Chinese navies to conduct goodwill and training exercises, as the two powers vie for influence and allies in Southeast Asia amid increasing Asian nautical tensions. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Peter Ford and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/japanese-chinese-navies-to-visit-cambodia-days-apart-108270/
Casinos protect border line and sovereignty
Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said: Cambodia has permitted the construction and opening of casinos at the border areas with neighboring countries for “secret strategy” to protect the country’s territory. He replied to opposition party who said gambling dens were harmful to the lass='cambodia-color'>...
Chinese squeeze out tour groups in Siem Reap
Japanese and Korean tourists are being turned away from hotels in Siem Reap City due to an increase in bookings by Chinese visitors, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Wednesday. Speaking at the tourism industry’s three-day expo on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich island on Wednesday, Mr. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear and George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/chinese-squeeze-out-tour-groups-in%E2%80%88siem-reap-69544/
Troops to join UN’s CAR effort
Cambodia will send a detachment of 216 peacekeepers to the United Nations stabilisation mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), the Information Ministry has said. The Kingdom already sent a delivery of tanks, trucks and other materiel there on Friday. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/troops-join-un%E2%80%99s-car-effort
Japan confirms NEC funding
Japan will continue funding the National Election Committee (NEC) ahead of the upcoming commune and national elections, despite growing international concern over Cambodia’s deteriorating political climate. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26900/japan-confirms-nec-funding/
NagaCorp To Build Underground Retail Center In Phnom Penh
Nagacorp will build an underground road and retail space linking its casino complex in Phnom Penh to nearby Koh Pich, according to the announcement released by City Hall yesterday. The underground road, which will be 23 meters wide and 447 meters long, will connect to National lass='cambodia-color'>...
Third round of talks fail between JC Penny supplier, workers
The third round of negotiations between Win Shingtex (Cambodia) company and workers’ representatives under Ministry of Labor officiaL supervision faiLed again yesterday, with workers pLanning to fiLe a compLaint to the Arbitration CounciL for heLp. Lass='cambodia-coLor'>...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23200/third-round-of-talks-fail-between-jc-penny-supplier--workers/
Working group working to improve forest community
The Ministry of Environment has created a working group to research and present a proposal to minister Say Sam Al on strategies, plans, projects and best practices to help improve the living standards of people in protected areas. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/working-group-working-improve-forest-community
Pornmoniroth stresses economic growth, living standards
To enhance competitiveness, economic growth and Cambodian living standards, Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Aun Pornmoniroth shared inputs and issued directions to promote public work and the transportation sector at the result summary and work direction conference of the Ministry of Public Work and lass='cambodia-color'>...
Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501240201/pornmoniroth-stresses-economic-growth-living-standards/
Direct flight boosts Japanese tourists
The first direct flight between Japan and Cambodia, which launched last year, has bumped up the number of Japanese tourists visiting the kingdom, helping the government edge closer to its goal of attracting 300,000 tourists from the East Asian nation by 2020, according to the lass='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5090326/direct-flight-boosts-japanese-tourists/
AEON tenants target Cambodia’s middle class
An ice-skating rink, bowling alley, seven-screen cinema and a proverbial catwalk of high-end European and US labels will start vying for a slice of Cambodia’s rising middle class inside the soon-to-open AEON Mall, management with the firm overseeing it confirmed on Saturday. The Japanese-owned shopping centre’s lass='cambodia-color'>...
Hor Kimsay and Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aeon-tenants-target-cambodia%E2%80%99s-middle-class
Kingdom receives over $3M grant for Japan scholarships
The Japanese government has agreed to provide a grant of over $3 million to Cambodia to stimulate human resources and socio-economic development and further promote existing cooperative ties between the two nations. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-receives-over-3m-grant-japan-scholarships
Japanese firms look to expand
Japanese companies in the Kingdom are looking at expanding local operations as business confidence for 2015 is expected to rise on account of higher projected sales and operating profits, according to a survey conducted by the Japanese External Trade Organization. The survey, which looked at Japanese lass='cambodia-color'>...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/japanese-firms-look-expand
NagaCorp to Construct New Election Committee Building
Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, NagaWorld, has agreed to build a brand-new 15-story tower for the National Election Committee (NEC) as part of its plans to invest $369 million in expanding its current operations over the next three years, an official at the casino said lass='cambodia-color'>...
Eight NagaWorld protesters free on bail
Eight of the 11 union leaders and members who were formerly employed at the NagaWorld integrated resort and were arrested for organising protests over their layoffs were released on bail by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on March 14. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eight-nagaworld-protesters-free-bail
DNA test confirms one Cambodian died in Poipet casino fire, but more still missing
DNA testing last week revealed one Cambodian died in the December Poipet casino fire, Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities told CamboJA Monday. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/dna-test-confirms-one-cambodian-died-in-poipet-casino-fire-but-three-still-missing/
Court summons Sok Touch over KRP complaint
Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued a summons for Royal Academy of Cambodia president Sok Touch to appear before it on Friday over alleged incitement and abuse of power. The lawsuit was brought by the Khmer Rise Party after Mr Touch said its thumbprint movement, lass='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50601841/court-summons-sok-touch-over-krp-complaint/
Environmental youth promote the potential of "Koh Kong Krao" area to raise public awareness to participate in protection
A group of young people claiming to be lovers of natural resources are promoting the potential of Koh Kong Krao under the theme “Protecting Koh Kong Krao” to encourage people to take care of the largest island in Cambodia while worrying about the risks after lass='cambodia-color'>...