Legal expert says draft law could inhibit future NGOs
Hundreds of opponents to a controversial law to regulate NGOs met in a hotel in Phnom Penh Tuesday, as a campaign against the passage of the legislation continues. Zach Lampell, a legal advisor at the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, told those gathered that he had ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/legal-expert-says-draft-law-could-inhibit-future-ngos/2853608.html
Oddar Meanchey farmer steps on landmine
A farmer in his 40s was seriously injured after stepping on a mine on his property in O’Smach commune, in Oddar Meanchey province’s Samrong town on November 21. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oddar-meanchey-farmer-steps-landmine
Ministry says Asian elephants face threat
Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra said the Asian elephant is being severely threatened in world sanctuaries. In Cambodia, eight elephants have recently died in wildlife sanctuaries. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-says-asian-elephants-face-threat
Police detain K Speu land grabbers
Military Police personnel, in cooperation with environmental rangers in Kampong Speu province, have cracked down on natural resource crimes and illegal encroachment of state land in Oral district’s Ta Sal commune. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-detain-k-speu-land-grabbers
Cassava prices up on delayed harvests
Cassava prices in Cambodia’s northwest corridor have skyrocketed to astonishing heights in the wake of the recent massive floods that have compromised yields in one of Kingdom’s most fertile regions. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-prices-delayed-harvests
US funds Preah Vihear, Bakheng temple repairs
The US has provided $420,000 in grants for the repair and preservation of temples in Preah Vihear province and Phnom Bakheng temple in Siem Reap. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-funds-preah-vihear-bakheng-temple-repairs
Youth group claims illegal loggers have raided Roka
A senior Ministry of Environment official has rejected the Cambodian Youth Network (CYN) report detailing 100 illegal logging incidents they claim took place in early 2021 in Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-group-claims-illegal-loggers-have-raided-roka
Japan an active ASEAN Community builder: Chanthol
Japan has been instrumental in ASEAN connectivity development, extending a helping hand in a vast spectrum of major infrastructure projects across the Southeast Asian economic bloc, especially in the Kingdom. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-active-asean-community-builder-chanthol
Cambodian garments, footwear and travel goods strategic plan to entice investors
Cambodia’s strategic plan on garment, footwear and travel goods development 2021-2024 will attract more investment and contribute to sustainable development in the sector, Ith Samheng, minister for labour and vocational training, told Okhna Kong Sang, president of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) in Phnom ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501039009/cambodian-garments-footwear-and-travel-goods-strategic-plan-to-entice-investors/
Phnom Penh to host Global SME Finance Forum
Global leaders in the finance sector are slated to gather in the Cambodian capital in September when Phnom Penh hosts the SME Finance Forum. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-phnom-penh-to-host-global-sme-finance-forum
Cambodia’s stock market share prices explained
In July 2011, Cambodia opened its stock market in a much-anticipated move that aimed to bring the nation’s financial sector in line with other regional countries. ...
Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-stock-market-share-prices-explained
Cambodia's digital journey shows signs of growth
The number of students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors in higher education in Cambodia has increased in recent years, but the numbers still remain relatively low. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-digital-journey-shows-signs-of-growth
Agriculture ministry to recruit hundreds of student volunteers to promote farming
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that it will recruit and deploy over 200 students majoring in agriculture in nine targeted provinces to help local people increase their yield in farming. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501241498/agriculture-ministry-to-recruit-hundreds-of-student-volunteers-to-promote-farming/
China major contributor to Cambodia's agricultural development: Cambodian minister
China has played a key role in helping develop agriculture in Cambodia, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said. ...
Nguon Sovan and Mao Pengfei
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/15/c_137325483.htm
Poipet rainfall ‘not alarming yet’: official
Heavy rains in Poipet town have yet to reach a “serious” level, according to the government, despite widespread flooding in recent days. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poipet-rainfall-not-alarming-yet-official
Anti-tank mine injures three
Three people were severely hurt when a tractor in Banteay Meanchey ran over a buried anti-tank mine in a former battlefield on Thursday. ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/anti-tank-mine-injures-three
South Korea Will Help Restore Ancient Khmer Temple
South Korea plans to restore the ancient Khmer temple, Preah Pitou at western Baray and other temples in Siem Reap, home of a world-class tourism destination. The restoration project was announced after the meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An, Minister in charge of ...
Development Could Mean Loss of EU Trade Preference, Ambassador Says
Cambodia could see less preferential economic treatment by Europe in coming years, as it graduates as a more developed country, the EU’s ambassador to Cambodia says. In an interview with VOA Khmer in Phnom Penh, Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain said Cambodia currently enjoys tariff exemptions under a ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/development-could-mean-loss-of-eu-trade-preference/1631336.html
Cambodia eyes to become region's prominent gems, jewelry market
Cambodia has eyed to become a precious stone and jewelry hub in Southeast Asia region in the near future, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said Thursday. Speaking at the opening of the 5th international gems and jewelry fair here, the minister said that with the fast ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/13/c_132452793.htm
Ethnic Minorities File Illegal Logging Complaint
A group of 12 ethnic minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province have filed a complaint with the provincial court over what they claim is collusion between other villagers and local authorities to illegally log luxury timber from 193 hectares of land inside a community forest. The Prov ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ethnic-minorities-file-illegal-logging-complaint-42145/