Four Nauru refugees who agreed to go to Cambodia wait to fly out
Three refugees who have agreed to travel to Cambodia are being housed in the Nauru detention centre before they are scheduled to fly out. There are currently just four refugees who have agreed to take up the Australian government’s resettlement offer in Cambodia, despite a large ss='cambodia-color'>...
Paul Farrell
http://bit.ly/1GmWWQy
Gov’t rebukes HRW director
As the ruling party prepares this week to elect a president and deputy president following Chea sim’s death on June 8, the Ministry of Interior has lashed out at an international rights group that last week linked sim to Khmer Rouge abuses. Though he was lauded ss='cambodia-color'>...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-rebukes-hrw-director
Right to remain silent
Opposition lawmakers and transparency groups have slammed a recent Council of Ministers directive ordering government employees to deny access to parliamentary commissions investigating corruption, saying it severely undermines democracy. Released yesterday by secretary of state Tek Reth samrach, the letter dictates public employees must follow the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/right-remain-silent-0
Sweep targets still in lockup
More than 100 men, women and children rounded up from Phnom Penh’s streets last week remained in detention yesterday at the notorious Prey speu social Affairs Centre, with orders from City Hall to keep them there indefinitely. The detainees – who authorities say are either homeless, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Alice Cuddy and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sweep-targets-still-lockup
Reforms making an impact
Cambodia was ranked higher than other CLMV countries (Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar, Vietnam) for the readiness of private and state-owned organisations to deal with external economic changes, according to the Change 2015 Readiness Index released by KPMG. The international auditing firm’s report shows that Cambodia was the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/reforms-making-impact
Senate passes NGO law amid boycott
Cambodia’s senate today gave its expected approval to the controversial law on associations and non-governmental organisations (LANGO), amid street protests and a boycott from opposition representatives.All 44 Cambodia People’s Party senators present voted unanimously to endorse the draft legislation, which will next week head to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-passes-ngo-law-amid-boycott
Speech therapists struggle to meet the needs of many
Speech therapy iS Slowly gaining ground in Cambodia. That&rSquo;S good newS for children like Lin, 14, who liveS in Siem Reap province and in the paSt haS hardly Said a word to anyone, including hiS family. He haS had Some Speech therapy, however, and on SS='cambodia-color'>...
Leng Sreynich
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/speech-therapists-struggle-to-meet-the-needs-of-many/2883631.html
Hun Sen takes one last shot at Todd
Boasting of his more than 30 years’ ruling Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun sen said on saturday that he could teach a thing or two to the West about running a country while managing demands for change.The premier, who is southeast Asia’s longest-serving current leader, recalled ss='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-takes-one-last-shot-todd
United States shows interest in energy sector
Ambassador Patrick Murphy has expressed willingness to push private investors in the United states to work with the Kingdom’s oil and gas sector, so long as Cambodia is keen to coordinate with them. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50671915/united-states-shows-interest-in-energy-sector
GDT: ‘Tax reforms won’t harm corporations’
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) released a statement on Wednesday aiming to quash fears that the Kingdom’s tax reforms would adversely affect corporate taxpayers, saying the moves are meant to “strengthen tax collection transparently and equitably”. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-tax-reforms-wont-harm-corporations
French chamber supports tourism sector subsidies
The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) in Cambodia has endorsed the government’s measures to address a decline in tourist numbers in siem Reap. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/french-chamber-supports-tourism-sector-subsidies
Rangers seize guns, snares and chainsaws in north Cardamoms
NGO Wildlife Alliance’s rangers seized an AK-47 assault rifle, four chainsaws, metal snares and other miscellaneous items from a suspect at Roveang station in the northern Cardamom Mountains last week. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rangers-seize-guns-snares-and-chainsaws-north-cardamoms
Zuckerberg, Gates to help Kingdom in Covid-19 fight
Mark Zuckerberg’s Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and the Bill Gates Foundation (BGF) are helping a group of small research institutions in Cambodia to fight against Covid-19, Business Insider report. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/zuckerberg-gates-help-kingdom-covid-19-fight
Cambodia receives $2 million from US to fight COVID-19
The United StateS State Department on TueSday iSSued a Statement noting the US gave $2 million laSt month for the Kingdom&rSquo;S fight againSt COVID-19. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Srey Kumneth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708506/cambodia-receives-2-million-from-us-to-fight-covid-19/
Cases of Coronavirus surge to 98
The Health Ministry has confirmed two new cases of Coronavirus in siem Reap province, bringing the Kingdom’s total to 98. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706135/cases-of-coronavirus-surge-to-98/
Siem Reap officials shut down timber processing facility
The Siem Reap provincial ForeStry AdminiStration on Monday identified the owner of an illegal wood proceSSing facility in Siem Reap town&rSquo;S Chreav commune after he eScaped authoritieS when they raided it on Friday. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-officials-shut-down-timber-processing-facility
Farmer killed after accidentally hitting landmine
A farmer was killed following an accidental mine explosion in Oddar Meanchey province. The victim was said to have been ploughing on farmland in the province’s Anlong Veng district when the tragedy happened. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723287/farmer-killed-after-accidentally-hitting-landmine/
UK, US pledge ASEAN support
The United StateS haS expreSSed itS commitment to the SucceSS of next week&rSquo;S 19th ASEAN Regional Forum, which will be held in Phnom Penh, while BritiSh Foreign Office MiniSter Jeremy Browne Said on the Same day that the United Kingdom planS to Strengthen itS relationShip SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070557222/Business/uk-us-pledge-asean-support.html
Factory allegedly hires thugs to hurt strikers
A garment factory in the capital’s Meanchey district yesterday denied hiring a group of 10 “gangsters” to beat and injure workers as they protested. Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) official Ney Bunthoeun said a gang of thugs hired by Haiyun garment factory bosses ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052256309/National-news/factory-thugs-hurt-strikers.html
COVID-19: no new cases in Cambodia for over 2 weeks
Cambodia has found no new case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for 24 days in a row, according to the Ministry of Health’s press release issued this morning. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720458/covid-19-no-new-cases-in-cambodia-for-over-2-weeks/