Work begins on new Cambodian circus location
Work was underway on Friday to erect the big top of Phare, the Cambodian Circus, at its new location on the outskirts of Siem Reap City. ...
Michelle Vachon
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/work-begins-on-new-cambodian-circus-location-104891/
United Nations removes Kingdom from list of nations that apply torture
Cambodia has been removed from the United Nation’s list of states not complying with Article 17 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/united-nations-removes-kingdom-list-nations-apply-torture
DCTS scheme reduces tariffs on UK exports
The Ministry of Commerce has urged exporters to adhere to The UK’s rules of origin (RoO) in order to benefit from Their Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), a system of graduated tariffs on imports. ...
Van Socheata
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/dcts-scheme-reduces-tariffs-uk-exports
Business group to support women
Cambodia’s first association for expanding business opportunities and financing for women was launched on Saturday. The Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association would seek to enhance The competitiveness of businesswomen in The growing ASEAN market, which was set to integrate by 2015, Seng Takakneary, president of The new ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012031955103/Business/business-group-to-support-women.html
Southeast Asia calls for talks with China on sea dispute
Southeast Asian nations displayed a rare show of unity on Sunday against China’s sweeping maritime claims, calling for the first formal talks with Beijing over a sea dispute that has raised tensions and exposed deep divisions in the region. As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/asia-summit-southchinasea-upd-idUSL3E8MI0BU20121118
Press release on Cambodia’s efforts and progress in human rights accentuated at the Human Rights Council
On 16 July 2023, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN office at Geneva issued a press release on Cambodia’s efforts and progress in human rights accentuated at the Human Rights Council.the Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 53rd Session on ...
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN Office at Geneva
Coffee helps build third-world wells
A Tauranga business and a charity have so far raised enough to provide 43 people with freshwater for the rest of their life in Kratie, a rural state of Cambodia. Good Trust, a registered charity where 100 per cent of proceeds goes directly to water projects, ...
Ruth Keber
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11372631
The signing of the development objective agreement grants between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United States of America
On 25 April 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on the signing of the development objective agreement grants between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United States of America. the Royal Government of Cambodia, through ...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Ministry sets dates for Diploma and Bac II exams
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has announced The annual schedule for junior high school Diploma and high school Baccalaureate (Bac II) final examinations. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501275975/ministry-sets-dates-for-diploma-and-bac-ii-exams/
Cambodia, Colombia ink deal for political consultation mechanism
Cambodia and Colombia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of a political consultation mechanism in order to strengthen the bilateral relations and cooperation. the deal was inked between Ouch Borith, Secretary of State of Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Patti Londono, ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/08/c_132292534.htm
Pheaktra, Thai journos to combat ‘fake news’
Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra met with Thai ambassador Cherdkiat Atthakor and a delegation from the Journalists Association of Thailand at the ministry headquarters in Phnom Penh on October 2 to discuss strengthening information cooperation in order to combat misinformation, said a ministry press release. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/pheaktra-thai-journos-combat-fake-news
Cambodia rice exporters hope to clinch philippines rice import deal
Cambodian rice exporters are keen on winning the Philippines government’s latest rice import tender for 500,000 tons of 25% broken white rice slated for August 27, 2014, according to local sources. ...
Oryza News Staff
http://www.oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-rice-exporters-hope-clinch-philippines-rice-import-deal
Rubber drives agro investment
The value of approved agricultural projects in 2011 increased by more than 30 per cent compared to The year before, according to data from The Council for The Development of Cambodia. The CDC approved 24 projects worth US$724.9 million last year, $674 million of which was ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012031455013/Business/rubber-drives-agro-investment.html
200 residents in land dispute prevented from registering
Residents involved in a long-running land dispute in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district have been prevented from registering to vote in next year’s commune elections, village representatives said yesterday. The village, Oambel, is not recognized by authorities as it forms part of a conservation area ...
Draft Law Aims to Combat Price Dumping
The government is finalizing a draft law that will aim to prevent importers from price dumping and protect local producers by allowing authorities to raise tariffs on goods, according to a copy of The draft law. In The past, local producers have been negatively affected by ...
UN body takes issue with stance on disabled rights
A UN spokesperson has rejected a government reading of a UN convention used to justify banning people with disabilities from performing in the streets. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-body-takes-issue-stance-disabled-rights
Factory for Nissan cars, parts proposed
A Malaysian automotive company has requested approval to establish a factory in Cambodia to assemble Nissan automobiles and manufacture spare parts for the vehicles, a government official said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/factory-nissan-cars-parts-proposed
Board Passes Nearly $850M in Investments
The Cambodian Investment Board approved nearly $850 million worth of investment projects between The start of The year and The end of July, data from The Council for The Development of Cambodia (CDC) shows. According to The data, 90 projects worth $845.26 million were approved during The first ...
Casinos flush with locals
At 7am, the border crossing from Vietnam to Svay Rieng’s Bavet town is already buzzing with the activity of foreign gamblers arriving for a day at the casinos along National Highway 1. But throughout the day, a steady trickle of Cambodian players make their way ...
Telecommunications Minister Assures Internet Cafe's Futures
More than a month after ordering Internet cafes within 500 meters of schools to shut down, Telecommunications Minister So Khun said yesterday that no cafes would be force to close. “We have no plans to close any cafes. We encourage more to open,” Mr. Khun said ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/telecommunications-minister-assures-internet-cafes-futures-6801/