PM honours ‘heroines’ in teaching, sport
The prime minister yesterday praised three women as national heroines for their inspiring international achievements in the arenas of education and sports. During an awards ceremony for scholars at the National Institute of Education, Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated local teacher Neang Phalla for her abilities ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/pm-honours-heroines-teaching-sport
Brunei imports more than 3,000 tonnes of Cambodian rice
Brunei has imported 3,003 metric tonnes of Jasmine rice from Baitang, Cambodia, said the Supply and State Stores Department, Ministry of Finance. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZDNiNTVkYjU4ODA
Cambodia plans to allow locals in national casinos
The government of Cambodia is considering to allow local citizens to gamble in casinos. Currently, only foreigners are allowed to gamble in the country’s local casinos. According to an official from Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, the government is considering to lift the restrictions on local residents, since ...
Jason Glatzer
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/09/cambodia-to-allow-locals-in-casinos-19284.htm
Indian delegation to visit Vietnam, Cambodia to discuss issues pertaining to pharma trade
A high level Indian delegation from the department of commerce and trade, government of India, is expected to visit Vietnam and Cambodia this month to discuss various issues pertaining to pharma trade and improve business ties with the two South East Asian countries. Rajeev Kher, secretary, ...
A Raju Hyderabad
http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=86004&sid=1
Dreams not panning out
In the shadow of Anlong Mountain in Preah Vihear province, the whir of engines pierces the tranquil scrubland. Here, in the midday heat, a group of workers scour the earth for traces of gold. A licence granted to Malaysian gold miner Delcom, which first began ...
May Titthara and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dreams-not-panning-out
Equipment on block to meet debts
Ministry of Labour officials have agreed to allow the selling off of equipment inside a Phnom Penh garment factory, abandoned by its owner at the end of January, to pay money owed to workers, union officials said Tuesday. ...
Pech Sotheary and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/equipment-block-meet-debts
Oil deal before petroleum law
Singaporean energy firm KrisEnergy and the Cambodian government will conclude their long-drawn negotiations for extraction of oil from offshore oil field Block A before the passage of an upcoming law for the petroleum sector. The petroleum law, which will be the country’s first legislation governing ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oil-deal-petroleum-law
Villagers’ request for crossing rebuffed
Demanding that 20 metres of a median on National Road 6A in the capital be removed to ease commutes to and from their villages, about 45 people protested outside the Ministry of Public Works and Transport yesterday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-request-crossing-rebuffed
Joint statement on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
Representatives of 80 civil society organizations (CSOs) called on the Royal Government of Cambodia to make the official draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) available to the public, and to conduct dialogues with different stakeholders for collecting their views, concerns and perceptions on ...
Joint Organizations
Draft food law could be ready by July: UN
The first draft of a long-awaited food law that aims to regulate food safety and quality “from the farm to the table” could be completed as soon as July, UN and government officials said yesterday. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/draft-food-law-could-be-ready-july-un
Court date postponed for seven suspects in Ponzi scheme case
Police in Siem Reap province delayed sending seven suspects accused of running a ponzi scheme to court Monday on the order of a prosecutor, who said the director of the company behind the scheme would be appearing today to “guarantee them.” ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-date-postponed-for-seven-suspects-in-ponzi-scheme-case-85220/
Germany's finance firm lends 15 mln USD to Cambodian rice miller
The German Investment and Development Corporation (DEG) signed to lend 15 million U.S. dollars to Cambodian rice milling company Angkor Kasekam Roongroeung (AKR) here on Wednesday. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12367/germany-s-finance-firm-lends-15-mln-usd-to-cambodian-rice-miller/
Slow rubber market puts law on back burner
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has postponed the finalisation of a draft rubber law amid declining rubber prices, according to a senior official. Under the draft law, producers must be more selective in choosing the type of rubber for plantation and only processed ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/slow-rubber-market-puts-law-back-burner
For families, World Bank project falls short
Hang Sal has 2 hectares of fertile land he cannot farm. ...
Zsombor Peter and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/for-families-world-bank-project-falls-short-86476/
Lawmaker says NGO law must pass now
Despite government assurances that the controversial NGO draft law was still undergoing review, committees of the National Assembly said yesterday that the only revisions will be minor corrections to spelling and wording. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lawmaker-says-ngo-law-must-pass-now
Registration open for LANGO meet
The National Assembly has announced that members of the public hoping to participate in the consultation regarding Cambodia’s contentious draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations (LANGO) will have until Tuesday to register. ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/registration-open-lango-meet
Mining tax likely won’t budge
Cambodia’s new mining law is on track for adoption by the end of this year and will introduce a raft of reforms to the sector, a senior official said, although the country’s mining tax will likely remain the same. Meng Saktheara, secretary of state at the ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mining-tax-likely-wont-budge
7NG staffer allegedly ‘took $1.5m’ in land scam
A former police officer yesterday faced trial over allegations he scammed more than $1.5 million from his friend and past employer by registering company land in his own name. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/7ng-staffer-allegedly-took-15m-land-scam
New day for old finance market
The formalisation of Cambodia’s derivatives sector will provide budding investors with more choices for their portfolio – although at a risk, insiders say.After years of deliberation, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on July 2 passed a prakas, or regulation, which allows individuals ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-day-old-finance-market
Minister calls for ban on chainsaw imports
A ban on the importation of chainsaws into Cambodia could be in the offing, after agriculture officials this week called for a nationwide crackdown on the illegal logging trade. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-calls-ban-chainsaw-imports