Justice Ministry to keep track of courts’ case lists
The Ministry of Justice yesterday held the first of what it said would be regular forums soliciting the input of civil society on judicial reforms, and promised a new measure that it maintained would streamline the courts’ workflow. Citing widespread frustration among citizens, Justice Minister Ang ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-ministry-keep-track-courts%E2%80%99-case-lists
Vietnam’s fish industry dominates in Cambodia
At Chraing Chamreh wholesale fish market in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district, men frantically scoop dark, snake-like Trey Phtok fish out of a huge steel tank and into a wicker basket. The flickering pile of tails and gaping mouths is placed on a scale and weighs ...
George Styllis and Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/vietnams-fish-industry-dominates-in-cambodia-60676/
Nine mountains listed as natural heritage sites
The government designated nearly 3,500 hectares of forest land in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces as natural heritage sites in a bid to facilitate the protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems in the Kingdom for future generations. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727190/nine-mountains-listed-as-natural-heritage-sites/
Seven more areas inscribed as natural heritage sites
Cambodia has listed seven more areas as natural heritage sites, according to separate sub-decrees. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50728299/seven-more-areas-inscribed-as-natural-heritage-sites/
New charge for Maltey’s muscle
The former right-hand man of disgraced Phnom Penh Municipal Court president Ang Maltey, convicted on Friday of meddling in a court investigation, has been slapped with a new charge that could extend his stay behind bars. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-charge-malteys-muscle
Rice trade zone to be set up in East
The Department of Foreign Trade plans to set up a “rice trade zone” project in the East to process Cambodian rice for export to other countries. Tikhumporn Natvaratat, deputy director-general of the department, said his organisation plans to implement the project in Chanthaburi, Trat, sa Kaeo ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/342199/rice-trade-zone-to-be-set-up-in-east
NagaWorld Profits Jump in First Half of 2012
Net profits at NagaCorp Ltd., owners of Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, jumped 38 percent to reach $52.4 million in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period last year, the company said in its most recent financial report. The casino generated a total ...
Ley case accused seeks court delay
A lawyer for Eurth Ang, the man accused of murdering political analyst Kem Ley, has asked for his March 1 trial to be delayed because he has not received the case file or spoken to his new client yet. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35623/ley-case-accused-seeks-court-delay/
Waiting to meet with representatives or relatives of former employees at Naga World Limited on the review of the payment of severance pay
On 03 January 2022, the Ministry Of LabOr and VOcatiOnal Training issued a nOtificatiOn On waiting tO meet with representatives Or fOrmer emplOyees at Naga WOrld Limited On the review Of the payment Of severance pay.In Order tO cOntinue tO prOtect the legitimate interests Of ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Working underground in Ratanakkiri
Both the miners and brokers at the mining site said the land on which the mining is conducted costs roughly $10,000 per hectare per year in a deal between the rubber plantation owner and a gemstone businessman who they referred to as the “boss”. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5098126/working-underground-ratanakkiri/
Ministry to ease off detention in land disputes
The Ministry of Justice on Friday announced two key changes to court policy related to land dispute cases as part of the government’s broader efforts to improve its handling of such disputes in the lead-up to the 2018 national election. ...
Vathana ‘partner’ no fan of prime minister
A notorious fraudster with whom Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana allegedly had a business relationship has turned out to be a violent critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vathana-partner-no-fan-prime-minister
Minister enlists prosecutors to stop crime wave
In the wake of a crime spree that drew a public expression of concern from Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier this month, Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana met with senior prosecutors from Phnom Penh and all 24 provinces on Friday and ordered them to expedite ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-enlists-prosecutors-to-stop-crime-wave-103510/
APSARA Authority to install automatic water management station at Angkor site in collaboration with the SIAVB, France
Dr. Hang Peou, Director General of APSARA National Authority, met on May 21 at the headquarters of the SIAVB, France, with Jean-Michel Bordes, Director General of SIAVB, Jacques Bellier, President of AGERA, and technical officers of various institutions of the project “Siem Reap angkor Water ...
Union appeals to casinos over suspended workers’ wages
The Collective Union of Movement of Workers is appealing to casino owners to disburse last month’s wages of suspended employees amid the temporary closure of gambling venues across the Kingdom over novel coronavirus fears. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50709040/union-appeals-to-casinos-over-suspended-workers-wages/
Incitement trial begins for NagaWorld union leader and eight strikers
NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight co-defendants appeared for their first day of trial in Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday. Sithar and all her colleagues, except for one, denied the incitement charges against them. ...
Khuon Narim and Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/incitement-trial-begins-for-nagaworld-union-leader-and-eight-strikers/
Illegal logging at Areng continues with lack of action by local authorities
Areng, an ecotourism site in Koh Kong’s Thmor Bang district, is being threatened by logging. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/illegal-logging-at-areng-continues-with-lack-of-action-by-local-authorities/
Seed selection crucial, experts tell growers
Agricultural experts are urging Cambodian rice growers to choose seeds that can withstand drought and submersion in deep water in an attempt to make the country’s rice industry more competitive. Awareness of rice-seed selection was limited among farmers in the Kingdom, despite the importance of the ...
CEDAC to provide insurance to rice farmers
The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) will provide agricultural insurance to Cambodian rice farmers nationwide next year as part of a deal reached with another NGo on Tuesday. CEDAC president Yang Saing Koma Said Wednesday that CEDAC and the Netherlands-based Achmea Foundation ...
Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cedac-to-provide-insurance-to-rice-farmers-72238/
Biofuel case stalls again; British defendant claims extortion
The trial of a British entrepreneur accused of fraud was delayed again at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, while the defendant alleged he received an offer to buy his freedom for $1 million. ...
Matt Blomberg and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/biofuel-case-stalls-again-british-defendant-claims-extortion-100808/
