Australia reportedly transfers another Nauru detainee to Cambodia under $55m deal
A refugee has reportedly arrived in Cambodia from Nauru under the Turnbull Government’s$55 million agreement. A Syrian man was said to be the seventh person to resettle to one of Asia’s poorest nations. Cambodian Interior Ministry’s Refugee Department head Tan Sovichea said there were two refugees ...
Frenalyn Wilson
http://www.ibtimes.com.au/australia-reportedly-transfers-another-nauru-detainee-cambodia-under-55m-deal-1554001
Shifting economy feeds nation’s uncertain politics
The country is set to embark on local elections that promise to highlight the economic hardships faced by many Cambodians despite a sustained annual growth rate and continued poverty reduction, economic and political observers said this week. A report from Future Forum released on Tuesday ...
Matt Surrusco
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/shifting-economy-feeds-nations-uncertain-politics-129465/
Onyx looks to Asean presence
Onyx Hospitality Group is looking to expand its portfolio to the “CLMV” countries of Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, as well as to Malaysia, as it positions itself to reap the benefits of upcoming Asean economic integration The Thailand-based hotel group, whose goal is to become ...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Onyx-looks-to-Asean-presence-30192840.html
World Bank Tight-Lipped on Resumption of Financial Assistance
The World Bank has declined to say whether it will resume providing financial assistance to Cambodia, despite a bank official allegedly telling anti-eviction protesters last week that the organization planned to do so next year. In August 2011, World Bank country director for Southeast Asia Annette ...
Cambodia boosts attraction of foreign visitors in 2013
Cambodian Tourism Minister H.E. Dr. Thong Khon said: Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar had gained high growth of tourist arrival in 2012 for Asean region. “Cambodia is continuing its work including promotion to the outside world to attract tourists to see the country.” he said this week. ...
Khmer Krom want apology
A Khmer Krom association threatened this week to protest against the Vietnamese government after an official said that the former Kampuchea Krom provinces belonged to Vietnam long before France’s official transfer of the land in 1949. The threats from the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association for Human ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/khmer-krom-want-apology
Hun Sen: Cambodia has no law to require the government to send draft law to NGOs
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the cabinet is not obliged by any law to seek suggestions from the civil society. The premier made comments at a graduation ceremony of Asia European University in response to non-government organizations which condemned the approval on April ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=YmM2YjYxMzIxNmU
Beehive Radio Protest To Go Forward
Independent radio broadcaster Mam Sonando says he will go forward with a planned demonstration Jan. 27, in protest of the government’s refusal to allow him to expand his radio reach and open a television station. The Minister of Information denied permission for the expansion, but Mam ...
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/beehive-radio-protest-to-go-forward/1837059.html
[Herald Interview] KFS seeks to boost youth employment
Korea Forest Service (KFS) has been working to promote overseas partnership with Southeast Asia countries by aiming to expand afforestation by 1 million hectares by 2050 from 314,000 hectares in 2013. It established relations with Indonesia to collaborate in planting trees on 700,000 hectares, and ...
Park Hyong-ki and Lee Kwon-hyung
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150205000903
US science envoy sees tech potential in students
Cambodia has much potential in the growth of science and technology, particularly given the motivation of young students, a US official says. In a visit to Cambodia last week, Geraldine Richmond, the US science envoy to Southeast Asia, told VOA Khmer she was surprised to see how ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-science-envoy-sees-tech-potential-in-cambodia-students/2673055.html
Cambodia's rice output tipped to fall: FAO
The United Nations‘ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) predicts the paddy output in Cambodia this year will decline, according to its Rice Market Monitor (RMM) issued on Monday. Paddy output in Asia is forecast at 661 million tonnes, or 441 million tonnes on a milled basis, ...
Tonle Sap lake fishers target small-sized Borneo River sprats
The Tonle Sap Lake, the largest lake in Southeast Asia, is connected to the Mekong River by the Tonle Sap River. In terms of fish abundance, the lake is among the most productive in the world. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998259/tonle-sap-lake-fishers-target-small-sized-borneo-river-sprats/
Seeing the forest for the trees: Cambodia commits to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050
Cambodia begins the new year as the first nation in Southeast Asia to publish a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The roadmap, known officially as a “Long-term strategy for Carbon Neutrality (LTS4CN)”, was submitted to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501009565/seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees-cambodia-commits-to-achieving-carbon-neutrality-by-2050/
UN, ministry hold forum on Kingdom’s action plan for cooling
The Ministry of Environment, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on March 9 held a forum on Cambodia’s Cooling Action Plan and Passive Cooling Strategies for Sustainable Development in Cambodia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-ministry-hold-forum-kingdoms-action-plan-cooling
Australia reaffirms commitment to tightening relationship with Cambodia
The Government of Australia has reaffirmed its firm commitment to working with Cambodia as well as Southeast Asia to strengthen and expand their relations and cooperation for mutual benefits. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501313234/australia-reaffirms-commitment-to-tightening-relationship-with-cambodia/
Cambodia looks to Australia for cybercrime help
Cambodia asked Australia to provide more support for the training of the Kingdom’s police officers in the fight against cybercrime, which is on the rise across Asia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-looks-australia-cybercrime-help
RCEP fuels regional growth amid economic recovery, challenges
Two years on, the world’s largest free trade pact in terms of population and trade volume, has unleashed tremendous benefits for regional integration in the Asia-Pacific region and powered up economic recovery. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421396/rcep-fuels-regional-growth-amid-economic-recovery-challenges/
Cambodian mangoes now gaining popularity across Russian markets
Cambodian mangoes are gaining popularity across Russian markets offering a boost to the Kingdom’s agricultural sector, according to a representative of an agriculture firm that exports Cambodian mangoes to Russia and Central Asia. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501427846/cambodian-mangoes-now-gaining-popularity-across-russian-markets/
New travel association launches in Kingdom
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) launched its Cambodian chapter on Friday in the hope of further promoting the country’s second-largest sector by revenues. The sparsity of air routes to Cambodia was one of the main obstacles to the Kingdom’s tourism growth, PATA Cambodia chapter president ...