Island casino’s fate to be decided
A preah Sihanouk provincial official Said on Monday that the adminiStration would requeSt approval from the MiniStry of Environment and the National Committee for CoaStal Management and Development to diSmantle a ChineSe caSino on Koh Rong Sanloem. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/island-casinos-fate-be-decided
Malaysian PM Mahathir hails Kingdom’s prosperity
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday hailed Cambodia’s prosperity, praising its “hard-working” and “skilful” people for rebuilding the Kingdom. The 94-year-old leader was speaking to university students, government officials and diplomats at the Royal University of Phnom Penh as he began a three-day visit, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysian-pm-mahathir-hails-kingdoms-prosperity
NGO pacts to promote children’s rights
The Ministry of social Affairs yesterday signed agreements with three NGOs to promote Cambodian children’s rights and their studies in the community. The NGOs were MIKI Home Cambodia, New Hope For Cambodia Children, and Meta and Mission Community. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50504864/ngo-pacts-to-promote-childrens-rights/
Hun Sen’s Biggest Regret: Land Disputes
“My regret is the lateness of land reform. And solving land disputes. [W]e should have given land titles to the people more speedily, but we delayed for 10 years giving land titles to the people,” he told Lieberman, who conducted the interview for a 2016 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sun Narin
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/hun-sen-biggest-regret-land-disputes/4488326.html
Europe to discuss Kem Sokha’s detention
The European Parliament is set to hold urgent debates on selected human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday in strasbourg, France, a briefing released by the body said last week. Discussion on Cambodia will centre on the imprisonment of court-dissolved Cambodia National ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/europe-discuss-kem-sokhas-detention
Land earmarked for Mondulkiri’s new airport
A plot of land consisting of 300 hectares and located in O’Raing district has been chosen by local authorities for the development of a domestic airport, said sin Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for ssCA. This plot will now be submitted to the government for approval. If ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50620571/land-earmarked-for-mondulkiris-new-airport/
Cambodia’s democracy, economy at risk: report
Cambodia has become more autocratic and its government’s claim of stable economic development rests on uncertain basis, according to a comprehensive new report. The Bertelsmann stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI), published on Thursday, claims that the quality of Cambodia’s democracy, market economy and governance performance has ss='cambodia-color'>...
Leonie Kijewski
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-democracy-economy-risk-report
China’s sway clear at Mekong summit
China’s ever increasing influence over the Mekong River Basin was apparent on the first day of a Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit on Monday, where cooperation between the MRC and the Chinese-backed Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism was floated. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinas-sway-clear-mekong-summit
’Powerful man’ grabs famous tycoon’s land
This young oknha, identified as Tea Vichet – the nephew of Defence Minister Tea Banh – posted a message on Monday saying: “At this moment, I am facing a problem. A powerful rich person living in Phnom Penh grabbed my farmland!” ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/powerful-man-grabs-famous-tycoons-land
ADB revises down Cambodia’s inflation forecast
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has updated its forecast for Cambodia, revising down its estimate of the country’s inflation rate to 2.6 percent from 3.2 percent. Economic growth is expected to remain steady at about 7 percent, according to the ADB. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Aun Chhengpor
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/adb-revises-down-cambodia-inflation-forecast/4591720.html
Preah Vihear’s teachers barred from tutoring
Teachers in Preah Vihear province and the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (Cita) have denounced a letter issued on Tuesday by the provincial education department banning teachers from tutoring on sundays and public holidays. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihears-teachers-barred-tutoring
Kingdom’s satellite project still under study
The Telecom Regulator of Cambodia yesterday said that the Kingdom’s plan to launch its first satellite is still being studied after the Defence Ministry denied media reports that it will be sent into space in 2021. TRC spokesman Im Vutha yesterday said that the project ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50577036/kingdoms-satellite-project-still-under-study-2/
EBA withdrawal threatens Kingdom’s bicycle industry
Cambodian bicycle exports to the EU amounted to 1.52 million individual units last year valued at $331 million, according to a World Bank report released on Monday. The report – called Cambodia Economic Update – revealed that bicycles are Cambodia’s third main export to the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eba-withdrawal-threatens-kingdoms-bicycle-industry
Mahathir Mohamad speaks on Kingdom’s democracy
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday urged Cambodian students to be proud of their culture while adopting aspects of democracy that work for the Kingdom. Mr Mahathir is in the Kingdom for three days, along with his wife siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali and a delegation of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50639704/mahathir-mohamad-speaks-on-kingdoms-democracy/
PP’s sustainable city goals in sight
The capital is on track in its plan to become a sustainable city by 2030, said Phnom Penh City Hall spokesman Meth Meas Pheakdey. He said continuous education to raise awareness will play an important part in this. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pps-sustainable-city-goals-sight
Malpractice claimed in child’s tragic death
A clinic owner in Banteay Meanchey’s Poipet town settled out of court for an undisclosed sum on saturday after a family accused him of malpractice following the death of their 4-month-old daughter, though the cause of death remained unclear yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malpractice-claimed-childs-tragic-death
NGO’s democracy training session shut down
A team of security officials led by a commune chief descended on a private home in rural Koh Kong province on Friday morning to prevent a group of students and ac­tivists from holding a democracy training session, an activist and officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-democracy-training-session-shut-down-98181/
Court rejects injunction against Sonando’s party
A court complaint lodged by the vice president of charismatic radio station owner Mam sonando’s political party seeking its eventual dissolution has been thrown out of court. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-rejects-injunction-against-sonandos-party-100070/
Sesan villagers seeking police chief’s removal
More than 200 families in stung Treng province filed a petition yesterday calling for their local police chief’s dismissal, accusing him of working against their interests and committing environmental crimes. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sesan-villagers-seeking-police-chiefs-removal
Cambodia’s budget transparency dismal, survey finds
Cambodia fared dismally in the 2014 budget transparency index compiled by the Us-based International Budget Partnership, scoring only eight out of 100 and coming in near the bottom of the 102 countries surveyed, at 94. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17911/cambodia---s-budget-transparency-dismal--survey-finds/