Try Pheap gets new ELC amid freeze, governor says
Timber magnate Try Pheap and businessman Lim Bunna were granted economic land concessions (ELCs) on property inside a wildlife sanctuary confiscated from two other companies for violating their government contracts, a provincial governor told a meeting of officials on Monday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/try-pheap-gets-new-elc-amid-freeze-governor-says-105822/
New gov’t task force continues illegal-logging raids
Authorities raided yet another rubber plantation on Tuesday as part of a new dragnet to catch illegal loggers in eastern Cambodia, said Eng Hy, spokesman for the National Military Police. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-govt-task-force-continues-illegal-logging-raids-105901/
Stricter enforcement of new traffic law will begin today
After focusing their efforts on educating drivers about the traffic law for the past two and a half months, police will today begin strict enforcement of the new rules, imposing fines and punishments on offending motorists, the National Road Safety Committee announced on Friday. ...
Ouch Sony and Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/stricter-enforcement-of-new-traffic-law-will-begin-today-109886/
Mobile operators given new deadline to register SIM cards
Telecom companies have been given another extension to register all the SIM cards belonging to their subscribers after the three main mobile operators requested more time. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22861/mobile-operators-given-new-deadline-to-register-sim-cards/
Emerald takes a new direction with Cambodia gold JV
ASX-listed Emerald on Wednesday announced that it had signed a farm-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with fellow-listed Renaissance Minerals to earn a majority interest in a Cambodian gold project. ...
Esmarie Swanepoel
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/emerald-takes-a-new-direction-with-cambodia-gold-jv-2016-03-30
City Hall spokesman named new ambassador to South Korea
Long Dimanche, the spokesman for Phnom Penh City Hall and son of a secretary of state in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, has been appointed to replace Suth Dina, the disgraced former ambassador to South Korea. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-spokesman-named-new-ambassador-to-south-korea-111113/
China to foot bill for new National Assembly offices
Just days after Cambodia was accused of watering down an ASEAN statement on the South China Sea, China promised to pay for a $16 million, 12-floor administration building for the National Assembly during a visit of delegates to the country led by Assembly President Heng ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-foot-bill-new-national-assembly-offices
Cambodia, China sign new MoU on money laundering
Cambodia and China last week signed an agreement to exchange financial intelligence to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, though experts said the Kingdom should still be doing more to tackle an issue that has long persisted in the country, in part, due to local ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-china-sign-new-mou-money-laundering
New national exams made easier this year, critics say
The Ministry of Education is prepared to release the results of the two-day national exam this weekend, ahead of schedule, but critics say the exam has been made easier than in the past in an effort to move more students along to higher education. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/new-national-exams-made-easier-this-year-critics-say/2960014.html
Draft internet law gives new tools to surveillance state
A sub-decree being drafted by the Interior Ministry would give far-reaching powers to the ministry to potentially expand the surveillance of citizens. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15722/draft-internet-law-gives-new-tools-to-surveillance-state/
Culture of crooning: Ranariddh wows PM with new album
At a time when he’s facing one of the tensest political periods since the 2013 national elections, Prime Minister Hun Sen last Saturday took time to tell a former bitter enemy he has a “very sweet” voice. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/culture-crooning-ranariddh-wows-pm-new-album
Prime-time ban on foreign productions from new year
The directive banning the screening of foreign films during the prime-time slot at Cambodia-based television stations will move ahead and be more strictly enforced from January 1, according to the Information Ministry. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18953/prime-time-ban-on-foreign-productions-from-new-year/
Hun Sen names date for vote on new cabinet
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said the National Assembly would vote on his proposed cabinet reshuffle on April 4 and that he was keeping the details under wraps until then, as his last two shakeups were leaked before he wanted them known. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-names-date-for-vote-on-new-cabinet-110054/
Apsara Authority approves 500 new Angkor Park home rebuilds
The Apsara Authority on Wednesday reported it had approved more than 500 home construction applications inside Angkor Archaeological Park in the first six months of the year, even as it prepared to raze hundreds of illegally constructed houses inside the sprawling complex. ...
Factories to foot the bill for new worker benefits
Garment and footwear manufacturers have called on the government to provide facilities to help offset the higher costs on production that they will face as the result of a benefits package that Prime Minister Hun Sen pledged to garment factory workers this week. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/factories-foot-bill-new-worker-benefits
PM calls to slow hiring of new civil servants
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday that the government will cut back on recruiting new employees next year to reduce its spending on civil servant salaries. ...
Post Staff
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/38598
Two new rice seeds to be introduced to farmers
Two new rice seeds – Japonica and Indica – would be introduced to Cambodian farmers in order to diversify the markets for Cambodian rice, according to a local media report. ...
Ou Sokha
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=108845
Rainsy asks New Zealand, Australia to ban CPP officials
Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy met with government officials in Australia and New Zealand this week, requesting that the two nations issue visa bans against Cambodian People’s Party officials and their families in response to the arrest of opposition head Kem Sokha for treason. ...
Andrew Nachemson and Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-asks-new-zealand-australia-ban-cpp-officials
New partnership to light up electronics sector in Cambodia
Legrand, a French manufacturer of electrical equipment, entered into an agreement on Friday with local company BMSC to distribute uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices in the Cambodian market. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5096455/new-partnership-light-electronics-sector-cambodia/
Hun Sen vows to launch new bank for SMEs
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday pledged to start a new bank with an initial capital of $100 million to provide financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with industry players saying its success hinged on whether concessional or low interest rates could be provided to ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hun-sen-vows-launch-new-bank-smes