Hun Sen, Rainsy battle on overseas voters
Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have clashed over the issue of Cambodians living overseas being able to vote in elections. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17214/hun-sen--rainsy-battle-on-overseas-voters/
Chroy Changvar residents protest city ultimatum
Some 70 Chroy Changvar residents set to be displaced by a massive development took their grievances to Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chroy-changvar-residents-protest-city-ultimatum
New Freedom Park gets new name
The new Freedom Park will open within the next three months and will be renamed Democracy Square, according to City Hall yesterday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35328/new-freedom-park-gets-new-name/
Satellite systems for Cambodia’s airports
With the support of the Japanese government, satellite systems will be installed at Cambodia’s international airports from next year, according to an official. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122560460/Business/satellite-systems-for-cambodia-s-airports.html
Interior Ministry retirees get ‘political positions’
Senior officials at the Ministry of Interior who have recently retired will be reappointed to “political positions”, Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/interior-ministry-retirees-get-political-positions
After CPP Reshuffle, Sok An’s Fiefdom Trimmed
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An has a stunning portfolio of positions within the CPP government. On Monday, CPP lawmakers once again appointed Mr. An as the Cabinet Minister for Prime Minister Hun Sen. He is also the chairman of the state-controlled Cambodian National Petroleum Authority and ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/after-cpp-reshuffle-sok-ans-fiefdom-trimmed-43665/
Trucks carrying timber seized in Kampong Speu
Four large trucks thought to be carrying illegal timber were stopped and impounded in Kampong Speu province by local authorities on Friday morning. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trucks-carrying-timber-seized-kampong-speu
Ruling party scraps policy to promote failed candidates gov’t advisory roles
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party has canceled plans for failed local election candidates to be appointed to advisory positions in the government. ...
Kann Vicheika
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/ruling-party-scraps-policy-to-promote-failed-candidates-govt-advisory-roles/3898575.html
NGOs told to file annual reports or face closure
The Ministry of Interior warned NGOs and associations yesterday to submit their annual financial reports or face legal action, including being shut down. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5095401/ngos-told-file-annual-reports-face-closure/
Push to connect rural areas
Telecommunication operators are being pushed to develop connecting telecommunication infrastructure to enable Information and Communication Technology (ICT) connectivity from urban to rural areas. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5080378/push-connect-rural-areas/
Nine ill from chemical bomb
Nine villagers have been sent for medical treatment after being exposed to a chemical bomb in Svay Rieng province’s Korki commune yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong and Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108421/nine-ill-chemical-bomb/
Village patrol finds logs, no loggers
Villagers patrolling a protected community forest in Mondulkiri province yesterday morning found more than 100 logs of luxury timber, believed to be headed for Vietnam. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/village-patrol-finds-logs-no-loggers
Loggers at home after Thai terms
Seven men who spent about a year in a Thai prison after being convicted of illegal logging were released and repatriated to Cambodia on Saturday. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/loggers-home-after-thai-terms
Sex workers risk their lives with home abortions, study finds
Fear of social reprisal may be causing Phnom Penh’s sex workers to seek abortions in the privacy of unregistered private clinics or at home. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14218/sex-workers-risk-their-lives-with-home-abortions--study-finds/
CNRP threatens to censure Kheng over Vietnamese migrants
The opposition yesterday threatened to censure Interior Minister Sar Kheng, accusing the government of not being honest about the number of Vietnamese in the country. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15212/cnrp-threatens-to-censure-kheng-over-vietnamese-migrants/
Meet Cambodia’s first 'real estate personality of the year'
Having managed various businesses in Cambodia for more than two decades now, Rithy Sear has earned a reputation for being ambitious, and rightly so. ...
Property Report Team
http://www.property-report.com/meet-rithi-sear-cambodias-first-real-estate-personality-of-the-year/
Reforming public financial management an ongoing task
Reforming public financial management will not be effective unless there are enough qualified human resources at ministries and institutions, the prime minister said yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23019/reforming-public-financial-management-an-ongoing-task/
100,000 litres of bottled water going across the border to Cambodia every day
A severe water shortage is being blamed for the water travelling across from Rong Klua market to Poi Pet, reports Thairath. ...
Thai Visa News Team
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/100000-litres-of-bottled-water-going-across-the-border-to-cambodia-every-day/138199/
Vietnam, Cambodia back Indonesia`s proposal for ASEAN wage standards
Vietnam and Cambodia support Indonesia’s proposal for minimum wage standards which will be applicable to ASEAN member states, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said. ...
Russian crude oil imports not on refinery’s wishlist
Russia is looking to expand its crude oil exports to ASEAN countries – including Cambodia – despite the Kingdom being years away from having refinery capabilities. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russian-crude-oil-imports-not-refinerys-wishlist