Hun Sen thinks we can win: Sokha
Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy leader Kem Sokha on Saturday drew a positive message from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s recent warnings that an opposition election victory could lead to civil war, trumpeting it as acceptance from the premier that he could be defeated. Among the ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-thinks-we-can-win-sokha
Sokha still in crosshairs
The National Assembly is preparing to discuss the “people’s proposal” to oust Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy leader Kem Sokha from his position as the assembly’s vice president, a ruling party lawmaker said yesterday.Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker and parliamentary spokesman Chheang Vun said that Monday’s ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sokha-still-crosshairs
Rainsy gets help from US Congress
Sixteen members of the US Congress have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen calling on the premier to “immediately cease the harassment and persecution” of the opposition.The letter, sent late last week, pointed to the National Assembly’s decision last month to expel ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-gets-help-us-congress
Workers join Korea day
More than 1,000 Cambodian workers working for eight South Korean companies here gathered yesterday at National Olympic Stadium for “Korea Day for Cambodian Friends,” a celebration of Korean culture and a chance to thank employees for their hard work. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18907/workers-join-korea-day/
Although interest high, NEC applications sow confusion
More than 100 people have expressed interest in taking positions with the National Election Committee (NEC) since applications were made available to the public five days ago, but complicated identity and background checks have prevented anyone from actually applying, the NEC’s spokesman said on Monday. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/although-interest-high-nec-applications-sow-confusion-103586/
Seven NEC members visit colleague in jail
National Election Committee deputy secretary-general Ny Chakrya has appealed to his NEC colleagues to help secure his release from prison so he can resume working on organising the 2017 local and 2018 National ballots. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/seven-nec-members-visit-colleague-jail
NEC sets voter registration dates
After multiple delays, the National Election Committee yesterday released its schedule for voter registration, giving itself three months to register the close to 9.6 million eligible voters across the country. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-sets-voter-registration-dates
Current assets in Cambodia's banking system rise to 25.6 bln USD by June
Current assets in Cambodia’s banking and financial institutions had risen to 25.6 billion U.S. dollars by June 2016, an increase of 21.3 percent in the last 12 months, according to the biannual report of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), or the central bank, on ...
XINHUA
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=332556
Massive security deployment planned for president Xi’s visit to Cambodia
A mixed force of 7,000 military and security personnel will be deployed to protect Chinese President Xi Jinping when he visits Cambodia later this month for his first visit since coming to power, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/massive-security-deployment-planned-president-xis-visit-cambodia-118902/
Poipet roadblock for would-be registrants
More than 300 Cambodian workers living in Thailand were prevented from registering to vote in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town on Sunday after being unable to provide proof of residence there, officials said. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poipet-roadblock-would-be-registrants
NEC cites inaccuracy rate of 3%
About 3 percent of registered voters’ data has been found to contain inaccuracies, according to a National Election Committee official, who said the figure was inconsequential. ...
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-cites-inaccuracy-rate-3
Some 7.87M registered to vote: NEC
Just under 7.9 million Cambodians enrolled to vote in next year’s commune elections during the registration period that closed on Wednesday, results released yesterday show, with the figure well short of the goal of 9.6 million people older than 18. ...
Alex Willemyns
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/some-787m-registered-vote-nec
NEC sends out election rules for scrutiny
With voter registration wrapping up last week, the National Election Committee over the weekend issued a call for the public to submit their evaluations of the rules that will govern the June 4 commune elections – the first popular ballot since the disputed 2013 National ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-sends-out-election-rules-scrutiny
Pressure on hearings in Vietnam voter link complaints
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday changed its procedure for resolving complaints that allege some registered voters are Vietnamese by holding brief, private hearings to speed up the process. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34548/pressure-on-hearings-in-vietnam-voter-link-complaints/
Party law date vote set
The National Assembly’s Permanent Committee will next week conduct an urgent plenary session to review and adopt the draft amendments to the law on political parties, despite strong requests for a delay from the opposition. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35522/party-law-date-vote-set/
Party-busting bill passed in ‘final blow’ to democracy
In what some are calling one of the most significant threats to democracy that Cambodia has faced in a generation, the CPP-controlled National Assembly on Monday voted to give the government and courts sweeping new powers over political parties. ...
Ben Sokhean and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/party-busting-bill-passed-in-final-blow-to-democracy-125486/
Over 88,000 candidates register for upcoming commune elections
More than 88,000 candidates will be vying for the 11,572 seats up for grabs in the June 4 commune elections, the National Election Committee (NEC) announced on Monday, following a three-day registration window that closed on Sunday. ...
Ouch Sony and Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/over-88000-candidates-register-for-upcoming-commune-elections-126195/
Expanding trade and tourism
Over the last few years the Director of the Statistics Department at the National Bank of Cambodia began observing an unanticipated development while conducting field observation studies of trade at border crossings – the riel is being accepted for purchases in neighbouring counties. ...
Riel Gains
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36315/expanding-trade-and-tourism/
Storms damage nearly 60 homes
Nearly 60 homes in Battambang and Pailin provinces were damaged by storms on Monday caused by unseasonal rain, however no injuries or deaths were reported. A disaster management committee report said that in 2016, there were 279 storms that completely destroyed 1,997 houses and tore ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36467/storms-damage-nearly-60-homes/
More than 50 dead in holiday traffic accidents
More than 50 people died and 200 were injured in 121 traffic accidents during the five days of Khmer New Year. According to an Interior Ministry report, 55 people were killed and 226 were injured, 126 of which were seriously hurt. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37567/more-than-50-dead-in-holiday-traffic-accidents/