PM urges the strengthening of intellectual property rights
Prime Minister Hun Manet urged the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, including relevant institutions, to strengthen work related to intellectual property, copyright, and related rights to prevent plagiarism and to amend the relevant legal framework in line with the development of technology. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501453587/pm-urges-the-strengthening-of-intellectual-property-rights/
Koh Rong Sanloem casino ‘is flouting’ closure order
A Preah Sihanouk provincial official said on Thursday that the owner of Jinding Hotel and Casino on Koh Rong Sanloem is flouting the authorities’ order to close the business by March 22. Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall spokesman Kheang Phearum told The Post that the provincial ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-rong-sanloem-casino-flouting-closure-order
Cambodia: Is Adidas exploiting workers?
Am Phalla sits outside the factory gates of apparel maker Shen Zhou (Cambodia) Co. Ltd., sharing a lunch of rice, vegetables and fried fish with coworkers. She has been sewing clothes at Shen Zhou for a little less than a year, but is unaware that the ...
Dreamworld operator sees revenue drop
Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA), which operates casinos and slot machines in Cambodia and the Philippines, recorded a 9 percent drop in revenue last year compared to 2012, from $26.8 million to $24.3 million, according to the company’s annual report. EGA operates casinos in Pailin and Poipet ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/dreamworld-operator-sees-revenue-drop-53867/
Casino sold to relative of CPP lawmaker
Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA) last week sold Dreamworld Casino in Pailin province for $500,000 to a relative of the CPP lawmaker—and wife of former provincial governor Y Chhean—who owns the land on which the company built the casino, according to a press release Thursday. The gaming ...
Hul Reaksmey and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/dreamworld-casino-sold-to-relative-of-cpp-lawmaker-62750/
The wonder of Banteay Chhmar
While Angkor Wat is world-famous, only a handful of hardy travellers know of the existence of the Banteay Chhmar temple, an impressive complex located some 20 kilometres from the Cambodian border with Thailand. ...
Khmer Times
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/95988/the-wonder-of-banteay-chhmar/
Government planning massive memorial to Hun Sen’s legacy
Prime Minister Hun Sen has formed a 20-person committee to plan a sprawling memorial in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district to ensure that his legacy is preserved for generations to come, according to a government order and officials on the committee. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-planning-massive-memorial-to-hun-sens-legacy-78282/
Announcement on the continuation of suspension of cinemas, art theaters, and museums in Phnom Penh, Kandal province, and Sihanoukville
On 04 March 2021, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts released an announcement on the continuation of the suspension of cinemas, Art theaters, and museums in Phnom Penh, Kandal province, and Sihanoukville concerning the spread of COVID-19 in “the community transmission event on 20 ...
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Press release on the proposed "Angkor Lake of Wonder" development project
On 23 March 2021, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts issued a press release on the proposed “Angkor Lake of Wonder” development project that was raised by the Naga Group. This project was agreed by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts with the ...
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Announcement on the suspension of cinemas, art theaters, and museums for 2 weeks in Phnom Penh and Kandal province
On 23 February 2021, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts released an announcement on the suspension of cinemas, Art theaters, and museums for 2 weeks in Phnom Penh and Kandal province concerning the effects of COVID-19 in “the community transmission event on 20 February” ...
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
S-21 marks UNESCO listing
July 31 marked the 12th anniversary of the listing of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archive in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. This year, it was observed virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-kr-tribunal/s-21-marks-unesco-listing
Ministry issues instructions for safe Pchum Ben, Kathen
The Ministry of Cults and Religions has issued instructions for the upcoming Pchum Ben and Kathen festivals that adhere to pandemic health measures in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-issues-instructions-safe-pchum-ben-kathen
Registration of Koh Ker Temple as UN heritage site expected by July
The Ministry of Culture is waiting for UNESCO to visit Koh Ker Temple to complete the registration to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...
PM: Cambodia thankful for return of antiquities
Prime Minister Hun Sen commended Cambodia’s foreign partners for their cooperation in returning precious antiquities that were looted by unscrupulous dealers during the country’s darkest hours. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-cambodia-thankful-return-antiquities
Three universities agree to found new research centre
The Royal University of Phnom Penh, the Royal University of Fine Arts, and the National Institute of Education inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday, agreeing to establish a joint higher education social sciences and humanities research institute. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-universities-agree-found-new-research-centre
Khiri Travel helps Cambodia’s Banteay Chhmar community with a new tourism product
Banteay Chhmar Community-Based Tourism project is a group of local villagers from the Banteay Chhmar community dedicated to preserving and protecting the cultural heritage of their local temple site. Khiri Travel is aiming to create a responsible tourism industry in the town of Banteay Chhmar. The CBT ...
Luc Citrinot
http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/55650/khiri-travel-helps-cambodia-rsquo-s-banteay
Melco’s unit disposes of Cambodia assets
Nasdaq-listed Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc, a company linked to Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd, is selling its assets in Cambodia. The sale includes all assets of Dreamworld Leisure with the exception of all electronic gaming machines, and prohibits any use of the Dreamworld ...
GGRAsia News Staff
http://www.ggrasia.com/melcos-unit-disposes-of-cambodia-assets/
Olympic Organizing Committee to Investigate Cambodian Factory
The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (Locog) plans to investigate allegations that a Cambodian factory producing Olympic merchandise for Adidas is not paying workers a sustainable living wage, a spokesman for Locog said yesterday. The investigation is a response to an article published Saturday ...
DVD shops close before raid
A handful of stores in Phnom Penh’s City Mall closed up shop yesterday morning, draping large curtains over their storefronts rather than face an impending police raid on businesses allegedly selling pirated movies there, police and other vendors said. The aborted raid came less than two ...
Sen David and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dvd-shops-close-raid
Ministry sets official Tuol Sleng ticket price
Although foreigners have long paid a fee to enter Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced that the days of apparently free entry to the notorious Khmer Rouge prison are finished and the charge will now be ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-sets-official-tuol-sleng-ticket-price-62599/