Legal group urges review of Cambodia’s bar
The human rights arm of the International Bar Association (IBA) is recommending that the membership of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) in the IBA be reviewed, raising the prospect of ejection in a scathing new report on the country’s judicial system. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/legal-group-urges-review-of-cambodias-bar-94684/
Police in Stung Treng seize ‘tycoon’s timber’
At least 100 cubic metres of luxury timber allegedly belonging to powerful tycoon Na Marady was intercepted in stung Treng province’s sesan district yesterday, officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-stung-treng-seize-tycoons-timber
Ford targets the Kingdom’s lucrative emerging economy
Ford expects sales of its passenger vehicles in Cambodia to surge 30 per cent this year on rising purchasing power and strong brand appeal, a company representative said yesterday. speaking at a luncheon organised by the Amcham Cambodia, Loflin said the Us carmaker sees the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ford-targets-kingdoms-lucrative-emerging-economy
Pardoned ‘People’s Power’ leader returns from exile
The long-exiled leader of the “People’s Power” movement, sourn serey Ratha, returned to Cambodia on Thursday, following a pardon for the crime of treason by King Norodom sihamoni in July. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/pardoned-people-power-leader-returns-from-exile/2987265.html
Lessons for Cambodia from Malaysia’s corruption scandal
A worldwide movement against “grand corruption” can help boost Cambodia’s own domestic anti-corruption efforts against large-scale graft, a governance specialist has argued. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sophat Soeung
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/lessons-for-cambodia-from-malaysia-corruption-scandal/2994090.html
Face to face with Cambodia’s HIV fighters
Cambodia’s efforts in HIV prevention and treatment have shown significant results in the past ten years and the government is now setting the bar even higher. Last December, Prime Minister Hun sen committed to stopping new HIV infections by 2020. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Giovanni Ortolani, Paola Di Bella
http://www.scidev.net/global/hiv-aids/multimedia/cambodia-hiv-fighters-drugs.html
Hun Many’s youth group nominated for award
A youth group headed by Prime Minister Hun sen’s youngest son has been chosen as the local winner of the Asean People’s Award, which will be given to one recipient from each Asean nation at the regional bloc’s annual summit in Kuala Lumpur later this ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-manys-youth-group-nominated-for-award-99101/
Senate blasts EU resolution seeking Rainsy’s return
The Senate on Friday releaSed a Statement condemning a European Parliament reSolution on the political Situation in Cambodia approved the day before, accuSing the E.U.&rSquo;S legiSlative body of meddling in the country&rSquo;S internal affairS and diSreSpecting the rule of law. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/senate-blasts-eu-resolution-seeking-rainsys-return-101424/
EU still the Kingdom’s best export destination
The European Union will continue to remain Cambodia’s biggest export recipient, mopping up $2.32 billion in shipments this year, with the Us following a close second at $2.07 billion, according to Commerce Ministry estimates. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-still-kingdoms-best-export-destination
Protesters put sugar firm’s wall on hold
Roughly 30 villagers locked in a land dispute with Koh Kong sugar protested at a construction site yesterday where they say the company was attempting to erect a concrete barrier on disputed land. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protesters-put-sugar-firms-wall-hold
Veggie farming to trim kingdom’s import bill
Government officials, economists and businesses discussed the implementation of a draft program to invigorate vegetable farming in the Kingdom and cut imports from neighbouring countries in half by 2018. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/veggie-farming-trim-kingdoms-import-bill
Indian power firms eye kingdom’s energy gaps
More than 50 representatives of Indian energy firms attended the opening of the Powering Cambodia conference in Phnom Penh yesterday, engaging local government officials and stakeholders in the Kingdom’s energy sector to explore investment opportunities in the field of electricity generation and distribution. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/indian-power-firms-eye-kingdoms-energy-gaps
Party chief’s special envoy welcomed in Cambodia
Quan, who is also head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, informed President of the ruling CPP and Prime Minister Hun sen and CPP Honorary President and President of the National Assembly Heng samrin about the outcomes of the CPV’s 12 th ss='cambodia-color'>...
Vietnam Net team
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/151654/party-chief-s-special-envoy-welcomed-in-cambodia.html
Explainer: China’s one belt one road initiative
One Belt One Road refers to the “silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime silk Road.” Chinese President Xi Jinping first brought up the concept during foreign visits in late 2013. It is Xi’s signature world economic strategy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hong Kong Free Press Team
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/06/explainer-chinas-one-belt-one-road-initiative/
Kingdom’s first abattoir primed for Australian cattle
After a series of technical delays and setbacks, the Kingdom’s first industrial slaughterhouse is ready to begin operations and will start production upon receiving its first shipment of 2,000 heads of live Australian cattle in late May, the company behind the project said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kali Kotoski and Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-first-abattoir-primed-australian-cattle
Ministers discuss Sihanoukville’s still-murky development plans
An inter-ministerial meeting that took place earlier this month in Preah sihanouk was said to have been called to make concrete the seesawing plans of the province’s business and environmental development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
PM’s son threatens lawsuits over attack allegations
In an apparent attempt to distance himself from the savage beating of two opposition party lawmakers last month, Hun sen’s son and ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) lawmaker Hun Many threatened legal action against any individuals linking him to the incident. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Vong Sokheng and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pms-son-threatens-lawsuits-over-attack-allegations
Koh Rong Samloeun’s Asia-driven tourism boom
Just four years ago, the white sand beach at Koh Rong samloeun’s saracen Bay was empty. Now workers can be seen scrambling over the frames of new bungalows along the shoreline, and speed boats arrive hourly from the mainland to drop off crowds of tourists ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21542/koh-rong-samloeun---s-asia-driven-tourism-boom/
Cambodia key to China’s silk road revival
Cambodia is a major player in AsEAN for realizing China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed last year to connect China to neighboring countries and the world, Chinese officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24477/cambodia-key-to-china---s-silk-road-revival/
Concern over trade deal’s investor dispute mechanism
A civil society organisation has raised concerns about the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), claiming that one provision of the sweeping trade agreement would limit the Kingdom’s ability to draft socially beneficial policies. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/concern-over-trade-deals-investor-dispute-mechanism