Unrelenting rains
Provinces nationwide – particularly those along the Cambodia-Thailand border – are likely to experience more flooding as a result of a low-pressure system that is expected to bring rain across the country, according to a forecast from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unrelenting-rains
Council greenlights controversial election laws changes
The Constitutional Council yesterday approved four sets of controversial amendments to Cambodia’s election laws, greenlighting changes that will pave the way for the main opposition party’s parliamentary seats to be redistributed in the event of its dissolution. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/council-greenlights-controversial-election-laws-changes
Hundreds of homes damaged in storms
More than 700 houses and three schools have been affected by storms over the past three days in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nob district. District governor Sar Kakada said the storms took place from Monday to yesterday across three communes. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5097271/hundreds-homes-damaged-storms/
NA urges resolution in land dispute
Three people, representing 112 migrant families, on Monday submitted a letter to Ratanakkiri province authorities from the National Assembly asking them to investigate and resolve a longstanding land dispute involving a Ministry of Interior official. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/na-urges-resolution-land-dispute
NEC releases official voter list
The National Election Committee has released the official voter list for July’s general election, containing nearly 85 percent of eligible voters. The voter list contains 8,380,217 names out of 9,882,746 eligible voters, or 84.8 percent of those aged 18 and over. There will be 22,967 polling stations lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104215/nec-releases-official-voter-list/
CPP kicks off senate election campaigning
The first day of campaigning for Senate elections began on Saturday, with only the ruling CPP having a large march in Takeo province, according to the National Election Committee.The NEC said the march was attended by more than 1,000 people, about 300 cars and about lass='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108047/call-action-domestic-violence/
Governments target trafficking
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are joining forces to boost their fight against human trafficking in the region, the kingdom’s NationaL PoLice chief said yesterday. Lass='cambodia-coLor'>...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35519/governments-target-trafficking/
Students call for wider selection of books
A quarter of Cambodian students want more access to books and other reading materials, a study by World Vision revealed yesterday. Of the 4,000 students surveyed by the global NGO, 25 percent said they sought “more amount and variety” of books, while 12 percent wanted “better lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36374/students-call-for-wider-selection-of--books/
Storms wreak more havoc across 17 provinces
More than 100 homes have been destroyed, another person killed and several people injured as storms continue to cut a swathe through Cambodia. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37774/storms-wreak-more-havoc-across-17-provinces/
Political parties can distribute leaflets inside markets, NEC says
The National Election Committee (NEC), in an effort to avoid complaints that dogged past elections, has issued specific rules allowing political parties to distribute leaflets inside markets during the commune election campaign period. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/political-parties-can-distribute-leaflets-inside-markets-nec-says-130262/
Total lightning deaths lower so far this year
Rainstorms and lightning strikes killed a combined 43 people and injured 79, while damaging 2,735 homes in the first five months of the year, according to a report by the National Committee for Disaster Management. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/total-lightning-deaths-lower-so-far-year
CNRP takes decisive victory in Kampong Cham
Jubilant cheers resounded at the Cambodia National Rescue Party headquarters in Kampong Cham last night as the party transformed its solid support base in the province into an undeniable stronghold. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-takes-decisive-victory-kampong-cham
NUS study: Cambodia deforestation increases child health issues
A team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that the loss of dense forest in Cambodia is associated with higher risk of diarrhea, acute respiratory infection, and fever in children. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Kongleaphy Keam
https://aecnewstoday.com/2017/nus-study-cambodia-deforestation-increases-child-health-issues/#axzz4rClWtpl4
Medical school entrance exam conditions change
The National Exam Committee on Saturday changed the qualifications to sit exams for entrance to medical schools after Prime Minister Hun Sen made the suggestion on Facebook while replying to upset students. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084031/medical-school-entrance-exam-conditions-change/
Wildlife seized in Prey Veng
Prey Veng province military police and the Wildlife Alliance on Friday night conducted a raid upon a truck transporting hundreds of kilograms of illegal wildlife destined for Vietnam. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087201/wildlife-seized-prey-veng/
Russia to send observers to Cambodia’s 2018 election, agrees to discuss debt
Russia will send observers to the Kingdom for the upcoming national elections and has pledged to sit down to discuss Cambodia’s outstanding debt, a move that analysts yesterday saw as a sign of solidarity between two governments increasingly out of favour with the West. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun and Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/russia-send-observers-cambodias-2018-election-agrees-discuss-debt
NEC bans Senate campaign marching on main roads
The National Election Committee yesterday revealed locations in Phnom Penh that political parties will be banned from using for campaigning prior to the upcoming Senate election on February 25.The NEC has banned all political parties from campaigning on nine major boulevards in Phnom Penh, along lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107268/nec-bans-senate-campaign-marching-main-roads/
PM wants more trade, investment with Pakistan
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday urged Pakistan to boost trade and investment between the two countries. The appeal was made during a meeting with Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Qasim Khan Suri at the Peace Palace in Prampi Makara district’s Mittapheap commune lass='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-wants-more-trade-investment-pakistan
Apsara raises concerns over illegal construction in Angkor
The Apsara National Authority expressed concern over illegally built structures along Siem Reap’s Angkor resort area. Apsara National Authority spokesman long Kosal told The Post on Monday that many residents of the Angkor resort area, who had requested building permits from the Apsara National Authority, lass='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-raises-concerns-over-illegal-construction-angkor
PM: Gov’t to inject millions to modernise Calmette Hospital
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the government will provide $30 million for the state-run Calmette Hospital to continue the construction of a new 12-storey building. Estimated to cost $39.7 million, the building is currently only 17 per cent complete. In a Facebook lass='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-govt-inject-millions-modernise-calmette-hospital