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Blood on the border

Sixty-nine Cambodians were shot dead by Thai soldiers while crossing the border illegally last year, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday at the launch of its annual report. “Cambodians were shot dead by Thai soldiers in 55 [incidents] last year in which ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blood-border

Interior ministry blames country’s increased crime on CNRP

The total number of serious and minor crimes in Cambodia increased by 1 percent, or 27 cases, in 2013 compared to the previous year, while Phnom Penh’s crime rate rose by 62 percent, a report released by the Interior Ministry on Tuesday says—laying the blame ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interior-ministry-blames-countrys-increased-crime-on-cnrp-52714/

Muhyiddin arrives in Cambodia for three-day official visit

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrived here today, to begin a three-day official visit to Cambodia. Muhyiddin’s visit is expected to strengthen bilateral ties, especially in trade and cooperation in higher education. ...

New Straits Times News Staff
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/muhyiddin-arrives-in-cambodia-for-three-day-official-visit-1.488182

Cambodia on track to attract 8 mln foreign tourists by 2020: PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the country is likely to receive up to 8 million foreign visitors by 2020. The premier’s optimistic forecast came after the country greeted some 4.2 million inbound tourists last year, an increase of 17 percent compared to ...

Joseph A. Cambra
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodia-on-track-to-attract-8-mln-foreign-tourists-by-2020-pm-112209/

Cambodia reports 3rd bird flu case this year

A four-year-old boy from Cambodia’s northeastern Kratie Province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the 3rd case this year, said a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Health Ministry on Wednesday. The boy was confirmed positive for the virus ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2014-02/19/c_133126902.htm

Cambodia reports 1 pct rise in criminal cases in 2013

Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior on Tuesday reported 2,716 cases of criminal offences in 2013, up 1 percent from the 2,743 cases recorded a year earlier. In a report released during its annual conference, the ministry said felonies dropped by 6 percent on year to 790 cases ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-02/19/c_133125431.htm

New Futuristic Tuk-Tuks Arrive on the Streets of Phnom Penh

Most tuk-tuk drivers have to continuously vie with each other to attract tourists’ attention, but Oung Hour gets it without even trying. As he stands on the sidewalk near the riverside, groups of tourists point at his bright mustard-yellow tuk-tuk, its smooth fiberglass body shaped like ...

Emily Wilkins and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-futuristic-tuk-tuks-arrive-on-the-streets-of-phnom-penh-52616/

Protests ‘degrading security’

High-ranking government officials expounded on the detrimental effect political and labour demonstrations are having on Cambodia’s security during an annual meeting of police officials yesterday. In a speech to about 500 police in leadership positions, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said demonstrations, which have exploded since July’s ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protests-%E2%80%98degrading-security%E2%80%99

Government tries to solve land dispute by talking from others

Several dozen families in Banteay Meanchey province involved in land dispute were given 100 hectares of replacement land in O’Chrou district yesterday, but have refused to accept it because it is already claimed by more than 230 other families, two village chiefs said. The provincial government ...

Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-tries-to-solve-land-dispute-by-taking-from-others-52614/

Raises pending, prices soaring

Since Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng announced in late-December that the ministry would hike the minimum monthly wage for the garment sector to $100, Nuch Sdoeung has, at times, questioned if he could even afford beef. The wage boost from the prior minimum wage ...

Sean Teehan and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/raises-pending-prices-soaring

Phnom Penh Governor tells officials to monitor city’s markets

Acting on direct orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen, Phnom Penh Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong on Tuesday called on municipal officials to strictly monitor the companies that collect daily fees from the city’s market vendors. Mr. Hun Sen called out the governor in a speech on ...

Phann Ana
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-governor-tells-officials-to-monitor-citys-markets-52602/

Hun Sen unveils new roadmap for foreign trade policy

Prime Minister Hun Sen presided over a ceremony at his Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to unveil a new report that assesses the government’s foreign trade policies over the past seven years and lays out a policy roadmap for the next five. The report, ...

Khy Sovuthy and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-unveils-new-roadmap-for-foreign-trade-policy-52600/

Cambodia’s FDI to increase in 2014: Hun Sen

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said that the foreign direct investments in Cambodia would increase in 2014, thanks to the country’s favorable and open policies. Hun Sen made the comments during a ceremony to launch Cambodia Trade Integration Strategy at the Peace Palace. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZjI2MzZjOGJkYWF

Cambodia’s rice export in January down

Cambodia exported 21,536 tons of milled rice in January of 2014, down 4,190 tons (16%) compared to 25,726 tons exported in the same period of last year, according to a report on agriculture, forestry and fishery. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=Y2JjZWMwNzAwNDd

Rein in market thuggery: PM

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday took a stand against intimidation and harassment at markets, ordering municipal and provincial governors to crack down on aggressive fee collectors they employ. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the capital’s Royal School of Administration, Hun Sen distanced himself from what ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rein-market-thuggery-pm

Two officials convicted of defrauding farmer

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday sentenced two government officials to three years in prison, with one year suspended, after they were found guilty of aggravated fraud. Nuon Sarath, 42, a former officer from the Justice Ministry’s civil department, and Keo Sophal, 48, a former ...

Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-officials-convicted-of-defrauding-farmer-52469/

Alarm over workers to Emirates

Cambodian labourers may soon be recruited to construction sites in the United Arab Emirates, where conditions are described as “tragic” by human rights groups. The Lebanon-based company that would hire the workers under the prospective scheme, Agostine & Raphael Group, is run by Middle Eastern tycoon ...

Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/alarm-over-workers-emirates

Australian Foreign Minister to visit Cambodia

Hon Julie Bishop MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, will lead a delegation to visit Cambodia this week, according to statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZWQ5MWQyOTU2ZTl

Exporters of rice now subject to origin test

Stringent rules to prove that rice exported from Cambodia is actually from Cambodia will be detailed today, according to a copy of a joint agreement between the Ministry of Commerce and industry associations. The Code of Conduct seeks to reassure the European Union that rice is ...

Daniel de Carteret and Chan Muy Hong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exporters-rice-now-subject-origin-test

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