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Families cry foul over CNRP TV
Thirty-five families from Kandal province have written to the opposition CNRP requesting the return of more than $1,300 they say they donated to the party to support the establishment of its television station, citing concerns about embezzlement. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/families-cry-foul-over-cnrp-tv-92925/
Border issue ‘big’ because no other problems
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong said Sunday that the opposition CNRP has only been enjoying so much success in its recent campaign against Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia because no other problems exist in the country. ...
Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/border-issue-big-because-no-other-problems-92923/
Sokha mocks CPP over plan to steal int’l support
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha has ridiculed a new campaign by the CPP to revitalize the historically weak support for the ruling party among overseas Cambodians, an effort that has included appointing ambassadors as country directors for the party. ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sokha-mocks-cpp-over-plan-to-steal-intl-support-92914/
Map researcher threatened
A prominent researcher studying Cambodia’s border with Vietnam said yesterday that he had received numerous threats on Facebook amid the protracted and fiery debate surrounding the disputed frontier. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/map-researcher-threatened
22 Chinese arrested in Cambodia over telephone scams
Cambodian police arrested 22 Chinese, who were suspected of transnational telephone fraud, in southeast Cambodia’s Svay Rieng Province on Saturday, August 29. ...
CRI English News Staff
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/08/30/2281s893775.htm
Vietnam attends ASEAN cuisine festival in Cambodia
Vietnam is participating in the 2015 ASEAN cuisine festival that opened in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on August 29. The event also includes art performances highlighting the unique culture of ASEAN countries. ...
VietNamNet Bridge News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/140061/vietnam-attends-asean-cuisine-festival-in-cambodia.html
The Council of Ministers approves draft on public debt management
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a draft strategy on 2015-2018 public debt management. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-council-of-ministers-approves-draft-on-public-debt-management-8900
Gov’t approves plan to increase foreign borrowing over 3 years
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a plan to increase the amount of borrowing from foreign countries by as much as 33 percent over the next three years, in a bid to counter a decrease in grants and concessional loans. ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-approves-plan-to-increase-foreign-borrowing-over-3-years-92892/
No plans for more refugees from Nauru
Almost three months after four refugees arrived in Cambodia from Nauru as part of a controversial resettlement deal with Australia, the Interior Ministry said on Friday that it had no plans to receive more refugees being held in the South Pacific island nation. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-plans-for-more-refugees-from-nauru-2-92886/
Election monitor launches new app for voters
The election watchdog Comfrel has issued a new app that will help voters monitor the work of lawmakers. The app is now available to the public, but it remains to be seen how widespread it will become in Cambodia, where technological literacy remains low. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-election-monitor-launches-new-app-for-voters/2936421.html
NEC too test computerized voter registration
The National Election Committee will begin a voter registration pilot project in 43 villages in November, using a new computer system to store data as the country heads toward local elections in 2017. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-nec-to-test-computerized-voter-registration/2936401.html
New Thai-Cambodian border crossings set
Thailand and Cambodia confirmed on Friday they will open or upgrade a slew of new border crossings to facilitate commerce and travel between the two nations. ...
Penchan Charoeun Suthipan
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/672900/new-thai-cambodian-border-crossings-set
Disputes continue over Cambodian government’s official map
A Cambodian official in charge of the country’s borders denounced an opposition lawmaker who accused him of lying about a map of the Southeast Asian nation he found in the U.S. Library of Congress, amid ongoing debate over the charts that the government uses to ...
Hong Sokunthea
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/disputes-continue-over-cambodian-governments-official-map-08282015162922.html
Ministry to issue travel papers to migrant workers
Beginning next month, the Interior Ministry will provide labor-specific travel documents to Cambodians with permission to work abroad, according to an August 25 announcement from the ministry obtained Thursday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-to-issue-travel-papers-to-migrant-workers-92801/
Despite conflict, Cambodia’s borders continue to open
The opposition has accused Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government of a litany of sins, including ceding territory and allowing Vietnamese companies to exploit Cambodian resources. ...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15039/despite-conflict--cambodia---s-borders-continue-to-open/
CNRP's Um Sam An sustains rhetoric on map
As the government threatens to prosecute those who speak out against the maps it uses to demarcate the border with Vietnam, one opposition lawmaker says he has found a map in the United States’ Library of Congress that he claims could shine new light on ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrps-um-sam-sustains-rhetoric-map
MPs ‘hastily’ approved laws, new report says
Lawmakers have hastily approved key legislation with little or no meaningful debate, according to a mid-year report on the National Assembly’s performance, which criticised opposition president Sam Rainsy for stifling discussion prior to two important votes. ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mps-hastily-approved-laws-new-report-says
Three charged for smuggling marijuana from Laos
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday charged three men with drug trafficking for allegedly smuggling more than 1 ton of marijuana into the country from Laos, police said. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-smuggling-marijuana-from-laos-92794/
Voter registration test delayed
A voter registration system test originally slated for October will instead occur in November, the National Election Committee (NEC) announced in a press release on Wednesday. ...
Alessandro Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/voter-registration-test-delayed
50th microfinance institution launched in Cambodia
The Royal Microfinance institution launched its operations in Cambodia on Thursday, bringing the total number of micro-lenders in the kingdom to 50. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15004/50th-microfinance-institution-launched-in-cambodia/
New lawmaker rating website launched
Voters will be able to instantly rate their lawmakers with a new program launched yesterday by the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL). ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15037/new-lawmaker-rating-website-launched/
New Cambodian permanent representative to ASEAN presents his letter of credence
Cambodian Permanent Representative to ASEAN, Norng Sakal, presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Le Luong Minh, at a ceremony held at the ASEAN Secretariat today, according to a press release of ASEAN’s Secretariat. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/new-cambodian-permanent-representative-to-asean-presents-his-letter-of-credence-8897
Fine arts university relocation sparks concerns
A plan to move Cambodia’s oldest fine arts college is sparking concern among teachers, students and artists. Established in 1918, the university is considered the primary center of arts and culture education in Cambodia. ...
Socheata Hean and Sun Sokhen
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/fine-arts-university-relocation-sparks-concerns/2934383.html
Hun Sen rebukes Sam Rainsy over French media interview
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday rebuked opposition leader Sam Rainsy for telling a French newspaper that a high-profile dinner between their families last month was an example of how the premier has turned over a new leaf in a life of tyranny. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-rebukes-sam-rainsy-over-french-media-interview-92650/