Government
NEC recruiting 2,400
The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced it will recruit 2,400 computer-trained staff to oversee electronic voter registration, due to be launched early next year across more than 1,600 communes. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-recruiting-2400
Police seek grave smashers after video goes viral
Police in Kandal province are seeking to arrest three men after footage emerged last week of them running through a Vietnamese graveyard in Sa’ang district damaging headstones. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-seek-grave-smashers-after-video-goes-viral-88168/
More funding for people with disabilities
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is increasing funding to support a rehabilitation and prosthetics project for people with disabilities in Cambodia. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13296/more-funding-for-people-with-disabilities/
The Cambodia that can say no
This week, Cambodia’s government ignored pressure from Europe and the United States and passed the NGO law. ...
James Brooke
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13289/the-cambodia-that-can-say-no/
Minister alleges effort to sully EdC’s reputation
Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem on Monday hit back at detractors following a spike in energy prices, claiming the criticism was an attempt to destroy the credibility of Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-alleges-effort-to-sully-edcs-reputation-88156/
KPP party hits registry snag
A dissident group is expected to file paperwork today with the Interior Ministry marking its final step towards becoming a political party. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kpp-party-hits-registry-snag
More Vietnamese rounded up for deportation
Cambodia’s campaign against illegal Vietnamese workers continues with 26 Vietnamese arrested in two days of raids on furniture factories in central and southern Phnom Penh. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13297/more-vietnamese-rounded-up-for-deportation/
Sovannara questioning signals end to court case
Opposition spokesman Meach Sovannara returned to Cambodia from Thailand yesterday to appear in court regarding an insurrection charge he received at Naga Bridge last July. ...
Va Sonyka and Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13293/sovannara-questioning-signals-end-to-court-case/
Families file petition over land dispute with dry port company
Representatives for 77 families involved in a land dispute with a company that plans to build a dry port and industrial area in Kratie province petitioned the Interior Ministry and the National Assembly in Phnom Penh on Monday against a court order for them to ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/families-file-petition-over-land-dispute-with-dry-port-company-88166/
My dinner with Rainsy
In another effort to cement the so-called culture of dialogue between the two major parties, Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy brought their families together on Saturday for what Rainsy billed as a “historic” meal during which they posed for selfies, while ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/my-dinner-rainsy
Cambodia, VN to visit border
Cambodian and Vietnamese officials will visit Svay Rieng province next week as part of efforts to resolve ongoing border disputes, but the exclusion of journalists has sparked criticism over the negotiations’ lack of transparency. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-vn-visit-border
CNRP still raising funds for TV station
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has been trying to raise money in every way possible to support its new, CNRP-friendly TV station, which may begin broadcasting before the end of this year. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13245/cnrp-still-raising-funds-for-tv-station/
Company wanted to sell spyware to Cambodia
Italian spyware vendor Hacking Team was working on “potential deals” with customers in several Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia over the past three years, according to internal emails recently released by transparency website Wikileaks. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/company-wanted-to-sell-spyware-to-cambodia-87980/
Opposition lawmaker to revisit Vietnamese border
Opposition lawmaker Real Camerin is set to revisit a contested area of the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Svay Rieng province on July 19, despite being injured during a brawl there last month. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13246/opposition-lawmaker-to-revisit-vietnamese-border/
Transparency watchdog deals discounts to fight corruption
Transparency International Cambodia has launched a new campaign to encourage citizens to fight corruption, issuing a card that provides discounts with more than 100 companies to people who vow to work against the practice. ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/transparency-watchdog-deals-discounts-to-fight-corruption/2858632.html
PM reaches out to khmer muslims
Up to 1,500 new educators, almost all exclusively Muslims from the Cham Community in Cambodia, will be recruited to join the country’s teaching force. ...
Chea Vannak and Donald Lee
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13209/pm-reaches-out-to-khmer-muslims/
Assembly to approve NGO curb law today
Facing an opposition boycott and a European Union threat over foreign aid, the government plans to vote into law today a controversial draft law restricting NGOs. ...
Muny Sithyna and Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13213/assembly-to-approve-ngo-curb-law-today/
Cambodian deputy PM praises China for contributing to socio-economic development in Cambodia
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Friday evening that China has greatly contributed to socio-economic development in Cambodia and vowed to further enhance the bilateral ties for mutual benefits. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=291986
Vietnam agrees to halt construction in border areas
The Vietnamese government has agreed to halt construction of roads, a police station and ponds near Cambodian border areas, following three days of border talks in Phnom Penh. Many people are concerned that the map currently in use for border talks was made by Vietnam ...
Neou Vannarin and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/vietnam-agrees-to-halt-construction-in-border-areas/2857578.html
Govt says Vietnam makes concessions after border talks
After three days of bilateral talks, Vietnam has agreed to heed Cambodia’s recent protests over border encroachment, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/govt-says-vietnam-makes-concessions-after-border-talks
Border meeting ends with champagne, no details
At the end of the third and final day of the meetings of the Joint Border Committee in Phnom Penh on Thursday, the Cambodian and Vietnamese delegations clinked champagne glasses during a public signing ceremony and departed, offering no details about their negotiations. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/border-meeting-ends-with-champagne-but-no-details-87800/
UN and social affairs officials convene to discuss Prey Speu
Social affairs officials met Thursday with the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to discuss the notorious Prey Speu social affairs center, with the government giving permission for the U.N. to visit the center Friday and identify residents who require psychiatric assistance ...
EDC slows roll on discount
State energy provider Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) has announced plans to temporarily halt the installation of new connections under its energy discount initiative for garment workers and low-income students in Phnom Penh, a program union leaders have largely praised as effective. ...
Sarah Taguiam and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/edc-slows-roll-discount
Law on accounting and audits approved by cabinet
The Cabinet approved a Law on Accounting and Audits at a meeting Friday morning. ...
Ven Rathavong and Muny Sithyna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13103/law-on-accounting-and-audits-approved-by-cabinet/