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Cambodia sends 11,529 laborers abroad in first half of 2015
Cambodia had dispatched some 11, 529 workers to five countries in the first six months of 2015, according to a report from the Ministry of Labor on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times News Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12574/cambodia-sends-11-529-laborers-abroad-in-first-half-of-2015/
Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy reaffirm good cooperation
Prime minister Hun Sen, president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and his political rival re-affirmed their commitment to continue implementing the culture of dialogue. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/hun-sen-sam-rainsy-reaffirm-good-cooperation-8714
Departing EU ambassador ‘optimistic’ on democracy
During Cambodia’s political roller coaster of recent years, European Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain emerged as a consistent and powerful voice for democracy. ...
James Brooke
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12607/departing-eu-ambassador----optimistic----on-democracy/
Hor Namhong, Vetnamese official meet over border issue
Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung on Tuesday met with Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong to inform him that local Vietnamese authorities had been ordered to compile reports on the use of land on disputed stretches of the border following recent diplomatic notes from ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hor-namhong-vietnamese-official-meet-over-border-issue-86490/
For families, World Bank project falls short
Hang Sal has 2 hectares of fertile land he cannot farm. ...
Zsombor Peter and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/for-families-world-bank-project-falls-short-86476/
Advisers to Say Chhum include disgraced malaria center chief
Thirty-eight people, including a former Health Ministry official under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Unit for accepting more than $350,000 in bribes, were this week appointed as advisers to new Senate President Say Chhum, according to a royal decree obtained Wednesday. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/advisers-to-say-chhum-include-disgraced-malaria-center-chief-86478/
Ambassador nominee says US to prioritize fair elections
The nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Cambodia told the U.S. Senate foreign relations committee this week that fair elections would be his priority, while a Cambodian government spokesman said he hoped the new ambassador would repair “bad” diplomatic relations between the countries. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ambassador-nominee-says-us-to-prioritize-fair-elections-86464/
Indian Navy warships dock at Sihanoukville port
Two Indian Navy warships docked at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port on Tuesday to begin a five-day goodwill visit that will include joint training exercises with the Royal Cambodian Navy, while a pop-up medical camp will provide healthcare to local communities, Indian Ambassador Dinesh Patnaik said ...
Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/indian-navy-warships-dock-at-sihanoukville-port-86480/
New Commerce Ministry website lacks facts
As the only finalist in its category at Thursday’s Cambodia Information and Communications Technology awards, the Commerce Ministry looks likely to take home first prize for its newly overhauled website. ...
Chris Mueller
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-commerce-ministry-website-lacks-facts-86466/
Senate boss claims advisers
A royal decree released yesterday has assigned 38 paid advisers to deputy ruling party president Say Chhum to assist him in his new role as Senate president. The same document, signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday, also served to disband the large team of advisers ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-boss-claims-advisers
Anti-graft programs launch
Two anti-corruption initiatives were announced yesterday to encourage transparency and ethically engaged citizenship, particularly among Cambodia’s youth. ...
Pech Sotheary and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/anti-graft-programs-launch
ACMECS countries reiterate commitment to supporting ASEAN community building
Leaders of Ayeyawaddy-Chao Phraya Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) incorporating Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam reiterated their commitment Tuesday to supporting the ASEAN Community building in 2015 and beyond. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1BC5Ehy
Thailand pushes for more connectivity ahead of AEC
Thailand has made great strides to adjust its rules and regulations to work seamlessly with the ACMECS member nations and their plan of action, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday. The success of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) grouping was setting the pace for ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/world/thailand-pushes-for-more-connectivity-ahead-of-aec-13182
Prayut vows full cooperation with Asean over Mers
Thailand will give its full cooperation to ASEAN nations to prevent the spread of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in the region, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday. ...
Patsara Jikkham and Paritta Wangkiat
http://bit.ly/1LDOYXA
Myanmar hosts summit with Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
The 7th annual Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam-Myanmar (CLMV) summit took place in Naypyitaw on Monday at the Myanmar International Convention Centre 1. According to a joint statement released at the CLMV summit, the appointees from all participating countries reviewed the progress of projects agreed upon in the previous CLMV ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/myanmar-hosts-summit-with-cambodia-laos-and-vietnam-8709
Parliament ‘not a fish market,’ CPP assembly spokesman says
National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun on Tuesday defended the prohibition of a press conference on border issues planned by opposition CNRP lawmakers by saying the parliament is “not a fish market.” ...
Kuch Naren and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/parliament-not-a-fish-market-cpp-assembly-spokesman-says-86329/
Soldier pays way out of deadly Thai hit-and-run
A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldier arrested last week by Thai authorities over a hit-and-run that killed a man was released from custody on Sunday after compensating the victims and paying money to the court to the tune of $60,000, according to a post on ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldier-pays-way-out-of-deadly-thai-hit-and-run-86341/
Bus company seeks to delay talks on crash payments
The bus company involved in a road accident last month that killed 19 people in Svay Rieng province has requested that the provincial court delay negotiations for compensation to the victims, a court official said Tuesday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bus-company-seeks-to-delay-talks-on-crash-payments-86325/
CNRP to start selling ‘participation’ shares Saturday
The CNRP will on Saturday begin accepting donations for the television station it plans to launch before the end of this year and selling “participation” rights in the business, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday. ...
Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-to-start-selling-participation-shares-saturday-86345/
Kem Ley to form national party
Former analyst and researcher Kem Ley will register a new national-level political party with the Ministry of Interior in August to serve as a model of pluralistic “intraparty democracy”, the political aspirant said. Titled the Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP), Ley said the party would be the ...
Bennett Murray
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kem-ley-form-national-party
Vietnamese swept up for deportation
Nearly 100 Vietnamese laborers were detained for deportation Tuesday after they were found to be working in the country illegally during a sweep of construction sites on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich island as part of the Interior Ministry’s seemingly arbitrary enforcement of the immigration law. ...
Mech Dara and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnamese-swept-up-for-deportation-on-koh-pich-86315/
Thailand, Asean neighbours agree to boost coordination
The leaders of Myanmar and four Southeast Asian neighbours — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam — vowed at a summit Tuesday to strengthen subregional cooperation in the eight areas of trade and investment, agriculture, industry and energy, transportation, tourism, human resources development, public health, and ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/601260/thailand-asean-neighbours-agree-to-boost-coordination
Indian warships in Cambodia, Thailand on South China Sea deployment
Indian warships today entered Cambodia and Thailand as part of a two-month-long operational deployment in South China Sea in pursuant of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy. On departure from Sihanoukville, INS Ranvir and INS Kamorta will exercise with the Cambodian Navy for enhancing inter-operability in maritime ...
The Economic Times News Staff
http://bit.ly/1SIxcXh
Cambodia struggling to curb child labor
On the southern outskirts of Cambodia’s capital, a ramshackle factory turns out tens of thousands of bricks each month. Pale rows of freshly fired bricks wait for buyers under the corrugated iron roof, while a 50-meter-long oven leaks a dull heat as it bakes a ...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-struggling-to-curb-child-labor/2833593.html