National government
Ministries and other national bodies
Plan to expand museum short on details
The National Museum will undergo a massive expansion, but this will not include removing the Royal University of Fine Arts which sits behind it, officials at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts told a public forum yesterday. ...
Chea Takihiro and Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16046/plan-to-expand-museum-short-on-details/
Gov’t tells Unions to pick a minimum wage or lose their say
The Labor Ministry on Tuesday warned unions that if they failed to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage for the garment sector ahead of Friday’s Labor Advisory Committee meeting on the issue, the committee would not consider any proposal from the unions at ...
Mech Dara and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-tells-unions-to-pick-a-minimum-wage-or-lose-their-say-95155/
PM calls for gasoline price cuts
Prime Minister Hun Sen called for all gasoline local companies to cut their prices in line with falling world prices for oil. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16041/pm-calls-for-gasoline-price-cuts/
Plan for 10 km expressway unveiled
Construction of a 10-kilometer elevated highway connecting Phnom Penh and the airport is slated to begin next year, Minister of Public Works and Transport Tram Iv Tek said yesterday. ...
Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16043/plan-for-10-km-expressway-unveiled/
Three more ‘terrorists’ pardoned
The government has pardoned and released three men convicted alongside self-exiled dissident Sourn Serey Ratha in January on terrorism charges that were characterized by rights groups as baseless and politically motivated. ...
Zsombor Peter and Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-more-terrorists-pardoned-95004/
Tourism ministry to build vocational schools
The government plans to build two vocational training centers in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville in an effort to strengthen the competitiveness of the tourism sector in Cambodia, the minister of tourism said Monday. ...
Peter Ford and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tourism-ministry-to-build-vocational-schools-95017/
Ministry of Education receives more than 100 complaints
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has received so far more than 100 complaints from students and students’ parents requesting the ministry to review the exam scores after they failed this year’s exam. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/ministry-of-education-receives-more-than-100-complaints-8976
Health authorities remain on alert for MERS
Cambodian health officials say they remain on alert for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. Cambodia has trained hundreds of health workers to respond to the disease, though no infections have yet been reported in Cambodia, Ly Sovann, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/health-authorities-remain-on-alert-for-mers/2972400.html
After scramble, campaign on Nauru ramps up
Less than two weeks after Australia’s immigration minister met with Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh following media reports that a controversial refugee deal had collapsed, a spokesman for an organization that monitors refugees on Nauru said that asylum seekers there are again being ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-scramble-campaign-on-nauru-ramps-up-94837/
New strategy lures skittish villagers to solar
The greatest barrier to bringing solar power to Cambodia’s villages is not the cost, the lack of trained engineers, or the lack of equipment, analysts say. The SNV is only funded for the next three years. Mr. Barbian said he hopes the government will be ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15862/new-strategy-lures-skittish-villagers-to-solar/
Myanmar and Cambodia to trade labor arbitration experiences
Cambodia’s Arbitration Council will share its experiences in settling labor disputes at a series of workshops in Myanmar, a nation with a growing garment industry. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15816/myanmar-and-cambodia-to-trade-labor-arbitration-experiences/
Gov’t gets tough on environment
Cambodian environmental leaders came together yesterday to discuss the country’s contributions to the upcoming Paris Climate Conference in December. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15818/gov---t-gets-tough-on-environment/
Ministry says NGO law a resounding success
More than 30 non-government groups have recently applied to register with the state or asked for changes to their current registration records, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry that hailed the requests as broad endorsement of Cambodia’s highly controversial new NGO law. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-says-ngo-law-a-resounding-success-94500/
Cambodia turns to Malaysia for renewable energy boost
Cambodia and Malaysia have reached an agreement to collaborate on renewable energy and green technology, officials confirmed yesterday. ...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15751/cambodia-turns-to-malaysia-for-renewable-energy-boost/
Interior ministry gives promotion to 119 generals
The Interior Ministry held a ceremony to promote 119 generals on Tuesday, according to secretary of state Em Sam An, who presided over the meeting. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interior-ministry-gives-promotion-to-119-generals-94323/
Draft internet law gives new tools to surveillance state
A sub-decree being drafted by the Interior Ministry would give far-reaching powers to the ministry to potentially expand the surveillance of citizens. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15722/draft-internet-law-gives-new-tools-to-surveillance-state/
Minister warns UNICEF rep over NGO law criticism
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong on Monday told Unicef’s new country representative to focus on helping street children and refrain from criticizing a controversial new law regulating the country’s NGOs and associations, an official said Monday. ...
Sek Odom and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-warns-unicef-rep-over-ngo-law-criticism-94208/
Foreign ministry requests more help from UNICEF
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has asked UNICEF for more help for the poor and street children, on top of the $10 million it already gives for education and health. ...
Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15704/foreign-ministry-requests-more-help-from-unicef/
Students head to ministry to appeal national exam scores
After the national high school exam results were released over the weekend—with about 56 percent of students passing—a number of those who did not make the grade headed to the Ministry of Education on Monday to submit official letters of complaint. ...
Mech Dara and Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/students-head-to-ministry-to-appeal-national-exam-scores-94215/
New ID cards are being issued faster, officials say
The effort to speed up the process of issuing new electronic national identity cards is well underway, according to Mao Chandara, a director of the Ministry of Interior’s passport department. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15720/new-id-cards-are-being-issued-faster--officials-say/
Education ministry gives 30 days for challenging national exam result
The Ministry of education, youth and sport announced today that parents, exam attendees and other relevant people can protest with the high school exam’s result released over the weekend within 30 days. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/education-ministry-gives-30-day-for-challenging-national-exam-result-8951
4 million land titles distributed by MOLMUPC
As of 2015, The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MoLMUPC) has distributed four million land titles to people across the country. ...
Mom Chan Dara Soleil
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15636/4-million-land-titles-distributed-by-molmupc/
Dengue cases spike in 2015; health officials not worried
Dengue fever cases have shot up 350 percent in the first 34 weeks of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the government’s latest figures, but are still lower than the number of cases recorded in the three years prior to ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/dengue-cases-spike-in-2015-health-officials-not-worried-94103/
Tropical storm to bring flash floods; rice farmers rejoice
A tropical storm currently passing over central Vietnam is predicted to bring torrential rain and flash floods to Phnom Penh and the surrounding provinces this week, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tropical-storm-to-bring-flash-floods-rice-farmers-rejoice-94101/