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Maid to return from Saudi Arabia as deal nears

Consular officials yesterday were working to repatriate a Cambodian maid fleeing what she described as unfair working conditions in Saudi Arabia, even as Cambodia’s minister of labour was en route to seal a long-awaited deal to open a pipeline of workers to the Gulf nation. ...

Charles Rollet and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maid-return-saudi-arabia-deal-nears

Facing threats over protests in US, CNRP seeks help

Facing threats of retaliation if Prime Minister Hun Sen is met by protests during his first official visit to the U.S. next week, the opposition CNRP said on Monday that it would seek a meeting with government officials this week over security concerns. ...

Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/107833-107833/

Sihanoukville tries not to miss the boat

The Seabourn Sojourn, a luxury liner operated by US-based Seabourn Cruise Line Ltd, arrives at Sihanoukville port this morning, delivering hundreds of well-heeled tourists to what industry experts say is a backwater market that is increasingly on cruise ship itineraries, yet still falls short of ...

Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-tries-not-miss-boat

Citizens and civil society hailed Sihanouk provincial authorities demolished stone fence surrounding Beach

The provincial Governor of Sihanoukville claimed that the relevant authorities is implementing the content of the coastal development plan of the government of Cambodia to be more effective for benefit to the tourism sector and to the public use of the beach as it used ...

Den Ayuthyear
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/land/NGO-Villagers-appreciate-the-authorities-demolished-walls-along-the-beach-02072016042101.html

Steng Treng community accuses forest and local officers of not protect forests

Steng Treng’s forestry protection communities called on the government and relevant institutions to investigate the irregularities of duty of the local authorities and Stung Treng provincial forestry officers who did not pay attention to local forest conservation, also enable logger to encroach land arbitrarily. ...

Men Sothy
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/environment/illegal-logging-in-stungstreng-02072016000919.html

India to ease visa norms to lure visitors

India is looking to ease its visa regime for ASEAN nations in a bid to increase Buddhist tourist arrivals – travellers looking to visit Buddhist heritage sites – to the country, India’s vice president said. ...

Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/india-ease-visa-norms-lure-visitors

Does foreign policy not really partial to China or not?

As the followers political events mostly seen, Cambodia seem not adhere to the neutral foreign policy enshrined in its Constitution, yet the relationship between Cambodia and China and Cambodia – the United States, Prime Minister Hun Sen reaffirmed that Cambodia’s foreign policy is independence, not ...

Yeang Socheameta
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/Is-Cambodia-foreign-policy-independent-02072016024601.html

Company denies responsibility in chicken deaths

The cause of death of more than 11,000 diseased broiler chickens found dumped in a canal in Kompong Thom province last month has been identified as an infectious virus transmittable to humans, according to the Ministry of Agriculture’s animal health department. ...

Khy Sovuthy and Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/company-denies-responsibility-in-chicken-deaths-107679/

The Ministry of Health urged people bring their children to vaccinate

Ministry of Health of Cambodia announced that all guardians ought to bring children to vaccinate (Vaccine) preventing inflammation of the encephalitis, meningitis, hepatitis, polio, measles and rubella. The vaccine for infant is for free. ...

Sereymony
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/health/health-officers-urges-parents-to-bring-children-for-vaccines-02062016075242.html

Researcher says border posts misplaced in Eastern Cambodia

Presenting the initial findings of months of research trips along Cambodia’s eastern border, academic Sok Touch said on Thursday that a stretch of land in Tbong Khmum province had been occupied by Vietnam due to border posts being misplaced during the French colonial era.   ...

Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/researcher-says-border-posts-misplaced-in-eastern-cambodia-107536/

Gov’t denies land issues

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a statement on Saturday defending its track record and denying that Germany ended its support for the ministry’s land rights program due to a lack of transparency and sluggish reform pace. ...

Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-denies-land-issues

Breakaway party becomes country’s 10th in past year

A breakaway faction from the Cambodian National Justice Party—itself a recent breakaway from the Beehive Social Democratic Party—has formed a new political party, its founder announced on Friday.   ...

Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/breakaway-party-becomes-countrys-10th-in-past-year-107666/

Online crime ring raid nets ‘23’ Koreans

Police working with Ministry of Post and Telecommunications officials yesterday arrested more than 20 South Korean nationals allegedly running an illegal telecom operation, an officer said yesterday, though an embassy representative said the bust related to online gambling.   ...

Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/online-crime-ring-raid-nets-23-koreans

Two Cambodians convicted following Thailand market melee

Officials are attempting to se­cure the release of two Cambo­dian men who were sentenced to three months in a Thai prison on Thursday after being summarily convicted of at­tacking government inspectors at a market in Sa Kaeo province the day before, ac­cording to the Ministry ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-cambodians-convicted-following-thailand-market-melee-107655/

Dangerous diet pill still on sale: ACU

Health Minister Mam Bunheng responded to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) after it received an anonymous complaint that the diet pill MAZETA Slim, which is unlicensed in Cambodia and therefore illegal to sell, is still being distributed by pharmacies around the Kingdom. According to ministry tests, ...

Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21042/dangerous-diet-pill-still-on-sale--acu/

Analysts urge caution in trans-pacific partnership with US

Cambodian officials say they are considering joining the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, but analysts say the country is a long way from being a part of the regional trade pact. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/analysts-urge-caution-in-trans-pacific-partnership-with-us/3174872.html

Law needed to protect informants

Transperancy International Cambodia yesterday called on the authorities to fulfill their commitment to the introduction of a whistleblower law, saying it would be key in protecting those who otherwise might not call out corruption. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/law-needed-protect-informants

Ex-military commander leaves prince, launches new party

Nhek Bun Chhay, who commanded the country’s military un­der the Funcinpec-led government in the 1990s and has remained a prom­inent figure in the royalist par­ty, on Wednesday announced that he had launched a new political party due to his dissatisfaction with Prince Norodom Ranariddh. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ex-military-commander-leaves-prince-launches-new-party-107408/

Before meeting with china, FM insists on strong ties

Before departing for China to co-chair an annual meeting between the two governments yesterday, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong denied claims that their relationship was any weaker than that of Cambodia and the United States. ...

Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20990/before-meeting-with-china--fm-insists-on-strong-ties/

Corruption keeping economy ‘mostly unfree’

Cambodia’s “Economic Free­dom”—a broad measure of how well individuals and businesses can create and protect their wealth —was classed as “mostly unfree” in a new report released by the Washington-based Heritage Foun­dation, which identified corruption and bureaucracy as impediments to free markets. ...

Tej Parikh
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/corruption-keeping-economy-mostly-unfree-107266/

Rice, garment sectors push exports into record territory

Cambodian exports grew by 17 per cent last year, driven by increases in shipments of rice and footwear, with garment export growth easing to a little under 7 per cent, according to a new Ministry of Commerce report. ...

Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-garment-sectors-push-exports-record-territory

More firms sign on to anti-corruption pact

Cambodia’s national corruption watchdog has added two more firms to its list of private sector companies committed to stamping out corruption, a government news source said yesterday. ...

Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-firms-sign-anti-corruption-pact

Amendments to drug law coming, if slowly

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday that his decision regarding a request from the National Police to amend the drug law will depend on the results of a study by the National Authority for Combating Drugs on drug addicts currently serving ...

Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20919/amendments-to-drug-law-coming--if-slowly/

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