Khmer translated by ODC
Viet Nam, Cambodia border demarcation basically completed
With the construction of markers No.30 and No.275, the border demarcation between Viet Nam and Cambodia has been basically completed, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Ministry’s National Boundary Commission Nguyen Anh Dung commented. ...
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/280335/viet-nam-cambodia-border-demarcation-basically-completed.html
‘Youth Party’ latest to target upcoming polls
A new political party has entered the election race, becoming the seventh to launch since the 2013 poll.The Cambodian Youth Party (CYP), which claims to have 3,000 members, will hold a press conference today to publicise its platform. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-party-latest-target-upcoming-polls
Halt ordered to diet aid’s sale
The Ministry of Heath on Monday ordered pharmacies to halt the sale of unapproved diet pill Mazeta Slim, a purportedly American drug that the ministry said actually likely originates in China. ...
Cheng Sokhorng and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/halt-ordered-diet-aids-sale
Aggrieved villagers come to Phnom Penh for protest
About 100 residents of Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district gathered at Phnom Penh’s restive Samakki Raingsey pagoda on Wednesday ahead of a planned march calling for justice in their long-running land dispute. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/aggrieved-villagers-come-to-phnom-penh-for-protest-103757/
Grand concessions
Nobody here seems to know much about Company 72.Locals know they are living on land the company cultivates under a government-granted economic land concession (ELC)—some have taken menial jobs tending the crops, all have seen lush forests decimated to make way for them—but beyond that, ...
Matt Blomberg and Van Roeun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/grandconcessions/
Cambodia’s energy rising with new hydro plant: officials
The $540 million Tatay River hydropower plant was inaugurated yesterday in Koh Kong, making it the second hydropower plant in the province after the Russei Chrum Krom River plant opened earlier this year. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19053/cambodia---s-energy-rising-with-new-hydro-plant--officials/
Gov’t warns big dry spell, extreme weather coming
The country is headed for a prolonged dry spell for the first half of next year as the El Nino weather phenomenon hits hard, the government warned yesterday, urging people to put water conservation plans into effect now. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19069/gov---t-warns-big-dry-spell--extreme-weather-coming/
Minister confirms purchase of shares in China-led Development Bank
The government will spend $62.3 million to buy 623 shares of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), paving the way for it to obtain funds from the bank for infrastructure development, Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Porn Moniroth confirmed during a meeting at ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19054/minister-confirms-purchase-of-shares-in-china-led-development-bank/
Backup M’kiri bridge ready after Monday collapse
Authorities in Mondolkiri province on Wednesday finished installing an emergency bridge over the O’Phly river near the site of the existing bridge, which was damaged by an overloaded truck on Monday night. ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/backup-mkiri-bridge-ready-after-monday-collapse-103759/
Truck drivers block major roads in protest
More than 400 right-hand-drive cargo truck owners—who are requesting they be allowed to keep the illegal vehicles unmodified after paying import and road taxes—blocked busy Phnom Penh roads in protest on Wednesday morning. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/truck-drivers-block-major-roads-in-protest-103736/
Mondulkiri land sit-down ‘fruitful’
French owned plantation firm Socfin has restarted talks with indigenous villagers affected by its plantations in Mondulkiri province, with the UN saying the process could be replicated across a region dominated by agro-industrial firms. ...
Daniel Pye and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-land-sit-down-fruitful
China-backed AIIB to take concrete shape
One of China’s biggest ever foreign policy successes will take concrete shape on Monday when delegates from 57 countries sign an agreement on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing. ...
Brenda Goh and Koh Gui Qing
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12682/china-backed-aiib-to-take-concrete-shape/
Angry truckers protest and block national road 2 and 3
Several groups of angry truckers this morning stage protest and block the National Road 2 and 3 in Dangkao and Por Senchey districts, causing terrible traffic jams along the two national roads. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/angry-truckers-protest-and-block-national-road-2-and-3-9117
Cambodia PM stands by hydropower, dismisses critics as 'extremists'
Cambodia’s prime minister defended his government’s energy policy on Wednesday and hit back at environmentalists opposed to hydropower plants by suggesting their electricity be cut off and they should use resin torches instead. ...
Reuters News Staff
http://www.trust.org/item/20151223095104-8zknw
Cambodia’s Hun Sen threatens to withhold electricity from ‘environmental extremists’
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday threatened to cut off electricity from the homes of “environmental extremists” who oppose development projects in the country, drawing condemnation from critics who said his government should focus on sustainability and providing services to the people. ...
Vuthy Tha
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/electricity-12232015173731.html
Hun Sen: Cambodia is full of peace, stability and development
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen once again announced that Cambodia presently has no political crisis but it is full of peace, stability and development. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/hun-sen:-cambodia-is-full-of-peace-stability-and-development-9119
Defence Minister meets Cambodian veterans
The Vietnam People’s Army will work hard to preserve, cement and develop the solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia, Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh said. ...
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/149144/defence-minister-meets-cambodian-veterans.html
Minister pens book on Khmer economy
“Cambodia Economy: The Bright Way to the Future,” written by Cambodia’s Minister of Education, Youths and Sport Ministry MoEYS, will be officially launched next Tuesday by the author, Dr. Hang Chuon Naron. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18999/minister-pens-book-on-khmer-economy/
Port shares rise 7 percent since debut
Share prices of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), Cambodia’s second-largest port, have been rising steadily since their December 9 debut, while the volume of shares changing hand has been heavier compared to the two other companies listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchanges (CSX), officials say. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18986/port-shares-rise-7-percent-since-debut/
Cambodia set to benefit as India ‘acts East’
India is set to bring new development opportunities to Cambodia as it challenges China’s established influence in Southeast Asia, experts say. ...
Tej Parikh
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-set-to-benefit-as-india-acts-east-103619/
Bavet factories shuttered as unrest continues
More than 30,000 workers were evacuated from two special economic zones (SEZs) here Tuesday morning after police clashed with an unruly mob attempting to incite workers to join their call for higher wages. ...
Kang Sothear and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bavet-factories-shuttered-as-unrest-continues-103613/
Cambodia, Thai military to fight border crime
The Cambodian and Thai military will step up cooperation to crack down on crime along their extensive border to improve security and make conditions easier for boosting cross-border trade. ...
Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19005/cambodia--thai-military-to-fight-border-crime/
SK Hynix shows global corporate social responsibility in Cambodia
SK Hynix announced on Dec. 21 that its employees, who were taking part in the overseas training program for outstanding employees, did volunteer work for the underprivileged in Cambodia. ...
China's Belt and Road initiative will benefit participating countries: senior Cambodian official
The China-proposed Belt and Road initiative will benefit all participating countries, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An said here Monday.The Belt and Road initiative, a reference to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was put forward ...
Xinhua News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/22/c_134938834.htm