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    NGO report finds banned exports of logs to Vietnam still increasing

    The ostensibly-outlawed export of logs to Vietnam increased in May, while the trade in sawn timber, also supposedly banned, remained substantial, new Vietnamese customs data shows. ...

    Shaun Turton
    http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-report-finds-banned-exports-logs-vietnam-still-increasing

    Construction workers denied paid leave

    More than 90 percent of construction workers in the capital do not receive paid holiday, a survey into the industry has revealed. ...

    Mom Kunthear
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074185/construction-workers-denied-paid-leave/

    Cambodia takes the regional lead in HIV treatment effort

    Cambodia has made significant progress in HIV treatment, taking the lead regionally by reaching 80 percent of those living with the virus and becoming one of only seven countries globally to reach target treatment goals, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday. ...

    Janelle Retka
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-takes-the-regional-lead-in-hiv-treatment-effort-132751/

    Tycoon held in land case

    Phnom Penh military police officials have arrested tycoon Sok Heng and some aides involved in a land dispute in Phnom Penh’s Prek Pnov district. ...

    Khy Sovuthy
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074196/tycoon-held-land-case/

    Nhek Bun Chhay loyalists stripped of government roles

    Twelve government advisers—many of them said to be allies of KNUP leader Nhek Bun Chhay—have been stripped of their positions in a suspected purge of officials loyal to the former general. ...

    Chhorn Phearun
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nhek-bun-chhay-loyalists-stripped-of-govt-roles-132754/

    Situation room seeks meeting with Minister

    Two key members of the election monitoring group dubbed the Situation Room are seeking a meeting with Interior Minister Sar Kheng to discuss a recent government order that would bar the NGO consortium from continuing its work for next year’s general election. ...

    Ben Sokhean
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/situation-room-seeks-meeting-with-minister-132742/

    Vietnam pledges $25m to cambodia for national assembly building

    Vietnam has pledged $25 million to Cambodia to build a new National Assembly secretariat building in Phnom Penh, while also promising greater cooperation on a range of issues between the two nations, officials said on Thursday. ...

    Sek Odom
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnam-pledges-25m-to-cambodia-for-national-assembly-building-132747/

    Global Fund donates $98m despite graft investigation

    Global Fund will provide $98 million to fight malaria, tuberculosis and AIDs from 2018 to 2020, an official said on Thursday, with the donor seemingly banking on improved oversight to prevent alleged government fraud and nepotism it described as recently as March. ...

    Ben Paviour
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/global-fund-donates-98m-despite-graft-investigation-132750/

    Decree puts riel prices into focus

    The government has issued a decree that requires all businesses to put price tags on their products and services in riel to increase transparency for consumers and boost the use of the local currency. ...

    Hor Kimsay
    http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/decree-puts-riel-prices-focus

    World Bank commits $540 million to Cambodia

    The World Bank will disburse some $540 million from 2018 to 2021 to finance economic development in Cambodia with a focus on supporting the implementation of the government’s Industrial Development Policy as well as other socio-economic projects. ...

    May Kunmakara
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5073984/world-bank-commits-540-million-cambodia/

    Vietnam border boost for farms

    Cambodia and Vietnam yesterday inaugurated the O’Yadav International Border Checkpoint in Ratanakkiri province in a move hailed as a boon to the northeastern agriculture industry. ...

    Mom Sophon
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074019/vietnam-border-boost-farms/

    Push for an end to sugarcane land row

    Koh Kong provincial authorities have urged 200 families involved in a decade-long land dispute with a sugar cane company to prepare evidence of their claims amid hopes of a final solution from the government. ...

    Pech Sotheary
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074027/push-end-sugarcane-land-row/

    Halt migrant recruitment ads, radio stations told

    The Ministry of Information has sent a letter to radio stations ordering them to immediately cease advertisements from recruitment agencies looking to send migrant workers abroad. ...

    Sen David
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074021/halt-migrant-recruitment-ads-radio-stations-told/

    French project to set up day care services for factory workers

    France has pledged nearly $400,000 to set up maternal health and early childhood services, including child care centers, at a dozen garment factories across Cambodia, the French Embassy said on Wednesday. ...

    Hannah Hawkins
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/french-project-to-set-up-day-care-services-for-factory-workers-132702/

    Apsara Authority grants home building permits

    The Apsara Authority granted permission to more than 320 minor projects to build or renovate homes within the Angkor archaeological park in the first half of 2017, according to a report released yesterday. ...

    Pech Sotheary
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074028/apsara-authority-grants-home-building-permits/

    Rubber exports bounce higher

    Cambodian rubber exports surged 37 percent during the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, as the Kingdom’s rising harvest capacity coincided with firmer global demand for rubber products. ...

    Cheng Sokhorng
    http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-exports-bounce-higher

    Parties lambast legal changes

    Two of Cambodia’s minor parties yesterday railed against the adoption of amendments to the Law on Political Parties, saying their rapid push through parliament waylaid important legislation and served only the political interests of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

    Meas Sokchea
    http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-lambast-legal-changes

    NEC urged to Let Cambodians vote abroad

    NGOs on Wednesday renewed a push for the National Election Committee to let Cambodians working abroad register to vote, as an opposition lawmaker also challenged the committee to back up its claim that current laws would need to be amended to make it happen. ...

    Phan Soumy
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nec-urged-to-let-cambodians-vote-abroad-132706/

    CNRP to ask king to snub new party law changes

    The CNRP is expected today to urge King Norodom Sihamoni to withhold his signature from a set of changes to the Law on Political Parties designed to sideline opposition figure Sam Rainsy. ...

    Ben Sokhean and Ben Paviour
    https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-to-ask-king-to-snub-new-party-law-changes-132705/

    Growling prowlers rumble in the jungle

    The government is working in conjunction with the World Wildlife Fund on a plan to release eight tigers into the wild in Mondulkiri province by 2022. WWF-Cambodia communication manager Un Chakrey said yesterday that they are working with the ministries of environment, agriculture and tourism, among ...

    Mom Kunthear
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5074022/growling-prowlers-rumble-jungle/

    Koh Rong land hard titles released to fasttrack Island Development Plan

    After the government confirmed legal land titles to residents of Koh Rong and ends conflict and uncertainty between land of residents and land of companies on 14 July 2017, it is highly likely that land prices will skyrocket and Koh Rong will change its new ...

    Ky Kosal
    https://www.realestate.com.kh/news/Koh-Rong-Land-Hard-Titles-Released-Today-to-Fasttrack-Island-Development-Plan/

    Corn farmers welcome government action

    As the government used the untapped funds of an emergency rice loan package to support struggling corn farmers , people in the sector considered this action as a good solution although there was not much success proved.  ...

    Cheng Sokhorng
    http://bit.ly/2teim3G

    A road paved with promise

    Land prices along one of Cambodia’s main highways have seen a slight increase in the first half of 2017, thanks to road improvements and residential developments, insiders say. ...

    Sum Manet
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5073593/road-paved-promise/

    Fisheries earnings on the rise

    Cambodia’s fisheries sector that plays a vital role in food security and improving nutrition, generated a slightly improved income of more than $275,000 in the first half of the year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries yesterday. ...

    Sok Chan
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5073695/fisheries-earnings-rise/

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