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Angkor Sankranti brings flood of tourists to Siem Reap
Siem Reap is gearing up for this year’s Angkor Sankranti from April 14 to 16 and hopes to attract more than the almost one million people who visited last year, with hotels and guesthouses already being booked out. Ang Seila, manager of Reserve and Duty at ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23627/angkor-sankranti-brings-flood-of-tourists-to-siem-reap/
New minister vows to tackle land registration
The new minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Chea Sophara, should strive to resolve the country’s land disputes and expand land registration services, his outgoing predecessor Im Chhun Lim said during a handover ceremony yesterday. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-minister-vows-tackle-land-registration
PetroVietnam Suspends Kompong Thom Operation
Low oil prices and internal management changes have forced PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), a member of the state-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, to suspend its operations in Kompong Thom, a senior official with the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) said yesterday. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23646/petrovietnam-suspends-kompong-thom-operation/
Hun Sen vows to arrest civil servants who tarnish government
Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed on Tuesday to arrest civil servants who gave the government a bad name and skewered political commentators for criticizing his cabinet reshuffle. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-vows-to-arrest-civil-servants-who-tarnish-government-110903/
Casino operator’s winning streak continues
Nagacorp Ltd, the Cayman Islands-registered operator of Cambodia’s NagaWorld casino and hotel complex, recorded $153.8 million in gross gaming revenue during the first quarter of 2016, a 35 per cent increase over the same period last year. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/casino-operators-winning-streak-continues
Still lessons to learn for Cambodians watching U.S. election campaign
The ongoing presidential election campaign in the United States may be one of the more unseemly the country has seen, but observers and politicians in Cambodia say their country still has a lot to learn from the American democratic process. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/still-lessons-to-learn-for-cambodians-watching-us-election-campaign/3268463.html
Dutton defends cost of Cambodia program
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has rejected claims the Federal Government’s Cambodian refugee settlement program has spent all of the $55 million allocated to it. ...
SunShineCoastDaily Team
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/dutton-defends-cost-of-Cambodia-program/2985822/
China, Cambodia ink new economic pact
On March 25, China and Cambodia inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in science and technology. The MoU, valid for 3 years, will see the Chinese side train Cambodian officials in science, technology and innovation. ...
Rui Hao Puah
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/china-cambodia-ink-new-economic-pact/
Cambodia sees gains from Obama’s Sunnylands summit
It has now been some time since the special summit between the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and U.S. President Barack Obama at Sunnylands, California, on Feb. 15-16. The meeting was the first of its kind to be held on American ...
Kimseng Men
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-sees-gains-from-obama-sunnylands-summit/3268490.html
Foreign affairs bureau chief charged with embezzlement
A Foreign Affairs Ministry official arrested by anti-corruption authorities last week for taking bribes to process documents for a foreign company has been charged with embezzlement and sent to prison to await trial, officials said on Monday. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/foreign-affairs-bureau-chief-charged-with-embezzlement-110867/
PM urges athletes to prepare for 2023 SEA games
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Kingdom’s athletes to be well prepared for the 2023 SEA Games, which will be hosted by Cambodia, and to look for opportunities to promote the reputation of the country and its people. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23581/pm-urges-athletes-to-prepare-for-2023-sea-games/
WorldBridge buys into AusKhmer
WorldBridge International (Cambodia) bought 55 percent of AusKhmer Import and Export Company Ltd, a leading importer of a diverse range of food and beverages, sourced from 14 countries. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23573/worldbridge-buys-into-auskhmer/
Plenty of fish, but no buyers
At what should be a boom time ahead of the New Year, seafood vendors in Kampot have full baskets but no buyers as the algae bloom around Kep turns the water bright green and dead fish wash ashore. The government has issued a warning against swimming ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23571/plenty-of-fish--but-no-buyers/
Authorities feud over seized vehicles
Tensions flared between military police, traffic police and local officials on Sunday over the impounding of cars alleged to have violated the Traffic Law. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-feud-over-seized-vehicles
Assembly approves PM's ministerial reshuffle
The National Assembly yesterday approved a reshuffle of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet, with a pair of unidentified opposition lawmakers backing the changes along with the ruling party, even after the prime minister reminded the CNRP he didn’t need their support. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/assembly-approves-pms-ministerial-reshuffle
Pardons being processed for Khmer New Year
The government is considering candidates who are eligible for Royal pardons and sentence reductions ahead of Khmer New Year. Nut Savenea, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Prisons, said discussions about pardons are ongoing. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23585/pardons-being-processed-for-khmer-new-year/
Justice minister denies shares in shadowy offshore firm
Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana had a stake in a shadowy offshore company in the British Virgin Islands, according to data made public on Sunday in what is being called the largest leak of secret documents in history. ...
Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/justice-minister-denies-shares-in-offshore-firm-110852/
Kingdom to host Mekong tourism forum
Cambodia will host this year’s Mekong Tourism Forum in Sihanoukville in July, TravelNewsAsia reported yesterday. The six member countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) have banded together to jointly promote sub-regional tourism and the GMS as a single destination, focusing on “authentic experiences along the ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23569/kingdom-to-host-mekong-tourism-forum/
Higher wages hit GTI bottom line
The increase in the government-set minimum wage in the garment sector and lower prices have hit the bottom line of Grand Twins International (GTI), the only company in the sector listed on the stock exchange. The company yesterday reported revenue for the year ended December 31 ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23572/higher-wages-hit-gti-bottom-line/
For commerce minister, feud preceded move
When the National Assembly meets today to approve the prime minister’s second cabinet reshuffle since the last election, it will be a case of back to the future for outgoing Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol. ...
Alex Willemyns and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/for-commerce-minister-feud-preceded-move-110777/
Ambassador to South Korea grilled over corruption
Cambodia’s ambassador to South Korea was summoned to appear before the Anti-Corruption Unit on Monday morning for questioning over allegations of corruption, and was expected to be arrested later in the day, the unit’s chief said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ambassador-to-south-korea-grilled-over-corruption-110855/
Two new faces to join Constitutional Council
Outgoing minister of land management Im Chhun Lim and former Ministry of Tourism secretary of state Sam Prumnea are set to join the Constitutional Council. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-new-faces-join-constitutional-council
Seafood sales tanking as algal bloom raises health concerns
Demand for seafood throughout the Kingdom has slowed as a result of warnings issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Ministry of Environment to avoid coastal seafood consumption this past weekend, due to a massive algal bloom off the coast of Kep province. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/seafood-sales-tanking-algal-bloom-raises-health-concerns
Trade union law passes
The National Assembly yesterday passed a contentious trade union law, just hours after a group of pro-union demonstrators and Daun Penh district security guards clashed violently outside. ...
Ananth Baliga and Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trade-union-law-passes