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Cambodia falls further behind in competitiveness
Cambodia slid further down the rankings of global competitiveness on this year’s Global Competitiveness Report, which showed the Kingdom dropping five notches on the annual index to hold its position as the second least competitive country in Asean after Laos. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-falls-further-behind-competitiveness
Cambodia ‘searching for new export markets’ in case of U.S. Sanctions
Giving a speech to high-ranking officials on Wednesday, Borith spoke of the rising tensions between Washington and Phnom Penh following the arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha and the closure of U.S.-linked media outlets and a democracy promotion NGO. ...
Kann Vicheika
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-searching-for-new-export-markets-in-case-of-us-sanctions/4050024.html
Terms settled on deal to supply rice to Bangladesh: CRF
Cambodia and Bangladesh have finalised terms on a massive rice deal that could see up to 1 million tonnes of rice purchased from the Kingdom over the next five years, with the first shipment due to begin by November, a source close to the deal ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/terms-settled-deal-supply-rice-bangladesh-crf
PM again hits at US as bomb removal planned
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will begin removal next week of two chemical bombs found in Svay Rieng in January, as Prime Minister Hun Sen again took aim yesterday at the United States for allegedly not shouldering the burden of its war legacy. ...
Phak Seangly and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-again-hits-us-bomb-removal-planned
Families not included in land dispute resolution
Representatives for 15 families involved in a long-standing land dispute in Koh Kong province complained that authorities failed to find a resolution for them, despite providing compensation for 170 other families in the same area. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-not-included-land-dispute-resolution
Government rejects pilot project for offenders to do community service
A senoir Justice Ministry official said a pilot project to increase bail approvals and community service sentencing for small-time offenders would be impossible, weeks after the project was announced during the visit of a United Nations human rights official. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-rejects-pilot-project-offenders-do-community-service
Exclusive: Cambodia fm softens tone after scathing attack on ‘hypocritical’ west
Cambodia’s foreign minister last week launched a scathing attack on Western democracies, labeling them hypocritical and only interested in promoting human rights and democracy when it was in their own self-interest. ...
Land rights NGO suspended
The Ministry of Interior yesterday ordered the temporary suspension of land rights NGO Equitable Cambodia for allegedly violating its own by-laws and the controversial law regulating NGOs passed in 2015. ...
Ben Sokhean and Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-rights-ngo-suspended
Schools to teach financial literacy
Financial literacy as a school subject to increase students’ knowledge about money will be introduced nationwide through the first phase of the Cambodian School Curriculum Project, with the Ministry of Education collaborating with the National Bank of Cambodia, Asian Development Bank, Good Return and the ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083840/schools-teach-financial-literacy/
Interior Ministry launches TV station
The Ministry of Interior yesterday launched its new television station NICE TV that will focus on broadcasts related to crime crackdowns and government achievements. NICE TV is a joint establishment between the Ministry of Interior and a Chinese firm, NICE Culture Investment Group. ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083787/interior-ministry-launches-tv-station/
Kem Sokha banner row rolls on, with some removed
Just two days after they first went up, some of the Cambodia National Rescue Party banners demanding the release of jailed party leader Kem Sokha are already coming down amid government objections. ...
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kem-sokha-banner-row-rolls-some-removed
Official exchange rate launched for yuan, riel
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the People’s Bank of China in the autonomous Guangxi region of southern China have launched an official yuan-riel exchange rate that allows businesses and individuals to conduct trade settlement activities without using the US dollar as an intermediary ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/official-exchange-rate-launched-yuan-riel
PM wants to boost tourism
The government through the Ministry of Tourism is set to give a major boost to the country’s tourism sector to bolster the economy, said Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083858/pm-wants-boost-tourism/
Finance curriculum to be in schools by 2019
The central bank announced yesterday that it was close to finalising a new academic curriculum to promote financial literacy with the aim of incorporating it into schools nationwide by the start of the 2019 academic year. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/finance-curriculum-be-schools-2019
PM approves headscarves in the workplace
Employers must allow all Muslim women to wear headscarves and traditional clothing to work, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. Addressing workers in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, Mr Hun Sen said he met Muslim women on a recent visit to Kampong Cham, who told him they ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083772/pm-approves-headscarves-workplace/
Celebration comes with threat as Cambodia’s Constitution turns 24
Senior government officials yesterday gathered to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the adoption of the Kingdom’s Constitution, lavishing praise on the Constitutional Council – while simultaneously appearing to threaten legal action against those who question the body’s independence or decisions. ...
Ben Sokhean and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/celebration-comes-threat-cambodias-constitution-turns-24
Warning for week of heavy rain and floods
Much of the country could face flooding due to heavy rainfall until Wednesday, the Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry has warned. According to a ministry announcement yesterday, the country will be affected by a low pressure system that will cause heavy rainfall nationwide. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083788/warning-week-heavy-rain-floods/
PM calls on US to take its bombs back
The Prime Minister yesterday urged the US to assist Cambodia in removing unexploded bombs that its forces dropped on the country during the Vietnam War, rather than focusing on finding the remains of missing American soldiers. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083770/pm-calls-us-take-bombs-back/
Cambodia’s ties with US frayed, says official
n a speech to 65 senior government officials yesterday, Cambodia’s acting foreign affairs minister said this month had been “the worst” so far in the history of Cambodia-US relations. “Our relationship seems to be difficult,” said Ouch Borith, who is second-in-command at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-ties-us-frayed-says-official
Project to connect buyers to local produce suppliers
USAID Cambodia officially launched its Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II project yesterday, a five-year initiative that aims to promote commercial horticulture in four Cambodian provinces and help smallholder farmers gain access to markets, reducing the country’s high dependence on imported fruits and vegetables. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/project-connect-buyers-local-produce-suppliers
Rainsy asks New Zealand, Australia to ban CPP officials
Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy met with government officials in Australia and New Zealand this week, requesting that the two nations issue visa bans against Cambodian People’s Party officials and their families in response to the arrest of opposition head Kem Sokha for treason. ...
Andrew Nachemson and Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-asks-new-zealand-australia-ban-cpp-officials
Government under budget for first half
The government spent far less than half of its approved $5 billion budget for expenditures in 2017 during the first six months of the year, according to a new report by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-under-budget-first-half
Ministry supports informal saving groups
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) announced yesterday that it plans to support the growth of NGO-backed community saving groups in a move to help members of these currently unregulated groups establish funding pools that can be accessed without the need for collateral. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-supports-informal-saving-groups
After wave of independent broadcasters shut down, Fresh News turns to radio
Government mouthpiece Fresh News yesterday launched a new internet radio service, appearing poised to move into the gap left by a government crackdown on independent broadcasters over the last six weeks. ...
Mech Dara and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-wave-independent-broadcasters-shut-down-fresh-news-turns-radio