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ASEAN Concerned About S. China Sea Dispute
Land reclamation in the South China Sea has “increased tensions” in the region, according to Southeast Asian foreign ministers, who wrangled for days about how to word their annual communique. ...
Steve Herman
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/asean-south-china-sea-dispute/2905315.html
Senior police official denies corruption
The deputy Phnom Penh police chief in charge of immigration has denied accusations of overseeing a network of corrupt officers who regularly extorted foreigners running businesses in the city, according to a statement released by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Thursday. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/senior-police-official-denies-corruption-91101/
New US ambassador confirmed by senate
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed William Heidt, a career diplomat, as the country’s next ambassador to Cambodia, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday. ...
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-us-ambassador-confirmed-by-senate-91114/
Employers unfazed by work-permit crackdown
Sixteen undocumented Vietnamese migrants were arrested yesterday at a construction site in Preah Vihear, the latest in a spate of arrests of workers without papers. This summer has seen a spike in arrests, fines, and deportations of expat workers – with police saying that more ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14130/employers-unfazed-by-work-permit-crackdown/
Officials in hot seat over assets silence
Five retired officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs could face legal action if they fail to declare their assets, the Anti-Corruption Unit has warned. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-hot-seat-over-assets-silence
Ministry slams NGOs for criticism of Prime Minister
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs released a statement Thursday expressing its “grave regret” at a joint NGO statement that criticized Prime Minister Hun Sen for a speech in which he referred to an unnamed female protester as a female animal. ...
Aun Chhengpor and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-slams-ngos-for-criticism-of-prime-minister-91093/
TI calls for reforms at polls
Low-income factory workers and illiterate citizens risk being left behind in the country’s voter registration process if current policies remain unchanged, Transparency International Cambodia warned yesterday, as it forwarded a list of recommendations to the National Election Commission. ...
Vong Sokheng and Ethan Harfenist
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ti-calls-reforms-polls
Culture of dialogue: down, but not out
As long as Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy control their political parties, the culture of dialogue adopted by them in April will endure, analysts predict. ...
T. Mohan and Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14141/culture-of-dialogue--down--but-not-out/
Henan to draw up road network master plan for Cambodia
China’s Henan Provincial Communications Planning Survey and Design Institute (HPCPSDI) signed a contract with Cambodia’s Transport Ministry on Tuesday to draw up a road network master plan for Cambodia. ...
Want China Times News Staff
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150806000061&cid=1201
Commerce Ministry to launch magazine soon
The Ministry of Commerce will begin publishing a news magazine early next month to promote its activities and provide information on market developments, an official said Wednesday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/commerce-ministry-to-launch-magazine-soon-90926/
NEC forms group to issue IDs
The National Election Committee (NEC) has set up a working group to assist the Interior Ministry in distributing microchipped national ID cards, which will be used in the new electronic voting system being introduced next year. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-forms-group-issue-ids
Meas Muth’s neighbors: opinions never sought
With criticism mounting in recent months over the failure of police to carry out an arrest warrant for Khmer Rouge navy commander Meas Muth, the Interior Ministry has said that it needs to gauge public opinion before taking action. ...
George Wright and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/meas-muths-neighbors-opinions-never-sought-90904/
ACU urges tighter Health Ministry practices
The Anti-Corruption Unit has written to Health Minister Mam Bunheng to say that his ministry is failing to follow required procurement procedures and to urge him to bring its practices in line. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/acu-urges-tighter-health-ministry-practices-90912/
CNRP told to raise funds privately
Coming on the heels of the imprisonment of 11 of its activists, the arrests of three more and the rejection of an agreement to hold elections earlier, the Cambodia National Rescue Party has now been ordered to cease fundraising for its recently approved television station ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-told-raise-funds-privately
Gov’t revenue from mining industry soars
The Ministry of Mines and Energy collected approximately $3.5 million in non-tax revenue from the extraction industry during the first six months of the year—about 92 percent of what it collected from the sector in all of 2014, ministry spokesman Meng Saktheara said Tuesday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/govt-revenue-from-mining-industry-soars-90768/
China offers scholarships to 62 Cambodian students
Sixty-two Cambodian students have gotten annual scholarships for their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in various universities in China, according to Chinese News Agency (Xinhua). ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/china-offers-scholarships-to-62-cambodian-students-8789
China says it has stopped land reclamation in South China Sea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced Wednesday Beijing has halted land reclamation in the South China Sea, but other regional leaders voiced concerns China was simply moving to a new phase on the disputed islands: construction of outposts. ...
Pam Dockins
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/south-china-sea-asean-ministerial/2902461.html
Unrest over fishing clash continues in Kampot
Police say they have asked Vietnam to identify the Vietnamese trawler involved in a fatal clash last week with Cambodian fishermen, reversing their position that the death of a local man was an accident. ...
Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unrest-over-fishing-clash-continues-in-kampot-90739/
Plantation denies illegal logging, employing military police
The manager of a Vietnamese rubber plantation in Mondolkiri province accused of illegally logging in collusion with local military police denied the claims Tuesday but admitted to calling on police to quell protests. ...
Keep those receipts: gov’t
Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon has demanded officials reveal just how much they are spending on state-funded trips overseas and what those trips are accomplishing, a move observers said was a long overdue bid for accountability in an often-abused system.In a letter dated July 10 ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/keep-those-receipts-govt
Cambodian Muslims see opportunities in ASEAN integration
The government wants Cambodia’s Muslim community to start its own bank to cater to the 600,000 Muslims living here, Labor and Vocational Training Ministry’s secretary of state Datuk Othsman Hassan said yesterday. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14055/cambodian-muslims-see-opportunities-in-asean-integration/
CNRP abandoned Military, Court reforms in July 22 deal
Opposition negotiators were demanding last year’s July 22 political deal include concrete vows to depoliticize the military and courts in a comparable fashion to the National Election Committee (NEC) but suddenly abandoned the demands in the final days, those involved have said. ...
Alex Willemyns and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-abandoned-military-court-reforms-in-july-22-deal-90750/
China overtakes S. Korea to become largest tourist source of Cambodia's Angkor
China has overtaken South Korea to become the largest tourist source of Cambodia’s Angkor world heritage site, Cambodia’s state-run Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) reported on Monday, citing a senior tourism official. ...
Ecns.cn News Staff
http://www.ecns.cn/2015/08-04/175675.shtml
Cambodia to benefit from China's Belt and Road initiative
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that the Southeast Asian country will benefit from the China-proposed Belt and Road initiative, according to Chinese News Agency Xinhua. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-to-benefit-from-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-8783