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EuroCham partners with Cambodian authorities in fighting against corruption
The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Cambodia, which has 203 companies as members, signed an agreement with Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Friday, expressing its commitment to help rid the country of corruption. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/eurocham-partners-with-cambodian-authorities-in-fighting-against-corruption-8750
18 map sections delivered to Cambodian mission in New York
UN officials have delivered 18 sections of map to Cambodia, which is in the midst of a border row with Vietnam. ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/eighteen-map-sections-delivered-to-cambodian-mission-in-new-york/2877062.html
Despite jail for opposition activists, political cooperation remains
Cambodian officials from the ruling party and opposition say they will continue to work together in political dialogue, despite a court ruling this week that delivered major jail sentences to 11 pro-opposition activists. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/despite-jail-for-opposition-activists-political-cooperation-remains/2875693.html
Cambodia's construction sector attracts 808 mln USD investment in H1
Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction had granted licenses to 915 construction projects with a total investment of 808 million U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2015, an official said Thursday. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13599/cambodia-s-construction-sector-attracts-808-mln-usd-investment-in-h1/
France a better place to fight convictions: Rainsy
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Thursday that he will be more able to fight the recent imprisonment of CNRP activists from abroad, while a prominent member of the opposition said the jailings could be a sign of worse things to come before the next elections. ...
Alex Willemyns and Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/france-a-better-place-to-fight-convictions-rainsy-89300/
Ministry awards sand dredging lots to 3 firms
The Mines and Energy Ministry on Thursday announced the winners of its public auction to award four sand dredging licenses along a stretch of the Mekong River where there is a buildup of silt. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-awards-sand-dredging-lots-to-3-firms-89313/
Judicial officials to access Chinese schools
A deal signed Thursday with the China Law Society will give Justice Ministry officials access to scholarships at Chinese universities and see Beijing fund the construction of a legal research center in Cambodia, ministry spokesman Chin Malin said. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/judicial-officials-to-access-chinese-schools-89317/
Capitol tours bus company, 5 drivers remain deadlocked
Following a meeting at the Labor Ministry’s conflict resolution department Thursday, the Capitol Tours bus company and five of its drivers—who claim they were fired for attempting to organize a union—remained deadlocked over their reinstatement. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/capitol-tours-bus-company-5-drivers-remain-deadlocked-89321/
Warning for illegal MFIs
The governor of the National Bank of Cambodia hit out at unlicensed microfinance institutions or lenders, who he said were the reason why interest rates in the sector were high, despite interest rates falling among registered lenders. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/warning-illegal-mfis
Soldiers monitor border-crossing Thai farmers
Thai farmers protected by armed Thai soldiers crossed the border in Banteay Meanchey province and spent Thursday plowing fields for rice cultivation, a military commander and district official said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldiers-monitor-border-crossing-thai-farmers-89315/
Students lag amid ‘lost hours’: report
Each year, more than a quarter of possible teaching hours are lost at the primary school level – the equivalent of 50.5 school days – due to teacher absences, missing class hours and the high number of school holidays, a report released yesterday found. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/students-lag-amid-lost-hours-report
PM hosts mass meeting of armed forces
Some 5,000 security personnel were called to the headquarters of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit in Kandal province on Thursday, where the premier said they must protect Cambodia’s territorial integrity, according to a number of officials in attendance. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-hosts-mass-meeting-of-armed-forces-89310/
Paychecks aplenty as ghosts haunt Cambodia's lax bureaucracy
Borith has been on the payroll of Cambodia’s parliament for 15 years but rarely shows up for work. He is busy with his other job at a non-governmental organization, and no one notices his absence. ...
Prak Chan Thul
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/23/us-cambodia-corruption-idUSKCN0PX2MI20150723
For disabled, few opportunities and little sympathy
For more than 30 years, Svay Simorn, a social worker in Phnom Penh, has cared for her daughter and grandson, both of whom are mentally disabled. Over time, she has experienced discrimination and isolation. ...
Oum Sonita
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/for-disabled-few-opportunities-and-little-sympathy/2873543.html
Journalists awarded for reporting on corruption
The Club of Cambodian Journalists and Transparency International Cambodia on Wednesday announced the winners of a new award for journalists reporting on corruption. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/journalists-awarded-for-reporting-on-corruption/2873497.html
At awards ceremony, chief of ACU discusses role of media
A new award honoring the media’s role in combating corruption was on Wednesday presented to five local journalists, whose stories uncovering various corrupt activities show how investigative reporting can help break the shackles holding back Cambodia’s development. ...
Simon Henderson and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-awards-ceremony-chief-of-acu-discusses-role-of-media-89262/
Rainsy praises bipartisanship despite sentences
Only days before 11 opposition activists were imprisoned on charges widely branded as politically motivated, Prime Minister Hun Sen personally warned Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy to keep his troops in line and raised the spectre of possible jail sentences.In a text message ...
Meas Sokchea and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-praises-bipartisanship-despite-sentences
Uni team seeks maps of disputed borderline
A new team of border researchers at the Royal Academy of Cambodia yesterday called for relevant stakeholders to submit maps of the disputed Cambodia-Vietnam border, in what it says is an attempt to ensure no political party uses the thorny issue to its advantage in ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uni-team-seeks-maps-disputed-borderline
Corruption reporting kudos for Post journos
A tale of alleged bribery in Kampot earned Post journalist Phak Seangly first place yesterday as Transparency International Cambodia awarded its first-ever prizes for Outstanding Reporting on Corruption in Cambodia. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/corruption-reporting-kudos-post-journos
New laws in Cambodia to help ruling party in 2018 election
Cambodia’s ruling party suffered a dramatic drop in support during the country’s last election two years ago, and critics say lawmakers are now pushing through a spate of laws to ensure that does not happen again. In the past year, parliament has passed new regulations ...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/new-laws-in-cambodia-to-help-ruling-party-in-2018-election/2874638.html
Researchers, CNRP battle over border maps
A research group from the Royal Academy of Cambodia will study historic maps in an effort to calmly resolve border issues between Cambodia and Vietnam. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13592/researchers--cnrp-battle-over-border-maps/
Cambodia seeks role as mediator between ASEAN, China
Cambodia will continue to seek to be a mediator in South China Sea disputes between China and Asean nations, Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong said Wednesday. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-seeks-role-as-mediator-between-asean-china/2873352.html
Cambodia-China military cooperation: Beijing influence in Indochina usurps Washington's influence in Asia Pacific
Military cooperation this month between Cambodia and China suggests that leaders in Phnom Penh are now more likely to turn to Beijing for support in regional disputes rather than Washington, analysts say. Cooperation between Cambodia and China has reportedly strengthened amid Cambodia’s border dispute with ...
Michelle FlorCruz
http://www.ibtimes.com/cambodia-china-military-cooperation-beijing-influence-indochina-usurps-washingtons-2019842
Sea dispute won’t affect diplomacy, official says
Cambodia’s close ties to China will not compromise its relationship with other regional powers, an official said after a meeting between Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and a top Chinese diplomat yesterday. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sea-dispute-wont-affect-diplomacy-official-says