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Villagers demand millions
More than 200 ethnic families in Mondulkiri’s Sen Monorom town filed complaints to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet and the provincial court yesterday, asking for the cancellation of Villa Development’s land concession and demanding $500 million for allegedly destroying their resin trees. The complaint is the ...
Phak Seangly
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-demand-millions
Tbong Khmum villagers block road in heart of rubber country
About 500 villagers involved in a protracted land dispute with a rubber company blocked National Road 7 in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district on Thursday to demand titles to land they say they have lived on since 1980. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tbong-khmum-villagers-block-road-in-heart-of-rubber-country-71461/
No response to opposition query on alleged border violation
Mao Monivann, a parliamentarian for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, says he has not received a response from top government officials on whether they are addressing the construction of a road from Vietnam into Mondolkiri province. ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/no-response-to-opposition-query-on-alledged-border-violation/2503543.html
Thailand, Cambodia to boost tourism
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to a joint cooperation plan on tourism, but Preah Vihear temple was left out of the loop. The two countries pledged to cooperate on tourism in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in Phnom Penh by the two countries ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/440496/thailand-cambodia-to-boost-tourism
Cambodia, Thailand ink 3 deals to broaden bilateral ties
Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday signed three deals to pave the way for the two neighbors to broaden bilateral ties and cooperation, a Cambodian spokesman said. The deals aimed to enhance bilateral cooperation in tourism, fighting against human trafficking, and connecting a railway between the ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-thailand-ink-3-deals-to-broaden-bilateral-ties-7577
PM Prayut heads to Cambodia on October 30-31
The Thai prime minister would be holding talks with his Cambodian counterpart today to strengthen bilateral relations between both nations in order to be prepared for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). ...
National News Bureau of Thailand News Staff
http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNPOL5710300010005
Meeting suggests dam project moving ahead
Despite reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen recently offered assurances that construction of the controversial Stung Cheay Areng hydropower dam would not be allowed to begin in the near future, local officials are allegedly pushing forward with plans to relocate villagers. Multiple provincial, district and village ...
Alice Cuddy and May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/meeting-suggests-dam-project-moving-ahead
Two ministries anticipate budget increase
The ministers of education and health said Monday they expect an 18 and 15 percent increase to their ministries’ budgets, respectively, in the draft 2015 national budget signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday. ...
Hul Reaksmey and Chris Mueller
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-ministries-anticipate-budget-increase-71118/
Mining giant seeks to settle corruption case with US
Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has announced that it is in negotiations with the U.S. government to settle allegations of corruption abroad, which include claims that the company paid a $2.5 million bribe to Cambodian officials to secure exploration rights in the country’s northeast. ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mining-giant-seeks-to-settle-corruption-case-with-us-71097/
People near the airport seek Prime Minister’s intervention in land dispute
People near the Phnom Penh International Airport in Kakap commune in Por Senchey district sought help from Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/people-near-the-airport-seek-prime-minister%E2%80%99s-intervention-in-land-dispute-7558
One million hectares reclassified, gov’t says
More than 1 million hectares of forest terrain and land leased by private companies has been put under government control since Prime Minister Hun Sen initiated a moratorium on new economic land concessions (ELCs) in May 2012, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and ...
May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/one-million-hectares-reclassified-gov%E2%80%99t-says
Ten dissidents arrested for plot to ‘incite violence’
Ten members of the Khmer National Liberation Front (KNLF), a group of dissidents highly critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his close ties to Vietnam, were arrested over the last two days in Phnom Penh for allegedly plotting to incite violence, according to police. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ten-dissidents-arrested-for-plot%E2%80%88to-incite-violence-70824/
Cambodian gov't approves 3.92 bln USD for 2015's expenditure
The Cambodian government on Friday approved around 3.92 billion U.S. dollars for the country’ s expenditure in 2015, up 10.8 percent year-on-year, according to a press statement released after a weekly cabinet meeting. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-10/24/c_133740875.htm
Businessman freed after officials intervene
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday ordered that Cambodian-American businessman Richer San be released from prison, where he was being held on serious fraud charges, overturning the Appeal Court’s decision to reject his bail request a week earlier, court officials said Monday. ...
Simon Henderson and Hay Pisey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/businessman-freed-after-intervention-by-officials-70384/
Protesters clash with security guards in capital
Eighteen land rights protesters from Preah Vihear province were injured during a clash with district security guards in Phnom Penh on Monday after they attempted to deliver a petition at Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house, a rights group said. ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/protesters-clash-with-security-guards-in-phnom-penh-70393/
Cambodia, Australia vow to honor refugee deal despite criticism
Cambodia and Australia have reiterated their commitment to comply with a refugee agreement they signed last month, despite persistent criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties of the two countries, a senior official said on Sunday. The commitment was made during a meeting on ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-10/19/c_133727099.htm
Thai PM to visit Cambodia to boost bilateral relations
Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha will make an official visit to Cambodia on Oct. 30-31 to boost bilateral ties and cooperation, a senior Cambodian official said Sunday. The official added that the two leaders also pledged to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation in politics, ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141019/thai-pm-visit-cambodia-boost-bilateral-relations
Opposition, civil society groups rebuke gov’t over stipends
Government officials remained mum Thursday over a new sub-decree purporting to formalize monthly expenditures of senior government officials while the opposition and civil society groups said the regulation was a facade meant to conceal the real amount of money being made by CPP officials. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/opposition-civil-society-groups-rebuke-govt-over-stipends-70149/
Hun Sen to meet Thai PM, Australian FM in Italy
Prime Minister Hun Sen will hold separate bilateral talks with Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on the sideline of the 10th Asia-Europe meeting. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/hun-sen-to-meet-thai-pm-australian-fm-in-italy-7493
High-level officials to get raises
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set for a monthly salary hike of more than $900 as part of sweeping changes to senior government and high-ranking civil servant bonuses, according to a new sub-decree. The document, dated October 13 and obtained by the Post yesterday, states that ...
Pech Sotheary and Shane Worrell
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/high-level-officials-get-raises
PM asked to clarify border issue
In what could lead to a sequel to his five-hour speech in the National Assembly in 2012, Prime Minister Hun Sen has been asked by an opposition lawmaker to answer questions in parliament over alleged border encroachment in Mondulkiri province. Mao Monivann, a Cambodian National Rescue ...
Meas Sokchea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-asked-clarify-border-issue
Hun Sen to leave for 10th Asia-Europe summit Wednesday
Prime Minister Hun Sen will leave Cambodia Wednesday afternoon to attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM) in Italy. The ASEM will be held from 16-17 October in Milan. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/hun-sen-to-leave-for-10th-asia-europe-summit-wednesday-7489
Cambodia PM attacked for praising notorius military unit
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has stirred disquiet after praising a military unit which has been heavily implicated in human rights abuses and political killings. The former Khmer Rouge commander – who has been premier for more than 25 years – gave a speech Monday thanking the troops of the notorius Brigade 70 for their ...
World Bulletin News Staff
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/146197/cambodia-pm-attacked-for-praising-notorius-military-unit
End impunity for PM’s cousin, lawyer insists
The lawyer of a 70-year-old widow whose land was stolen by a cousin of Prime Minister Hun Sen, Dy Proem, has filed a letter to the National Assembly’s human rights committee asking the body to help speed up the long-stalled case. Dy Proem was sentenced ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/end-impunity-pm%E2%80%99s-cousin-lawyer-insists