Two More Set Schools Could Close
Eight SET international (SI) schools have closed nationwide over the past two months because of financial problems, and the remaining two schools in Phnom Penh and Kompong Chhnang provinces also appear poised to shut their doors soon, a Ministry of Education official said.
The abrupt closings
New project aims to lower levels of industrial pollution
Industrial pollution ‘hot-spots’ have been identified in waterways in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kompong Cham provinces following a five-month period of research as part of a UN-backed effort to encourage companies to adopt cleaner practices.
The hot spots – defined as a source of pollution where
RCAF Soldiers Shoot to Intimidate Banteay Meanchey Protesters
Several RCAF soldiers sent by Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities to defuse a protest against an agro-industrial company Friday allegedly shot their weapons into the ground near a group of protesters, a villager and a rights worker said yesterday.
The approximately 200 villagers were attempting to
Koh Kong Shooting Suspect Not Investigated
Authorities are not investigating last week’s restaurant shooting in Koh Kong province, in which the province’s governor said that a nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen was a suspect.
Koh Kong governor Bun Leut said on Thursday that Nhim Pov, a nephew of Mr. Hun Sen,
Court to Summon Witnesses in Journalist's Killing
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court will soon summon a number of people for questioning in its investigation into the brutal murder of journalist Hang Serei Odom earlier this month, a court official said yesterday.
Former military police Captain An Bunheng and his wife, Sim Vy, were
China's Aid to Cambodia Helps Cement Ties
When Asia-Pacific leaders gather this weekend in Southeast Asia—a bright spot in a sputtering global economy—their Cambodian hosts may extend a warm welcome to U.S. President Barack Obama, but they will view officials from Beijing as old friends.
Mr. Obama’s visit to Cambodia—this year’s host for
Chun Han Wong
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324595904578120582308358540.html
Charges vague as court calls in ADHOC official
In a mysteriously vague citation, Adhoc monitoring head Chan Saveth has been called to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to face charges of “providing assistance to specific perpetrators”.
Although the court’s summons, which asks Saveth to appear on August 24, provides no specifics as to the
Locals Lobby Ice Factory to Reduce Noise, Smell
A factory in Phnom Penh has been ordered to construct a barrier to reduce noise, and a bad smell, from ice-making machinery that runs 24 hours a day and has local residents losing sleep, district officials said.
Seventy families from Russei Keo district’s Kilometer 6
Six Questioned Over Tonle Sap Reservoirs
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday questioned six people, including a provincial director of water resources and a commune chief, over allegations that they cleared part of a flooded forest in Kompong Thom to illegally construct reservoirs on the Tonle Sap.
Earlier this month, military
Land Case Involving Minister’s Wife Is Heard
The Court of Appeal yesterday heard the case of a land dispute between a 70-year old woman from Kompong Chhang province and a company owned by the wife of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy over a 3,000 square meter parcel of land.
In May
(English) Un envoy visits Boeng Kak, condemns killings
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Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-envoy-visits-boeng-kak-condemns-killings-51726/
(English) City Hall, aid groups agree to conduct census of street people
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-aid-groups-agree-to-conduct-census-of-street-people-62065/
(English) Key demand lingers: Rainsy
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Vong Sokheng and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/key-demand-lingers-rainsy
(English) Sand rises as villagers wait
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Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sand-rises-villagers-wait
(English) App aims to report bribes
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Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/app-aims-report-bribes
(English) Italy demands ‘fairer’ rice deal
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Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/italy-demands-%E2%80%98fairer%E2%80%99-rice-deal
(English) Frenchman arrested in Cambodia over sexual abuses
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/euruope/2014-10/16/c_133722367.htm
(English) Police officer killed in crash, timber falls out
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Phak Seangly
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/police-officer-killed-crash-timber-falls-out
អ្នកកាសែតស៊ើបអង្កេតការកាប់ឈើខុសច្បាប់ត្រូវគេបាញ់សម្លាប់
ក្រុមមន្ត្រីបាននិយាយថា អ្នកកាសែតអាយុ៤៩ឆ្នាំម្នាក់ដែលតាមសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ថាកំពុងស៊ើប អង្កេតការកាប់ឈើខុសច្បាប់ក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះនោះ ត្រូវបានគេបាញ់សម្លាប់កាលពីរំលងអធ្រាត្រឈានចូលថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ។ តែក្នុងពេលប៉ុន្មានម៉ោងប៉ុណ្ណោះ នគរបាលបានចាប់ខ្លួន
សាំង សុឥន្ទរិទ្ធ និង សៃម៉ុន ហេនដឺរសិន
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/19969/
Myanmar’s siren song
Unions and labour rights groups have spent recent months unashamedly drilling home a stark reminder: Cambodia’s minimum garment wage, at $61 per month, compares poorly with those in Thailand – where workers earn more than $200 a month – and Vietnam, which has a base
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031861998/National/myanmar-s-siren-song.html
