Some provinces see tourism up 50% for New Year
About 1.8 million Cambodians traveled to the coastal and northeastern provinces to celebrate Khmer New Year, a 50 percent increase compared with last year, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said yesterday. Mr Khon said Cambodians are starting to seek out other vacation spots besides the coastal provinces ...
SRP Asks King Sihamoni to Pardon Boeng Kak 15
Members of the opposition SRP on Saturday sent a petition to King Norodom Sihamoni asking him to pardon the 13 Boeng Kak residents who were sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail on May 24 after holding a peaceful protest against CPP senator Lao Meng Khin’s ...
Millions Threatened by Dam in Stung Treng
More studies should be conducted on the controversial Lower Sesan 2 dam in Stung Treng province in order to understand its potential social and environmental effects, Conservation International (C.I.) said in a statement. The Lower Sesan 2-as well as other dams planned for the Sesan, Srepok ...
Cambodia to face mass return of nationals working in Thailand
Thai and Cambodian labour officials will facilitate the re-employment in Thailand of more than 160,000 Cambodian workers who will possibly be deported to their home country after the nationality verification process ends next Friday, a senior Thai official said today. The process involves 222,430 Cambodian ...
http://www.pattayamail.com/news/cambodia-to-face-mass-return-of-nationals-working-in-thailand-19104
World Bank Tight-Lipped on Resumption of Financial Assistance
The World Bank has declined to say whether it will resume providing financial assistance to Cambodia, despite a bank official allegedly telling anti-eviction protesters last week that the organization planned to do so next year. In August 2011, World Bank country director for Southeast Asia Annette ...
Villagers Hit as Pond Dries Up
Hundreds of residents in five villages in southern Cambodia have been deprived of their sole source of water as a massive pond in their area has dried up, villagers said. The affected villagers of Sre Ronnong commune in Takeo Province’s Tram Kork district have been buying ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/water-02012013195339.html
Policy aims to boost science and technology
A national policy on science, technology and innovation is being drafted to boost Cambodia’s development in the competitive field, as the Kingdom endeavours to catch up with its regional neighbours and internationally. Officials met for the first-ever consultation workshop yesterday to draft a national policy document ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020161115/Business/policy-aims-to-boost-science-and-technology.html
Policy to expand sector
The government plans to implement an industrial policy designed to promote development of the manufacturing sector. Speaking at a business networking dinner prepared by the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations on Wednesday, Sok Chenda Sophea, secretary general of the Council for the Development of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031161862/Business/policy-to-expand-sector.html
As Election Nears, There’s Little Help for Voters Left Off List
Yim Vivatey has cast his ballot at the same polling station in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district since 2003. He has never moved and has been assigned to the same polling station number each time—351. But when the wiry 35-year-old tried looking up his name on ...
Project to fix capital’s drains kicks into gear
The third phase of a project designed to revamp Phnom Penh’s drainage system, currently inundated by seasonal rains, began yesterday. Four areas of the city spanning a total of 369,445 metres will be witness to the next stage of the project’s implementation, part of an ongoing ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/project-fix-capital%E2%80%99s-drains-kicks-gear
King reminds CNRP once again to attend first parliamentary session
King Norodom Sihamoni on Wednesday appealed once again to the 55 elected lawmakers of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to attend the first session of the National Assembly to be held on September 23. “I asked His Excellencies, and Her Excellencies to attend the first ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZWM1MjE3ZjNlOGM
(English) Despite bail, 15-year-old still in jail
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Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/despite-bail-15-year-old-still-jail
រោងចក្រនៅ កម្ពុជា ប្រឈមហានិភ័យដោយប្រើសូហ្វវែរលួចចម្លង
ស្ថាប័នសេវាព័ត៌មានវិទ្យា (IT) បានព្រមានកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា រោងចក្រផលិតរបស់កម្ពុជាកំពុងស្ថិតនៅក្នុងហានិភ័យពីការរាំងខ្ទប់ការនាំចេញទៅអាមេរិកពីបទប្រើប្រាស់សូហ្វវែរលួចចម្លង។ ថ្លែងនៅក្នុង ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.postkhmer.com/business/business/111231-2014-02-27-02-00-25
(English) Vietnamese charged with illegal logging
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Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnamese-charged-with-illegal-logging-53975/
(English) Opposition confident, wary as negotiations continue
Kem Sokha, the vice president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, is in Washington this week, seeking support for his party as it negotiates a political deal with its ruling party rival. The opposition is calling for a electoral reforms and a recall vote, after ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-confident-wary-as-negotiations-continue/1895418.html
(English) Rainsy courts Vietnamese
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday said that up to a quarter of a million ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia could be granted full citizenship rights via the Nationality Law if his Cambodia National Rescue Party were to come to power. The CNRP president has sought in ...
Kevin Ponniah and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-courts-vietnamese
(English) A new species of wolf snake found in Cambodia
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Science Alert News Staff
http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141106-25656.html
(English) Ten commandments: Gov’t lays out food standards
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Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ten-commandments-gov%E2%80%99t-lays-out-food-standards
កម្មករតវ៉ានៅប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្មក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាបទាមទារឲ្យអង្គការ ASI ទទួលយកចូលធ្វើការវិញ
កម្មករជួសជុលប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម៦០នាក់ក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាបបានឈប់ធ្វើ ...
សៃម៉ុន ហេនដឺរសិន និង សេក ឧត្តម
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/16761/
(English) RFA, VOA agency fires back
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Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rfa-voa-agency-fires-back