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Plans shown for eco-resort in Siem Reap

Luxury hotel developer Song Saa Resorts has unveiled a plan to transform 400 hectares of land in the Banteay Srei district of Siem Reap province into an eco-tourism resort with an initial investment of $3 million, according to a release on the Ministry of Environment’s ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/plans-shown-eco-resort-siem-reap

Post Media shifts focus to digital

With sweeping changes across Cambodia’s publishing industry, Marcus Holmes, CEO of Post Media, will be steering the publication through a “digital first” agenda that will transform the iconic publication into one that is faster and more effective in reaching its audience.​ ...

Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/business-insider-post-media-shifts-focus-digital

Two men arrested, freed over Cardamom logging

Two men were arrested Friday by Pursat Provincial Military Police for allegedly logging in a protected area, only to be released yesterday at the request of the provincial Military Police commander, officials said yesterday. The men were identified as Oum Ngat Say, 18, and Sou ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-men-arrested-freed-over-cardamom-logging

Hun Sen: rights organisation CCHR will not be shut down

In an unexpected turn, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Saturday that the outspoken Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) will not be shut down, despite accusing the local NGO last week of serving foreign interests. In an article posted to government mouthpiece Fresh News, the ...

Leonie Kijewski and Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-rights-organisation-cchr-will-not-be-shut-down

Vietnam to scoop up more Cambodian cashews

Vietnam, a major buyer of the Cambodian cashew nut, has unveiled a plan to purchase cashews in even greater volumes during next year’s harvest season, giving hope to farmers who rely on selling their crops at good prices from February through May. ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vietnam-scoop-more-cambodian-cashews

PM convenes monks, officials and public in massive show of ‘stability’ in Siem Reap

Prime Minister Hun Sen, his wife Bun Rany and an entourage of ministers conducted a prayer ceremony over the weekend at the Angkor Wat temple complex – an elaborate two-day event that recalled the traditions of ancient Khmer rulers and, officials claimed, proved the country’s ...

Ben Sokhean and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-convenes-monks-officials-and-public-massive-show-stability-siem-reap

Workers’ bonus fight

More than 500 garment workers in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district on Friday protested and blocked a portion of Veng Sreng Boulevard to demand their annual bonus from 2010 to 2017. ...

Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093740/workers-bonus-fight/

Military officer forced to give public apology

A Kampong Thom provincial military police officer is being forced to issue a public apology to Kampong Thom High School teachers after he cursed at them for instructing his daughter to change her clothes to match the school uniform. ...

Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093739/military-officer-forced-give-public-apology/

Don’t punish us: employers

​The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia has called on international buyers to continue ordering clothes and textile products made in the country over fears the US and the EU could halt preferential treatment for Cambodian exports.​ ​ ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093735/dont-punish-us-employers/

Agriculture players discuss insurance

Officials in the agriculture sector yesterday called on relevant stakeholders to scale up initiatives for crop insurance schemes to help Cambodian farmers mitigate the risks of having their fields destroyed by flooding and drought. ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agriculture-players-discuss-insurance

Malaysia, Cambodia sign new agreement to protect maids

Cambodian maids who work in Malaysia will be given smartphones, bank accounts and counselling under a new agreement signed by the two countries yesterday, an employment agency representative said – measures intended to prevent the kind of widespread abuses that resulted in a ban on ...

Yon Sineat and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysia-cambodia-sign-new-agreement-protect-maids

Social programmes ‘underfunded’

In spite of recent pledges to expand social protections, the Cambodian government has failed to prioritise spending on services that reduce poverty and improve quality of life among vulnerable populations, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization. ...

Brendan O’Byrne
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/social-programmes-underfunded

NEC balance further tips in favour of CPP

The three appointees are Nuth Sokhom, who will be the deputy chief of the NEC, Dim Sovannarom, and Hel Sarat from the Khmer Nationality Party. They were selected among five candidates, according to CPP National Assembly spokesperson Chheang Vun. ...

Ben Sokhean and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-balance-further-tips-favour-cpp

Kheng scolds senior officials for seeking to keep power centralised

In a frank rebuke of members of his own party, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng yesterday accused national leaders and ministers of impeding the process of decentralising Cambodia’s government out of a desire to maintain power for themselves. ...

Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/kheng-scolds-senior-officials-seeking-keep-power-centralised

Sausage case producer raided

Authorities shut down a large sausage casing manufacturer in Kampong Speu province after discovering its owners had been operating illegally for two years and were using forbidden chemical substances. ...

Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sausage-case-producer-raided

China woos Hun Sen at Beijing dinner

The Communist Party of China has again publicly announced its strong support for the ruling CPP. The comments were made at a dinner on Wednesday night in Beijing, attended by Prime Minister Hun Sen and Song Tao, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC. ...

May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093483/china-woos-hun-sen-beijing-dinner/

South Korea set to import mangoes

South Korea wants to host more migrant workers and increase agricultural imports from Cambodia, including mangoes, a meeting between the outgoing ambassador and National Assembly president Heng Samrin revealed yesterday. ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093482/south-korea-set-import-mangoes/

Mondulkiri gets new protected communities

The Ministry of Environment has recognised nine new natural protected communities in Mondulkiri province. The purpose of these communities is to ensure the stability of local ecosystems and the protection of the natural habitat in the region. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093479/mondulkiri-gets-new-protected-communities/

US ambassador says Cambodia ‘not interested in a positive relationship’ with US

In an unusually candid interview yesterday, United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Heidt questioned whether the Cambodian government ever had “an honest desire” to form a relationship with the US, as Prime Minister Hun Sen continues to claim the superpower backed a purported “revolution”. ...

Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/us-ambassador-says-cambodia-not-interested-positive-relationship-us

Traffic deaths up from last year, says ministry

Nearly 1,500 people died from traffic accidents in the Kingdom during the first 10 months of this year, a minor increase over last year, though the number of injured fell significantly, according to a report by the Ministry of Interior’s National Committee for Road Safety ...

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/traffic-deaths-last-year-says-ministry

Draft revisions at odds with PM

An early draft of amendments to the Labour Law appears to expand the use of short-term contracts, a move criticised by labour activists and unionists, and one which directly contradicts recent recommendations made by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/draft-revisions-odds-pm

Economy won’t be a casualty: analysts

Despite the widely condemned pre-election dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, the country’s only major opposition party, by the Supreme Court earlier this month, the heightened risk of political instability is expected to have limited short-term economic spill-over effects, according to an assessment from ...

Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/economy-wont-be-casualty-analysts

Government creates logistics council to help sector stay competitive in the region

The Cambodian government recently laid out the framework for the creation of a National Council of Logistics, a specialised interministerial team designed to tackle the high costs of the Kingdom’s logistics sector to promote the efficient flow of exports, according to a royal decree issued ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-creates-logistics-council-help-sector-stay-competitive-region

Street vendors kicked off the kerb in Phnom Penh

City Hall yesterday renewed a call to enforce a ban on vendors occupying public streets and parks in the capital, with a group of nearly 40 sellers based near the Council of Ministers headquarters responding with a petition to the municipality opposing the move. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/street-vendors-kicked-kerb-phnom-penh

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