Khmer Times

I am a massage worker, I am not a sex worker,” Seth Sreylorn, 33, an employee at Alaska massage center in Siem Reap province, said to more than 100 entertainment workers who participated yesterday in the National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health for Entertainment ...

Sathapana Microfinance Plc., the third largest MFI in Cambodia, has officially transformed itself into a commercial bank with total capital of $120 million, a move in line with Japanese-owned Maruhan Japan Bank acquiring a 95.1 percent stake in 2012.​ ...

Cambodia Post Office (CPO) and Wing (Cambodia) Specialized Bank have signed a partnership allowing Wing customers to transfer money and pay bills through the government agency as the post office moves into e-commerce. ...

Four farmers were arrested and charged yesterday over allegations of killing an endangered banteng, considered to be one of the most beautiful species of wild ox, in a protected forest in Mondulkiri, according to officials. ...

Almost 100 Cambodian workers were prevented from crossing the border into Thailand in Banteay Meanchey province on Friday and Saturday, according to police. ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday assured his newly appointed Cambodian counterpart, Prak Sokhonn, Beijing respected freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, despite the issue fuelling friction with Washington. ...

Tons of dead fish were found in the protected Tonle Chhmar Lake on Saturday, according to Ministry of Agriculture officials. The lake is a wildlife sanctuary on the edge of the Tonle Sap river in Kampong Thom’s Peam Bang commune. ...

Police will investigate a number of NGO workers who government officials say were involved in the false testimony of Khom Chandaraty, the alleged mistress of opposition acting president Khem Sokha, after Ms. Chandaraty published an open letter accusing the officials of encouraging her to lie ...

Twelve loggers were arrested on Saturday while harvesting timber illegally inside the Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary in Pich Chreada’s Pou Chrey commune, according to a local media report. ...

Foreign construction companies were warned not to violate Cambodia’s building laws during a meeting yesterday to review a number of projects that had been approved by the government. ...

Malaysia-based retailer Giant, one of the largest players in Asia, has launched its first store in Cambodia, opening in Phnom Penh’s Grand City Mall as part of a major expansion into the Kingdom. ...

The United States promised to work with Cambodia on maritime security at a high-level meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday between senior officials from both countries. ...

Despite strong growth in investment in the construction sector, investors, builders and developers still largely neglect insurance on projects, industry and government officials say.​ ...

Hundreds of dead bats were found inside Siem Reap’s Phnom Bouk temple in Banteay Srey district after district police and environmental officers were notified by local residents on Tuesday. ...

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide $36 million to the Commerce Ministry to help improve market access for poor farmers and small entrepreneurs. ...

Labor Ministry officials have filed a complaint to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court accusing four union officials of public defamation, insulting public officers and blocking public roads. ...

The Kampot provincial authority started distributing clean water yesterday to drought-stricken villagers in several districts who do not have enough water for drinking and their basic daily needs such as cooking. ...

European Union Ambassador yesterday criticized the slowness of the communal land title process introduced in 2001 to protect the ancestral forests and farmland of Cambodia’s indigenous groups. ...

Foreigners living in certain areas of Phnom Penh have 10 days to show their documents to police so the government can complete registering foreign nationals by the end of the year. Those found to have overstayed their visas or entered the country illegally will be ...

Acleda Bank Plc., the country’s largest commercial bank by branches, has seen rapid growth in online transactions – now about $500,000 a month – since it launched its e-commerce payment gateway late last year, a senior executive at the bank said yesterday. ...

A vending machine dispensing driver’s licenses will be installed at Aeon Mall, according to the Public Works and Transport Ministry’s website, as part of newly appointed Minister Sun Chanthol’s plan to bring in serious reform within his first 100 days in office. ...

Cambodia ranked 128th in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2015 ranking of press freedom in countries across the world, the watchdog said yesterday on its website. ...

A provincial official said that about 20 Cambodian laborers were stopped in Malai district in the south-west of Banteay Meanchey province while attempting to illegally enter Thailand to work. They were “educated” and sent home on Tuesday. ...

There was no crackdown on undocumented Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand during the New Year despite reports that more than 400 were deported to Cambodia during the four-day period, a report by the National Police said. ...