Khmer Times
Mysterious fire destroys ELC timber admidst investigation
Hundreds of cubic meters of timber on a Mondulkiri economic land concession leased to the Uni-Green Company burned to the ground yesterday after an alleged fire from a nearby forest jumped to the property, according to provincial governor Svay Sam Eng, who added that despite ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22280/mysterious-fire-destroys-elc-timber-admidst-investigation/
Defense minister to visit Russia to strengthen military relationship
Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh will pay an official visit to Russia in May to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. ...
Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22270/defense-minister-to-visit-russia-to-strengthen-military-relationship/
Century 21 aims to increase Japanese investment
Century 21 Cambodia is now working with Century 21 Fuji Housing Co. Ltd. to draw more Japanese investment into the domestic property. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22257/century-21-aims-to-increase-japanese-investment/
Ministry to crack down on illegitimate firearm use by cops
Police officers have been committing crimes using firearms supplied to them by their superior officers, according to Ministry of National Defense spokesman General Chhum Socheath. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22274/ministry-to-crack-down-on-illegitimate-firearm-use-by-cops/
Regulator mulling moves to boost bourse
The Securities Exchange and Commission of Cambodia (SECC) and Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) are drafting a regulation to allow the establishment of a liquidity provider in order to attract more interest to the bourse, according to senior official at CSX. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22256/regulator-mulling-moves-to-boost-bourse/
Old generals retiring as police end hiring freeze
The government has asked King Norodom Sihamoni to officially retire 49 generals in the police force as it prepares to end a two-year hiring freeze this year. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22275/old-generals-retiring-as-police-end-hiring-freeze/
UXO found in abandoned Battambang barracks
Thirty-eight unexploded ordinances (UXO) and land mines of various models were found buried in a former Baktrea village jungle barracks yesterday, police said. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22142/uxo-found-in-abandoned-battambang-barracks/
Cassava, rubber processing plants being mulled: official
Japan may import cassava and rubber from Cambodia and investors from the country are considering building processing plants for the two commodities here, according to a senior official at the Agriculture Ministry. ...
Sok Chan and May Kunmakar
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22128/cassava--rubber-processing-plants-being-mulled--official/
Health ministry warns of counterfeit hepatitis drugs
The Ministry of Health issued a warning to the public to be wary of two common medications for the treatment of Hepatitis C, counterfeit versions of which have been found circulating in Myanmar. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22146/health-ministry-warns-of-counterfeit-hepatitis-drugs/
Information minister rebukes officials
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith yesterday said some officials within his ministry were failing to carry out the work required by their positions and were focused on personal gain rather than work. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22144/information-minister-rebukes-officials/
War declared on illegal weapons
Sao Sokha, the commander-in-chief of the military police, has ordered his units to crack down on illegal gun ownership, pledging to resign his post if he is unable to reduce the prevalence of arms. Speaking at the Royal Gendarmerie’s annual meeting on Monday, he ordered ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22082/war-declared-on-illegal-weapons/
Four maids rescued from Malaysia
Four Cambodian maids have been rescued from Malaysia after being detained by Malaysian authorities in Balantik camp in Kedah state for crossing the border illegally, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22077/four-maids-rescued-from-malaysia/
Construction jobs doubled last year: ministry
The construction sector created almost twice as many jobs last year as it did in 2014, according to a report from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22067//
Cambodia preps peacekeeper deployment
Prime Minister Hun Sen told the United Nations that Cambodia is well equipped to send more peacekeepers on missions abroad if such a request is made. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22074/cambodia-preps-peacekeeper-deployment/
Rubber producers expect price rebound
Cambodian rubber producers expect global prices will recover this year after the four leading-rubber producing countries agreed to cut their supply to the global market over the next six months to boost prices. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22065/rubber-producers-expect-price-rebound/
Japanese remains top development partner
Although loans to build infrastructure from the Japanese government may fall slightly this fiscal year, when grants and technical assistance are added to the total, overall assistance is likely to rise, Naoaki Kamoshida, a counsellor at the Japanese Embassy to Cambodia, said during a recent ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22064/japanese-remains-top-development-partner/
Land activist seeks gov’t intervention
A representative for 250 families locked in a land dispute in a remote area of Kampong Speu province is calling on the national government to intervene, alleging collusion between the district governor as well as Master International Cooperation Group, which residents of three villages accuse ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22018/land-activist-seeks-gov---t-intervention/
Pursat man killed in UXO blast
A man from Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district was killed in an unexploded ordinance (UXO) blast on Sunday, according to police officials. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22026/pursat-man-killed-in-uxo-blast/
Rice sector facing collapse, millers warn
About half of the country’s rice millers and exporters went out of business last year and those clinging on are likely to follow suit within two years unless the government injects capital into the sector and takes measures to curb the flood of imported rice ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22030/rice-sector-facing-collapse--millers-warn/
Property transfer tax rises ‘signals strong market’
Revenue from the property transfer taxes collected by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) was about $72 million last year, according to a report from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22010/property-transfer-tax-rises----signals-strong-market---/
Gov’t: illegal fishing on rise
Police officials at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said cases of illegal fishing continued to rise last year, when almost 4,000 illegal fishing offenses were stopped and 181 were sent to court. ...
Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22020/gov---t--illegal-fishing-on-rise/
Cambodia, Vietnamese pledge crime cooperation
The Justice Ministries of Cambodia and Vietnam will sign agreements regarding inmate transfers and mutual assistance, according to Cambodian Ministry of Justice spokesman Chin Malin. The agreements will make it easier and more efficient for the Justice Ministries to crack down on border crimes, particularly ...
Taing Vid
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22028/cambodia--vietnamese-pledge-crime-cooperation/
Healthcare revolution ‘not the answer’
While the Kingdom’s frequently criticized hospitals and doctors need to upgrade their services and skills, it is incorrect to label most Cambodian doctors “bad,” Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22024/healthcare-revolution----not-the-answer---/
Philippine army to assist Cambodian military
The Commanding General of the Philippine Army Eduardo M. Año pledged to strengthen bilateral ties with the Kingdom and train Cambodian armed forces in natural disaster relief, sea security, drug trafficking and illegal border crossing prevention on Friday during a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the ...
Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21976/philippine-army-to-assist-cambodian-military/