Khmer Times
Film interview high on PM’s UN visit
Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in New York yesterday for a series of meetings, with making demining a key UN development goal at the top of his agenda. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16145/film-interview-high-on-pm---s-un-visit/
PM to talk on mines at UN
Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to New York yesterday for talks where he will raise the scourge of landmines which still affect Cambodia. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16104/pm-to-talk-on-mines-at-un/
Parties near agreement on draft commune council law
Leaders from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will continue discussing a draft law on commune council elections next week, members of the party said yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16100/parties-near-agreement-on-draft-commune-council-law/
Accused British fraudster thrown out of court
A British businessman jailed for more than 2 1/2 years without conviction was removed from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the first day of his trial Wednesday after accusing the court of gross malpractice and threatening to walk out himself. ...
Matt Blomberg and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/accused-british-fraudster-thrown-out-of-court-95282/
‘Relief reaches all communes’
Relief efforts continued this week in the wake of tropical storm Vamco, which rolled into Cambodia from Vietnam, bringing torrential rain, strong winds and flooding last week. ...
Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16091/---relief-reaches-all-communes---/
Group proposes signing UN water pact
Environmental groups yesterday urged the government to seek greater legal clarity among the Mekong River countries about how they should share its resources. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16099/group-proposes-signing-un-water-pact/
Plan to expand museum short on details
The National Museum will undergo a massive expansion, but this will not include removing the Royal University of Fine Arts which sits behind it, officials at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts told a public forum yesterday. ...
Chea Takihiro and Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16046/plan-to-expand-museum-short-on-details/
PM calls for gasoline price cuts
Prime Minister Hun Sen called for all gasoline local companies to cut their prices in line with falling world prices for oil. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16041/pm-calls-for-gasoline-price-cuts/
Organic farming expands to meet demand
In the past, much of the produce sold in Siem Reap’s large indoor markets was imported from foreign countries. Now local initiatives are trying to change that. ...
Naomi Collett Ritz
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16035/organic-farming-expands-to-meet-demand/
Plan for 10 km expressway unveiled
Construction of a 10-kilometer elevated highway connecting Phnom Penh and the airport is slated to begin next year, Minister of Public Works and Transport Tram Iv Tek said yesterday. ...
Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16043/plan-for-10-km-expressway-unveiled/
First read turns a page towards early childhood development
Ms. Kem Sopheak, 32, is a mother, community leader and Grade 1 teacher at Roveang primary school in Kampong Cham province. ...
Khmer Times team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15993/first-read-turns-a-page-towards-early-childhood-development/
Dispute could ‘spook investors’
Seung Hyung Lee did not know that blocking an excavator with his body would be part of his job description when he came to work in Cambodia. The senior vice-president of developer World City, however, found himself doing just that last week, when construction equipment ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15992/dispute-could----spook-investors---/
A King’s temple remembered
The elders of Banteay Village have a favorite comparison when discussing the temple perched above a floodplain on the outskirts of town. ...
James Reddick and Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15951/a-king---s-temple-remembered/
Gov’t tackles Social Media
Social networks are a double-edged sword when it comes to the dissemination of news and information according to experts at a social network ethics and morality workshop yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15954/gov---t-tackles-social-media/
Dengue cases rising in Siem Reap
Dengue fever has killed 24 people so far this year, most of them children. As dengue fever cases continue to rise in Siem Reap province, the statistics seem scary. Death by dengue, however, is most often due to complications stemming from multiple infections coupled with ...
Naomi Collett Ritz
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15953/dengue-cases-rising-in-siem-reap/
Floods hit Battambang
Six districts in Battambang province are dealing with heavy flooding, and 155 households in Bavel district were evacuated this weekend, officials said. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15952/floods-hit-battambang/
Gov’t eyes data gaps to ensure stable foundation for construction industry
A survey of foreign direct investment by the National Bank of Cambodia due to be completed at the end of this month will help fill data gaps in the construction industry and could lead to new regulations in the property market that will pave the ...
New strategy lures skittish villagers to solar
The greatest barrier to bringing solar power to Cambodia’s villages is not the cost, the lack of trained engineers, or the lack of equipment, analysts say. The SNV is only funded for the next three years. Mr. Barbian said he hopes the government will be ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15862/new-strategy-lures-skittish-villagers-to-solar/
Cambodia attracts $3.3 bln investment in 1st half of 2015
Cambodia attracted investment projects with a total capital of $3.3 billion in the first six months of this year, according to the figures of the Council for the Development of Cambodia on Friday. ...
Khmer Times News Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15879/cambodia-attracts--3-3-bln-investment-in-1st-half-of-2015/
Group finds judiciary wracked with corruption
The human rights wing of the International Bar Association has found Cambodia’s judiciary is riddled with problems that corrode citizens’ rights to a fair trial, including widespread graft. ...
Pav Suy and James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15863/group-finds-judiciary-wracked-with-corruption/
Myanmar and Cambodia to trade labor arbitration experiences
Cambodia’s Arbitration Council will share its experiences in settling labor disputes at a series of workshops in Myanmar, a nation with a growing garment industry. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15816/myanmar-and-cambodia-to-trade-labor-arbitration-experiences/
Gov’t gets tough on environment
Cambodian environmental leaders came together yesterday to discuss the country’s contributions to the upcoming Paris Climate Conference in December. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15818/gov---t-gets-tough-on-environment/
Increased security may cut off Chinese minority’s escape route
Nearly a month after the deadly bombing at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Cambodia’s military police spokesman Eng Hy said police have increased security at potential terrorist targets in Phnom Penh, such as Aeon Mall, aiming to prevent a similar tragedy in Cambodia. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15817/increased-security-may-cut-off-chinese-minority---s-escape-route/
Cambodia turns to Malaysia for renewable energy boost
Cambodia and Malaysia have reached an agreement to collaborate on renewable energy and green technology, officials confirmed yesterday. ...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15751/cambodia-turns-to-malaysia-for-renewable-energy-boost/