VOA Khmer
More cooperation a priority for new ambassador to US
Cambodia is seeking more trade with the US, as well as other means for bilateral partnerships, the Phnom Penh’s new ambassador to the US says. ...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/more-cooperation-a-priority-for-new-ambassador-to-us/2963045.html
Second group of Nauru refugees slated to arrive next month
A second group of refugees is scheduled to arrive from the Pacific Island of Nauru next month, in an ongoing agreement with Australia. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/second-group-of-nauru-refugees-slated-to-arrive-next-month/2963005.html
Multimedia project gives help to young Cambodians braving the job market
The project Klahan9—from the Khmer word Klahan, meaning “brave”—is a multimedia initiative that aims to help youths make better decisions about their careers. The show is broadcast live on Sundays between 1pm and 2pm on FM103. ...
World Bank does little as villagers threatened and jailed for protesting big projects
Nget Khun, a 76-year-old known to some in Cambodia’s capital as “Grandma Mommy,” hasn’t had a quiet retirement. A World Bank spokesperson said the bank is in discussions with the government about “how to support the country’s development in a way that benefits all Cambodians.” ...
Phorn Bopha et al
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/world-bank-does-little-as-villagers-threatened-and-jailed-for-protestting-big-projects/2959923.html
Prince Ranarridh offers support of government’s border policies
Prince Norodom Ranarridh, leader of the royalist party Funcinpec, says he has offered support to Prime Minister Hun Sen, to verify Cambodia’s maps in its demarcation discussions over the Vietnam border. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/prince-ranarridh-offers-support-of-government-border-policies/2959993.html
New national exams made easier this year, critics say
The Ministry of Education is prepared to release the results of the two-day national exam this weekend, ahead of schedule, but critics say the exam has been made easier than in the past in an effort to move more students along to higher education. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/new-national-exams-made-easier-this-year-critics-say/2960014.html
Nightclub fire kills five
A nightclub fire in Phnom Penh has killed five women and seriously injured two other men, officials said late Monday.Patrons inside had been trapped when the fire broke out at the Key Club, in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, said Prum Yorn, municipal fire chief. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/nightclub-fire-kills-five/2952236.html
Buyers worried about union demands, garment manufacturers say
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia says unions and their demands for higher wages are rattling the country’s industry and could lead to a decline in buyers, factories and jobs. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/buyers-worried-about-union-demands-garment-manufacturers-say/2952398.html
Man charged with posting death threat on Facebook
Phang Seiha, who is originally from Prey Veng province, was arrested Saturday in the border town of Poipet, where he was returning to Cambodia from Thailand. Authorities say he posted a death threat to Sok Touch, an academic who is tasked with reviewing Cambodia’s border ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/man-charged-with-posting-death-threat-on-facebook/2951024.html
FAO: World's forests faring better
The bottom line from the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2015 assessment of global forest resources: The state of the world’s forests is better than it was.The U.N. agency released the report this week ahead of the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa. ...
Joe DeCapua
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/fao-says-world-forests-faring-better/2950891.html
Social media allows expression, but users weigh the risks of rumor
For many young Cambodians, social media has become more than simply a way to communicate with friends, and is a major source of news about their country and the world. But while observers say such websites have increased awareness about political issues in recent years, ...
Workers say ASEAN integration won’t bring them home
When Asean more closely integrates economically later this year, more goods and services will flow freely between member states.But that will likely mean a greater outflow of Cambodian workers abroad, and not the reverse, workers say. That includes travel to countries outside Asean, like South ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/workers-say-asean-integration-wont-bring-them-home/2947051.html
Tech company looks to expand reach beyond Cambodia
Comprehensive startup models are still small in Cambodia, even though there is growing interest circulating among young entrepreneurs. But one tech startup, Codingate, is ready to make a move to bring Cambodia’s IT service to the next level. ...
Ten Soksreinith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/tech-company-looks-to-expand-reach-beyond-cambodia/2947073.html
Koh Kong authorities defend crackdown on protesters
The provincial government in Koh Kong says authorities were within their rights to detain more than a dozen people and break up a demonstration over the arrest of three environmental activists. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/koh-kong-authorities-defend-crackdown-on-protesters/2947030.html
Garment manufacturers plan institute to improve worker skills
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia wants to build a special school to improve Cambodian workers’ skills and make the country more competitive, but labor leaders say if the school is not provided for free, it won’t work. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/garment-manufacturers-plan-institute-to-improve-worker-skills/2943810.html
Dengue fever kills 8 more
At least eight more people have died from dengue fever in less than a month, prompting health officials to warn people to be vigilant in preventing the disease. The total number of dengue infections has risen to nearly 7,000, up from around 2,000 last year, ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/dengue-fever-kills-8-more/2942374.html
No request for help investigating Thai bombing, Cambodian officials say
Cambodian authorities say they have received no request for aid in the Thai investigation of a bombing in Bangkok in August, following the detention of a second suspect near the Cambodian border on Tuesday. ...
Court orders continued detention of opposition senator
The Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to jail an opposition senator, who is accused of posting false border maps online, an offense Prime Minister Hun Sen has likened to “treason.” ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/court-orders-continued-detention-of-opposition-senator/2942351.html
Koh Kong authorities detain protesters, rights workers, journalists
Police in Koh Kong province on Wednesday detained at least 17 people, who had been protesting the detention of three environmental activists. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/koh-kong-authorities-detain-protesters-rights-workers-journalists/2942251.html
Australia says deal to send more refugees to Cambodia still on
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday denied a refugee deal with Cambodia had collapsed after Cambodian officials said it did not intend to accept any more refugees from a South Pacific detention center under an agreement. ...
VOA Khmer News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/australia-says-deal-to-send-more-refugees-to-cambodia-still-on/2939548.html
Survivors of labor trafficking often fall through the cracks, report says
Men who are trafficked into forced labor can have difficulty reintegrating into their lives once they return. The report, by Hagar International, says assistance for such integration remains underfunded, while many victims of trafficking are forgotten once they find their way home. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/survivors-of-labor-trafficking-often-fall-through-the-cracks-report-says/2940874.html
Late King’s adviser says French border demarcation should bee used
Prince Sisowath Thomico, the personal secretary of late King Norodom Sihanouk, has weighed in on Cambodia’s map controversy and the alleged encroachment of Vietnamese infrastructure along the Cambodian border. ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/late-king-adviser-says-french-border-demarcation-should-be-used/2940891.html
Protesters clash with authorities in Koh Kong
A group of protesters demanding the release of three jailed environmental activists in Koh Kong province clashed with authorities on Tuesday, as they attempted to file a petition to the residence of the provincial governor. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/protesters-clash-with-authorities-in-koh-kong/2940836.html
Opposition VP says fair elections would mean wins in 2017, 2018
Kem Sokha, the vice president of the opposition, addressed supporters in Australia last week, claiming that even if “another” party has its own supporters embedded in his party, fair elections in 2018 are what count. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-vp-says-fair-elections-would-mean-wins-in-2017-2018/2939298.html