Khmer Times
New insurance product gives rice farmers a break
Farmers hit by drought in Battambang this year are already benefitting from a new crop insurance product for rice farmers introduced by Forte Insurance, with at least 60 families in two districts of the country’s main rice-growing province collecting payments so far. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16797/new-insurance-product-gives-rice-farmers-a-break/
Lawyers vote in wake of damning report
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) will hold its eighth election today at its headquarters in Sen Sok district. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16807/lawyers-vote-in-wake-of-damning-report/
Cambodia lauds new silk road
Prime Minister Hun Sen has thrown his weight behind China’s ambitious multi-billion dollar plan to revive the Silk Road, the ancient trading route crossing three continents to link China with Europe. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16810/cambodia-lauds-new-silk-road/
Late king father’s legacy remembered
In “Goodbye Cambodia”, a song written by the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk, he expressed the sadness and melancholy in his heart about the state of his country and about being forced to leave. Many of these same feelings bubbled to the surface as people ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16812/late-king-father---s-legacy-remembered/
‘Free market’ no excuse for price gouging: CNRP
Despite Prime Minister Hun Sen’s request for bus owners and cab drivers to not hike prices over the Pchum Ben holiday, passengers were subjected to a familiar price bump this week. ...
Chea Takihiro and Srey Kunmeth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16770/---free-market----no-excuse-for-price-gouging--cnrp/
To court students, vocational programs get a makeover
One slickly produced television ad tells students “to join the community of minds that craves to learn,” as three teenagers assemble an electrical circuit board. “Better Skills! Better income!” a group of students shout in unison, fists raised. ...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16768/to-court-students--vocational-programs-get-a-makeover/
Arsenic in Kandal rice may be leaking into Phnom Penh markets
Once thought to be a problem that affected only rural areas, arsenic poisoning from tainted food could affect Cambodian cities such as Phnom Penh as well, according to research into rice and fish cultivated in Kandal province. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16767/arsenic-in-kandal-rice-may-be-leaking-into-phnom-penh-markets/
Robbers’ terms made concurrent
Both Prum Chan Samnang, a 20-year-old former Smart Axiata employee, and Phy Phirum, a 20-year-old air conditioning technician, were lucky enough to receive a rare “consolidation of sentences” yesterday at Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16679/robbers----terms-made-concurrent/
Drought hits 234,695 hectares of paddy fields in Cambodia
Persisting dry conditions have affected approximately 234,695 hectares of rice seedlings in 16 Cambodian provinces and cities, according to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture on Sunday. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16505/drought-hits-234-695-hectares-of-paddy-fields-in-cambodia/
Hun Sen warns on Rains, Rice
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday expressed concern about agricultural productivity in the rainy season, as the rains so far this year have been worryingly scarce. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16537/hun-sen-warns-on-rains--rice/
Teachers push for higher wages, rural schools with books
Teachers are demanding that their salaries be raised to 1.5 million riel (about $270) per month next year, and are warning the government that if this does not happen, they will continue protesting “like a headache that will not go away.” ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16536/teachers-push-for-higher-wages--rural-schools-with-books/
Russia seeks more cooperation with Cambodia
The Russian Federation is seeking more cooperation with Cambodia in the fields of investment, information exchange, and heritage preservation. ...
Khan Sophirom
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16443/russia-seeks-more-cooperation-with-cambodia/
Cambodia to host commemoration of ASEAN day for disaster management next Friday
This year’s celebration of ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) and International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) will be hosted by Cambodia on Oct. 9-10, aiming to raise people’s awareness of disaster risk reduction. ...
Beehive defectors welcome: KSP
The Khmer Solidarity Party (KSP) yesterday brushed aside rumors that disgruntled members of the Beehive Social Democratic Party (BSDP) were trying to join it. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16414/beehive-defectors-welcome--ksp/
Cambodian gov't urges fuel companies to lower prices amid global oil price decline
The Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday convened a meeting with eight major oil companies to urge them to slash oil prices as global prices have declined. ...
Four more Nauru refugees may be on the way
The Interior Ministry will send a delegation to Nauru Island this month to interview another four asylum seekers who are considering resettling in Cambodia, a spokesman for the ministry said yesterday. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16353/four-more-nauru-refugees-may-be-on-the-way/
Cardamom mountains: body jars and cliff coffins
The remote and mysterious Cardamom Mountains are giving up some of their secrets – burial jars and wooden coffins – to the public as part of an exhibition that begins today at the National Museum. ...
Nou Sotheavy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16351/cardamom-mountains--body-jars-and-cliff-coffins/
UN, US urged to aid De-mining center
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong asked the United Nations, United States and other countries to give technical support to the Asean Regional Mine Action Center. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16357/un--us-urged-to-aid-de-mining-center/
Cambodia aims to reduce Dollarization
Cambodia has designed strategies to give the Riel a boost to reduce dollarization, which represents about 80 percent of currencies circulated in the country, the Central Bank’s senior officials said Tuesday. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16274/cambodia-aims-to-reduce-dollarization/
Don’t worry, Gov’t tells net users
The government yesterday moved to reassure Internet users and NGOs fearful of a censorship crackdown after plans to implement new controls to combat cybercrime and the abuse of social media. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16313/don---t-worry--gov---t-tells-net-users/
Business briefs
The Cambodia Securities Exchange yesterday said it had approved “in principle” the eligibility of stated-owned Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) to list on the bourse, according to the press release from the exchange. “Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) has approved in principle the listing eligibility of ...
Khmer Times team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16249/business-briefs/
Airline shifts blame for ‘disabled’ fee
The Disability Action Council (DAC) said yesterday it would conduct an investigation of Bassaka Airlines and the Cambodian Airport Management Service Ltd (CAMS) to determine whether a $240 surcharge for a wheelchair-bound passenger qualifies as discrimination under the country’s disability law. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16267/airline-shifts-blame-for----disabled----fee/
Minimum wage should fall not rise: GMAC
With the fight over the minimum wage hike for the garment and footwear industry coming to a head, factory owners are already digging in their heels, saying any increase in the $128 a month wage could seriously damage an industry that is facing rising competition ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16269/minimum-wage-should-fall-not-rise--gmac/
Gov’t eyes private sector for help with national housing plan
The government yesterday took another step towards completing an affordable housing plan for low- and mid-income families by seeking private-sector partners to help develop and implement it. ...