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Plans for another ‘Hun Sen High School’ renaming canceled
A provincial governor’s request to rename a Siem Reap City high school after Prime Minister Hun Sen has been abandoned, according to an official and the school—a decision some have speculated was influenced by online criticism of the suggested change. ...
Rachna Thim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/plans-another-hun-sen-high-school-renaming-canceled-132584/
New railroad to be built: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that a new railway from the capital to Siem Reap province will be built within an undisclosed timeframe. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24436/new-railroad-to-be-built--hun-sen/
Pig disease contained; pork sales still down
The recent outbreak of “blue-ear pig disease” in two districts of Siem Reap province has been successfully contained, but consumer demand for pork in the province has not recovered, a senior official said. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pig-disease-contained-pork-sales-still-down-93700/
Hun Sen shutters two firms in Siem Reap tour boat trade
Two companies collecting commission from tourist-boat operators on the Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap province have been closed down on orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to the provincial governor. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-shutters-two%e2%80%88firms-in-siem-reap-tour-boat-trade-82661/
New year holiday brought millions of dollars to Siem Reap, officials say
A three-day holiday in the tourist town of Siem Reap has garnered millions of dollars in economic value, officials said Tuesday. The Angkor Sankranta, held near the famed temples of Angkor Wat, celebrates the Khmer New Year, a lunar holiday that typically falls in April. It ...
Neou Vannarin
http://bit.ly/1JsdBoE
Siem Reap land protest draws crowd of 1,000
In a rare display of solidarity outside of Phnom Penh, more than 1,000 people with varied land-related grievances across Siem Reap province gathered in front of the provincial governor’s office on Tuesday to demand action, and left with a promise from the governor to help. Activist ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/siem-reap-land-protest-draws-crowd-of-1000-61831/
Provincial governors get RCAF promotions
The governors of Siem Reap and Kompong Chhnang provinces have been promoted in the military, according to a royal decree signed last month. The decree, which was signed by King Norodom Sihamoni and dated April 24, promotes Siem Reap governor Khim Bunsong from major general to ...
Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/provincial-governors-get-rcaf-promotions-58615/
Cambodia's Siem Reap, China's Jiangxi ink cooperation deal
Cambodia’s cultural Siem Reap province and China’s eastern Jiangxi province have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in a number of fields, according to a copy of the MoU on Saturday. The deal was inked on Friday afternoon between Khim Bunsong, governor of ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/30/c_132930687.htm