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Law passed for insulting King

15 February 2018
Khmer Times
Constitution and rights / Law making process
The Council of Ministers / The National Assembly

The National Assembly yesterday approved an amendment to the Penal Code allowing prison sentences for anyone insulting the King.An extraordinary session was held yesterday to discuss and then approve the Penal Code amendment, as well as amending five articles of the constitution and a draft ...

 Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108644/law-passed-for-insulting-king/q

Anti-refugee protest dogged by xenophobia

18 October 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Government / Human rights / International relations / Social development
Australian aid / Australian Embassy / EU delegation / Federation of Cambodian Intellectuals and Students / Mao Pises / National Assembly / The Council of Ministers / U.S. Embassy

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through central Phnom Penh yesterday morning calling for a controversial refugee resettlement deal between Australia and Cambodia to be scrapped. While the protesters echoed human rights concerns that have been repeatedly made about the scheme, an undercurrent of xenophobia was also present. After ...

 Kevin Ponniah
http://phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/anti-refugee-protest-dogged-xenophobia

Maina Kiai calls on Cambodia government to lift ban on public assemblies

UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai has asked the government of Cambodia to lift a ban on public gathering that has been in force for a month. A statement also said Kiai met and raised the issue of the blanket protest ban with Secretary of State for ...

 Standard Digital News Staff
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000104438&story_title=kiai-calls-on-cambodia-government-to-lift-ban-on-public-assemblies

Five More Years For Hun Sen; Some Ministers Reshuffled

25 September 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Constitution and rights / Education and training / Education policy and administration / Elections / Government / Law and judiciary / Law making process / Ministries and other national bodies / Social development / System of government
Aun Porn Moniroth / Cambodia National Rescue Party / CDC / Cham Prasidh / Chan Sarun / CNRP / Council for the Development of Cambodia / CPP / Funcinpec / Hang Chuon Naron / Heng Samrin / Him Chhem / Hun Sen / Im Sethy / Ith Sam Heng / Keat Chhon / Kong Sam Ol / MIME / Ministry of Civil Service / Ministry of Commerce / Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts / Ministry of Environment / Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy / Ministry of Labor / Ministry of Post and Telecommunications / Ministry of Social Affairs / MoE / Mok Mareth / National Assembly / National Assembly Investment Committee / Nhiek Bun Chhay / Ouk Rabun / Phoeung Sakona / Pich Bunthin / Prak Sokhon / So Khun / Sun Chanthol / Suy Sem / The Cabinet of Cambodia / The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia / The Council of Ministers / Vong Sauth

A day after its opening session and still devoid of the 55 lawmakers-elect of the opposition CNRP, the country’s new, one-party National Assembly voted Prime Minister Hun Sen in for yet another five-year term Tuesday and approved an extensive reshuffle of his Cabinet. In a ...

 Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/five-more-years-for-hun-sen-some-ministers-reshuffled-43133/

No foreign carriers for domestic air travel in Cambodia

22 January 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce
air travel industry / Angkor Air / Australian aid / Bangkok Airways / Cambodia Angkor Air / Centre for Aviation / domestic air travel industry / domestic airlines / international airlines / local airlines / Phnom Penh / Qantas Airways / Siem Reap / Tek Reth Samrach / The Council of Ministers

The government will not allow international airlines to establish domestic services in Cambodia, and the country’s domestic air travel industry is not being monopolised, says an industry leader. These two points were made by Tek Reth Samrach, state secretary of the Council of Ministers, in response ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013012260897/Business/no-foreign-carriers-for-domestic-air-travel-in-cambodia.html

Cambodians wanted more from Obama

22 November 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Human rights / Land / Social development
Airport / Angkor Empire / Angkor Wat / ASEAN Summit / California / Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) / Cambodian-American hamburger / Chinese aid / Documentation Center of Cambodia / eviction protest / forced evictions / freedom of expression / Human Rights / injustice / Journalists / King Father Norodom Sihanouk / Lao Mong Hay / local and international NGOs / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation / newspaper / Pannasastra University / Political analyst / powerful leaders / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Radio / social and political justice / SOS Obama / South China Sea / television / The Council of Ministers / U.S. President Barack Obama / US citizen / US delegation / US Embassy / White House press topic

He came, he said nothing, he left. Publicly at least, President Barack Obama, the first US head of state to visit the Kingdom, uttered not a single word to the Cambodian people, although many have noted that he was extremely pressed for time. Cambodians, from the ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012112259890/National-news/cambodians-wanted-more-from-obama.html

Securities and Exchange Commission will regulate the Stock Exchange

16 March 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Investment / Securities exchange (stock market) / Stock market
CSX / International Organization for Securities Commissions / IOSCO / Ministry of Economy and Finance / National Bank of Cambodia / SECC / The Council of Ministers / The Ministry of Justice

The laws and regulations that govern Cambodia’s securities market were derived from the Objectives and Principles of the International Organization for Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the best practices in the region, according to Dr. Ming Bankosal, Director General of the SECC. the SECC which ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Special-Reports/securities-and-exchange-commission-will-regulates-the-stock-exchange.html

Sub-Decree to Require Licenses fro Tour Guides

8 August 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Industries / Tourism
Cambodia / department of tourism / education and training department / Government / Government-Private Sector Tourism Working Group / guides / Ho Vandy co-president of the Government-Private Sector Tourism Working Group / Licenses / Ministry of Education / Ministry of Tourism / Ministry of Tourism police / regulate / Ten Ratana / The Council of Ministers / Tith Chantha / tour guides / Tourism / Tourism Ministry / tourism sector / tourism training program / Training / training courses / training program

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a sub-decree requiring tour guides to obtain licenses from the government in an effort to regulate and improve quality of service in the tourism sector. The sub-decree aims “to define the procedure to manage tourist guides,”and requires current ...