Police reinvestigating case of local journalist killed by mob
Prosecutors in Kompong Speu province have ordered police to reinvestigate the demise of a newspaper reporter who was reportedly bludgeoned to death by an angry mob on Sunday, while the victim’s family and employer cast doubt on the official version of events. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-reinvestigating-case-of-local-journalist-killed-by-mob-107540/
Anti-dam activist denies illegal logging charge at trial
On trial at the Koh KOng Provincial Court On Wednesday, anti-dam activist Ven Vorn denied the illegal logging charge laid against him last year over his involvement in the cOnstructiOn of a wooden community center, his lawyer said. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-dam-activist-denies-illegal-logging-charge-at-trial-108652/
CPP touts Hun Sen’s attendance at US summit
Sitting in a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and fellow Asean leaders in California on Tuesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen seemed to have his mind on what Cambodians would think of his participation in this week’s U.S.-Asean Summit. ...
Anthony Jensen and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cpp-touts-hun-sens-attendance-at-us-summit-108697/
Justice ministry praises UN rapporteur
Justice Ministry spokesman Chin Malin sang the praises of UN Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith on Saturday, following a report in the Post on Friday that she had lost the confidence of many in the human rights community. ...
Sokha warns youth against provocative use of Facebook
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha on Thursday told a conference of the CNRP’s provincial youth leaders to be careful with what they post on Facebook, asking them to remain polite in political arguments to prevent provoking any trouble with the ruling CPP. ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sokha-warns-youth-against-provocative-use-of-facebook-102004/
Sar Kheng paying traffic cops bonus out of own pocket
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has been paying traffic officers daily bonuses directly from his own pocket since January 1, information he revealed on Friday at a ministerial meeting on the transparent disbursement of traffic fine revenue, officials said yesterday. ...
Bun Sengkong and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-paying-traffic-cops-bonus-out-own-pocket
Preah Vihear replica commander transferred
The Thai commander who was the mastermind behind the scale replica of the Preah Vihear temple complex on Pha Mor E-Daeng cliff has been transferred following concerns aired by the Thai Foreign Ministry about the structure’s effect on relations with Cambodia. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24722/preah-vihear-replica-commander-transferred/
Over 200 kilograms of wildlife seized in Mondulkiri
Authorities seized more than 200 kilograms of trafficked wildlife in two cases in Mondulkiri on Wednesday. Provincial Environment Department Director Keo Sopheak said four men on two motorbikes were arrested hauling 100 kilos of illegal wildlife meat out of Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-200-kilograms-wildlife-seized-mondulkiri
PM opens Laos border checkpoint
Prime Minister Hun Sen and Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith met yesterday at the inauguration of a checkpoint on the border between both countries, subsequently reaching an agreement to allow residents on both sides to cross freely with only a special border pass. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34060/26-millers-pass-china-test/
Government’s efforts to decentralise continue
In the past two decades, the government has transferred about $2 billion to lower level administrations in an effort to decentralize.The figure was revealed yesterday during the first day of a two-day conference on decentralization on Koh Pich. ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50109838/governments-efforts-decentralise-continue/
Joint Cambodia, Laos tour packages
Cambodia and Laos, in a bid to promote bilateral tourism, will create joint tour packages to facilitate the visit of tourists to both countries. The tour packages will focus on provinces, in both countries, that lie on either side of the Mekong river. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36005/joint-cambodia--laos-tour-packages/
Court rebuffs Koh Kong families seeking to reclaim land
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday rejected the request of five families from Koh Kong province to nullify the deals they made seven years ago to give up their land to a local sugarcane plantation on the grounds that they were coerced. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-rebuffs-koh-kong-families-seeking-to-reclaim-land-127541/
Court to Question SEZ Shooting Witnesses Today
The Svay Rieng Provincial Court is scheduled to question two witnesses today over the shooting of three workers at a special economic zone (SEZ) on Feb. 20, investigating Judge Pech Chhoeut said yesterday. “We will question two more witnesses on Thursday,” Judge Chhoeut said. ...
Cambodia earns US$2.6 billion from tourism
Cambodia attracted some 4.2 million foreign tourists last year, up 18 percent year-on-year, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. Five largest sources of tourists to Cambodia are Vietnam, China, South Korea, Laos and Thailand. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MzAzZTU5MWNkMzB
Cambodia’s economy remains strong this year: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said that Cambodia’s economy remains strong with an expected growth of 7 percent this year. Hun Sen made the comments during the 2014 Cambodia Outlook Conference on “Cambodia the next five years – Reforms and Competitiveness in Integration Region. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZWRjY2Q1NWU4ZTk
Phnom Penh City Hall hoping to turn garbage into electricity
The Phnom Penh Municipal Government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Inter Far East Engineering Public Company Limited of Thailand to study the feasibility of turning the city’s waste into energy, according to a notice posted on the municipality’s website. ...
Ben Sokhean and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-city-hall-hoping-to-turn-garbage-into-electricity-60724/
Police find cannabis in high place
A joint force of local and provincial police in Kampot on Friday burned down more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing on the side of a mountain, according to an official involved in the operation. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-find-cannabis-high-place
Two Russians arrested after fight over Kazantip profits
Police arrested two Russian men at a rented villa in Sihanoukville on Saturday after a Moldovan man was injured in a fight that began when one side allegedly demanded a portion of the profits from the upcoming Kazantip music festival, officials said on Sunday. ...
Ouch Sony and Chris Mueller
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-russians-arrested-after-fight-over-kazantip-profits-78001/
Rights group wants sit-downs with government
Local rights group Adhoc on Thursday called on Prime Minister Hun Sen and other government officials to hold regular meetings with NGOs in order to better understand the human rights situation in the country. ...
Kuch Naren and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rights-group-wants-sit-downs-with-government-67293/
Taxi drivers, market sellers protest in Poipet
About 300 workers, including taxi drivers and market vendors, protested in front of the Poipet International Border Checkpoint on Thursday to voice their anger at authorities on both sides of the Thai-Cambodian border. ...
Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/taxi-drivers-market-sellers-protest-in-poipet-68240/