Sam Rainsy: culture of dialogue will save Cambodia from bloodshed
At the Cambodia National Rescue Party Headquarters on Sunday, the party’s president declared that bloody clashes with the government like those of July 1997 will never happen again. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12919/sam-rainsy--culture-of-dialogue-will-save-cambodia-from-bloodshed/
Four convicted over attempt to send brides to China
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday convicted a Chinese man and three Cambodians of human trafficking over an attempt to send three Cambodian women to China as brides. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-convicted-over-attempt-to-send-brides-to-china-88170/
Laotian meth smuggler arrested in Stung Treng
A Laotian man was arrested in Stung Treng province on Tuesday after crossing into Cambodia with nearly a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine, a police official said Wednesday. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/laotian-meth-smuggler-arrested-in-stung-treng-89274/
Industrial policy to be released next week
The government will next week release its Industrial Development Policy (IDP) that aims to keep the economy on its high-growth trajectory, a senior official confirmed yesterday. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industrial-policy-be-released-next-week
Cambodia will weather financial storm: experts
The global stock market tumble may take the wind out of Cambodia’s property sector, but should have muted effects on the rest of the economy, analysts said yesterday. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14919/cambodia-will-weather-financial-storm--experts/
Cambodia garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027 to be launched Monday
The Cambodia Garment, Footwear and Travel Goods (GFT) Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027” will be officially launched on Mar. 21. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044129/cambodia-garment-footwear-and-travel-goods-gft-sector-development-strategy-2022-2027-to-be-launched-monday/
Huge trash piles wash up on Koh Talu beaches
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A huge amount of garbage has been found floating off three beaches on Koh Talu in Bang Saphan Noi district, prompting concern that it will affect coral reefs and egg-laying sites of endangered sea turtles.Keep reading ...
Chaiwat Satyaem
Companies want clarity on CPTPP
The private sector is calling for a quick and clear stance from the government on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).Companies cited foreign investors who have already invested and are interested in further spending in Thailand, though they are waiting for the ...
Phusadee Arunmas
NEC brushes off petition from LI
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday brushed off concerns over a petition written by former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and supported by UK-based Liberal International (LI). ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-brushes-petition-li
France's Hollande vows support to Cambodia's progress
French President Francois Hollande on Monday pledged to help improve economic development and broaden democracy in Cambodia after meeting its Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=306788
Korea opens market to Cambodian mangoes
Mango growers now have access to the South Korean market following an agreement signed on Friday between officials from Korea and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Sum Mane
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24424/korea-opens-market-to-cambodian-mangoes/
As fast food takes hold, health fears grow
As the temperature in Phnom Penh crested 39 degrees celcius on Tuesday, a young British couple stepped into the air-conditioned embrace of Burger King. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/as-fast-food-takes-hold-health-fears-grow-112289/
Angkor beer factory strike hits production
A workers’ strike escalated on Monday at Sihanoukville’s Angkor Beer-producing Cambrew factory, protesters said, with the company acknowledging that the work stoppage was causing major disruptions. ...
Chhorn Phearun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/angkor-beer-factory-strike-hits-production-117037/
Storm batters Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh next
At least 60 containers at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port were knocked over on Tuesday morning, as coastal areas were battered with high winds, heavy rains and two-meter high waves. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15768/storm-batters-sihanoukville--phnom-penh-next/
Timber seizure nabs 30-plus cubic metres in Ratanakkiri
An estimated 30 to 40 cubic metres of protected luxury timber was intercepted in Ratanakkiri province on Wednesday night while being hauled to Vietnam, according to local officials. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/timber-seizure-nabs-30-plus-cubic-metres-ratanakkiri
National Bank to launch financial literacy campaign
A campaign will be launched country-wide to educate the public about how to properly use financial services, a forum on microfinance in Phnom Penh was told yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22735/national-bank-to-launch-financial-literacy-campaign/
U.S.' Denver Art Museum returns looted 10th century sculpture to Cambodia
The U.S.’s Denver Art Museum on Monday officially returned a 10th century sandstone sculpture taken from a Cambodian temple during civil-war era to Cambodia. ...
Xinhua Team
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/28/c_135229738.htm
Justice minister wants Battambang land dispute resolved
Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vattana has weighed in on a prolonged land dispute at the Battambang Provincial Court that has seen three protestors shot and another imprisoned. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-minister-wants-battambang-land-dispute-resolved
Bourse gives nod to port’s IPO application
Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) granted its approval in principle of the listing eligibility review application of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the exchange announced on its website yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bourse-gives-nod-ports-ipo-application
Ratanakkiri villagers decry ‘land grab’ summons
Thirteen ethnic Tumpuon villagers have been summonsed to appear at Ratanakkiri Provincial Court on Wednesday over a long-running land dispute with a rubber firm in Bakeo district. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanakkiri-villagers-decry-land-grab-summons