Railway families remain uncertain as commune election candidates silent on their relocation
Seng Pha, 63, is unable to read the leaflets of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) posted on the wall of her wooden house, but she recognizes one of the candidates running for commune chief, out of a total of 35, in Boeung Kak II commune. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/railway-families-remain-uncertain-as-commune-election-candidates-silent-on-their-relocation/
‘Death by plastic’ for animals must spur Southeast Asia to tackle waste crisis
The animal is dead. It can be a fish, bird, mammal or reptile. An autopsy is conducted and inevitably reams of plastic are discovered in its stomach. When I wake up every morning, I step into my bathroom and survey The shelves. There are rows of ...
Karim Raslan
Kampong Cham riverbank collapse affects commune administration hall
Around 50 metres of riverbank on Saturday collapsed in Kampong Cham province’s Kampong Cham city and has affected a commune administration hall building. Provincial Governor Un Chanda, who inspected the collapse site in Veal Vong commune, on Saturday said he had ordered officials to tackle ...
Cambodia gets $1.6M for Covid-19 response from German gov’t
In light of Cambodia confirmIng 91 Covid-19 cases, Germany announced on Tuesday that it will provide €1.5 million ($1,618,000) to help support the Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan In the KIngdom. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-gets-16m-covid-19-response-german-govt
US criticizes Laos decision to build Mekong dam
The United States on Monday criticized a decision by The struggling Asian nation of Laos to build The first dam across The mainstream of The Mekong River, a project that environmentalists warn could affect tens of millions of livelihoods and trigger a dam-building spree along ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121105/us-us-laos-dam/
Public discussion on forest fires, PM2.5
The Council of Engineers and its network partners have held a public discussion on The causes of forest fires and PM2.5 particles. The event was being held for The fourth time, with The intention of providing furTher information on policies and The strategies being used ...
Praphorn Praphornkul
Ministry publicises law on Laos' overseas representatives
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting on Friday to explain The Law on Overseas Representative Agencies of The Lao PDR to its civil servants. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith presided over The meeting.The National Assembly approved The law at its ordinary session ...
Times Reporters
Hun Sen, and Sam Rainsy held talk on NGOS law
Prime Minister Hun Sen and minority leader of the National Assembly Sam Rainsy held talk this morning on the controversy of the draft of law on NGOs, Associations and Unions. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/hun-sen-and-sam-rainsy-held-talk-on-ngos-law-8725
Sokha arrest won’t impact voter registration: NEC
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday said The recent political developments involving The detention of Cambodia’s opposition leader would not affect its efforts to register eligible voters ahead of next year’s national elections, though an observer said The arrest put The legitimacy of The electoral ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sokha-arrest-wont-impact-voter-registration-nec
Mekong River Commission Defends Seven-Week Silence on Lao Dam Project Submission
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Wednesday defended its decision to wait nearly seven weeks before officially notifying The public that Laos began a preliminary procedure for The construction of a large dam that would be its fifth on The Mekong river.The Lao government informed The ...
RFA’s Lao Service
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/laos-mrc-silence-submission-mekong-dam-09252019170454.html
National Assembly approves 38 draft laws
The fifth mandate of The National Assembly has approved more than 38 draft laws since The 2018 General Election, National Assembly spokesman Leng Peng Long said on Sunday. Peng Long said The draft laws covered The leadership of The government and integration of The Kingdom ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-assembly-approves-38-draft-laws
Mekong bridge construction gets underway
A bridge being constructed over the Mekong River will connect the provinces of Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum once completed.Nou Vannak, director of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s technical department, told Post Property that construction works had recently started, however no official announcement ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/mekong-bridge-construction-gets-underway
Wildlife protection NGO faces suspension
The Ministry of interior announced The temporary suspension of activities of Cambodia WildLife Forest Fisheries Protection and Conservation Organisation due to its failure to comply with The provisions of The law. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715581/wildlife-protection-ngo-faces-suspension/
HIV-infected villagers continue trial testimony
More than 20 HIV-infected villagers provided testimony during the third day of the trial of an unlicensed medic—accused of infecting more than 270 people with the virus—at the Battambang Provincial Court on Thursday, a court official said. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hiv-infected-villagers-continue-trial-testimony-98069/
Traffic law to change again
The Permanent Committee of The National Assembly approved a number of amendments to The Traffic Law on December 22, sending Them on to parliament’s 7th plenary session for final ratification on Monday. NA spokesman Leng Peng Long said The committee decided on amendments to nine articles ...
OCIC Provides Infrastructure Funding
The company that’s behind The Koh Pich bridge development is providing US $70 million to Phnom Penh city hall to improve The city’s infrastructure “All of The money that comes from The Koh Pich development is being used by city hall to develop Phnom Penh city’s ...
Young urged to learn more tech skills
Labour Minister Ith Samheng yesterday urged young people to take up technical training to address severe shortages in the jobs market. He said there are 113 institutes for technical skills training nationwide, which could accommodate 50,000 students per year. However, there is a lack of interest from ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39941/young-urged-to-learn-more-tech-skills/
New unit stops 23 on Thai border
Units of a newly deployed, 100-strong military police force stationed around Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town after Pchum Ben snared 23 workers seeking to illegally cross the border into Thailand for work on Tuesday. Twenty mobile, five-man units were patrolling in rotating day and night shifts ...
Direct flights from Ha Noi to Cambodia
Travelers bound for Cambodia can now take direct flights from Ha Noi to both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap via new routes launched by Cambodia Angkor Air. Along with the official opening of a representative office in Ha Noi late last month, Angkor Air ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NDEzMWUxZmJiOTh
Kingdom’s Agro exports on slow boat to China
China is the Kingdom’s top rice importer, and is also bringing in Cambodian cassava, rubber, cashews, peppers and a small amount of corn. But experts say efforts to increase export shipments and open Asia’s biggest market to new products will fall short unless Cambodia addresses ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news-list/2/business/