Gov’t aims for more German investment
Government officials are seeking more investment from German companies, they said yesterday during a meeting with a delegation of executives from the country. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21901/gov---t-aims-for-more-german-investment/
Fishermen repatriated after ordeal
On Friday, 13 Cambodians were repatriated after months of gruelling work trapped aboard Malaysian fishing trawlers, according to rights groups that helped with the returns. ...
Laignee Barron and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishermen-repatriated-after-ordeal
Hun Sen: EU should respect Kingdom’s stance on human rights, democracy
While Cambodia accepts the European Commission’s recommendation for the partial suspension of the Kingdom’s Everything-but-arms (EBA) trade status, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the European Union should also respect the Kingdom’s stance. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50692508/hun-sen-eu-should-respect-kingdoms-stance-on-human-rights-democracy
ASEAN feet firmly on path to post-Covid recovery era: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen said the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years had been a challenging period for the Cambodian government as well as the rest of ASEAN – but one that he felt was nearing its end soon because ASEAN’s feet were ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/asean-feet-firmly-path-post-covid-recovery-era-pm
BoT starts siege on hot-money flows
The Bank of Thailand’s moves to counter hot-money inflows that have pushed The baht to a six-year high and The central bank’s vow to impose more measures if such speculative flows linger rattled The local currency and The stock market on Friday.Keep reading ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
Experts urge caution when buying drugs on Facebook
Health experts have advised consumers to be extra cautious when purchasing drugs on social media sites such as Facebook. People should check whether the drugs sold on Facebook pages are legal before buying them, U Zaw Zaw Myo Lwin, CEO of Yangon Heartz Media, a local ...
Lawyer calls for leniency for trafficking suspects
A lawyer for six women accused of trafficking young women to China conceded his clients’ guilt during their trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday but asked for leniency because of their modest education. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/lawyer-calls-for-leniency-for-trafficking-suspects-95953/
Finance Ministry To Tackle Graft With ‘Rewards’
Finance Minister Keat Chhon announced a new plan on Thursday to cut down on rampant state corruption by dispersing three-quarters of non-tax revenue to ministries and their employees as financial “rewards.” With Anti-Corruption Unit chief Om Yentieng by his side, Mr. Chhon laid out the bare ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/finance-ministry-to-tackle-graft-with-rewards-8993/
More than 1,600 workers and traders have been infected with Covid-19 since March 21
As of the evening of April 19, more than 1,000 workers and more than 600 traders have been infected with Covid-19, which infections recorded from March 21. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50841675/more-than-1600-workers-and-traders-have-been-infected-with-covid-19-since-march-21/
Cambodia-S. Korea latest trade valued at $451 mn
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea is growing ahead of a draft bilateral trade agreement expected to be signed and put into effect by the end of this year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50903734/cambodia-s-korea-latest-trade-valued-at-451-mn/
Belt and Nope: Southeast Asia doesn’t trust China
Southeast Asian countries, among some of the biggest beneficiaries of Chinese investment, do not trust Beijing and believe their governments should be cautious when negotiating on President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road initiative.Keep reading ...
Emma Richards
All-time high for Securities Exchange trading volume
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) recorded its highest ever trading volume on Monday, exchanging 2,150,535 shares with a total value of more than $4.43 million, according to a CSX press release. The previous record was 939,498 shares traded on July 5, 2017. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/all-time-high-securities-exchange-trading-volume
Former chief bodyguard receives royal pardon
The former chief bodyguard of late Senate president Chea Sim has received a royal pardon nearly eight years after he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars on several charges, according to a royal decree dated November 12, last year, and obtained by The Post ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/former-chief-bodyguard-receives-royal-pardon
Cambodia will not investigate protest shooting death, government spokesman says
Cambodian authorities will not pursue inquiries into the shooting death of a man killed during anti-government protests two years ago, a government spokesman said today as a Cambodian rights group slammed the Southeast Asian nation’s “dangerous path” away from democracy. ...
Morm Moniroth
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/investigate-09152015173349.html
Capital’s port on course for IPO
Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) will hold a meeting next week to review the submitted financial statements of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), Cambodia’s second-largest port, and to consider its eligibility to list and trade its securities on the stock exchange, a CSX official said yesterday. ...
Sorn Sarath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capitals-port-course-ipo
Sar Kheng orders end to illegal fishing off coast
At a ceremony to install a former military commander as governor of Preah Sihanouk province on Monday, interior Minister Sar Kheng chided local police for allowing a Russian faction to give the tourist hub a bad name and ordered an end to illegal fishing off ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sar-kheng-orders-end-to-illegal-fishing-off-coast-93581/
Thailand, Cambodia discuss extradition
Thai and Cambodian authorities met earlier this week to discuss their extradition agreement and strengthen prisoner exchange – a meeting that came just days after Thailand extradited Cambodian refugee Sam Sokha amid concerns about the fate of more than 100 opposition figures who have fled ...
Ben Sokhean and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thailand-cambodia-discuss-extradition
Half a million voters register
The National Election Committee yesterday closed The voter registration list at 5.30 pm, with more than 32 percent of an estimated 1.6 million newly eligible voters having signed up successfully. NEC spokesman Hang PuThea said final registration figures will be released today. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089916/half-million-voters-register/
Gold vendors rally to free compatriots
Three Banteay Meanchey gold vendors accused of buying stolen goods were arrested yesterday then released four hours later after about 200 fellow gold sellers demonstrated on their behalf outside Mongkol Borei district police headquarters. the district governor personally intervened and mediated the release, district police chief ...