$240M IMF allocation on way to Kingdom
Cambodia will receive about $240 million out of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) largest-ever distribution of Special DrawIng Rights (SDR), equivalent to some $650 billion, which came Into effect on August 23. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/240m-imf-allocation-way-kingdom
Lumpy Skin outbreak affects 10,000 cattle
About 10,000 heads of cattle across 20 provinces, especially along the Thai border, have been infected with Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), and about 1% of those sick cattle have died, which were mostly calves. ...
Chhun Sun Ly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50920972/lumpy-skin-outbreak-affects-10000-cattle/
Government puts mining licences on hold
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on 22 September told villagers protesting against a planned expansion of gold-mining areas that no new mining permits will be issued during ongoing legal disputes and an assessment period. He was responding to a rally by protesters from 12 provinces who oppose the planned ...
HCMC INGO Quarterly Discussion Group Meeting
HCMC INGO Discussion Group meetINg is regular meetINg of HCMC-INGO -INGO Discussion Group. The details are as below:Date: Friday 21st September, 2018Time: 08:30 to 11:30amVenue: Ho Chi MINh City Union of Friendship Organisation, 3rd Floor, 159C De Tham St, District 1, HCMCMore details ...
NGO Centre
Table 1: Primary Organizations and Forest-Related Responsibilities
[[“Name“,”Abbreviation“,”Main Responsibilities“],[“Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment“,”MNRE“,”Houses RFD, FIO and DNP.”],[“Royal Forest Department“,”RFD“,”Government agency within MNRE responsible for overseeing forest sector and managing state-owned forests outside of protected areas.1“],[“Forest industry Organization“,”FIO“,”State-owned timber company that manages some plantations.”],[“Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation“,”DNP“,”Manages protected ...
Another UN rights envoy arrives
The new Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for The United Nations in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, will touch down in Cambodia for The first time today and will stay until The 24th. Ms. Smith will examine The human rights situation in here and report her findings ...
Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15761/another-un-rights-envoy-arrives/
Cintri defends fee irregularities to Anti-Corruption Unit
The company responsible for collecting Phnom Penh’s trash has defended its erratic pricing structure in response to an inquiry from The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), which says that numerous complaints have been filed by small business owners. The ACU sent a letter to Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd. on ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cintri-defends-fee-irregularities-to-anti-corruption-unit-56153/
Koh Kong authorities bar democracy training, citing new law
Provincial authorities in Koh Kong province have barred a group of law students from conducting a two-day training course on human rights and democracy, citing a controversial law passed earlier this year. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/koh-kong-authorities-bar-democracy-training-citing-new-law/3020066.html
Bail funds ready for jailed senator Sok Hour
Jailed Sam Rainsy Party Senator Hong Sok Hour’s bail hearing has been set for Wednesday, with his lawyers saying that they have deposited 10 million riel (about $2,500) in anticipation of a potentially favourable outcome. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bail-funds-ready-jailed-senator-sok-hour
Marijuana crops burned
Military police destroyed more than 500 marijuana plants with an estimated value of $30,000 in Kampot province on Friday, an official said. ...
Phak Seangly
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/marijuana-crops-burned
Court begins Chakrya queries
Reporters and supporters of human rights activist Ny Chakrya were barred from entering Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday, as he sought to avert charges being laid against him in a case described by advocates as “judicial harassment”. ...
Pech Sotheary and Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-begins-chakrya-queries
Dance moves and deepfakes: Indonesia presidential candidates duke it out on TikTok
JAKARTA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – At an Indonesian presidential campaign event, 22-year-old voter Irene Putri Aisyah was busy uploadIng everythIng she saw – from cute dances to cookIng demonstrations – to short video app TikTok. To court young voters like Irene, all three candidates In the Feb. ...
Stanley Widianto
Capital-Kampot National Road 3 inaugurated
Prime Minister Hun Sen inaugurated a 134km stretch of National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kampot town on March 2 after 34 months of construction with over $200 million in funding from China. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-kampot-national-road-3-inaugurated
French Judge Returns to Investigate 2012
French investigators probing the 2012 murder of French national Laurent Vallier and his four children have returned to Cambodia to interview three suspects, a police official said on Wednesday. ...
Saing Soenthrith and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/french-judge-returns-to-investigate-2012-murder-101842/
Water authority overcharges village residents
Representatives for nearly 50 families protested yesterday asking the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) to rectify a clerical error that led to high monthly water bills for residents of two communities. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34915/water-authority-overcharges-village-residents/
Second road to flooded dam commune blocked
A second road leading to the embattled communities of Sre Kor commune, where defiant villagers continue to live through floods caused by dam construction, has been blocked by Stung Treng provincial authorities. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076789/second-road-flooded-dam-commune-blocked/
Interior Minister to negotiate with Sam Rainsy on post-election crisis
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of interior, Sar Kheng, is to meet Sam Rainsy, the opposition leader, this morning to find a solution to a current political deadlock, Prime Minister Hun Sen said today. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjA0OGE1OTYxYzU
Cambodia, France sign science and technology cooperation
Cambodia and France have reached an agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation under the framework of Hubert Currien “Tonle Sap” Partnerships. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010555/cambodia-france-sign-science-and-technology-cooperation/
Cambodia’s fourth dose campiagn for COVID-19 vaccination sees 450,000 getting Pfizer jabs
Cambodia’s vaccination campaign which is being carried on multi fronts is chugging along to achieve the 91 percent of total population vaccinated target. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016075/cambodias-fourth-dose-campiagn-for-covid-19-vaccination-sees-450000-getting-pfizer-jabs/
Jab card check for students a one-off
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport instructed municipal and provincial education departments across The country to inform school administrators that The vaccination card check for students should be done just once on The first day They attend classes. ...
Post staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jab-card-check-students-one