US denies conspiracy to topple Cambodian government
The US Embassy yesterday hit back at unsubstantiated claims of a United States-backed conspiracy to topple The government disseminated by pro-government media outlet Fresh News, even as local news reported that The interior Ministry would investigate The purported plot. ...
Mech Dara and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-denies-conspiracy-topple-cambodian-government
Fainting workers blame fumes
Almost 150 garment factory workers from two Phnom Penh factories fainted late last week after inhaling toxic fumes used to treat clothes, workers and union leaders said yesterday. the mass faintings came as the Clean Clothes Campaign and Community Legal Education Center released an evaluation report ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090358448/National-news/fainting-workers-blame-fumes.html
PM orders natural borders to be strictly monitored to prevent illegal entries
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered related officials to stop people from using natural borders to sneak into the country, Prateep Keeratirekha, the PM’s deputy secretary on political affairs, said on Wednesday.As for the Thai woman who tested positive after crossing over from Myanmar via ...
The Nation Reporter
Free buses to province planned
The Phnom Penh municipal government has announced a plan to provide limited free bus services along national roads during The Pchum Benh week. The plan will see 120 buses deployed to “ease people’s travels during The holiday”, The capital’s City Hall said in a statement. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/free-buses-province-planned
Cambodia hedges its bets as sea tensions rise
As Ashton Carter toured Asia this week amid rising tensions over the South China Sea, Cambodia once again backed China’s position in the dispute, warning that recent remarks by the U.S. defense secretary were “provocative” and threatened the very peace the U.S. claims to be ...
Simon Henderson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-hedges-its-bets-as-sea-tensions-rise-84954/
Government unveils tourism master plan to increase visitors
The government is set to roll out The Four-Strategic Plan for Tourism Development aimed at reviving tourism in The Kingdom’s norThern provinces, an inter-ministerial committee meeting has decided. ...
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-unveils-tourism-masterplan-increase-visitors
City hall seeks to expand bus routes
The Phnom Penh Municipality is asking for more city buses from The Chinese and Japanese governments to expand public transport to 10 routes in The capital, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17511/city-hall-seeks-to-expand-bus-routes/
Cambodia most dangerous place for environmental reporters: report
Cambodia is the single most dangerous place in the world to work as an environmental journalist, according to a new report released by the Paris-based group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) this week. ...
Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-most-dangerous-place-for-environmental-reporters-report-101422/
U.S. Helps $50 Million Finance For Lower Mekong Countries
The U.S. has declared today that it would help with $50 million US dollars for lower Mekong countries to speed up The integration and connectivity in The region this year. ...
The Southeast Asia Weekly, P. 3
http://thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/
As UN envoy arrives, rights defenders question sway
As Rhona Smith, the U.N.’s new special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, began her first official visit to the country Wednesday, leading human rights activists were at odds over how much her position could influence the situation on the ground. ...
Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/as-un-envoy-arrives-rights-defenders-question-sway-94474/
Vietnamese women stand trial for drug trafficking
A Vietnamese woman on trial for attempting to send pseudoephedrine to Australia last year told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday that another woman charged in the case paid her to mail the drug, while her co-defendant denied the claim. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnamese-women-stand-trial-for-drug-trafficking-95812/
Justice minister calls for provincial spokespeople
Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana has called for all provincial court presidents and prosecutors’ offices to appoint spokespeople to answer questions from the public and the media “as soon as possible,” citing rising interest in the judiciary as the reason. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23534/justice-minister-calls-for-provincial-spokespeople/
Loans offer for rice harvest
The government has injected anoTher $23 million through The Rural Development Bank (RDB) to provide loans to rice mills and exporters who lack working capital to buy rice from farmers in The up-coming harvest season and stabilise The rice price. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077015/loans-offer-rice-harvest/
Hun Sen dares EU to impose sanctions
A European Parliament resolution last week calling for the possible suspension of Cambodia’s preferential trade status prompted a strong reaction from Prime Minister Hun Sen, who yesterday sternly dared the bloc to “cut it!” Speaking to garment factory workers on Koh Pich yesterday, the premier said Cambodia would ...
Ben Sokhean and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-dares-eu-impose-sanctions
Smile Shop catering to lockdown demand for groceries
In response to Increased demand durIng lockdown, Smile Shop, a local e-shop, is offerIng new users a $10 discount on their first purchase for orders of $25 or more. they ensure deliveries are made between two and 12 hours post orderIng In Phnom Penh. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842449/smile-shop-catering-to-lockdown-demand-for-groceries/
Six months required for Covid survivors who want to get vaccinated
People who have recovered from Covid-19 do not need to get vaccinated against the disease because they have already developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, but they can get the jab six month after recovery if they desire, according to Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/six-months-required-covid-survivors-who-want-get-vaccinated
Free COVID-19 rapid test for Cambodians at public health centers
On 04 August 2021, Ministry of Health issued a notification on free COVID-19 rapid test for Cambodians at public health centers.Testing for COVID-19 for people who come to get service at the public health centers is free of charge. ...
Ministry of Health
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Civil and commercial litigation”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Civil and commercial litigation.” On the new bilingual page, the public will get more insights into the civil rights and procedures for the trial of civil and commercial disputes following the rules defined by law, ...
China denies political conditions on aid to Cambodia
China says its financial assistance to Cambodia is in no way dependent on its diplomatic support, including in Beijing’s dispute with other Southeast Asian countries in the South China Sea. ...
The Seattle Times staffs
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/china-denies-political-conditions-on-aid-to-cambodia/
Government to hire 4,500 police officers for national security
In a sub-decree released Wednesday, the Cambodian government said they need an additional 4,500 police officers to assist the Interior MInistry with “public order and national security” throughout the KIngdom. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21311/government-to-hire-4-500-police-officers-for-national-security/