6th Annual Model East Asia Summit (MEAS)
The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi will hold The 6th Annual Model East Asia Summit (MEAS) at The American Center on December 27, 2017.Model East Asia Summit is an extracurricular activity that allows students to discuss relevant international issues that government leaders face on a day-to-day ...
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi
Online crackdown continues
Prime Minister Hun Sen has vowed to clamp down on all online and arcade gambling operations in a move to safeguard national security and curb money laundering in the Kingdom. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50672721/continue-to-crack-down-on-online-and-arcade-gambling-pm
Thai officials join ASEAN crime conference
Thai Interior MInistry and Royal Thai Police officials on 28 September joIned the tenth ASEAN conference on transnational crime In Malaysia. Among issues discussed was illegal wildlife tradIng and drug traffickIng, to reduce such problems In ASEAN. Keep readIng ...
Bangkok meet finds ways for 5G business success
Policy makers and industry players from Asia-Pacific countries have been gathering in Bangkok to discuss ways to maximise the benefits in store with a transition to fifth generation (5G) mobile communications technology.Keep reading ...
Blockchain technology to protect Thai aquaculture sector workers
Diginex, a global blockchain solutions company, has signed a long-term agreement with Verifik8, a data intelligence and analytics provider for agribusiness suppliers, to help protect workers in the aquaculture sector in Thailand from exploitation by utilizing blockchain technology.Keep reading ...
Cambodia opposition, ruling party to resume talks
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties are preparing to resume negotiations aimed at ending the country’s political crisis following a hiatus for local council elections, party officials said Tuesday. Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy said he had contacted interior Minister Sar Kheng, the top negotiator for Prime ...
Rachel Vandenbrink
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/talks-05202014170548.html
Brokers busted: Police arrest pair during border run
Two alleged labour brokers were nabbed yesterday after they were caught attempting to lead 10 Cambodian workers across the Thai border in Battambang’s Sampov Loun district, provincial police said. ...
PM proposes free medical treatment for foreign workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the Kingdom should begin providing free medical treatment to foreign workers in order to kick start reciprocal treatment for migrants working abroad. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50644128/pm-proposes-free-medical-treatment-for-foreign-workers/
Employee allegedly hit at protest
A protest over attendance bonuses among workers at a factory in southern Phnom Penh turned violent yesterday morning, after the factory owner’s driver allegedly assaulted a worker. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/employee-allegedly-hit-protest
Student questioned over Facebook comment
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday questioned a university student who was arrested last month after he called for a “color revolution” in a Facebook post, his lawyer said. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/student-questioned-over-facebook-comment-94349/
Another former capitol employee arrested for passing out fliers
A former Capitol Bus Company employee was charged with defamation on Saturday after he was arrested in Battambang for handing out leaflets asking people to boycott the company. ...
Lay Samean and Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/another-former-capitol-employee-arrested-passing-out-fliers
Compensation sought for attacked MPs
A lawyer for two opposition lawmakers brutally beaten outside parliament late last month has filed a complaint to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court demanding $50,000 in compensation. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/compensation-sought-attacked-mps
Two new rice seeds to be introduced to farmers
Two new rice seeds – Japonica and Indica – would be Introduced to Cambodian farmers In order to diversify the markets for Cambodian rice, accordIng to a local media report. ...
Ou Sokha
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=108845
Khmer Krom plan human rights rally
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association has announced plans to hold a rally in Siem Reap province to celebrate Human Rights Day next month. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089553/khmer-krom-plan-human-rights-rally/
My relationship with Kem Sokha never be apart, reaffirms Sam Rainsy
Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy has reaffirmed that relationship between him and Kem Sokha will never be apart, responding to some opinions claiming that there is division in the party. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1BNgmuR
Cambodia urges Indonesia to resume direct flights
Cambodia has urged Indonesia to resume direct flight connection with Cambodia to facilitate mutual vaccInation tourism movement In the near future. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50980346/cambodia-urges-indonesia-to-resume-direct-flights/
Police search for clues about dead foreigner
Police in Kep province on Tuesday contacted authorities in Phnom Penh and all 23 other provinces in their attempt to identify a Caucasian man whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase floating in an inlet on Monday, but came no closer to solving the ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-search-for-clues-about-dead-foreigner-95973/
Australia remains committed to aiding Kingdom
The Australian government is committed to continue aiding The Kingdom’s development, having already provided about $1 billion in funds from 1992 until last year. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50665348/australia-remains-committed-to-aiding-kingdom/
Patrick Murphy praises ministry for expanding BFC programme
United States Ambassador Patrick Murphy has lauded the Kingdom’s efforts in strengthening labour conditions by expanding the Better Factories Cambodia programme to also cover travel goods production. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50667606/patrick-murphy-praises-ministry-for-expanding-bfc-programme/
Start-ups rely too much on self-funding
Cambodians tend to rely too heavily on self-funding or loans when starting businesses, experts say. in a bid to change that, an essay competition about business plans has been launched to give a platform for the winner to form business partnerships with those with capital. the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031561965/Business/start-ups-rely-too-much-on-self-funding.html