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CNRP lawmakers end boycott but can’t thwart budget’s passage
Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha was a no-show at the National Assembly yesterday as the ruling CPP passed the 2017 national budget against a slew of objections from the opposition CNRP, which said health and education spending remains too low.
A legal home for fowl play
After nearly 10 minutes of pitched battle, both fighting cocks were clearly worn down. The handlers brought the birds back to the middle of the caged ring during a fight earlier this year on the grounds of CPP Senator Ly Yong Phat’s now largely deserted Safari Park.
Banned rosewood trade up
Despite the presence of a blanket ban by the Cambodian government on all trade in Siamese rosewood since 2013, exports of the precious timber to Vietnam increased in the third quarter of this year, according to Vietnamese customs data compiled by US-based NGO Forest Trends.
Call for affordable electricity
Cambodia's electricity sector needs to focus on adopting the latest technology to reap the full benefits of its coal-fired and hydropower plants if the government is to achieve its 2020 goal of nationwide electrification, visiting executives from the US-based energy giant General Electric (GE) said yesterday.
Turkish Embassy calls for closure of Zaman schools
With an attempted coup against the government of President Recep Erdogan quashed only days ago and more than 7,000 alleged conspirators now under arrest, the Turkish ambassador to Cambodia yesterday pressed the govern
CNRP lawmakers beaten
Two opposition lawmakers, Nhay Chamroeun and Kong Sakphea were beaten unconscious during protests in Phnom Penh, as over a thousand protesters descended upon the National Assembly.
Student authors discuss "The Cambodian Economy"
Students at Phnom Penh's Liger Learning Center have written and published a new book, "The Cambodian Economy".
Labour Ministry forms new body to monitor workplace safety
A new National Committee on Occupational Safety and Health established under a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday will advise the government on all work-place safety issues – but excludes transportation accidents, which one observer said make up the majority of work-related injuries in the country.
- Cadre saw hints of strife
- Paris climate agreement ratified by parliament
- White Building Residents to prep papers for survey
- Families ‘pressured’ to take cash
- New interview with senior monk explores karma, KR-era trauma
- Yellow vine op flouts law: student activists
- Garbage truck runs over teen
- A tragedy remembered
- Boyfriend charged in woman’s strangling
- Drowning Man dies in creek while checking net
Pepper plantation to tip the scales
A local subsidiary of a South Korean confectionary giant is investing $40 million to develop what it claims will be the world’s largest pepper plantation on a sprawling 1,000-hectare estate in eastern Cambodia, a company executive said y
- Seasonal upswing in Q3 lending reported
- Central Bank puts 40B riel up for bid in LPCO
- New fertiliser venture aims to satisfy growing demand
- Marketing positions draw more job-seekers
- Cambodia’s prized rice falls short at awards
- Hatching a plan for profits
- Steel firm mulls factory in SSEZ
- Mango producers struggle to meet Korean standards
- PPAP sees slight profit growth in first 9 months
- Festival-goers spent $30 million: ministry
Healing traditions thrive in Phnom Penh
Krouch Sopheak has never visited a modern doctor. In his 38 years, he’s cured all his aches and pains with the help of his uncle, a travelling healer from Banteay Meanchey province.
- The villages between life and death
- Battambang painter digs into the divide between real and projected
- A UN agenda adapted for kids
- Leaving sushi to the master chef
- MY PHNOM PENH: Long Sophal, Water Festival racer
- Re-tracing some forgotten tracks
- Vino pair set up a new place to ‘nest’
- Classrooms, courtrooms unwelcome for victims of sexual abuse
- National soft tennis team sets out to become champions of an unusual sport
- Fresh off his short film fest win, Kavich Neang looks to the future
Let ‘Golden Boy’ focus on Suzuki Cup: Club
Chan Vathanaka’s Metfone C-League club Boeung Ket Angkor has released a statement denying rumours that the Cambodian star is set to join Japanese J3 League club Fujieda MYFC.
- Warriors reflect on Malaysia Suzuki Cup loss
- Malaysia fight back to deny Warriors win
- World rugby award goes to Balopp
- Eagles hit 10-year high with Indochina Cup
- Stage is set for Kingdom’s Suzuki Cup kick-off
- Lions edge Warriors in Suzuki Cup warm-up
- Cambodia hailed as region’s most improved
- Curtain comes down on National Games
- Warriors to face Lions in Suzuki Cup warmer
- Games basketball Ministry of the Interior storm finals
Cruising crook cuts convo short in capital
IT was déjà vu in Dangkor district as another woman fell victim to yet another phone snatching on Monday.
- Legal ‘expert’ evades enraged crowd in capital
- Cruising crook cuts convo short in capital
- First big haul lands burglar behind bars
- Two motorists put on ice by refrigerated truck
- Neighbourhood watch squeals on quintet
- Run-down driver turns runaway after crash
- Masseuse mob kept at bay by bossy landlord
- Secure safe can stave off smoldering fire
- Thief gambles on bud’s benevolence, loses
- Annoyed neighbours put brakes on street racers
Kampot’s second writers festival builds on success
The second edition of the Kampot Writers and Readers Festival (KWRF) wrapped up yesterday, bringing to an end four days of continuous cultural and literary activities.
- Foreign influences on country focus of exhibit
- Local exhibit highlights the plight of refugees in Europe
- 'Before the Fall' seeks an Oscar nod for Cambodia
- Picture perfect in the city of ghosts
- Campaign started to save puppet theatre
- Trafficking theme for this year’s short film festival
- Making a big difference with small money
- Chou’s Diamond Island wins prize in Cannes
- Cambodian pride was on display in Cannes
- Exhibit explores injustice in Kingdom
