Phnom Penh Post - In Brief: Inauguration for new national road
A new road spanning 131 kilometers between Anlong Veng and Siem Reap is set to open Saturday, according to a government statement.
National Road 67, which was built with a loan from the Thai government, will be officially inaugurated on July 4. "On July 4 at 7:30am, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport will inaugurate National Road Number 67 ... under the direction of Hun Sen," said a June 24 statement signed by Minister Tram Iv Tek.
Negotiations on EBA being heldIn an effort to defuse tensions, a senior government official said Cambodia is negotiating with the European Union (EU) on the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade deal, which allows the Kingdom to export goods to the 28-member bloc tariff-free. The EU notified Cambodia on October 5
EU officials: Ending EBA an 18-month procedureEU officials have confirmed that it will take a total of 18 months to complete the procedure if Cambodia’s preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) trade agreement is to be withdrawn. According to EU Agriculture and Rural Development spokesman Daniel Rosario, the formal process has not
Chinese police escort deported scam suspectsNinety-one Chinese nationals accused of extorting money from victims in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) scam were deported from Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday under the escort of 182 Chinese police personnel. General Department of Immigration head of investigations Ouk Hay Seila told reporters
IPU slams government claimThe president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Gabriela Cuevas Barron, has refuted a claim by the National Assembly that she “highly appreciated the achievements of Cambodia” in its July national elections with a tweet saying “Of course not!” before adding “No congratulations”. A delegation from
