’ Parents protest tuition hike

About 50 parents on Monday protested again in front of the Paragon International School to demand discounts for online tutoring and claiming that during the Covid-19 crisis the private school raised tuition fees.

Cambodian job seekers nabbed for illegal entry in Thailand

SA KAEO: Thirteen Cambodians – eight men and five women – were rounded up by a ranger patrol in Aranyaprathet district early Sunday and charged by police with illegal entry.

Sharp drop in wages sent back to Kingdom

Cambodia is to join the ranks of declining overseas worker remittances this year after the World Bank projected global remittances will decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 because of the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent business shutdowns

Kol: Political will needed to fight ‘graft’ in the Kingdom

Before former Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) executive director Preap Kol stepped down earlier this month, he delivered a 17-minute speech sharing his views on the fight against corruption in the Kingdom.

CCC approves State of Emergency draft law

The Constitutional Council of Cambodia unanimously approved the draft law on “State of Emergency”, passing it to the final phase of becoming law.

Covid-19 at ‘alarming rate’, health ministry says

The Covid-19 risk level for individual transmission is at an “alarming rate” in the Kingdom and its probability is “not low”, warned Health Ministry spokesperson Or Vandine.

Virus fear over 9,000 returnees to Thailand, among whom are 500 Cambodians

Thailand has expressed concerns over the return of up to 9,000 workers after April 30, among whom are an estimated 600 Cambodians.

Stranded workers in Malaysia may return

Council approves state of emergency bill

The Constitutional Council on Monday unanimously approved the state of emergency bill, paving the way for the King to sign it into law.

10,000 workers fail to return to Phnom Penh after KNY

About 10,000 garment workers who visited their home provinces during the Khmer New Year failed to return to Phnom Penh for fear of being quarantined, with some of them resorting to farming, an official said.

Kratie military police seize lorries, trailers and timber

A three-day operation by the Kratie provincial Military Police ended in the seizure of three lorries, two trailers and about four cubic meters of timber. The suspects escaped.

Officer held for clearing state land

Major general Chan Sam Ath was detained by Strung Treng Police Commissariat officials last Thursday for allegedly clearing 70ha of state land in Sralao village, Anglong Chrey commune, Thala Barivat district.

Forest activism ‘just a cover’

The Ministry of Environment has warned of legal action against non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and associations which it said had used environmental activism as a cover to attack the government.

Six detained over forest clearing in Mondulkiri

Mondulkiri provincial court sent six people in pre-trial detention on Friday and Saturday on separate charges of deforestation and encroachment on natural protected areas, the provincial department of environment revealed.

Military officer arrested over alleged land encroachment

Stung Treng Provincial Military Police on Saturday arrested a high-ranking military officer suspected of illegally clearing and encroaching on 50 hectares of land within a state-owned natural protected area.

Parents hold second protest over school fees

For the second time, more than a hundred parents of students enrolled in the capital’s CIA First International School staged a protest on Saturday to demand for a 45 percent reduction in school fees as remote learning replaces in-person classes amid the COVID-19 period.

Over 5,000 returnee workers in capital screened for coronavirus

The Labour Ministry said it finished screening about 5,000 garment workers who recently returned to Phnom Penh from the provinces. 125 samples tested negative for the Coronavirus.

Unregistered NGOs warned of legal action

The Environment Ministry has warned it will take legal action against NGO workers who conduct illegal activities in protected areas as they are not registered with the Interior Ministry.

Villagers urge for removal of inactive official in Prey Veng

A group made up of 514 families living in Russey Srok commune in Peam Chor district, Prey Veng province has called on Minister of Interior Sar Kheng to replace Hang Chham Chhan, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Service from a joint working group to help the commune.

US commits to aiding Asean’s virus response

The United States has committed to continue to provide generous support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to assist them to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.