PM Hun Sen: Microfinancial Institutions Are Private; Not State-Run

Source: FN Prime Minister Hun Sen is reminding Cambodian citizens on a daily basis that microfinancial institutions do not belong to the government. On Feb. 8, 2017, while presiding over the inauguration of Preak Pra’s Buddhist Religious Ceremony, the Premier requested the National Bank of Cambodia announce that microfinance institutions are private and thus citizens…

Political Commentator Kem Sok Arrested

Source:FN Deputy Prosecutor Seang Sok on Friday afternoon decided to arrest Kem Sok, a well-known political activist, for incitement and public defamation. The arrest was made in response to the lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Hun Sen and submitted to Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) on Monday this week. The premier demanded $500,000 from Kem…

Phnom Penh To Form Sister-City Alliance with Bucharest

Source: AKP Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia will form sister-city alliance with Bucharest city of Romania for cultural and economic benefits. The alliance formation intention was shared during a meeting here on Feb. 15 between Phnom Penh Municipal Governor H.E. Pa Socheatevong and H.E. Valeriu Arteni, Vietnam-based Chargé d’Affaires of Romania to Cambodia. According to…

PM Hun Sen to Transform Areng to Natural Tourist Site

Source: FN Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed that the relevant ministries begin working on transforming the Arreng Valley into an eco-tourist attraction and has rejected the construction of a hydropower dam, according to the Minister of Information. The plans were announced Friday morning during a cabinet meeting at the Peace Palace. Well-known political activist…

PM Orders a Well-known Commercial Bank to Change Logo

Source: AKP Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, ordered here this morning the ACLEDA Bank Plc. to change its logo immediately in order to end the misunderstanding among the public. According to a press release of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of Office of the…

Cambodian Cabinet Ministers Approve Two Investment Projects

Source: AKP The weekly cabinet meeting, held here this morning at the Peace Palace under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, discussed and approved two investment projects in the field of electricity. The first is the investment project on 230 kilovolt transmission line from Stung Tatai hydropower station…

PM Files Second Lawsuit against Kem Sok, Demands $2.5k

Source: FN Prime Minister Hun Sen’s lawyer Ky Tech has filed a second lawsuit against Kem Sok, a well-known political activist, for defaming the government. The lawsuit was submitted to Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) Thursday morning. “This refers to the system… a system under this government to murder people in which the murderers who…