ELC Firms Called to Court over Illegal Timber
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 5 May 2016 by Mech Dara and Igor Kossov Authorities inspect timber in Kratie province earlier this year during an ongoing crackdown on logging. In the last two weeks...
View ArticleHeat, Water Shortages Affecting Rare Bird Life
Source: Phnom Penh Post| Thu, 5 May 2016 by Igor Kossov Cambodia’s critically endangered national bird, the giant ibis, forages for food within the Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in 2014. Birdlife Cambodia...
View ArticleHomeless ‘don’t Look Good’
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 5 May 2016 by Kong Metaand Erin Handley Homeless people sit on the ground in Phnom Penh last year after they were rounded up by the authorities to await transportation to...
View ArticleActivists Request to March on ACU HQ
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 5 May 2016 by Chhay Channyda and Ananth Baliga Adhoc supporters protest in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday. PHong Menea Land rights activists from 10...
View ArticleChinese Firm Bags Contract for Oil Refinery
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 5 May 2016 by Kali Kotoski A citizen cycles past the headquarters of the China National Petroleum Corporation in Beijing last year. The Cambodian firm set to operate the...
View ArticleConstruction Investment Skyrockets
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 5 May 2016 by Siv Meng The Kingdom’s investment in the construction sector rose to $1.65 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2016, compared with last year’s $448...
View ArticleLand Bordering Tboung Khmum in Demand
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 5 May 2016, by James Whitehead and Siv Meng Heng Samrin Tboung Khmum University. A drone picture taken in early February reveals that the area around the university is...
View ArticleWhy Phnom Penh’s Centre is Shifting Northwest
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 05 May 2016 Featuring superior infrastructure and development space for a finance and business district, Phnom Penh’s centre may shift to the northwest. While commerce...
View ArticleAll aboard: A history of Cambodia’s railways
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Fri, 6 May 2016 by Brent Crane A train fully laden with passengers snakes its way through the jungle on the route from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in 1998. AFP Last...
View ArticleGov’t drought relief efforts can’t reach 500,000 people
Source : The Phnom Penh Post / Fri, 6 May 2016 by Sen David and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon Authorities in Banteay Meanchey fill containers with water late last month for distribution to the public...
View ArticleCanal work worries capital residents
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Fri, 6 May 2016 by Kong Meta People sit at the Ministry of Land Management yesterday as they wait to meet with the Phnom Penh municipal governor. Hong Menea Some 60...
View ArticleHunters with AK-47 caught in Phnom Oral sanctuary
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Fri, 6 May 2016 by Mech Dara Weapons and ammunition confiscated from five men arrested in the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday. Photo supplied Police arrested five...
View ArticleEight Arrested, Released over ‘Black Monday’ Protest
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Tue, 10 May 2016, by Ananth Baliga, Lay Samean and Meas Sokchea People protest the detention of four human rights workers and an election official yesterday morning near Phnom...
View ArticlePM Calls for Bird Preservation
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Tue, 10 May 2016, by Phak Seangly A man displays the bodies of two birds killed by a poisoned watering hole in Stung Treng province’s Sesan district last month. Photo supplied...
View ArticlePolice Block Preah Vihear Land Dispute Forum
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Tue, 10 May 2016, by Kong Meta People gather at a public forum on land disputes in Preah Vihear province’s Chey Sen district before authorities shut it down yesterday. Photo...
View ArticleRights Official Alludes to Shuttering NGOs
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Tue, 10 May 2016, by Mech Dara and Shaun Turton People protest on the streets of Phnom Penh last year to raise their concerns about the controversial NGO law. P Vireak Mai The...
View ArticleBattle over Mangrove Sees SEZ Trump NGO
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Wed, 11 May 2016 by Mech Dara and Igor Kossov Authorities inspect a construction site in Preah Sihanouk province in February after discovering hectares of mangrove forest had...
View ArticleFamilies Ask for Clarity on Airport Plan
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Wed, 11 May 2016, by Pech Sotheary Thma Kul villagers protest outside the Council of Ministers yesterday demanding a resolution to a land dispute over the expansion of Phnom...
View ArticleProtestering Garment Workers Seek Bonuses
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Wed, 11 May 2016, by Mech Dara Workers from the Wanlin Zongheng garment factory protest in front of the Ministry of Labour yesterday. Photo supplied Nearly 600 garment workers...
View ArticleOfficial Interrogated in Mosque Road Case
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Wed, 11 May 2016, by Kong Meta Muslim community leader Ahmad Yahya speaks to the media after leaving Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. P Hong Menea During a closed-door...
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