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City bans construction, trucks for Water Festival
Source: Phnom Penh Post Thousands of people crowd Phnom Penh’s riverside to watch traditional boat races during Water Festival celebrations in 2014. Vireak Mai Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong...
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Ministry of Environment issues island protection decree
Source: Phnom Penh Post Coastline in Sihanoukville. Chhim Sreyneang A new decree has been issued by the Ministry of Environment in regards to the protection and preservation of nature within the...
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Provinces show promise for local investors to develop housing projects
Source: Phnom Penh Post Pursat province’s icon of a water vessel at a roundabout. Moeun Nhean Domestic investors have expressed optimism for projects being built in Cambodia’s provinces, which have a...
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Japanese developers plan Kirirom membership resort
Source: Phnom Penh Post An artistic rendition of the upcoming membership resort, set in the lush mountains of Kirirom. Photo supplied Japanese development firm A2A Town Cambodia will invest about $2...
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Experts question praise of China’s ‘drought relief’
Source: Phnom Penh Post The Jinghong dam on the Mekong River in China, seen last year. International rivers The Mekong River Commission, in a missive posted on their website on Monday, credited China’s...
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Land titles earn prison for tycoon
Source: Phnom Penh Post The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced local tycoon Sieng Chan Heng to one year in prison for swindling Chinese investors in a land deal in Kampong Chhnang province....
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‘The trash just floats away’
Source: Phnom Penh Post Rubbish sits next to the Bassac River in Phnom Penh yesterday morning where residents dispose of their garbage. Pha Lina Along a riverbank in the capital yesterday, garbage was...
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Cambodia’s timber exports to Vietnam continue despite ban
Source: Phnom Penh Post A man transports a trailer load of timber through Kratie province toward the Cambodia-Vietnam border earlier this year. Pha Lina Despite the establishment of a dedicated...
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Rights worker accused of falsifying document
Source: Phnom Penh Post Sia Phearum, executive director of Housing Rights Task Force, speaks during an annual meeting in Phnom Penh in 2015. Photo supplied The Kampong Speu Provincial Court is...
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Capitol Bus union blasts rivals
Source: Phnom Penh Post Employees from Capitol Tours protest their dismissal near Phnom Penh’s O’Russey Market last year after their contracts were terminated. Heng Chivoan A newly formed union at...
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Tanker truck carried rosewood, not petrol
Source: Phnom Penh Post Authorities seize illegal wood in Mondulkiri province last week during a joint raid on a house in the area. GRK A petrol tanker was confiscated by Siem Reap authorities in the...
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White Building Residents to prep papers for survey
Source: Phnom Penh Post Residents walk though Phnom Penh’s White Building in September. Pha Lina A survey of White Building residents will be carried out by Ministry of Labour officials on December 3...
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Population growth, climate hazards for capital outlined
Source: Phnom Penh Post People make their way through floodwaters in Menchey district’s Boeung Tompun commune on Tuesday after heavy morning rains hit the capital. Hong Menea Phnom Penh’s...
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Don Sahong dam ‘no problem’, says premier
Source: Phnom Penh Post Laos’ Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (left) shakes hands with Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday in Siem Reap. Facebook Just weeks after Laos announced its plans to begin...
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NGOs vow to ignore city’s ban on Human Rights Day march
Source: Phnom Penh Post People march past the Royal Palace late last year during a Human Rights Day event in the Kingdom’s capital. Hong Menea Sixty-eight rights groups and civil society organisations...
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Cambodia leads pack for landmine clearance efforts
Source: Phnom Penh Post A deminer works though the process of neutralising a marked piece of unexploded ordnance on a mine field in Battambang province. Scott Howes Cambodia has cleared more square...
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More rosewood arrests in Ratanakkiri, Kampong Thom
Source: Phnom Penh Post Rosewood sits in the back of a vehicle yesterday in Ratanakkiri province after it was seized by authorities. Photo supplied Ratanakkiri provincial police arrested two men on...
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Yellow Vine Processing Facility Shut Down in Koh Kong
Source: The Cambodia Daily An alleged yellow vine processing facility in Koh Kong province’s Thma Baing district earlier this month. (Leng Ouch) The Koh Kong provincial government shut down a yellow...
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Supreme Court shuts down bail request
Source: Phnom Penh Post The Supreme Court yesterday denied a bail application for four staffers from rights group Adhoc and an election official, saying the lower court was still conducting its...
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Rash of arrests tied to rosewood continues
Source: Phnom Penh Post Luxury wood sits on a trailer in a section of forest in Kampong Thom yesterday after it was seized by authorities. Forestry administration Authorities in Kampong Thom refused to...
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