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Opposition candidate summonsed by court
Source: Phnom Penh Post Sin Chan Pov Rozet (left), CNRP commune chief candidate in Battambang province, greets community members on a commune visit earlier this year. Facebook Prominent opposition...
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Cambodia, Laos draw back troops in bid to avoid escalation at border
Source: Phnom Penh Post Cambodian soldiers inspect the Cambodia-Laos border during a meeting over recent tensions between the two sides in Stung Treng province yesterday. Photo supplied After a...
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White Building dwellers told to vote CPP for speedy eviction deal
Source: Phnom Penh Post Local officials speak to White Building occupants at a meeting yesterday in Phnom Penh. Heng Chivoan A day before Land Management Minister Chea Sophara was scheduled to meet...
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Land minister latest to tell White Building residents to vote CPP
Source: Phnom Penh Post Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara (third from right) speaks to residents of Phnom Penh’s White Building on Friday. Heng Chivoan Land Management Minister Chea Sophara...
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Villagers, soldiers in land battle
Source: Phnom Penh Post Local Phan Sina (centre right) on Friday confronts soldiers she accuses of attempting to steal land she has cultivated for years. Adhoc Villagers involved in a long-running land...
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Three held for timber smuggling
Source: Phnom Penh Post Three people were arrested yesterday in Stung Treng province for trying to smuggle nearly 3 tonnes of luxury timber disguised as a truckload of cassava to Vietnam yesterday. Uy...
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Ministry plans to seize nonproducing salt flats
Source: Phnom Penh Post Minister of Industry and Handicrafts Cham Prasidh discusses the ministry’s annual report on Tuesday in Phnom Penh. FACEBOOK A ministry of Industry and Handicrafts report shows...
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NGO to file report over clearing of forestland
Source: Phnom Penh Post The Natural Resource and Wildlife Preservation Organization, a conservation organisation in Kampong Speu, pledged yesterday to file a letter of complaint to authorities after...
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Construction sector investment falls by 22 percent
Source: Phnom Penh Post Construction activity is a massive contributor to Cambodia’s economy, but the MLMUPC has recorded a dip in Q1 investment capital into the sector. Hong Menea Investment capital...
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Homeowners get creative in flipping wooden houses for extra cash
Source: Phnom Penh Post Homeowners are attempting to make a profit by re-selling wood from demolished houses. Moeun Nhean As materials essential for construction, such as different types of wood,...
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In with the old, in with the new
Source: Phnom Penh Post The Bokor Mountain Lodge in Kampot was built in 1908, and still retains 95 percent of its original architecture. Photo supplied In a country steeped in historical treasures of a...
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Out of sight, out of mind?
Source: Phnom Penh Post Construction on the new controversial Freedom Park along National Road 5 will finish next month, according to Phnom Penh’s City Hall. A designated protest area since 2010, the...
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City Hall to prohibit May Day protests by unions
Source: Phnom Penh Post A man walks past Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park in 2014, where razor wire and other barricades had been placed to prevent a May Day demonstration and march. Vireak Mai A city Hall...
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No White Bldg consensus
Source: Phnom Penh Post A street view of the White Building from Sothearos Boulevard. Many residents of the building opted to lower their demands for compensation as redevelopment plans for the site...
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‘Adhoc 5’ may face more time
Source: Phnom Penh Post Adhoc officials Ny Sokha (right) and Yi Soksan are escorted out of the Supreme Court after their bail was denied last month. Pha Lina After informing two media outlets in...
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Activists gather near palace to mark Chut Wutty’s death
Source: Phnom Penh Post Activists watch the Facebook Live streaming of I Am Chut Wutty on their phones as they commemorate the slaying of forestry activist Chut Wutty yesterday in Phnom Penh. Hong...
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May Day demonstration met by riot cops
Source: Phnom Penh Post May Day demonstrators march near the National Assembly in Phnom Penh earlier today. Pha Lina More than a thousand workers from across multiple industries gathered to celebrate...
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International Workers’ Day march stopped by police near National Assembly
Source: Phnom Penh Post A construction worker wearing a headband bearing the slogan ‘our rights’ in Khmer waits near the Russian Embassy in Phnom Penh, where more than 1,000 workers had gathered for a...
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More ‘Adhoc 5’ banners taken down by officials
Source: Phnom Penh Post Sre Ambel district police officials tear down a banner calling for the release of the ‘Adhoc 5’, claiming that the display ‘affects peace and security’ in Koh Kong province....
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Hun Sen’s brother seeks interior minister’s help in land dispute with cop
Source: Phnom Penh Post Anti drug chief Mok Chito speaks at an event in 2015. He was recently accused of harassment by Prime Minister’s brother Hun San in a land dispute in Banteay Meanchey. Heng...
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