White Building demolition soon to begin
Source: Phnom Penh Post The iconic White Building in Phnom Penh is slated to be razed soon after the structure’s 493 families leave the crumbling structure. Hong Menea The Ministry of Land Management...
View ArticleNational Road 2 to get facelift
Source: Phnom Penh Post Public Works Minister Sun Chanthol (left) speaks to officials while inspecting National Road 2 on Sunday. Facebook Workers have already started patching sections of National...
View ArticleDemolition derby: Preparing the White Building
Source: Phnom Penh Post The outside of Phnom Penh’s White Building. Hong Menea The Land Management Ministry and Japanese firm Arakawa have started marking off vacated sections of the White Building and...
View ArticleNew city buses
Source: Phnom Penh Post Phnom Penh municipal officials and Chinese Embassy representatives yesterday commemorated the handover of 98 Chinese buses and two cranes to the city yesterday at a ceremony on...
View ArticlePrey Lang activists join government
Source: Phnom Penh Post Chey Men (left), Tith Pichey (centre) and Nuon Vannsuy are among five members of the Prey Lang Community Network who joined the Ministry of Environment this month as officials....
View ArticleAll White Building residents cleared, says government
Source: Phnom Penh Post An aerial view of the White Building, featuring graffiti that reads boding, the local nickname for the capital’s soon-to-be demolished housing complex. Facebook Demolition crews...
View ArticlePhnom Penh cops plan crackdown on parking
Source: Phnom Penh Post Vehicles parked along Sothearos Boulevard in Phnom Penh yesterday. The capital’s Traffic and Public Order Department is launching a crackdown on unlawfully parked cars along...
View ArticleCambodian mission rebukes UN over ‘Adhoc 5’ statement
Source: Phnom Penh Post Adhoc officials (from left) Lim Mony, Nay Vanda, Ny Sokha and Yi Soksan (grey hair, facing away) hold a press conference after their release on bail last month. Yon Sineat The...
View ArticleNo school for families refusing to move for Lower Sesan II
Source: Phnom Penh Post Homes in Stung Treng Srekor Village lay dismantled in anticipation of the flooding caused by the Lower Sesan Dam II. Eliah Lillis About 105 children in Stung Treng’s Kbal Romea...
View ArticleVillagers protest new commuter rail project
Source: Phnom Penh Post An official drives past a tyre that was set alight yesterday by residents of Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district who protested to express anger about being left in the dark about...
View ArticleBulls prevail despite condo glut
Source: Phnom Penh Post Condo supply in Phnom Penh is expected to hit 38,920 units by the end of 2019. Heng Chivoan Despite condo supply in Phnom Penh increasing at a fast rate as projects complete...
View ArticleMeet between officials, dam villagers cancelled
Source: Phnom Penh Post A mother navigates a flooded area with her child on Sunday after water levels rose due to heavy rains and the closing of several of the Lower Sesan II hydropower dam’s gates in...
View ArticleCNRP MP seeks clarity on sand-dredging ban
Source: Phnom Penh Post A photo appears to show sand dredging last month in Koh Kong. Opposition lawmaker Son Chhay has requested clarity on the dredging activity despite the Ministry of Mines and...
View ArticleHun Sen calls for closure of anti-trafficking group after CNN report
Source: Phnom Penh Post Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at a Royal University of Law and Economics graduation ceremony yesterday on Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island. Facebook Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday...
View ArticleSiem Reap locals accuse minister of blocking access to road
Source: Phnom Penh Post People gather outside Siem Reap Provincial Hall yesterday to demand the opening of a road in Slakram commune allegedly fenced off by Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha...
View ArticleSand facility allowed to operate
Source: Phnom Penh Post A sand-washing facility stationed in the protected red-zone area of Koh Kong’s Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary, will be allowed to operate despite a ban on sand dredging in the area....
View ArticleNesting instincts
Source: Phnom Penh Post Nineteen nests of Cambodia’s critically endangered national bird, the giant ibis, have been discovered in Preah Vihear province, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)...
View ArticleHun Sen to pay visit to Japan PM
Source: Phnom Penh Post Prime Minister Hun Sen who is seen speaking at an event earlier this week, will be visiting Japan next week. Facebook Prime Minister Hun Sen will pay an official working visit...
View ArticleEmbassy Residences sees homeowners buying into Urbanland’s vision
Source: Phnom Penh Post A few years ago it seemed something of a reach to imagine local investors buying high rise condominium apartments in Cambodia. Suburban, gated communities, often known as...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between renting an apartment and a condominium?
Source: Phnom Penh Post Phnom Penh’s skyline is becoming cluttered with apartments and condos. Heng Chivoan It is common for the terms apartment and condominium to be used interchangeably, but in the...
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