Kingsland, Shukaku ink PPCC joint venture
Source: Phnom Penh Post An artists impression of a portion of Kingsland’s PPCC project. Photo supplied Kingsland Ventures, a subsidiary of property development firm Kingsland Global, has signed an...
View ArticleCambodia Daily slapped with huge tax bill
Source: Phnom Penh Post An exterior view of the General Department of Taxation, which has slapped the Cambodia Daily with a $6.3 million tax bill. Pha Lina Government-aligned media outlet Fresh News...
View ArticleMore riverbank collapses near sand dredging site
Source: Phnom Penh Post Broken cement is visible behind the home of a Kandal province villager, part of whose home collapsed into the Tonle Sap recently. Yesenia Amaro Still more riverbank collapses...
View ArticleTaxis ordered off street sides near Monivong Bridge
Source: Khmer Times Taxi drivers will have to park at a bus station near Chbar Ampov market instead of on the roadside. Supplied Chbar Ampov district governor has ordered taxi drivers to cease parking...
View ArticleMother Nature activist held over drone use
Source: Phnom Penh Post Mother Nature activist Huy Vannak (left) was released yesterday after he was arrested for allegedly flying a drone without permission in Kandal’s Sa’ang district. Ly...
View ArticleAuthorities tighten access to Sesan resettlement sites
Source: Phnom Penh Post One of the checkpoints set up by authorities on the road leading to the new Srekor village resettlement site. RFA Authorities in Stung Treng province are preventing outsiders,...
View ArticleBreaking: Tep Vanny sentence upheld
Source: Phnom Penh Post Boeung Kak protestors hold an impromptu cursing ceremony outside the Appeal Court, which upheld a 30-month sentence for Tep Vanny’s alleged involvement in a 2013 protest that...
View ArticleVillagers demand answers on railroad
Source: Phnom Penh Post Villagers gather to protest yesterday outside Phnom Penh Municipal Hall demanding authorities provide information about a proposed railway development project, citing widespread...
View ArticlePetition delivered by farmers who say Vietnamese firm stole their land
Source: Phnom Penh Post Community members gather in Phnom Penh yesterday to demand government intervention to resolve a land dispute in Svay Rieng province. Photo supplied Around 200 farmers from Svay...
View ArticleOfficials suspected of illegally clearing land
Source: Phnom Penh Post Officials inspect flooded forest land on Friday that was cleared illegally in Kampong Chhnang province. Photo supplied A commune chief and his deputy are suspected of...
View ArticleRights groups condemn decision to keep land activist Tep Vanny in prison
Source: Phnom Penh Post A group of protesters hold incense sticks during an impromptu cursing ceremony yesterday outside the Appeal Court, which upheld a 30-month sentence for land rights activist Tep...
View ArticlePawn shops face crackdown
Source: Khmer Times City Hall has ordered district authorities to review all pawn shop operations. KT/Mai Vireak Phnom Penh City Hall has set its sights on the many pawn shops in the city, ordering...
View ArticleWhere are all of Phnom Penh’s green spaces?
Source: Phnom Penh Post Green space enhances the appearance of the roundabout near Chroy Changvar Bridge. Moeun Nhean Open green spaces remain crucial for the healthy development of any city,...
View ArticleDam contractors owe workers
Source: Phnom Penh Post Homes built for resettlement of villagers affected by the Lower Sesan II dam. Photo supplied A group of construction workers are appealing to local authorities for help after...
View ArticleConsumer retail demand underpins rise in shopping malls
Source: Phnom Penh Post AEON Mall, which opened in 2014, is expanding in the Kingdom with AEON Mall 2 set to open in 2018. Photo supplied Cambodia’s retail scene is making big leaps and bounds as many...
View ArticleCambodian surrogacy law due in 2018, but legality still uncertain
Source: Khmer Times UN Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith at the Justice Ministry meeting yesterday in Phnom Penh. Photo supplied A long-awaited law on surrogacy will be introduced next year, with a first...
View ArticleCambodia’s ‘robust’ laws on freedom of expression are routinely misapplied,...
Source: Phnom Penh Post Ethnic Jarai Christians gather for a monthly meeting at a residence in Ratanakkiri province last year before the meeting was shut down by authorities. Photo supplied In spite of...
View ArticleAfter Cambodia Daily’s $6M bill, tax authority targets RFA, VOA
Source: Phnom Penh Post Traffic passes in front of the General Department of Taxation in Phnom Penh. Pha Lina Popular media outlets Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have become the latest to draw...
View ArticleLaos withdraws troops after Hun Sen ultimatum
Source: Phnom Penh Post Soldiers ride in a convoy through Phnom Penh during the early hours of Saturday, after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered troops to the Lao border and issued a six-day deadline to...
View ArticleApsara Authority continues removing homes in Angkor
Source: Phnom Penh Post Authorities demolish alleged illegal construction sites in Siem Reap’s Angkor protected area. Photo supplied The Apsara Authority and Siem Reap provincial officials have...
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