Shortage of rangers leads to abundance of poachers
Source : Phnom Penh Post A sun bear drinks water from a stream as captured by a camera in Virachey National Park, Ratanakkiri province. Photo supplied Rangers in Cambodia’s Southern Cardamom National...
View ArticleChbar Ampov: From traditional to modern
Source : Khmer Times Aerial view of Chbar Ampov district. Realestate.com.kh Development seems to have Phnom Penh almost bursting at its seams. One district, however, still holds plenty of the...
View ArticlePreah Sihanouk lake, once a fresh water source, to become tourist site
Source : Phnom Penh Post A truck dumps soil into a lake in Sihanoukville. The local government has planned to turn the lake into tourist destination. Photo supplied Praek Tup, a natural lake located in...
View ArticlePM orders restoration of S’ville beach
Source : Phnom Penh Post A landfill dumped into the beach had yet to excavate. Photo CNRO Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara to personally inspect claims of...
View ArticleSong Saa Collective set to open new resort
Source : Phnom Penh Post View of a natural lake planned to be converted into a resort. Photo supplied The company behind the Song Saa Island investment has announced another $250 million vacation...
View ArticleProperty investments take dive
Source : Phnom Penh Post Workers at a construction project funded by Chinese investment in Preah Sihanouk province. Heng Chivoan Cambodia’s construction investment value dropped more than 14 per cent...
View ArticleKampong Speu villagers meet to solve land dispute
Source : Phnom Penh Post Villagers from Trapaing Chou commune in Kampong Speu province gather to seek a solution to their long-running land dispute with a sugar company owned by tycoon Ly Yong Path....
View ArticlePhnom Penh SEZ gets $10M in investment
Source : Phnom Penh Post The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone close to the capital’s airport. post staff The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone close to the capital’s airport. post staff Two regional...
View ArticleRubber exports surge by 22%
Source : Phnom Penh Post A rubber plantation in Cambodia’s Tbong Khmum province. Heng Chivoan Cambodian rubber exports surged 22 per cent during the first nine months of the year, compared to the same...
View ArticleEnvironment Ministry advises people to stop using used electronics
Source : Phnom Penh Post Environment Minister Say Sam Al speaks at a forum on naturalresources last year in Phnom Penh. Heng Chivoan Minister of Environment Say Sam Al on Monday urged people to stop...
View ArticleRatanakkiri gov’t to ban land sale in protected areas
Source : Phnom Penh Post Logs are smuggled into Vietnam via a clandestine crossing in O’Tabok, in the Virachey National Park, in February 2017. EUA While the Ratanakkiri provincial administration will...
View ArticleChainsaws, tents found at Prey Lang sanctuary
Source : Logs were found in Prey Lang recently. Supplied The Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) representative in Kampong Thom province, Sok Plok told The Post that his team had found and seized a...
View ArticleUN human rights office ‘gets two-year extension after MoU’
Source : Phnom Penh Post PM Hun Sen met with the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet in Geneva. Facebook In a meeting with the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,...
View Article‘Land dispute’ Villagers travel to Phnom Penh for solution
Source : Phnom Penh Post The villagers protest on the streets this morning. Sam Rith Some 300 villagers who are locked in a land dispute with the Memot Rubber Plantation Co Ltd in Kratie province...
View ArticleReport highlights Kingdom’s land woes
Source : Phnom Penh Post Villagers come to Phnom Penh to protest demanding for solutions in their land disputes. Land disputes remain a chronic issue that has affected more than 20,000 families across...
View ArticleKratie land disputes to be ‘resolved by experts’
Source : Phnom Penh Post Some 800 protesters representing 1,642 families demonstrated in front of The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on Wednesday. Heng Chivoan The...
View ArticleCapital’s Tuol Kork district projected to triple in 10 yrs
Source : Phnom Penh Post A construction in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district. Hong Menea Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district is projected to see a threefold increase in the supply of apartments for rent,...
View ArticleKampong Thom wetland picked as the latest Ramsar Site
Source : Phnom Penh Post Greater adjutants at Prek Toal, spotted in 2012. Wetlands cover a third of Cambodian territory. Eleanor Briggs/Wildlife Conservation Society The Stung Sen wetland has become...
View ArticleVillagers denied Kirirom land titles
Source : Phnom Penh Post An area is where the villager requested within the Kirirom National Park in Phnom Sruoch district. Supplied Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang rejected villagers’...
View ArticleCambodia, EU strive to educate Kingdom’s youth on environment
Source : Phnom Penh Post EU ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar said during a field visit to Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces last week. Voun Dara Climate change remains a global concern. Hence,...
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