Blaze brings 20 fire trucks to Phnom Penh SEZ
Khouth Sophak Chakrya, The Phnom Penh PostTue, 6 September 2016A large building being constructed inside Phnom Penh’s Special Economic Zone caught fire at about 12pm yesterday, sending smoke visible...
View ArticleMore than 40 overloaded trucks seized by ministry
Sen David, The Phnom Penh PostTue, 6 September 2016The Ministry of Public Works and Transport said yesterday that its officials had impounded 44 overloaded trucks along National Road No 217 since...
View ArticleOngoing South China Sea divisions loom as ASEAN Summit issue
Vong Sokheng and Erin HandleyThe Phnom Penh Post, Tue, 6 September 2016Prime Minister Hun Sen landed in Laos yesterday for the ASEAN summit. Awaiting him is a divide within the regional body over the...
View ArticleMaltey aide, tycoon’s mother found guilty
Niem Chheng, The Phnom Penh PostTue, 6 September 2016The former right-hand man of the disgraced ex-president of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and the mother of a tycoon jailed over murder accusations...
View ArticleCHRAC chief reveals plan to resign today
Jack Davies, The Phnom Penh PostTue, 6 September 2016Embattled NGO chief Suon Bunsak is expected to resign later today after months of controversy surrounding his conduct as secretary-general of the...
View Articleអ្នកជានរណា? WHO ARE YOU? (ដោយ អ៊ុម-ហាក់)
អ្នកជានរណា? (ដោយ អ៊ុម-ហាក់)WHO ARE YOU?អភ័ព្វអ្វីម្ល៉េះខ្មែរអើយ! ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍អ្វីមួយកើតឡើង តូចក្តីធំក្តីរមែង បានជាលេសឱ្យខ្មែរខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នា ជួនកាលរហូតបែកបាក់ប្រឆាំងគ្នាមិនដឹងទីបញ្ចប់នៅឯណា។...
View ArticleCambodia, China sign new MoU on money laundering
Yesenia Amaro, The Phnom Penh PostTue, 6 September 2016Cambodia and China last week signed an agreement to exchange financial intelligence to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, though...
View ArticleAttacker shoots up activist’s home in Siem Reap
Thik Kaliyann, The Phnom Penh PostTue, 6 September 2016Siem Reap provinceA Banteay Srei district land dispute activist’s home was shot up by an as-yet unidentified assailant on Saturday morning ahead...
View ArticleNot ‘all unions’ agreed to wage demand, FTU says
Sen David, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016The Free Trade Union yesterday asked the Labour Ministry to exclude it from a letter sent by 16 other prominent unions demanding a $179.60 minimum...
View ArticleMisconceptions an obstacle to contraception use: study
Cristina Maza, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016The greatest obstacle to increased contraception use in Cambodia isn’t the price of birth control or the social stigma around using it, a new...
View ArticleBank of China to expand operations in Cambodia
Kali Kotoski, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016Bank of China, one of the five biggest state-owned commercial banks in China, will expand its operations in Cambodia by opening new branches in...
View ArticleTeacher told to ‘prepare’ after ACU interrogation
Kong Meta, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016One of the teachers questioned by the Anti-Corruption Unit over “irregularities” during last month’s high-stakes Grade-12 national exam yesterday said...
View ArticleMinistry explains tax hikes on heavy transportation vehicles
Lay Samean, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016The Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday sought to explain a recent hefty increase in taxes imposed on heavy transportation vehicles, saying it...
View ArticleCanada denies reports of additional aid to Cambodia
Bun Sengkong, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016The Canadian diplomatic office has denied local media reports that Canada had agreed to deliver extra aid money to Cambodia.In a press release,...
View ArticleQuestions linger as top NGO official bows out
Jack Davies, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016Bringing to a close a controversial tenure, Suon Bunsak resigned yesterday as secretary-general of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Coalition...
View ArticleSen Sok locals accuse ex-rep of stealing land
Touch Sokha, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016About 20 representatives of more than 160 Sen Sok district families delivered a petition to the Land Management Ministry yesterday claiming a former...
View ArticleGrenade attack injures three people in Phnom Penh
Khouth Sophak Chakrya, Mech Dara and Ananth BaligaThe Phnom Penh Post, Wed, 7 September 2016At least three people were injured in a grenade attack on Street 163 in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Keng Kang III...
View ArticleSearch on as BMW driver flees scene of hit-and-run
Mech Dara, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 7 September 2016Phnom Penh traffic police are searching for a man involved in a hit-and-run collision between his BMW and a Toyota Corolla that left two injured in...
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