Only one of expected three refugees arrives
Erin Handley, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 9 November 2016Only one of an expected three refugees based on Australia’s offshore detention centre on the island of Nauru arrived in Cambodia on Sunday,...
View ArticleGovernment needs $620M to cope with climate: org
Touch Sokha, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 9 November 2016Cambodian ministries are currently facing a $620 million funding shortfall if they are to implement their climate change adaption action plans by...
View ArticleFrom government lips to Fresh News’s readers
Alex Willemyns and Mech DaraThe Phnom Penh Post, Wed, 9 November 2016It's hard to avoid Fresh News these days. From last year’s major breaking news about the arrest warrant for opposition leader Sam...
View Article2,759,760 citizens have yet registered to vote, 21 days left
6,904,456 people registered to vote as of NOV 07ប្រជារាស្ដ្រចំនួន ២.៧៥៩.៧៦០រូប នៅមិនទាន់ចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតនៅឡើយ ហើយនៅសល់តែ ២១ថ្ងៃទៀតប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ប្រជារាស្ដ្រចំនួន...
View ArticleJudge rejects Rainsy’s claim that Hun Sen bought Facebook 'likes'
Niem Chheng, The Phnom Penh PostWed, 9 November 2016The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday found Cambodian National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy guilty of defamation for claiming Prime Minister...
View ArticleASEAN’s Mekong Potential the Focus in Vietnam Meeting
Cambodia will provide duty-free access to 29 Vietnamese products. It remains unclear as to the specific Vietnamese products that will enjoy this preferential duty. In 2015, trade between Cambodia and...
View ArticleSix decades later, RCAF playing a familiar tune
Mech Dara and Shaun TurtonThe Phnom Penh Post, Wed, 9 November 2016Marking the 63rd anniversary of Cambodia’s armed forces, Defence Minister Tea Banh yesterday called on troops to protect the country...
View ArticleCallous thief stoops to rock-bottom methods
Post Staff, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016It seems that thieves are up to some new tricks, as demonstrated in a case in the capital’s Tuol Kork district on Sunday.A conniving crook decided to...
View ArticleIncome-tax threshold to rise
Kali Kotoski, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016Cambodia workers, especially those in the garment industry or employed by the government, can expect a little extra cash on hand next year as the...
View ArticleHoliday break begins badly with busted bus
Post Staff, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016Twenty five frantic Chinese tourists bolted out of a tour bus after it started emitting fumes in the capital’s Chroy Changvar district yesterday.The...
View ArticlePotential customers to flood in for Water Festival
Cheng Sokhorng, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016Business are gearing up for the annual Water Festival, hoping to maximise their advertising exposure with campaigns and events aimed at the 2...
View ArticleCity bans construction, trucks for Water Festival
Kong Meta, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong yesterday issued a statement demanding a complete moratorium on construction projects and banning large trucks from...
View ArticleMan screwed over by thieves in Pursat
Post Staff, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016A man may be questioning his trusting instincts after being hoodwinked by two thieves in Pursat province on Tuesday.The delinquent duo had stationed...
View ArticleOfficial bats away Union Law concerns
Bun Sengkong, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016Labour Ministry spokesman Heng Sour in a radio interview on Tuesday refuted criticism that the controversial Trade Union Law burdened unions with...
View ArticleWorker electrocuted at building site in Phnom Penh
Mech Dara and Cristina Maza, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016A 27-year-old construction worker died on Monday morning after being electrocuted on the job, local authorities said, an incident...
View ArticleTonne of rosewood seized in Takhmao
Niem Chheng, The Phnom Penh PostThu, 10 November 2016Police in Kandal’s Takhmao district intercepted a truck carrying more than a tonne of internationally protected Siamese rosewood late on Tuesday...
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