With incidents of costly human-caused forest fires continuing to occur every year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has issued an instruction outlining that those responsible for such blazes face three to 10 years in prison. signed by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three of five land dispute victims, representing 150 families in Banteay Meanchey province’s slakram commune, on Tuesday sued provincial governor Um Reatrey and five others for manslaughter, and the use of intentional violence against them while they were detained for protesting outside the provincial hall ss='cambodia-color'>...

Now new research, as part of a project led by University of southampton, has shown sand mining is causing river beds to lower, leading to riverbank instability and increasing the likelihood of dangerous river bank collapse, damaging infrastructure and housing and putting lives at risk. The ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sub-national officialS and communitieS in the province are concerned about the impact of LaoS&rSquo; Don Sahong hydropower dam on the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in the downStream Mekong River. According to ReuterS, the dam began operationS and connected itS power grid to the Kingdom earlier SS='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng sakhon on Wednesday stressed the importance of forest resources and the need to protect them to boost the economy and livelihoods of forest communities while maintaining a sustainable environment. At the Forestry Administration’s annual review meeting, attended by ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 200 markers planted illegally in Mondulkiri’s O’Raing district have been removed, with provincial authorities now on the lookout for those responsible for the crime. O’Raing district governor siek Mony told The Post on saturday that some 10 police officers went to sen Monorom ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia (WMC) has launched an information verification website named ‘Crosscheck WMC’ to combat the spread of misinformation on social media. It will enable the public to verify information from a number of sources to identify whether the information is true ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen said the EU’s possible suspension of its Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement amounted to a destruction of its achievements in the Kingdom and the demise of the opposition group. Hun sen made the remarks while addressing more than 6,700 students during ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s rubber exports saw a 24 per cent increase over the first 11 months of last year compared to the same period in 2018, data from the General Directorate of Rubber obtained by The Post on Tuesday showed. Pol sopha, the director-general of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has provided Cambodia with a sovereign loan of 118 million euros ($121 million) for two projects – one to build the Bakheng water treatment plant and another to develop competitive skills. Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Porn Moniroth who ss='cambodia-color'>...

Exports of Cambodian mangoes to south Korea will begin this week after Korean authorities gave the nod. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Department of Plant Protection, sanitary and Phytosanitary Requirements director Ker Monthivuth told The Post on sunday that after several inspections of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior has agreed in principle to allow former Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) officials and activists to create a party after they received political rehabilitation. They are required to prepare documents under the law for the official registration of the new Cambodian ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 50 people involved in land disputes in Tbong Khmum and svay Rieng provinces gathered on Wednesday to submit a petition at the ministries of Justice; Interior; and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, requesting a solution. Khiev sarun, a representative from svay Rieng province, told ss='cambodia-color'>...

NGO Wildlife Alliance, in cooperation with Forestry Administration officials and local authorities, on Friday rescued 526 wild animals from a store in Kampong Thom province. The shop, located in stung sen town’s srayov commune, intended to sell the animals against Cambodian law. The rescued animals ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health has instructed medical professionals to improve their abilities and abide by their code of ethics to stymie ongoing complaints, specifically being rude to patients. The ministry’s central committee issued the order on Tuesday during its annual review and outlook meeting in ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government is formulating a new policy on urban garbage collection to strengthen waste management and protect the environment better. Neth Pheaktra, Environment Ministry spokesman, said at a press conference yesterday the policy is being formulated following termination of Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd’s licence to collect ss='cambodia-color'>...

Lack of trust from investors has so far limited the growth potential of the growing number of Cambodian technology startups. Five-year old Khmerload, a Cambodian entertainment news website modeled after the American media giant Buzzfeed, has become one of the country’s first local tech startups ss='cambodia-color'>...

Four brokers accused of duping 19 victims out of thousands of dollars for non-existent jobs in south Korea were arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport on saturday. Keo Thea, chief of Phnom Penh’s anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection department, said Por sen Chey district police arrested ss='cambodia-color'>...

Outspoken female MP takes battle to Hun sen’s ruling party as Cambodia goes to the polls. she is brave, eloquent and defiant in a country where government critics have been detained, imprisoned and sometimes killed for speaking out. Now Mu sochua, Cambodia‘s leading female opposition MP, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian migrants working in Thailand to process chicken for European consumers are forced into debt bondage and subjected to a range of rights violations, according to a new report.Trapped in the Kitchen of the World, which was released on Wednesday by European NGOs swedwatch and ss='cambodia-color'>...