Siv Mao, 25, just had a caesarian operation. She feels some discomfort but is smiling. Her newborn baby is sleeping fitfully beside her and she says: “They saved our lives and i’m happy.” Ms. Mao encountered complications in her pregnancy and doctors knew she could not ...

A local investor revealed yesterday that the construction of the US$100 million Kampot sea port had been further delayed by rain. Vinh Huor, president of the Kampot Special Economic Zone, (KSEZ) said: “We are preparing to be better, and that may take some time. i am ...

Mates are more important than anything else for Paul Ouk, an Australian-born and raised ethnic Khmer. “it’s not about the money, it’s about the people,” says Ouk, who owns Me Mates Place, a guesthouse on Street 90 and a restaurant and bar on Street 88 called, ...

Sales of plants and flowers will reach a high during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Phnom Penh, which start on Sunday, as more customers than ever before buy floral decorations for their houses, flower shop owners in Phnom Penh predicted. “During the weekend many people ...

Amid the mounting threats of violence—be it through a coup or full-blown civil war—residents in Phnom Penh said Wednesday they were unperturbed by such an eventuality and that the country has progressed beyond the days of warfare and political upheaval. “i’m not that worried. i think ...

Australian green energy company Star 8 has designed a solar-powered tuk-tuk and is in the process of building a factory in Cambodia to make the vehicles, according to a report in Australian newspaper The Age. The vehicles’ makers said the tuk-tuks will cost between A$2,000 (US$1,865) ...

In the latest serIes of arrests InvolvIng Illegal loggIng on the CambodIan-ThaI border, 21 CambodIans were pIcked up by ThaI authorItIes on FrIday whIle attemptIng to smuggle rosewood Into Oddar Meanchey provInce, a rIghts group saId yesterday. Srey Naren, provIncIal coordInator for rIghts groups Adhoc, ...

Villagers embroiled in a longstanding land dispute with a Chinese rubber company in Ratanakkiri’s O’Chum district received an official eviction notice last week from local authorities who failed to promise compensation, community representatives told the Post yesterday. More than 100 families will have to move so Swift Rubber ...

European mega-brands are not doing enough to ensure that the Cambodian workers who make their products receive a basic living wage, according to a report released today. Tailored Wages, an analysis of 50 of Europe’s biggest clothing brands, found that many major high-street chains are doing ...

Three rights monitors were called in for questioning by Mondulkiri provincial police after they filed an attempted murder lawsuit against a land concessionaire employee last week, claiming they were violently denied access to an area under investigation for forest crimes, Adhoc said yesterday. Adhoc provincial coordinator ...

A large group of Cambodian migrants were rounded up and detained in a Bangkok prison at the end of May, where many still remain, Thai officials told the Post yesterday. Separate unconfirmed reports that at least 130 Cambodians had been in detention for more than a month emerged ...

A local journalist was beaten to death in Kampong Chhnang province’s Cholkiri district on Saturday night in an attack that authorities believe may have been related to his reporting on illegal fishing, police said yesterday. District police officer Tith Reth said that Suon Chan, 44, a ...

Prominent businessman and Cambodian People’s Party Senator Ly Yong Phat yesterday questioned what he had done to warrant a verbal attack from opposition party leader Sam Rainsy, who said on Wednesday that the tycoon had grabbed land from people in Koh Kong province and should ...

A 21-year-old Cambodian man was allegedly shot by Thai soldiers on Thursday after crossing the border to illegally log rosewood, officials in Oddar Meanchey province said yesterday. Nhan Sarom, O’Smach deputy commune chief, told the Post> that border soldiers opened fire on a group of more than ...

After winning the World’s Best Rice Award for two years running at the World Rice Conference, Cambodia has been selected to host this year’s annual event. The World Rice Conference is a networking event that brings together rice industry professionals from all over the world. initiated ...

The government has seized more than 50,000 hectares of economic land concessions from a number of powerful companies across the Kingdom, putting the areas under the control of the Ministry of Environment, according to sub-decrees signed last week. One decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is overhauling his nation’s overseas adoption system and wants to get Cambodia involved in the process, according to Australian media. Abbott requested Attorney General George Brandis pursue fresh agreements and adoption negotiations, including with Cambodia, Bulgaria, Latvia and Kenya, the Sunday ...

In an effort to “clean” Phnom Penh’s streets ahead of the comIng Pchum Ben celebratIons, authorItIes In Daun Penh dIstrIct yesterday rounded up 27 homeless people. KIm Vutha, dIstrIct securIty chIef, told the Post that authorItIes conducted the roundup In Wat Phnom, Srah Chak, Boeung RaIng and Chey ...

Medical students are up in arms about a tuition hike that would double costs and prevent some from gaining their degree, they told the Post yesterday. The University of Health Sciences announced Friday that students wishing to pursue a specialty beyond the general medical degree would ...

All taxpayers in the self-assessment tax bracket have been instructed to submit their annual income tax via electronic filing (Toi E-Filing) from next month on, according to an announcement by the General Department of Taxation (GDT). ...