New forestry committee formed
The government has created a new national committee to tackle forest land clearing and grabbing. However, the move was immediately shot down by a prominent forest activist who said it would be ineffective, given the systemic collusion between the authorities and land grabbers. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-forestry-committee-formed
RCAF officials forced to pick oknha title or their position
More than two-thirds of senior officials at the General Command Headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) have decided to relinquish their oknha titles to maintain their roles in the armed forces, an RCAF official said. of 61 senior officials, 45 relinquished their title ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-officials-forced-pick-oknha-title-or-their-position
Ministry warns of rise in single-use plastic waste
The Environment Ministry and representatives of European Union member states yesterday reminded people to reduce single-use plastic waste, which make up 20 percent of 10,000 tonnes of garbage produced in the Kingdom daily. The appeal was made at the end of the EU’s Green Weeks campaign ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50648444/ministry-warns-of-rise-in-single-use-plastic-waste-2/
Kingdom’s disease burden shifting
Cambodia is facing the double burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases, experts say, but the country can still prevent the problem from becoming “catastrophic” by implementing adequate measures and funnelling appropriate funding to tackle chronic illnesses. ...
Yesenia Amaro and Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-disease-burden-shifting
Cambodia, Vietnam ink double taxation agreement
Cambodia has signed a double taxation agreement with Vietnam that protects each country’s nationals from dual taxation, according to a news release from the General Department of Taxation released on Tuesday. The agreement was signed on Saturday on the sidelines of the Greater Mekong Subregion ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-vietnam-ink-double-taxation-agreement
Ministry issues warning over rabies vaccine
The Health Ministry on Saturday warned all pharmacies, hospitals and other health service providers to immediately stop selling a China-made rabies vaccine over concerns it was not manufactured according to strict guidelines. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/529499/ministry-issues-warning-over-rabies-vaccine/
Australia to miss opening of assembly due to ‘flawed’ poll
As Australia became the latest Western embassy to announce it would not be sending a representative to Wednesday’s opening of parliament, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan dismissed the US and EU Ambassadors being “unable to attend” as no loss because “they give no value ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australia-miss-opening-assembly-due-flawed-poll
Advocacy group raises questions about Cambodia's gold imports
Cambodia imported about $15 billion worth of gold during five years from Singapore, according to government statistics compiled by nongovernmental organization Mother Nature Cambodia — a figure so large, corruption monitor groups say it raises alarms about potential financial crimes, particularly smuggling. ...
David Boyle and Malis Tum
https://www.voanews.com/a/advocacy-group-raises-questions-about-cambodia-gold-imports/4599968.html
Sand dredging in Kampong Cham to resume after forum held
Public forum was held on Thursday at the request of Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron to address the ongoing sand dredging operation along the Mekong river.Earlier on August 22, Naron called on Prime Minister Hun Sen to provide a solution to ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sand-dredging-kampong-cham-resume-after-forum-held
‘Toxic’ rice wine kills five in Kratie
As of Sunday, the death toll from toxic rice wine consumption in Kratie province had increased to five. Forty others remain hospitalised, the provincial health department said. Department director Chhneang Sovutha said the sale of rice wine had been banned in the province’s Sambo district ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/toxic-rice-wine-kills-five-kratie
Government responds to UN human rights concerns
Government officials on Monday hit back at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticisms expressed ahead of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for next month. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/government-responds-un-human-rights-concerns
Increased Chinese rice exports MoU to be signed at 2nd BRF
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on increased rice quotas with China at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, according to a statement on Wednesday from the Ministry of Commerce. Minister of Commerce ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/increased-chinese-rice-exports-mou-be-signed-2nd-brf
Siem Reap sees sixfold rise in dengue fever
From January 1 to June 9, more than 6,000 patients received treatment for dengue fever at hospitals in Siem Reap province, out of whom eight died. The figure represents a sixfold increase compared to the same period last year when there were no casualties. Bou ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-sees-sixfold-rise-dengue-fever
Ministry holds drive to cut plastic bag use in Siem Reap province
The Environment Ministry on Saturday held a campaign in Siem Reap province as part of its ongoing drive to reduce the use of plastic bags in the Kingdom. Neth Pheaktra, spokesman for the ministry, yesterday said the drive focuses on reducing plastic bag use in the ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50628150/ministry-holds-drive-to-cut-plastic-bag-use-in-siem-reap-province/
Prey Lang group calls for closure of sawmill
Members of the Prey Lang Community Network are urging the National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention to close a sawmill run by Think Biotech in Kratie province. According to a PLCN statement published yesterday, members from the provinces of Kratie, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear and Kampong ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50632909/prey-lang-group-calls-for-closure-of-sawmill/
Joint Asean action sought to fight fake medicine
Cambodia yesterday urged Asean member countries to jointly combat the spread of substandard and counterfeit medicines which are endangering people’s health and welfare and affecting economic growth in the region. Defence Minister General Tea Banh, representing Prime Minister Hun Sen, made the call during the 14th ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50638362/joint-asean-action-sought-to-fight-fake-medicine/
Cambodian civil society groups condemn ongoing attacks on freedom of the media
On May 09 2018, the undersigned of 79 civil society groups, condemn the latest blow to press freedom in Cambodia, with the opaque sale of The Phnom Penh Post, and the new owner’s immediate interference in the paper’s editorial independence, which compelled 13 senior staff and reporters to ...
Cambodian Center for Human Right
Health Ministry warns travellers of MERS disease
The Health Ministry has warned Cambodians travelling to some Middle Eastern countries for religious purposes to be aware of a disease that has infected thousands of people. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50521835/health-ministry-warns-travellers-of-mers-disease/
More than 4,000 border crimes foiled this year
The Defence Ministry prevented more than 4,000 border crimes so far this year and has pledged to continue cooperating with neighbouring countries to fight crime. A report posted yesterday by ministry spokesman General Chhum Sucheat on his Facebook page said that the Royal Cambodian Armed ...
Ven Rathavong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50538810/more-than-4000-border-crimes-foiled-this-year/
Defence Ministry to ‘add new blood’ to Kingdom’s military
The Ministry of National Defence is set to add new blood into the Kingdom’s armed forces, with its military academy starting a new round of enrollment and recruitment to fill nearly 700 vacancies. While the ministry said the recruitment is meant to protect the Kingdom’s ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-add-new-blood-kingdoms-military