National Road 6 officially in service
Following the completion in July of the section stretching from Siem Reap to Kampong Cham province, National Road 6 was officially inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50499590/national-road-6-officially-in-service/
Massive unexploded bomb found in Kandal
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre yesterday removed a 220-kilogram bomb and three artillery shells found in farms across four locations in three districts in Kandal province. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50505749/massive-unexploded-bomb-found-in-kandal/
Blaze in Meanchey destroys 10 homes
Ten homes housing 16 families in the capital’s Meanchey district were destroyed early Monday by fire, which police said was caused by an electrical malfunction. The homeowners, however, believe the blaze was caused by arson. Kong Thou, deputy chief of the Municipal Fire Office, said ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blaze-meanchey-destroys-10-homes
Voting goes on quietly in Takeo
The election in Takeo province’s 1,585 polling stations went smoothly on Sunday, though it was relatively quiet compared to the 2013 national polls and the 2017 commune council elections, officials from the provincial election committee (PEC) and participating political parties said. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/voting-goes-quietly-takeo
Hun Sen: New government in September
After winning what is said to be a landslide victory in Sunday’s polls, caretaker Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Thursday that new members to the National Assembly would be confirmed, and a new government created by the third week of September. However, a leader ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-new-government-september
Mangkhut submerges roads in the Kingdom
Flooding caused by rains from the Mangkhut and Barey Chat storms over the last few days have damaged roads across the country amid a particularly devastating rainy season. On Monday afternoon, flooding halted traffic along National Road 4 in Preah Sihanouk province according to provincial ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mangkhut-submerges-roads-kingdom
EU timber deal in firing line
A committee of more than 20 national and international organisations filed a petition to the EU on October 10 to prevent it from signing a timber trade agreement with Vietnam, noting that the deal would be disastrous to the Kingdom’s forests. The petition claims Vietnamese ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-timber-deal-firing-line
Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary in upwind
Battambang’s Environment Department stated that the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, on Tonle Sap Lake, has seen a 30 per cent increase in bird population this year. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50564095/prek-toal-bird-sanctuary-in-upwind/
Japan provides $52M in grants
The Japanese government has provided more than $52 million in grants for Cambodia’s socio-economic development projects so far this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation said. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-provides-52m-grants
Banteng found dead in Oddar Meanchey
Environment rangers in Oddar Meanchey province on Friday found an endangered male banteng dead inside a conservation area in Sorng Rukhavon community forest and suspect poaching is to blame. Venerable Bun Saluth, Sorng Rukhavon Community head, yesterday said a male banteng was found dead inside the ...
Ly Livsier
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50632591/banteng-found-dead-in-oddar-meanchey/
‘Media crucial in fight against trafficking’
The Ministry of information and the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) joined hands to strengthen the capacity of journalists, TV presenters and commentators to upgrade their skills in helping to address human trafficking. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/media-crucial-fight-against-trafficking
Asean discusses environment in Siem Reap
Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth on Tuesday urged Asean countries to cooperate in addressing illegal trans-boundary flows of waste that have affected the region in recent months. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-discusses-environment-siem-reap
Water supply to grow in Sihanoukville
Industry MInister Cham Prasidh said yesterday that residents In Preah Sihanouk provInce can expect a steady supply of water In the provInce withIn the next week. The statement came after years of water supply problems In the provInce where residents faced water shortages. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50492836/water-supply-to-grow-in-sihanoukville/
Hundreds of UXO discovered in Pursat
Over 500 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO), including bullets and a 100mm mortar shell, have been found and collected in Pursat province’s Bakan district. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-uxo-discovered-pursat
Fasmec brings in website for SMEs
Cambodian entrepreneurs who are members of the Federation of Association for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (Fasmec), can soon display and sell their products on a new shopping website, thanks to a partnership with London-based Sram & Mram Resources Ltd. ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/fasmec-brings-website-smes
Land dispute settled in Koh Kong
Officials with the Land Management Ministry and Koh Kong Provincial Hall yesterday ended a years-long land dispute between villagers and sugar companies through distribution of compensation to the families involved. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50507031/land-dispute-settled-in-koh-kong/
CPP lawmaker visits migrants in Thailand
A Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) lawmaker has said that the Kingdom’s migrant workers in Thailand have vowed to return home to vote in the July 29 national elections. But a former deputy president of the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) expressed doubts that this ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-lawmaker-visits-migrants-thailand
Luxury logs seized in Mondulkiri province
A total of 30 logs harvested from high-quality wood were seized by Mondulkiri provincial Military Police and National Military Police on Saturday and Sunday. Provincial Military Police investigation department head Phok Chanthy told The Post on Monday that the logs were found in Pech Chreada ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/luxury-logs-seized-mondulkiri-province
River level rises in Kratie province
Kratie Provincial Hall yesterday said that the water level of the Mekong river has risen after authorities in a neighbouring country opened the floodgates of a hydropower dam. Pen Lynath, provincial deputy governor, yesterday said that according to the Water Resources Department, the floodgates were ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50571026/river-level-rises-in-kratie-province/
Ministry notes decrease in forestry crimes
The Environment Ministry yesterday noted that cases of illegal land encroachment and occupation of protected areas in four provinces have decreased due to measures implemented by national and local environment officials. Last year, the Environment Ministry took action against forestry crimes, such as illegal logging ...