Tanker filled with timber
A petrol tanker truck was found with more than 2,000 pieces of luxury rosewood stashed inside its tank when it was intercepted by authorities in Phnom Penh last week, National Military Police spokesman Eng Hy said yesterday. ...
Soth Koemsoeun and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tanker-filled-timber
CNRP brass leave Cambodia, but back ‘soon’
Since the widely condemned arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha on “treason” charges this month, at least a dozen Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmakers have left the country, though a senior party official yesterday insisted they would “return soon”. ...
Leonie Kijewski and Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-brass-leave-cambodia-back-soon
Nest plan must expand to protect rare river bird, say environmental groups
A river bird that was once a common sight along the Mekong River is now down to a population of just 50 to 60 individuals due to human interference and dam construction, conservationists and Environment Ministry officials said yesterday. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nest-plan-must-expand-protect-rare-river-bird-say-environmental-groups
Court upholds decision to deny bail for RFA duo
The Appeal Court yesterday upheld a decision by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court earlier this month to deny bail for two former Radio Free Asia reporters accused of “espionage”, with the pair’s lawyer calling the decision unfair. ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-upholds-decision-deny-bail-rfa-duo
Vendors to protest for border fee reductions
The Cambodia Economy Reinforced Association has submitted a letter to Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities asking permission to hold a massive demonstration for four days to demand a reduction in the price of crossing the Thai border. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50100579/vendors-protest-border-fee-reductions/
More workers to be sent to Japan
Labour Minister Ith Samheng said yesterday said he plans to increase the number of Cambodian trainees being sent to Japan for study and part-time work, noting that about 6,000 have been working in the country since 2007. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50102235/more-workers-to-be-sent-to-japan/
Soldiers ‘attack’ patrollers for confiscating timber
A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces member, backed up by seven of his fellow soldiers, allegedly attacked a community forest patroller and threatened to set him and his family on fire for confiscating illegal timber, according to the patroller. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/soldiers-attack-patrollers-confiscating-timber
Sar Kheng says CNRP stole ‘national rescue’
Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday lamented the phrase “national rescue” had been co-opted by the opposition party and their new movement – which he claimed could “become ISIS” – because the concept of “national salvation” belonged to the ruling party. ...
Soth Koemsoeun and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-says-cnrp-stole-national-rescue
Former Funcinpec officials file membership complaint
Six officials have filed a complaint to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court asking for their Funcinpec membership to be reinstated after they were removed from the party by its leader, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, at the end of last month. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/former-funcinpec-officials-file-membership-complaint
Window closes for deal on mine project in Kratie
A deadline for an earn-in agreement involving Australian-listed Medusa Mining and Sea Resources to explore the Prek Kampi region of Kratie province passed on Thursday with no deal being reached, according to a UK-based news website. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/window-closes-deal-mine-project-kratie
Hun Sen tells jailed opposition figures not to expect pardons
Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the possibility of negotiating with the former CNRP yesterday, maintaining that jailed opposition figures Kem Sokha and Um Sam An will not be pardoned, and that there would “be no second Paris peace agreement”. ...
Mech Dara and Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-tells-jailed-opposition-figures-not-expect-pardons
Migrants get Thai warning
The Cambodian Embassy in Thailand has warned migrant workers that Thai authorities will begin punishing them in April if they fail to renew their work permits. Holders of temporary documents would need to get them extended by March 31. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/migrants-get-thai-warning
Cambodia Offers Rice To Indonesia - Bernama
Indonesia will soon sign a contract to import 100, 000 metric tones of rice from Cambodia over the next 5 years On his part, Hun Sen invited Indonesian Investors to invest in poor harvest businesses such as rice hulling in Cambodia ...
Banteay Meanchey Worst Hit as Flood Toll at 11
A total of 11 people have now died due to flooding in the country since mid-September, while the worst affected area, Banteay Meanchey province, continued to suffer amid torrential rain on Thursday night, government officials said on Friday. ...
Kaing Menghun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/banteay-meanchey-worst-hit-as-flood-toll-at-11-6455/
Garment Staff Resume Work After Deal is Struck
Garment workers from Phnom Penh’s Lim Line factory will resume work today after reaching an agreement with the factory following 11 days of protest that culminated in a violent strike Friday, a union and a factory representative said yesterday. ...
Villagers vs bulldozers
One hundred and thirty-five ethnic Kouy families from the Brame, Srae Preang and Bos Tom villages in Preah Vihear’s Tbeng Meanchey district gathered on Saturday and yesterday to protest the Lan Feng Company’s alleged bulldozing of their farmland. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052156285/National-news/villagers-vs-bulldozers.html
Telecom Cambodia set to list early next year
State-owned communications provider Telecom Cambodia is planning to list on the local bourse by June next year Telecom Cambodia was originally scheduled to list by the end of this year but the company did not meet listing requirements in time. ...
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/telecom-cambodia-set-to-list-early-next-year--907924
Maid Held By Malaysian Employers, Mother Says
The Cambodian Legal Education Center (CLEC), a rights group, is investigating a mother’s claim that her daughter is being abused and held against her will by her employers in Malaysia, Moeun Tola, head of CLEC’s labor program, said yesterday. ...
Hello Mobile Posts 27% Growth in Q1 Revenues
Malaysia-based telecommunications firm Axiata Group said yesterday that revenues at its Hello mobile phone operator in Cambodia grew by 27.3 percent to $2.21 million at the end of the first quarter, compared to the same period in 2011. ...
Jarai ethnic group takes stand on spirit forest
More then 100 Jarai families in Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district have rejected a government proposal to measure their land, saying it would pave the way to turning over a spirit forest to the families of police and soldiers. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jarai-ethnic-group-takes-stand-spirit-forest