Shukaku pushes forward at Boeung Kak
Local developer Shukaku will step up construction of its controversial Boeung Kak lake development project this month, beginning work on a drainage system and corporate office, a spokeswoman told the Post yesterday. An updated master plan of Shukaku’s Phnom Penh City Centre project – an ...
Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/shukaku-pushes-forward-boeung-kak
Timber by the numbers
Cambodia’s foremost logging baron exported more than 100,000 cubic metres of timber from Sihanoukville Port last year, likely including a species protected by an international treaty to which the Kingdom is a signatory, an analysis by Global Witness of leaked export records suggests. The data, obtained ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/timber-numbers
Sam Al backs sustainable development funding
Representatives of 168 communities from around the Kingdom said they were “delighted” after Minister of Environment Say Sam Al announced his support for the funding of environmental and social assistance packages to aid conservation and development efforts. “i believe that you [the representatives] will make ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sam-al-backs-sustainable-development-funding
PM urges use of ‘Thank you peace’ slogan
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged all state institutions and schools to promote the “Thank you peace” slogan so that Cambodians will appreciate how precious peace is when it is attained. He said the slogan was not meant to oppose any group but rather to ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-urges-use-thank-you-peace-slogan
Press release on Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
On 17 October 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). His Excellency Sok Chenda Sophea: “i believe in the power of humanity and i believe that unity in ...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Meta house founder responds to chut wutty ban
The founding director of Meta House, Nicolaus Mesterharm, responded yesterday after the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts called off tonight’s screening of i am Chut Wutty, which was set to be publicly screened for the first time in the Kingdom. ...
Michael Light and Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23975/meta-house-founder-responds-to-chut-wutty-ban/
CNRP ready to talk
Following a high-level meeting yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said that his party would seek to restart negotiations with the ruling party and possibly join the government. The move marks an apparent about-turn from a party press conference held on Wednesday when Rainsy ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-ready-talk
គ.ខ.ប.ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំងជំរុញឲ្យពលរដ្ឋបាត់ឈ្មោះទៅចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត
ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការខេត្តរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ខ.ប) ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ជំរុញឲ្យមន្ត្រីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នាំយកប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលខ្លួនអះអាងថា បានបាត់ឈ្មោះពីក្នុងបញ្ជីអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ នីតិកាលទី៥ ជាង ១ពាន់នាក់ នៅទូទាំងខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ទៅពិនិត្យបញ្ជីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១ ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ ការថ្លែងបែបនេះទៅកាន់មន្ត្រីគណបក្សប្រឆាំង គឺធ្វើឡើងនៅក្នុងវគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលមួយនៅទីស្នាក់ការ គ.ខ.ប ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ស្ដីអំពីការពិនិត្យបញ្ជីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែកញ្ញា ដែលមានអ្នកចូលរួមជាតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយ មន្ត្រីក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ-សង្កាត់ និងកម្លាំងសមត្ថកិច្ចសរុបប្រមាណជា ៥០នាក់។ ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការខេត្តរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង អ្នកស្រី នួន ចាន់នី មានប្រសាសន៍ថា វគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលនេះនឹងអាចជួយឲ្យសិក្ខាកាម ជាពិសេសមន្ត្រីក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ ឬសង្កាត់ ដែលជាអ្នកអនុវត្តន៍ការងារផ្ទាល់ បានយល់កាន់តែច្បាស់អំពីតួនាទី និងនីតិវិធីនៃការពិនិត្យ និងចុះឈ្មោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតនៅតាមមូលដ្ឋាន។ អ្នកស្រីបន្តថា មន្ត្រីគណបក្សប្រឆាំងតែងតែលើកឡើងពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីផ្សេងៗ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ នីតិវិធីនៃការចុះឈ្មោះត្រូវបានមន្ត្រីរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតអនុវត្ត បានច្បាស់លាស់៖ «កាលសន្និបាតហ្នឹង គាត់លើកឡើងថា ...
$16-million condo project in BKK1
Construction workers broke ground yesterday in Boeung Keng Kang i at the site of a $16 million dollar condominium project partially funded by Malaysia’s Chip Hock Realty and Development. This project gets off the ground as foreign investment in the Kingdom sees increased growth. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26065/-16-million-condo-project-in-bkk1/
Angkor Landmark breaks ground by end-2021: CEO
Phase I of the Angkor Landmark development project about 15km northeast of SIem Reap town Is scheduled to offIcIally break ground at end-2021, accordIng to the developer’s CEO Tous Saphoeun. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/angkor-landmark-breaks-ground-end-2021-ceo
“Everyone deserves to stay connected and maximize the power of the internet” - My experience at the 7th Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2023
I recently had the opportunIty to attend the 7th CommunIty Network Exchange AsIa PacIfIc 2023, a conference that brought together experts, practItIoners, and advocates of communIty networks from across the regIon and beyond. The theme of the conference was “ConnectIng IndIgenous and MountaIn CommunItIes”, and ...
King opens first heart surgery centre in Phnom Penh after donating $1.2M
At the inauguration ceremony of the Heart Surgery Centre ii – named Kantha Bopha-Sihamoni Monineath – at Kantha Bopha i Children’s Hospital in Phnom Penh on Thursday, King Norodom Sihamoni said he and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk had donated $1.2 million towards its construction. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-opens-first-heart-surgery-centre-phnom-penh-after-donating-12m
Buses need to be more accessible for people with disabilities
Public buses should be accessible, safe, and comfortable for people with disabilities, a recent assessment showed. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-buses-need-to-be-more-accessible-for-people-with-disabilities
Trial continues: Workers to gather at court house
Observers expect the trial of 23 people arrested during early January strike demonstrations will not be completed today, due to the number of witnesses who may testify. “i think the trial would take more than the time [available today],” Ham Samrith, senior lawyer for the Community ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trial-continues-workers-gather-court-house
CNRP Wants Presidency of Assembly Before Taking Seats
With the ruling CPP having voted in its National Assembly leadership and government ministers on Tuesday, officials from the CNRP said opposition lawmakers would not take their seats in parliament unless the party is guaranteed control over the National Assembly. “i think that the two-day meeting ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-wants-presidency-of-assembly-before-taking-seats-43141/
Cambodia should hold referendum to decide on reelection: political analysts
Cambodia should hold a referendum to decide whether the country calls a reelection or not after allegations of serious irregularities during July’s election that handed victory to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party, political analysts said. Kek Galabru, president of a renowned human rights group ...
Nzweek News Staff
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodia-should-hold-referendum-to-decide-on-reelection-political-analysts-2-105897/
Mardy: Novel Coronavirus, novel working experience
Since this discovery of the existence of the novel Coronavirus (COViD-19), the world has remarkably been forced changed in both macro and micro level ranging from policy making and implementing to daily life style. Since the end of March 2020, to cooperate with the government effort ...
A hard lesson in arithmetic
When Reaksmey (not his real name) was in high school two years ago, he and his classmates were urged to attend the supplementary classes taught by their teachers before and after regular school hours. For an hour before school and two to three hours after each ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012031455021/National-news/a-hard-lesson-in-arithmetic.html
CPP Claims 72% of Seats In Communes
The CPP yesterday declared victory in Sunday’s commune election, saying it had taken 72 percent of the country’s commune councilor seats and all but 41 of the country’s 1,633 powerful commune chief positions. The SRP in turn said it took 19 percent of the available councilor ...
Scale of Wildlife Sanctuary Destruction Denied
A rights worker and forestry official yesterday contradicted a local newspaper report claiming that more than $100 million worth of timber had been illegally extracted from Ratanakirri province’s Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary. Adhoc’s provincial coordinator for Ratanakirri, Chhay Thy, denied having said a total of 16,000 ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/scale-of-wildlife-sanctuary-destruction-denied-20366/