Locally bred silkworms put to use in Kampong Speu
With help from the Kingdom’s Silk Research Centre, the sleepy sector is showing new signs of life with the first crop of worms from the institute’s breeding centre being put to use. Aoral Silk Community was the first farm in Kampong Speu province to sucessfully ...
Oung Dane and Hong Tholly Sonit
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/locally-bred-silkworms-put-use-k-speu
Cambodia among fastest growing economies in region: McKinsey
Cambodia has emerged as one of the four recent economic out performers in the Southeast Asian region, according to analyst firm McKinsey & Company in a report published on Wednesday. ...
Kazi Mahmood
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50535015/cambodia-among-fastest-growing-economies-in-region-mckinsey/
Vehicles seized as authorities intervene in land clearing operation
Stung Hav district administration intervened in a land clearing operation on disputed land in Otres Commune on Saturday, seizing two vehicles as a warning to all parties to cease their activities until a final court verdict is reached. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vehicles-seized-authorities-intervene-land-clearing-op
Prey Ang Ten park ranger injured in machete attack
A forest ranger protecting the Prey Ang Ten biodiversity conservation corridor in Kampong Thom province was attacked on Tuesday by an unidentified perpetrator, causing injuries to his head, neck and wrist. Neth Pheaktra, spokesman of the Environment Ministry, yesterday said the incident occurred as five ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50588876/prey-ang-ten-park-ranger-injured-in-machete-attack/
Kuoy villagers in court over alleged seizure of bulldozers
Four ethnic Kuoy villagers appeared in Preah Vihear provincial court on Wednesday for allegedly seizing two bulldozers from a Chinese-owned company in a December 2014 dispute that saw a group of locals attempt to prevent the firm from clearing their rice fields. The four were ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kuoy-villagers-court-over-alleged-seizure-bulldozers
Woman in Banteay Meanchey loses leg after UXO explosion
Explosive remnants of war continue to haunt the Cambodian people with the country at peace, with a 33-year-old woman losing a leg after stepping on a landmine while harvesting bamboo shoots in Banteay Meanchey province. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/woman-banteay-meanchey-loses-leg-after-uxo-explosion
GEF aids fishing communities in adapting to climate change
A five-year project known as CamAdapt, which aims to help coastal fishing communities and ecosystems in four coastal provinces – Kampot, Kep, Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk – adapt to climate change, is expected to start early next year. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gef-aids-fishing-communities-adapting-climate-change
Singaporean company plans to build smart city in Cambodia
Limestone Network, a Singaporean startup, is planning to build a smart city in the heart of Phnom Penh. international startup media platforms reported this week that Limestone Network is seeking to transform the face of Southeast Asia by building smart cities powered by blockchain technology. Limestone ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50634713/singaporean-company-plans-to-build-smart-city-in-cambodia/
Thousands of trees planted in Siem Reap, Preah Vihear
The Environment Ministry has planted 40,000 tree saplings in the protected areas of Preah Jayavarman-Norodom National Park in Siem Reap province and Beong Per Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province. The tree planting event was held on Friday and Saturday, and involved provincial authorities, monks, and ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50637360/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-siem-reap-preah-vihear/
Cambodia feared lagging behind predators in cybersex trafficking crackdown
U.S. and Australian crime fighters are preparing Cambodia for a spike in online child sex abuse cases but local officials fear that predators are a step ahead of police due to narrow laws. The spread of cheap, high-speed internet and the rise in mobile phone ...
Village protests halt Phan Imex land clearing in Kandal
A 20-year-old land dispute in Kandal province between residents of Por Miev village and the Phan Imex construction company hit a new snag on Wednesday when villagers discovered that workers had brought excavation equipment to a parcel of land that borders communal property at the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/village-protests-halt-phan-imex-land-clearing-kandal
Two charged in Kampong Speu for illegal forest clearing
The director of Kampong Speu’s protected Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary and his predecessor have been charged with illegally clearing forest in a case dating back to 2013, and have been summoned to court for questioning. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-charged-kampong-speu-illegal-forest-clearing
Tax collection rises by 10 percent in Q1
The General Department of Taxation collected more than $761 million in taxes during the first three months of the year, a slight increase of about 10 percent compared to the same period in 2017. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50484337/tax-collection-rises-by-10-percent-in-q1/
China firms eye investment in power plant, satellite technology
Two Shanghai-based companies have revealed plans to invest in coal fired power plants and satellite technology in the Kingdom. Liang Shan, vice president of Shanghai Electronic Communication Technology, and Yongtao Jiao, president of Beidou Star Data Technology, expressed their intention to invest in the country ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50512373/china-firms-eye-investment-in-power-plant-satellite-technology/
Palm sugar GI status in EU hits a glitch
The process of obtaining geographical indication (GI) status for Kampong Speu palm sugar in the European Union suffered a setback this week after a company asked for revisions to the wording of the product’s guidebook, according to a producers association. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50518153/palm-sugar-gi-status-in-eu-hits-a-glitch/
Hopes for potato farming in the Kingdom running high
After determining the best provinces in the country to grow potatoes, Cambodian scientists are now working to figure out what varieties adapt best to the local soil and will have the highest yields. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50521747/hopes-for-potato-farming-in-the-kingdom-running-high/
Emails in focus on sixth day of Ricketson trial
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson was grilled on Tuesday, over his connections to the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and Sam Rainsy. It marked the sixth day of his hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court over espionage charges. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/emails-focus-sixth-day-ricketson-trial
Cambodia orders rare investigation of shooting in land protest
Cambodian authorities have ordered an investigation into violent clashes over a land dispute in which a protester was shot, after a video clip of the incident sparked outrage on social media. A man was shot and a 10-year-old boy injured in the clash last week ...
Biggest solar project yet gets half billion in funding
The Gideon Group, a US-based global finance firm, yesterday announced its intention to invest $488 million in a 135-megawatt solar plant in Kandal province. in a statement issued yesterday, Gideon Group president and CEO Salman Khan said the Kandal solar project is being developed by ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50573860/biggest-solar-project-yet-gets-half-billion-in-funding/
Oknha Sam Ol in court for Mondulkiri illegal logging
Following their arrest on Tuesday, tycoon Soeng Sam Ol, owner of the Master K Sun company, two supervisors and a driver were sent to Mondulkiri provincial court on Thursday on grounds of alleged illegal logging. Meanwhile, National Military Police commander Sao Sokha announced that the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oknha-sam-ol-court-mondulkiri-illegal-logging