Minister decries fake journo licence plates
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith took to Facebook on Saturday to remind drivers of vehicles with illegal “press” licence plates that “it will not be a fine, but prison” if police catch them. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-decries-fake-journo-licence-plates
Cambodia weather predication under Dipole Model Index’s influence
Under the effect of Dipole Model Index, Cambodia will experience extreme hot weather with minimum rainfall, increasing thunderstorms, lightning and strong wind during Dry season in March and April. The situation continues to strike until the end of July. Good amount of rain reports and ...
Ministry Of Water Resources and Meteorology
Japanese warships arrive in Sihanoukville, Chinese to moor next week
Three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships dropped anchor in Cambodian waters yesterday, mooring at a Sihanoukville provincial port for a three-day visit meant to strengthen the relationship and boost bilateral ties between Cambodia and Japan, according to General Chhum Socheat, spokesman for the National Defense ...
South Korea supplies equipment for artefact restoration
Cambodia on Monday received $124,000 worth of resources from South Korea to speed up the process of restoring ancient artefacts. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korea-supplies-equipment-artefact-restoration
$6M to be spent on staff security over New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen made an appeal to public safety yesterday, announcing $6 million in bonuses for soldiers and law enforcement in anticipation of the Khmer New Year. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/6m-be-spent-staff-security-over-new-year
Critics: Cambodia's new Korea envoy has ‘no experience’
A direct phone call from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen alerted Phnom Penh city hall deputy Long Dimanche to his new role as the country’s envoy to South Korea. ...
Pin Silvan
http://www.voanews.com/content/critics-cambodia-new-korea-envoy-has-no-experience/3294172.html
'I am Chut Wutty' film ban applies to all public shows
After plans to screen a documentary about slain environmental activist Chut Wutty at Phnom Penh’s Meta House were canceled at the behest of the Ministry of Culture last week, a ministry official said over the weekend that the film could not be publicly screened anywhere ...
Hannah Hawkins and Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/i-am-chut-wutty-film-ban-applies-to-all-public-shows-111715/
Officer convicted of fraud still employed at Defense University
A military officer convicted of fraud and sentenced to one year in prison in October is still employed by the National Defense University (NDU), the school confirmed this week, despite the fact that the officer’s co-conspirator is now behind bars. ...
Buth kimsay and Taylor O'connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officer-convicted-of-fraud-still-employed-at-defense-university-112874/
Cambodia, Macao ink tourism pact
The Ministry of Tourism signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Macao to boost the Kingdom’s tourism industry and train personnel in the sector. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25554/cambodia--macao-ink-tourism-pact/
Vehicle registration lists to be computerised
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is developing an electronic vehicle registration system to be brought in by the end of this year, said Minister Sun Chanthol during the opening of a driver’s licence centre at Aeon Mall yesterday. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vehicle-registration-lists-be-computerised
Possible measles cases prompt investigation
Ministry of Health officials are investigating two suspected measles cases – one in Phnom Penh and another in Svay Rieng province. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/possible-measles-cases-prompt-investigation
Rice sector continues its struggle in first half
Cambodian rice exports decreased nearly 6 per cent year-on-year during the first semester, reinforcing concerns about the future of the rice industry, the Kingdom’s most important agricultural sector. ...
Sorn Sarath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-continues-its-struggle-first-half
Gov’t: drive safe, pay workers
The Interior Ministry is hoping last year’s relative decrease in traffic accidents and deaths during the Pchum Ben holiday is a sign of things to come and asked citizens again this year to drive safely as they crisscross the country to celebrate the holiday. In a ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29891/gov---t--drive-safe--pay-workers/
Casinos pay $37.4M in tax during first 9 months
Tax revenue from Cambodia’s 69 licensed casinos reached $37.4 million for the first nine months of the year, growing 35.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/casinos-pay-374m-tax-during-first-9-months
Agriculture Ministry okays e-certification
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is preparing for the implementation of shifting some certification registration online, through its e-government services, with the help of the Chinese government. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32506/agriculture-ministry-okays-e-certification/
Fears hover over plan to collect data on all Cambodians
Every Cambodian will be assigned a 10-digit identification number under which information from various government departments, as well as the private sector, will be collected in a central database, Interior Minister Sar Kheng announced on Thursday. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fears-hover-over-plan-to-collect-data-on-all-cambodians-126693/
Number of overloaded trucks fall after fines
The Ministry of Transport collected more than three hundred million riel ($75,000) last month in the form of fines on more than 140 overloaded trucks. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37286/number-of-overloaded-trucks-fall-after-fines/
Coolest holiday for 10 years coming, expert says
If you’re planning to get away next week for Khmer New Year, it might be wise to keep an umbrella on hand. According to the government’s weather authority, the country can expect the lowest holiday temperatures for the past decade amid unseasonal lashings of rain. ...
Chhorn Phearun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/coolest-holiday-for-10-years-coming-expert-says-127714/
Ministry rejects cash for promotions claim
The Agriculture Ministry has rejected claims officials paid thousands of dollars in exchange for promotions. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38752/ministry-rejects-cash-for-promotions-claim/
Drainage upgrades to come amid rains: city
Cambodia will this year experience heavier rainfall than in previous years during an extended rainy season that is expected to last well into December in the coastal and central lowland areas, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology last ...
Jovina Chua and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/drainage-upgrades-come-amid-rains-city