Ministry warns media over fake product ads
Media outlets should review the health and agriculture products they advertise, as exposure to unlicensed medicine and insecticides can be fatal, the Ministry of Information has warned. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079494/ministry-warns-media-fake-product-ads/
Authorities cut down promo ads blocking sidewalks
Phnom Penh authorities are purging the streets of illegal outdoor advertisements that they say are clogging up the city’s sidewalks. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15165/authorities-cut-down-promo-ads-blocking-sidewalks/
Warning issued over digital security
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Wednesday asked the public to keep their personal information secure after a number of attempts to defraud people of their money on Telegram, Facebook, TikTok and by telephone. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-warning-issued-over-digital-security
Two more seats added to the National Assembly
The National Election Committee announced yesterday that the number of National Assembly seats for the upcoming national election will increase by two, bringing the total to 125. NEC spokesman Dim Sovannarom said that two more seats were added to the 123-seat National Assembly in compliance with ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50269628/two-more-seats-added-to-the-national-assembly/
Tests confirm Angkor boat made in 1207 AD
A boat unearthed at a construction site in Siem Reap’s Angkor Thom district in April was made in 1207 AD, according to carbon dating results announced on Friday. ...
Erin Handley and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tests-confirm-angkor-boat-made-1207-ad
CNRP’s use of Rainsy ad draws ban
A CNRP television spot featuring former party president Sam Rainsy may have been rejected on Monday, but the country’s main opposition has found other ways to promote the exiled leader in its campaigning ahead of the June 4 commune elections. ...
Ouch Sony and Brendan O’byrne
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrps-use-of-rainsy-ad-draws-ban-130223/
Ads warn of H5N1 risk
Amid concerns the Pchum Ben holiday will lead to a spike in bird flu cases, health officials have begun to roll out a widespread education campaign aimed at stanching the spread of H5N1. The highly fatal flu has seen 20 cases and 11 deaths this ...
Amelia Woodside and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ads-warn-h5n1-risk
Ad spending sees hike in budget for tourism
The Cambodian government has budgeted $3.5 million for tourism-related advertising and promotions in 2014, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said yesterday. “This year the budget has reached $3.5 million dollars, half of the total budget for the ministry as we will host PATA Travel Mart 2014,” ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ad-spending-sees-hike-budget-tourism
Rules enforced: Municipality cracks down on public ads
Businesses in Phnom Penh have been ordered to dismantle signs and advertisements erected on public property without the permission of City Hall. In a letter sent to businesses on Wednesday and published on the city’s website yesterday, City Hall said companies found to have been flouting ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rules-enforced-municipality-cracks-down-public-ads
Tiny frog in Virachey added to red list
A tiny species of frog that may be found only in Virachey National Park in Cambodia’s remote northeast was yesterday officially classified as endangered by a major international conservation group. ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tiny-frog-virachey-added-red-list
Cambodia's tax revenue totals $683 million
The Cambodian government collected $683 million in taxes over the first 11 months of this year, according to data from the General Department of Taxation released last week. An economist said the increase in domestic tax revenue emphasised that Cambodia still has room for improvement in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012121160203/Business/tax-revenue-totals-683-million.html
Mekong river dolphin faces added threat of Laos dam
Conservation experts and residents in Kratie province say they are concerned for the wellbeing of the Mekong River dolphin, especially if a major hydropower project is built upstream. Only about 80 Mekong dolphins are estimated to now live in Cambodia, down from 200 in 1997. ...
Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/mekong-river-dolphin-faces-added-threat-of-laos-dam/3060297.html
Capital’s airport starts adding more space next week
An extension of the terminal at Phnom Penh International Airport will be officially opened late next week, a senior official from the State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA) told Khmer Times yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22474/capital---s-airport-starts-adding-more-space-next-week/
Cashew nut export numbers aren’t adding up: producers
Cambodian cashew nut exports are on the rise, yet export figures are still well below production numbers, with thousands of tonnes unaccounted for. Unshelled cashew nut exports totalled close to $2.5 million in the first six months of the year, with 2,800 tonnes exported, a rise ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-nut-export-numbers-aren%E2%80%99t-adding-producers
Gov’t bans alcohol ads to reduce traffic deaths
Television and radio stations will be barred from broadcasting advertisements for alcohol during the primetime 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. slot beginning next month, as part of the government’s effort to reduce the number of fatalities resulting from drunk driving, officials at the Ministry of ...
Security officials added to top ranks of ruling party
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party has added at least 80 commanders and other security officials to its Central Committee, a move that even more closely ties security forces to the party. ...
Kong Sothanarith,
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/security-officials-added-to-top-ranks-of-ruling-party/2628499.html
Ministry urged to push law regulating alcohol ads and sale
Youth organizations and civil society organizations are calling on the Ministry of Health to push ahead with a proposed law regulating the sale of alcohol, saying that alcohol is damaging the country’s development. ...
Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19222/ministry-urged-to-push-law-regulating-alcohol-ads-and-sale/
Task of Obtaining Passport Is Adding To Illegal Migration Problem
Thousands of Cambodians cross the border via illegal checkpoints into Thailand every year. Some end up working in slave-like conditions on illegal fishing trawlers. Others work in factories while getting paid under the table. It is often a last resort fraught with danger and uncertainty and ...
KTH mall to be officially inaugurated
The KTH Premium Power Mall, opposite the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, will be officially inaugurated on March 1 by K Thong Huot Telecom Co (KTH). The 1,200-square-metre mall will focus on international brands of electronic products. A mall representative told the Post the business would cater ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661601/Business/kth-mall-to-be-officially-inaugurated.html
Parties deny they exist for purpose of adding legitimacy to elections
Several of the 20 political parties registered to contest in the July 29 national elections denied on Thursday that they were “created” purely to add legitimacy to the polls and stave off criticisms against Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). ...
Meas Sokchea and Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-deny-they-exist-purpose-adding-legitimacy-elections