Families complain governor’s crooked
More than 30 families evicted from a former airport site in Preah Vihear province’s Chea Ksan district have filed four complaints with the provincial court since April against district governor Sok Hay. Lor Chan, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said a total of 31 families ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070966736/National/families-complain-governor-s-crooked.html
‘Landmark’ $100 million project gets under way
Hongkong Land broke ground on Friday on a $100 million mixed-use development project in Phnom Penh’s financial district. Called Landmark, the building by the Hong Kong-based property group will be on a 10,700-square metre site on Street 106 near the capital’s Freedom Park. “One of Hongkong Land’s ...
Hin Pisei
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/%E2%80%98landmark%E2%80%99-100-million-project-gets-under-way
NGO says work on Don Sahong dam under way
A conservation group has said its recent trip to Laos revealed that construction on a controversial hydropower dam decried by neighbouring Mekong countries is already under way. International Rivers representatives visiting the proposed site of the 260-megawatt Don Sahong Hydropower Project earlier this month say they ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-says-work-don-sahong-dam-under-way
Government pushes ahead with study of Koh Kong dam
The minister of mines and energy on Monday said a new private-public working group will study the impacts of a proposed hydropower dam in Koh Kong opposed by hundreds of resident ethnic minority families and find them an adequate resettlement site. A Cambodian consultancy, SBK Research ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-pushes-ahead-with-study-of-koh-kong-dam-61047/
Ethnic group petitions UN to halt Areng dam
The Areng Chorng ethnic minority group yesterday submitted five petitions – addressed to the UN office in Cambodia and four government institutions – seeking a halt to the Sinohydro dam project in Koh Kong province. After blocking Sinohydro from entering the dam site in the Areng ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-group-petitions-un-halt-areng-dam
Protesting families demand answers from ADB
Phnom Penh families who face losing a part of their land to a railway rehabilitation project being funded primarily by the Asian development Bank (ADB) protested in front of the bank’s country headquarters Monday over what they say has been a lack of transparency about ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/protesting-families-demand-answers-from-adb-66271/
Australia wants to resettle refugees on remote island, Cambodian opposition leader says
Australia has considered sending up to 1000 refugees to live on a remote island off the coast of impoverished Cambodia under a controversial resettlement agreement,, according to an opposition leader in Phnom Penh. Australian officials have visited several sites to accommodate the refugees now on Nauru, ...
$250k stolen in daylight heist
A sleepy village in Kampong Thom province was the unlikely site of a major gold heist over the weekend, as a gang of heavily armed robbers raided a local market in broad daylight, making away with more than $250,000 worth of cash and jewellery before ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/250k-stolen-daylight-heist
“Word of Mouth” still dominating Cambodian consumer purchase decisions
Despite Cambodia’s increasing digital adoption, word of mouth recommendation (WOM) still holds the most weight when it comes to influencing purchasing Decisions, according to a new report by research site Engagement Labs (EL). ...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50823413/word-of-mouth-still-dominating-cambodian-consumer-purchase-decisions/
Kampong Speu reclaims 266ha state land
The Kampong Speu provincial authorities are working to identify land grabbers after reclaiming more than 266ha of land at nine sites in Oral district’s Tasal and Trapaing Chor communes as state property. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-speu-reclaims-266ha-state-land
Buy Now, Pay Later model could supplant credit cards
According to technology business site Tech In Asia, the once-obscure Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) trend is getting new legs, which could see the option spreading in an increasingly digital Asia-Pacific. ...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810014/buy-now-pay-later-model-could-supplant-credit-cards/
Preah Sihanouk probes land clearing for economic zone
A joint working group of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration is inspecting a site at Bak Kang Mountain, which was designated state public property in 2002 but is now being cleared by a private company. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-probes-land-clearing-economic-zone
PM: UNESCO Angkor rules kept, heritage ‘unaffected’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reassured UNESCO and the International Coordinating Committee for Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor ( ICC-Angkor) that the heritage of Angkor remains unaffected by Development, saying that Cambodia will follow the conditions unDer which the temple was ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-unesco-angkor-rules-kept-heritage-unaffected
Angkor committee experts reiterate congratulations amid eviction of thousands
A leaked report from experts at an international body overseeing Angkor Archaeological Park reiterated past congratulations for Cambodia’s efforts to dismantle illegal structures in heritage areas amid mass evictions of roughly 10,000 families from the site. ...
Fiona Kelliher
https://vodenglish.news/angkor-committee-experts-congratulate-program-evicting-thousands/
Red muntjac population surveyed in Mondulkiri
Researchers from the Mondulkiri provincial Department of Environment have Deployed motion-sensor cameras at 25 sites in Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary to monitor the number of red muntjac, amid concerns that its population may be Declining due to illegal hunting and trapping. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-muntjac-population-surveyed-mondulkiri
Vietjet launches HAN-SAI flights
Vietjet Air, Vietnam’s budget airline, is set to commence flights between Hanoi and Siem Reap province on December 15. The service aims to accommodate the surge in foreign tourists to Cambodia, home to the renowned UNESCO World Heritage site Angkor Wat. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vietjet-launches-han-sai-flights
Evictees, Activists Scuffle With Police in Front of City Hall
Evictees and anti-eviction activists on Wednesday briefly scuffled with police and security guards after cutting off traffic in front of Phnom Penh City Hall to demand that businesswoman Suy Sophan compensate them for homes that were bulldozed early last year. Human rights group Adhoc said at ...
Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/evictees-activists-scuffle-with-police-in-front-of-city-hall-46362/
Leprosy Dark Spot Healed by Early Detection
It started with a small, dark spot on Oeur Pisey’s left arm: A spot that he simply ignored. Slowly, other spots appeared. They soon covered Mr. Pisey’s thighs, upper body, and eventually, his face. A local health clinic in Kompong Cham province told him not to worry: ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/leprosy-dark-spot-healed-by-early-detection-51173/
Five communities were trained to develop reports and minutes
A primary objective of NatureLife Cambodia (NLC) is to build the capacity of committees of Community Protected Areas (CPA) and Community-Based Organizations (CBO) for effective site management. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501517350/five-communities-were-trained-to-develop-reports-and-minutes/
Six injured as police, Borei Keila villagers clash
At least six people were injured on Friday when a small group of Borei Keila villagers were evicted from the grounds of an unfinished building in Phnom Penh that they began occupying this week in a bid to draw attention to a years-long fight for ...
Khuon Narim and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/six-injured-as-police-borei-keila-villagers-clash-52325/