Some $190 million will be Spent to conStruct filtration StationS in Preah Sihanouk province to addreSS the problem of dirty water flowing into the Sea. However, the director-general of public workS at the MiniStry of Public WorkS and TranSport, Heng RathpiSeth, who iS the project&rSquo;S SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government on Thursday received $7.66 million from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) special Fund 2018 to implement 19 projects. Initiated by the Chinese government during the first LMC Leaders’ meeting in China’s Hainan province in March 2016, the LMC special Fund aims to support ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 300 road safety education banners have been put up along the streets of every province for display during the Khmer New Year as a reminder of the dangers of careless driving. Asia Injury Prevention Foundation director Kim Pagna told The Post on sunday ss='cambodia-color'>...

The European Commission has issued a statement calling on the government to show credible improvements on issues of concern in order to avoid the withdrawal of Everything-but-arms trade preferences. An EC and European External Action service delegation wrapped up a visit to the Kingdom on ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport yesterday announced that the renovation of National Road 4, which connects the capital with sihanoukville in the south, will begin early next year. The ministry said bidding for the project will start in september. National Road 4 is one ss='cambodia-color'>...

An endangered banteng died of wounds inflicted by a hunter’s snare on saturday as an attempt to rescue it was mounted weeks after it was first spotted injured in a Kampong speu community forest. A patrol team in the Bram Beymom Community forest in Thpong ss='cambodia-color'>...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Cambodian authorities to end “baseless” convictions of former opposition officials and activists ahead of this year’s general election. The prominent Us-based rights group said in a statement on Monday that the authorities should throw out the cases against 11 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s first ever computing camp is due to be held in siem Reap this month to promote literacy on cyber security, open-source software, social innovation and the benefits of open data, according to its organizers.The five-day ICT Camp 2018, organized by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), ss='cambodia-color'>...

A total of 30 logs harvested from high-quality wood were seized by Mondulkiri provincial Military Police and National Military Police on saturday and sunday. Provincial Military Police investigation department head Phok Chanthy told The Post on Monday that the logs were found in Pech Chreada ss='cambodia-color'>...

With a quarter of construction work already completed, the new port in Kampot province will become the country’s main gateway to tourism destinations in the region, the minister of tourism said. The seaport, which is being built​in Tek Chhou district, will be able​to accommodate one ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia collected some $1.68 billion in revenue from customs and taxation during the first three months of this year, said Prime Minister Hun sen. speaking recently at the 18th Government-Private sector Forum, he said revenue from the Kingdom’s customs fees accounted for about $668 million ss='cambodia-color'>...

UN human rights experts have expressed concern about what they call an escalating trend of silencing political opinion, saying the government has used criminal law to deny former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) members’ the rights to expression and to hold gatherings. However, senior government ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some 40 people repreSenting 180 familieS from Kantuot commune in Preah Vihear province&rSquo;S Choam KSan diStrict on WedneSday gathered at the MiniStry of Interior to Submit their complaint Seeking intervention in a long-Standing land diSpute. The 180 familieS have been locked in an eight-year diSpute SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Koh Kong Provincial Administration is probing a news report that a private company had colluded with the local authorities to buy 40ha in the Botum sakor National Park. Provincial hall spokesman sok sothy said on sunday that the administration was only aware of one ss='cambodia-color'>...

The document, titled Phnom Penh 2030, showed that landed homes will increase threefold over the next 13 years. The valuation company claims the total currently stands at 150,000 but will hit 450,000 by 2030. VTrust’s report anticipates an average of 25,000 new landed units to hit ss='cambodia-color'>...

Battambang provincial court has charged a man who illegally cleared hundreds of hectares of protected forest land for sale as housing lots in Battambang province’s samlot district since 2015. Long Vuthy, 48, was arrested on september 15 by joint forces from the provincial authority and National ss='cambodia-color'>...

Environmental officials in Pursat are questioning rangers over how a group of local journalists discovered nearly 100 logs of luxury timber inside a wildlife sanctuary. After receiving a tip, the journalists, representing 24 small online media outlets, teamed up with five local policemen on Tuesday ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Environment rangers will soon receive training from experts with the Us Forest service in a bid to improve their ability to crack down on forest crimes and protect conservation areas. Us Forest service officials on Tuesday met with Environment Minister say sam Al ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly yesterday adopted a draft minimum wage law, which aims to promote decent living standards for the country’s 780,000 textile workers. More than 100 lawmakers passed the draft law with 33 articles which will benefit workers and the nation as a whole as ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a joint raid on an illegal mining operation, conducted by the departments of environment, mines and energy, and police in Battambang province’s Phnom Prek district on sunday, over 9,000 kilograms of raw materials and explosives were confiscated. The materials belonged to Chinese company Phou ss='cambodia-color'>...