Sesan Dam Construction to Start Next Month
Construction of the Lower Sesan 2 dam will begin early next month, residents and authorities said after a meeting in Stung Treng province on Monday. Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem for the first time gave a time frame for the construction of the dam ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sesan-dam-construction-to-start-next-month-51080/
Government responds to Rainsy’s Cambodia, Ukraine comparison
The Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit (PQRU) on Friday published an extended criticism of a speech made by opposition leader Sam Rainsy last week in which he promised his supporters that the political change that swept Ukraine’s president from power would soon ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-responds-to-rainsys-cambodia-ukraine-comparison-53401/
20,000 tonnes of yellow bananas exported in first five months
During the first five months of 2020, Cambodia exported 22,762 tonnes of yellow bananas, wherein 14,414 tonnes to Vietnam and 8,348 others to China. The update was provided by Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries when inspecting the progress of agro-industrial crop development ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730189/20000-tonnes-of-yellow-bananas-exported-in-first-five-months/
Construction of Phnom Penh’s third ring road completed 40 percent
The construction of Phnom Penh’s third ring road has been completed nearly 40 percent, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). The third ring road stretches from National Road 4 in Chumpu Voan village, Chaom Chau district, crossing National Road 3 and ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50743656/construction-of-phnom-penhs-third-ring-road-completed-40-percent/
Open letter to USAID in Cambodia
On 22 March 2021, Prey Lang Communities from four provinces consist of nearly 100 villages issued an open letter to USAID in Cambodia that the Prey Lang community was deeply disappointed to see the recent USAID’s statement claims to have worked directly with the Prey ...
Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN)
Announcement on the COVISHIELD Vaccination Campaign licensed by AstraZeneca for a group of 60 years old in Phnom Penh
On 22 March 2021, Ministry of Health has posted an announcement regarding the COVISHIELD Vaccination Campaign licensed by AstraZeneca for a group of 60-year-olds in Phnom Penh. The campaign will take place on 23 March 2021 on different locations listed in the announcement. Only those ...
Ministry of Health
Announcement on the death of COVID-19 on three Cambodian people
On 22 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on three Cambodian people, a 55-year-old man died at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, an 83-year-old woman died at Calmette Hospital, and an 81-year-old woman died at Chey Chumnas Referral Hospital. ...
Ministry of Health
Vaccination jab for children and adolescents aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 in Phnom Penh
On 29 July 2021, Phnom Penh City Hall issued a notification on the vaccination jab for children and adolescents aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 in Phnom Penh from 01 to 14 August 2021 as the first dose and from 22 to 04 September 2021 ...
Phnom Penh City Hall
Organizing SIRHA Budapest, one of the most important business events of food industries in Central and Eastern Europe
On 31 August 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on organizing SIRHA Budapest, one of the most important business events of food industries in Central and Eastern Europe.Hungary is going to organize SIRHA Budapest, one of the most important business events of food ...
Ministry of Commerce
Press release on Japan to offer grant to expand water supply system
On 22 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Japan to offer grant to expand water supply system.His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency TAKEI Shunsuke will sign the Exchange of Notes on the extension of Japanese ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Damning revelations
An environmental group has accused the Lao government of “unilaterally” pushing forward with construction on the controversial US$3.8 billion Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River, despite serious concerns about the project and an incomplete regional decision-making process. In a statement released yesterday, conservation group International ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011080550883/National-news/damning-revelations.html
Workers Protest at Factory Linked to Manhattan SEZ
More than 3,000 factory workers protested yesterday at the Manhattan Quing Dao Textiles Corp in Kompong Cham Province’s Kompong Siem District to demand that the factory owner abide by an Arbitration Council Ruling issued in late 2010, a union representative said yesterday. The factory web site ...
City Gives Lakeside Land Detail
City officials said yesterday that an offer of land to people living near Boeung Kak lake would not force residents to relocate, following concerns about how the city would implement Prime Minister Hun Sen’s order. Villagers won 12.44 hectares of land for on-site housing at the ...
Press release on the strengthening customer protection of the National Bank of Cambodia
On 18 August 2017, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a press release to strengthen customer protection as follows:Fines 400 million Riel (US $ 100,000) to microfinance institutions (MFIs) that do not comply with the laws and regulations, especially the Prakas on transparency in the ...
National Bank of Cambodia
B Kak women hit streets again
Two months after their release from Prey Sar prison, members of the so-called Boeung Kak 13 were yesterday at the forefront of more calls for authorities to mark out land promised to their community. About 50 Boeung Kak women and children gathered outside to urge authorities to ...
Aeon Mall to Break Ground in November
Japanese developer Aeon Mall (Cambodia) Co. Ltd. will break ground on a 68,400 square meter high-end shopping mall in Phnom Penh in November, the firm said yesterday. Speaking during an introductory workshop for potential tenants, Kuniaki Minohara, general manager of Aeon’s leasing department, said the mall ...
Hun Sen announces new airport
Prime Minister Hun Sen requisitioned 768 hectares of land on Saturday that will be used to build an international airport in Kampong Chhnang after 2025. During presiding over a land title distribution ceremony in Kampong Chhnang province, the prime minister announced the expansion of the airport. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102959448/Business/hun-sen-announces-new-airport.html
Pol Pot-Era Airbase Earmarked as Future Tourist Gateway
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday that in order to manage future tourist numbers, the government will construct a new international airport on the site of the Kampong Chhnang airbase, which was built by slave labor during the Khmer Rouge regime. Mr. Hun Sen said that ...
Casino-Funded Election Committee Office Breaks Ground
The National Election Committee (NEC) broke ground yesterday on a $12-million tower being funded by the casino company NagaCorp that is set to take more than two years to complete and has drawn concern from election groups. At a ceremony that took place on National Assembly ...
Stonewalling at Angkor complex’s temple
THIRTY workers involved in the restoration of the Angkor complex’s Ta Prohm temple were barred by their manager from entering the work site yesterday because of their unionism, labour representatives said. The stand-off followed the manager’s announcement that on February 1, he would dismiss the 30 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013012560975/National/stonewalling-at-temple.html