Battambang
MoEYS enhances strategy to boost secondary education access
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) convened a meeting on Friday to discuss how to lower the primary school dropout rate, boost secondary school enrolment and graduation rates, and equip the youth with 21st-century knowledge, skills, and competencies. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501752748/moeys-enhances-strategy-to-boost-secondary-education-access/
Battambang residents on high alert as Sangke River reaches danger level
Authorities in Battambang province have instructed residents to remain vigilant after several days of heavy rain drove the water level of the Sangke River in Battambang town rose to the alert threshold. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-residents-on-high-alert-as-sangke-river-reaches-danger-level
B’bang seeks Korean support in agro-processing stake
Battambang Provincial Governor Sok Lou has called on the Republic of Korea to help mobilise Korean investors to explore opportunities in Cambodia’s agricultural sector, particularly in the processing of the province’s abundant agricultural products. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501746663/bbang-seeks-korean-support-in-agro-processing-stake/
MoE responds to Battambang oil spill
Environment Minister Eang Sophalleth is leading a team to address environmental damage after a train derailment on Saturday in Tuol Ta Ek village, Battambang city, which resulted in a large diesel spill. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501740618/moe-responds-to-battambang-oil-spill/
Battambang train derailment sees 70,000 litres of diesel spilt
Ministry of Environment officials are assessing the environmental impact of a freight train derailment which took place near Battambang town on August 16. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-train-derailment-sees-70-000-litres-of-diesel-spilt
Battambang limestone mountains on shortlist as natural heritage sites
Officials from the Ministry of Environment, Battambang provincial authorities, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and development partners are currently assessing the possibility of beginning the process of listing two limestone mountain areas — Phnom Sampov and Phnom Banan — in Battambang as natural heritage sites. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-limestone-mountains-on-shortlist-as-natural-heritage-sites
Recently discovered gecko species proposed for IUCN Red List
Three gecko species which were identified by a team of environmental scientists in March 2024 in the Phnom Thmor Kambor mountain range in Battambang province have officially been recognised as new species to science. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/recently-discovered-gecko-species-proposed-for-iucn-red-list
Authorities destroy 340kg of seized narcotics
To mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, nearly 350 kilogrammes of narcotics and over 30,000 pills were incinerated during a June 23 ceremony in Battambang province. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-destroy-340kg-of-seized-narcotics
Battambang farmer unearths 250-pound US bomb, as UK assesses demining funding
HALO Trust Cambodia responded to an unusual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) call-out over the weekend, when a farmer excavating his land in Battambang province’s Samlout district discovered a Mk81 bomb. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-farmer-unearths-250-pound-us-bomb
Dauntri Dam close to completion, will irrigate eleven communes
The Dauntri Dam Development Project, which aims to supply irrigation water to communes in Battambang and Pursat province, is on track for completion this October. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dauntri-dam-close-to-completion-will-irrigate-eleven-communes
New snail species recognised in Battambang
A new micro-snail species, Clostophis udayaditinus was recently officially described. The tiny specimen’s were identified in a karst – or limestone topographic formation – on Battambang’s Phnom Banan. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-snail-species-recognised-in-battambang
Ireland steps up to support rural farming communities
Ireland has announced a funding package of €800,000 ($872,00) for a climate-related programme, led by Oxfam Cambodia. The initiative aims to support rural communities in the northern part of the Kingdom through climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, climate resilience and rural development. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ireland-steps-up-to-support-rural-farming-communities
Battambang rice farmers urged to cut pesticide use as harvest nears
Farmers in Battambang province are being urged to reduce their use of chemical pesticides to combat insect infestations as the rice harvest approaches, due to concerns over the impact on quality, public health and export potential to international markets. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-rice-farmers-urged-to-cut-pesticide-use-as-harvest-nears
Hunt on for illegal Pursat loggers as timber discovered
Battambang provincial Department of Environment is hunting for the individuals involved in the transportation of more than 13 cubic metres of luxury timber that was seized near the Chrok Chang Eath ranger station in Prey Thom village of Samlot district’s Kampong Lpov commune on June ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hunt-on-for-illegal-pursat-loggers-as-timber-discovered
Commune residents, authorities call for increased national budget to meet people’s needs
Sangkat O’Mal authority in Battambang City and several residents have highlighted the lack of availability for the use of the annual commune budget to develop infrastructure to meet the needs of the people. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/commune-residents-authorities-call-for-increased-national-budget-to-meet-peoples-needs/
Chinese mango processing factory in Battambang warned for discharging sewage into stream
Battambang provincial authorities have issued a warning letter to a Chinese owner of a mango processing factory that allegedly discharged sewage into O’ Treng stream in Svay Sar Village of Treng commune in Rattanak Mondul district. ...
Sovann Sreypich and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/chinese-mango-processing-factory-in-battambang-warned-for-discharging-sewage-into-stream/
Kingdom dedicated to fighting climate issues
A senior Ministry of Environment official has explained that although Cambodia is a low emitter of greenhouse gases, it is committed to contributing to climate change action. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-dedicated-to-fighting-climate-issues
Battambang attracts over 2.31 million tourists in five years
The Battambang province attracted approximately 2,315,126 local tourists and 256,561 international tourists during the last five years, a press release of the Ministry of Information (MoI) said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342421/battambang-attracts-over-2-31-million-tourists-in-five-years/
Government orders $500,000 fines, relocation, for company polluting Sangke river
After waste from a Battambang-based industrial company polluted the Sangke river, the Environment Ministry imposed fines of around half a million dollars and order the company to relocate 10 kilometers away in a letter issued Thursday. ...
Sovann Sreypich and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/government-orders-500000-fines-relocation-for-company-polluting-sangke-river/
NEC set to review 2023 election at Battambang meet
The National Election Committee (NEC) is preparing for a significant two-day meeting on August 14 and 15 to assess and evaluate the proceedings of the July 23 general election. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-set-review-2023-election-battambang-meet
Ministry of Environment and Battambang Province launch urban solid waste management system testing
The Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with the Battambang Provincial Administration, announces the launch of a trial of the urban solid waste management system (NSWM-PLATFORM) in the national nursery system of the Battambang Municipal Administration in order to strengthen solid waste management in accordance with ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501339847/ministry-of-environment-and-battambang-province-launch-urban-solid-waste-management-system-testing/
Guides plant luxury trees in B’bang’s scenic Ang Ta Korm
The Girl Guides Association of Cambodia (GGAC) has been busy in Battambang province, donating and planting over 200 luxury saplings and ornamental trees. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/guides-plant-luxury-trees-bbangs-scenic-ang-ta-korm
Pharmaceutical company contaminates Sangke River, Battambang authorities say
A pharmaceutical company leaked chemicals into the Sangke River, contaminating water used by community members and killing fish, according to Battambang provincial authorities. ...
Sovann Sreypich and Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/pharmaceutical-company-contaminates-sangke-river-battambang-authorities-say/
Five representatives of citizens detained by Battambang Provincial Court for violating private land economic concessions
Five out of six people’s representatives were remanded in custody on Friday, June 23, in connection with a case of encroachment on state-owned private land leased to the Rath Sambath Company in Ota Teak village, Ta Tok commune, Samlot district, Battambang province. ...
