The Phnom Penh Post

Evictees speak of hopelessness

Ouk Chetana, a 39-year-old mother of two, sits on a bamboo bed in a temporary home after the house she had lived in since 2009 was destroyed by authorities, as the village she shared with some 200 other families was deemed to have encroached on ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evictees-speak-hopelessness

Government group to support local officials

The government has issued guidelines on the roles and duties of national-level officials who undertake municipal and provincial missions to promote the implementation of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Rectangular Strategy for Growth, Employment, Equity and Efficiency Phase IV. ...

Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-group-support-local-officials

Report: Sihanoukville crimes increase 25%

Crimes in Preah Sihanouk province rose by 21 cases to 105 last year compared to 84 in 2017 – a 25% increase – said a report revealed at the closing ceremony of the annual achievement and goal setting by Preah Sihanouk provincial police on Wednesday. ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-sihanoukville-crimes-increase-25

Fires destroy hundreds of hectares of forest in Siem Reap and Kampong Thom provinces

Hundreds of hectares of forest in Siem Reap and Kampong Thom provinces have been destroyed by a fire that raged on Monday and Tuesday, according to provincial authorities. The blaze, which authorities said was caused by human negligence, destroyed both natural forest and state-administered forest ...

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fires-destroy-hundreds-hectares-forest-siem-reap-and-kampong-thom-provinces

Government set to slash holidays

The private sector has welcomed the government’s move to reduce the number of public holidays in the in the Kingdom – known for having the most public holidays in the world – by seven days. However, the government had just added the “Day of Remembrance” ...

Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-set-slash-holidays

EU team to arrive for EBA talks

An Eu delegation is set to arrive in Phnom Penh next week for a two-day official visit to discuss the process for withdrawing Cambodia’s access to its preferential ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) agreement, officials said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, analysts have called on the EU to ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-team-arrive-eba-talks

‘This is mine’, man says as Preah Sihanouk authorities tackle ‘chaotic’ land issues

As Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Yun Min held an emergency meeting on Tuesday, The Post spoke to those involved in what the authorities have labelled “chaotic” land grabbing in the province. Min held a Unit Command Team emergency meeting on taking action against land grabbers ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mine-man-says-preah-sihanouk-authorities-tackle-chaotic-land-issues

ICT has played ‘major role’ in sharing public service info

Government officials and civil society on Tuesday said information and communications technology (ICT) has played a major role in disseminating public service information throughout the Kingdom as most people use smartphones and the internet, and this has helped reduce corruption and provide transparency. The claim ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ict-has-played-major-role-sharing-public-service-info

Digital economy needs 10 years

Cambodia’s digital economy remains at a nascent stage and will need at least 10 years to grow and aim for a technology-driven economy, said Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth. Speaking at the national consultation workshop on Policy and Direction of Cambodia’s Digital Economy ...

Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-economy-needs-10-years

Phay Siphan: Preah Sihanouk will become a second Singapore

Government spokesman Phay Siphan said on Monday that Preah Sihanouk province will become a second Singapore, as authorities were warned that its development, fuelled largely by Chinese investment, was coming at a cost to locals. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phay-siphan-preah-sihanouk-will-become-second-singapore

Mitr Phol disputants file complaint to UK government against Bonsucro

Alleged victims of land grabbing in Oddar Meanchey province have filed a formal complaint to the UK government against Bonsucro, the sugar industry’s sustainability certification body, accusing it of breaches of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mitr-phol-disputants-file-complaint-uk-government-against-bonsucro

Government approves the Japanese SmartCity initiative in principle

The establishment of the Asean-Japan Smart City Network and of a Private-Public Forum on Asean-Japan urbanisation development in Cambodia may soon be a reality after the government approved the initiatives in principle, according to a Council of Ministers letter. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-approves-japanese-smartcity-initiative-principle

Foreign Affairs Minister lays out core foreign policy values

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday outlined the four core foreign policy values that Cambodia is focusing on in the current global context. Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn was talking to some 1,200 university students at the National Institute of Education ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-affairs-minister-lays-out-core-foreign-policy-values

Government to label attractions ‘Supreme Tourism Sites’

The government is pushing for the development and investment into special tourism sites as it will contribute to the Kingdom’s economic development, a Sub-decree designating “Supreme Tourism Sites” said. Industry insiders welcomed the sub-decree, saying it would help the Kingdom diversify its tourist attractions with ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-label-attractions-supreme-tourism-sites

PM mulling referendum over death penalty for ‘beasts’ who rape children

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Sunday that he was considering introducing the death penalty for people who rape children, but he said it would only happen after a nationwide referendum. He was speaking during a meeting in the capital’s Dangkor district with 44 staff ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-mulling-referendum-over-death-penalty-beasts-who-rape-children

Task force formed to resolve land disputes in Preah Sihanouk

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has set up a working group in Preah Sihanouk province to resolve land disputes in the Poy Machov and Prek Teuk Sap Kbal Chhay areas. Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara said in a letter dated ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/task-force-formed-resolve-land-disputes-preah-sihanouk

Forces prevent Women’s Day march

Some 400 women from various associations, unions and civil society organisation were blocked by Phnom Penh municipal security forces from marching from the Olympic Stadium to the Council of Ministers to deliver a joint petition on International Women’s Day which fell on Friday. ...

Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forces-prevent-womens-day-march

W&D garment factory records $1M loss since workers began protesting

The W&D garment factory in the capital’s Meanchey district has reported a loss of more than $1 million since its workers started their protests in December. The factory owner said it has also lost up to three major buyers out of its 10 overseas ones ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wd-garment-factory-records-1m-loss-workers-began-protesting

Ministry suspends licences of 90 mining companies

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has suspended the licences of 90 mining companies across Kampong Speu province for a week for failing to properly repair and water roads, tormenting residents with clouds of dust. Yos Monirath, General Department of Mineral Resources director-general at the ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-suspends-licences-90-mining-companies

NEC to start party, candidate registrations for elections

The National Election Committee (NEC) is to start accepting regist-rations for political parties and candidates from March 7-11 in preparation for the upcoming municipal, provincial, town, district and commune council elections on Sunday, May 26. NEC spokesman Hang Puthea told The Post on Wednesday that ...

Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-start-party-candidate-registrations-elections

Ethnic cultural centre in land dispute

A Bunong ethnic community representative on Tuesday claimed Mondulkiri provincial officials have not begun measuring land for the Hill Tribes Cultural Centre in the Phnom Dos Kramom mountain area even though they had received an order to do so from Prime Minister Hun Sen late ...

Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-cultural-centre-land-dispute

$1M for women in politics project

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided more than $1 million to a Collective Action to Support Women’s Rights (CASWR) project to promote the leadership and engagement of women in politics. The CASWR initiative is a 32-month project designed to advance meaningful representation ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/1m-women-politics-project

Concerns over Koh Rong Samloem petrol station

Community representatives and civil society groups have hit out at plans for a petrol station on Preah Sihanouk province’s Koh Rong Samloem, expressing concern at the environmental impact the project will have on the tourist hotspot. ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/concerns-over-koh-rong-samloem-petrol-station

Agriculture issues ‘unresolved’

At the capital’s Peace Palace on Monday, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sokhon led a delegation at a meeting with the Supreme Consultation Forum to discuss all issues under the ministry’s remit. Following the meeting, some council members expressed dismay that several of ...

Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/agriculture-issues-unresolved

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