The Phnom Penh Post
National Assembly passes 36 laws this year
The National Assembly (NA) has approved 36 laws this year that serve the interests and needs of the Kingdom and its people. Last year it approved only 32 laws, said secretary-general Leng Peng Long. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-assembly-passes-36-laws-year
Over 230 repatriated from Thailand
Thai authorities repatriated 234 people to Cambodia on December 5-6 via the O’Bei Choan border checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province’s O’Chrov district, according to an official report released on December 8. The number included 120 women and girls. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-230-repatriated-thailand
Apsara Authority publishes Angkor journal Preah Nokor
The Apsara National Authority (ANA) has released a journal entitled Preah Nokor – a compilation of research carried out in the Angkor Park area and is intended to be a storehouse of knowledge that Cambodians studying Angkor can draw on. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-authority-publishes-angkor-journal-preah-nokor
State fund gives maternity support
Over the past three years, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has provided more than 87 billion riel in childbirth subsidies to 210,000 women across the country, according to Heng Sophannarith, director of NSSF’s policy division. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/state-fund-gives-maternity-support
City hall to mediate pay dispute
The Por Sen Chey district authorities have decided to refer a conflict involving Century Group Co Ltd to the Phnom Penh Municipal Hall for a solution after several attempts at mediation failed to resolve workers’ complaints. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall-mediate-pay-dispute
Families with HIV receive support
National Centre for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS) deputy director Hor Bun Leng told The Post on December 7 that the Council of Ministers, in a letter dated February 21 last year, determined people living with HIV to be a vulnerable group. This entitles them ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-hiv-receive-support
Marine poaching cases down sharply this year
Illegal fishing in coastal provinces has seen a remarkable decrease this year which experts attribute to effective campaigns to educate local residents of applicable laws and widespread patrols by law enforcement. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/marine-poaching-cases-down-sharply-year
Wildlife threatened by poisoning
Senior Ministry of Environment officials and civil society organisations have expressed concern over the threat to wildlife by poisoning in rice fields, lakes and ponds where they feed. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wildlife-threatened-poisoning
Japan, UN support civil discourse
The Japanese government and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), in conjunction with Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior and the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) – a coalition representing local NGOs – have inaugurated a new cooperative development project. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-un-support-civil-discourse
Agro firm, NGO pen MoU on safe food in Pursat
Local agribusiness Davane Plc and non-profit NGO Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Cambodia will work together to promote the domestic agri-value chain and safe food market, a joint press release said. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agro-firm-ngo-pen-mou-safe-food-pursat
Koh Rong Island road project 30% done: Royal Group chair
Royal Group of Companies Ltd chairman Kith Meng has announced that the development of 70km of concrete roads on Koh Rong Island is about 30 per cent complete, with construction having begun in mid-July and proceeding on schedule since then. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-rong-island-road-project-30-done-royal-group-chair
CDC gives nod to 13th beverage plant
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on December 4 announced that it had issued a final registration certificate for Inter-Mattrid Beverage (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s $78 million brewery/beverage plant. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-gives-nod-13th-beverage-plant
Over 3,000km of roads funded by China loans, says minister
Chinese companies have built more than 3,000km of roads and eight major bridges with total length of more than 8km for the Kingdom, funded by concessional loans from the Chinese government in excess of $3 billion, Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chantol said ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/over-3000km-roads-funded-china-loans-says-minister
CDC okays five projects worth $121M
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on December 4 said it had issued final registration certificates to five investment projects worth more than $121 million and which are expected to generate 1,334 jobs. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-five-projects-worth-121m
Battambang ancient lake restored
Authorities in Battambang province’s Ek Phnom district have been given permission to begin restoration of Takom Lake, a 10ha ancient lake located in the district’s Peam Ek commune. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-ancient-lake-restored
Intruders ordered to remove constructions on Mondulkiri hills
Mondulkiri officials issued a six-day ultimatum on constructions encroaching on the Doh Kramom Mountain Cultural Centre in Sen Monorom town’s Sokdum commune. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/intruders-ordered-remove-constructions-mondulkiri-hills
Kampot seeks smoother VN border
Kampot provincial officials are seeking a solution with Vietnamese authorities to enable smooth cross-border rice commerce and resolve lingering concerns over traffic congestion and customs procedures. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-seeks-smoother-vn-border
Iran mulls purchasing agricultural products from Kingdom: Official
Iran has voiced an interest in buying Cambodian agricultural products for domestic consumption and re-export, Cambodian ambassador to Thailand Ouk Sorphorn told The Post on December 3. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/iran-mulls-purchasing-agricultural-products-kingdom-official
NGO embarks on mission for green SEZs
Motivated to build a green industrial zone in Cambodia, the newly-established NGO Environmental Protection Industry Associations of Cambodia (Epiac) will work with Chinese-owned industrial park developer and operator QiLu (Cambodia) Special Economic Zone Co Ltd to set a new precedent for environmentally-friendly design and construction. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ngo-embarks-mission-green-sezs
Clean energy microgrid in pipeline for Koh Rong Sanloem
A new private-sector energy development is in the pipeline for Koh Rong Sanloem Island with the goal of bringing clean and reliable electricity 24 hours a day to the remote location. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/clean-energy-microgrid-pipeline-koh-rong-sanloem
Kampong Speu steelworks to begin operations
Chinese-owned Hong De Sheng (Cambodia) Steel Co Ltd has announced that its $16.7 million steelworks in Kampong Speu province’s northeastern Oudong district will start operations this month. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampong-speu-steelworks-begin-operations
Mondulkiri Bunong community seeks return of forest land
More than 200 indigenous Bunong families in Mondulkiri province have asked authorities to retrieve 5ha of community forest land they claim had been secretly stolen from them by speculators. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-bunong-community-seeks-return-forest-land
P2P lending marketplace launches
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace Rai Capital (Cambodia) Co Ltd on November 26 announced its official launch in the Kingdom. It said it is designed for micro-entrepreneurs and individuals to promote financial inclusion in the Kingdom and enable flexible local financing solutions for local businesses and ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/p2p-lending-marketplace-launches
PPSP refutes Singapore group’s power allegations
Cambodia Securities Exchange- (CSX-) listed Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSP) refuted Singapore-based Asiatic Group (Holdings) Ltd’s (AGH) allegations over breaching a power plant joint venture (JV) agreement. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsp-refutes-singapore-groups-power-allegations