The Phnom Penh Post

Sales of Cambodia’s World Trade Organization-certified pepper from Kampot province fell to 21 tonnes at the end of this year’s harvest season, a slight decline from 22 tonnes after the end of last year’s season. Nguon Lay, president of the Kampot Pepper Association, said fast-changing ...

Hui Tien Jien has eaten at a Chinese restaurant called Old Place Seafood two times – and he’s been in Phnom Penh for only two days. Chinese restaurants in Phnom Penh are spreading in response to a flood of tourists from China: tourists who insist ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ កង​កម្លាំង​នគរបាល​នឹង​ត្រូវ​ដាក់​ពង្រាយ​ជា​ពិសេស នៅ​ព្រលាន​យន្តហោះ​អន្តរជាតិ​ភ្នំពេញ និង​នៅ​ជុំវិញ​រាជធានី នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ ដើម្បី​រក្សា​សណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ ដោយ​សារ​មាន​មនុស្ស​ប្រមាណ​៤​ម៉ឺន​នាក់​នឹង​ទៅ​ទទួល​ស្វាគមន៍ ការ​វិល​ត្រឡប់​របស់​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដែល​និរទេស​ខ្លួន។ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​សប្តាហ៍​មុន លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ទទួល​ការ​ព្រះ​រាជទាន​លើក​លែង​ទោស​ពី​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ តាម​សំណើ​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​ហ៊ុន សែន ដែល​លើក​ទោស​ជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​រយៈ​ពេល​ជាង​មួយ​ទសវត្សរ៍ និង​ដែល​បាន​ត្រួស​ត្រាយ​ផ្លូវ​ឲ្យ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ រូប​នេះ វិល​ត្រឡប់​មក​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​វិញ នៅ​មុន​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៨ ខែ​កក្កដា។ មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​ក្រោយ​មក លោក​សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ប្រកាស​តាម Facebook ថា លោក​នឹង​មក​ដល់​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ វេលា​ម៉ោង ៩ និង ០៥ នាទី​ព្រឹក តាម​ជើង​យន្តហោះ Thai Airways។ យោង​តាម​លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា អ្នក​គាំទ្រ ២ ម៉ឺន ...

Cambodia-based SOMA Energy will construct two bio-mass power-generating plants that convert rice husks into electricity to supply Cambodian farmers working in the provinces. SOMA energy, a subsidiary of SOMA group, has invested nearly $3 million in the construction of the plants, one of which is located ...

WHEN the Cambodia National Rescue Party geared up for this election campaign, it was determined its priority would be policy, but the exploits of both major parties in recent weeks have seen public focus shift far from the finer details of governance. “Change or not change?” ...

នៅ​រសៀល​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ ទី​១២ ខែ​កក្កដា​នេះ ព្រះ​​មហាក្សត្រ​ខ្មែរ ព្រះ​បាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បាន​​ឡាយ​​​ព្រះ​​ហត្ថ​លេខា​លើក​លែង​ទោស​លោក​សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ តាម​ការ​ស្នើ​សុំ​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។ នេះ​បើ​យោង​តាម​លិខិត​របស់​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​ដោយ​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និង ព្រះ​រាជ​ក្រឹត្យ​លើក​លែង​ទោស​ឲ្យ​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដែល​ឡាយ​ព្រះ​ហត្ថលេខា​ដោយ សម្តេច​ព្រះ​នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​នៃ​ព្រះ​រាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា។ ...

Sales of Cambodia’s World Trade Organization-certified palm sugar from Kampong Speu province dipped to 12 tonnes at the end of the harvest season this year, about a 30 per cent decline from 2012. Two districts with palm trees in Kampong Speu province were granted geographical indication ...

According to defence lawyer Kao Ty, the court decided to uphold the decision of the provincial court in a closed-door hearing last Friday. “They said if those eight members and workers were released on bail, they would cause a problem again,” he said, adding that ...

Four Preah Vihear villagers filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc yesterday, requesting help in gaining permission to farm 93 hectares of land the Provincial Forestry Administration barred them from last year. The four complainants represent 65 families who have farmed the area in Kolen district ...

The government’s Anti-Corruption Unit has sent a letter to the Ministry of Information asking it to respond to allegations that its officials demanded bribes to let applicants pass exams for jobs in the ministry, a letter published on the ACU’s website reveals. ACU President Om Yentieng’s ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea nearly reached the $1 billion dollar realm in 2012, a hike of nearly 100 per cent from the year before, senior officials said yesterday. According to official data from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, total bilateral trade between ...

Three families lodged complaints with authorities in Banteay Meanchey on Monday, requesting that action be taken against a recruitment firm that sent their family members to work in Thailand on tourist visas, a move that subsequently led to their arrest. Leng Yen, a monitor with ...

While the country’s tax revenue grew about 20 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2012, experts say the amount still isn’t high enough to accurately reflect the country’s GDP growth. Stephen Higgins, former CEO of ANZ ...

While exports of Cambodian rice have been booming, analysts are predicting that new competition from Myanmar could eventually rain on the parade. Cambodia exported nearly 176,000 tonnes of rice in the first six months of the year, a 125 per cent increase from the same period ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្នុង​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​មួយ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​តែង​តាំង​រដ្ឋ​លេខាធិការ​ស្រ្តី​ម្នាក់​និង អនុ​រដ្ឋលេខាធិការ​ស្រ្តី​ម្នាក់​ទៀត ក្នុង​ក្រសួង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​នីមួយៗ ប្រសិន​បើ​ខ្លួន​ឈ្នះ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៨ ខែ​កក្កដា។ លោក ជា ស៊ីម ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា បាន​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​ឯកភាព នៅ​លើ​ការ​សន្យា​របស់​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្រៃ្តយ៍​គណបក្ស​ដែល​បាន​បង្ហាញ នៅ​លើ​គេហទំព័រ​របស់​គណបក្ស​នេះ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បី​បង្កើន​ចំនួន​ស្រ្តី​ក្នុង​តួនាទី​តំណែង​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់។ ក្នុង​ឯកសារ​នោះ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា៖ «យើង​ត្រូវ​[ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ចម្រុះ]ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​អំពី​សេចក្តី ប្រាថ្នា​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ក្នុង​ការ​បង្កើន​ចំនួន​ស្រ្តី​ក្នុង​ថ្នាក់​ដឹក​នាំ​នៅ​គ្រប់​ស្ថាប័ន ជាតិ​ទាំង​អស់។ ...

Despite facing a rampant graft problem that has seen Cambodians paying bribes far more often than their regional neighbors, they have growing faith in the government’s ability to fight it, a Transparency International survey has found. TI’s 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, which measures perceptions of corruption ...

More than 30 families evicted from a former airport site in Preah Vihear province’s Chea Ksan district have filed four complaints with the provincial court since April against district governor Sok Hay. Lor Chan, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said a total of 31 families ...

Acleda Bank is trying to protect its customers from getting bamboozled by a phone scam in which callers allegedly posing as bank employees ask for money transfers in exchange for a prize, according to a statement and ads placed in a local newspaper. An Acleda ...

Two days before a land activist’s scheduled sentencing, about 400 people affected by land grabs demonstrated at Pursat Provincial Court in support of the man who frequently protests against the Pheap Imex Company. About 12,000 families are now involved in land disputes around a Pheap ...

Cargo shipments moving in and out of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) increased 29 per cent in the first six months of this year when compared to the same period in 2012, according to official data. The figures show that imported and exported goods amounted ...

As trade activity between Cambodia and China intensifies, banks are seeing an increase in deals transacted in yuan, the Chinese currency. Operating in Cambodia since 2010, Bank of China’s Phnom Penh Branch has been trying to promote business transactions in yuan, and has seen a significant ...

In the past few years, the explosive events at Boeung Kak lake – including violent evictions and arrests – have gone largely unreported outside the Kingdom’s independent media outlets. Outspoken community representative Tep Vanny has been under attack from her fellow Boeung Kak residents, who ...

Less than two months after staffers at a Vietnamese rubber concessionaire were charged over setting homes aflame during a land dispute, the company has been accused of burning and bulldozing more than 900 cashew nut trees and eight hectares of plantation land in O’Chum district, ...

A new Malaysian player in Cambodia’s expanding banking sector aims to capture the “emerging affluent” with its mobile and online services. Malaysian-based Hong Leong Bank will begin operating in Phnom Penh today, with a branch on Street 214. Joe Farrugia, CEO of Hong Leong Bank Cambodia, ...