The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia has always been a source for a broad variety of raw materials  from the agricultural sector. The country exports many of these materials to neighbouring countries and other markets in the world – without turning them into new products. This lack of domestic processing has ...

A reporter from Cheat Sachak newspaper in Ratanakkiri province filed a complaint to provincial military police and rights group Adhoc on Monday, claiming he had been beaten by a group of illegal loggers to stop him from reporting on their activities. Phon Bun Thoen, 53, said ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ដែល​ជា​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ជា​ថ្មី​ម្តង​ទៀត​មិន​ចូល​រួម​នៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​ ពិភាក្សា​វែក​ញែក​អំពី​គោល​នយោបាយ​របស់​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ​ឡើយ​បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​ សមិទ្ធផល​សម្រេច​បាន​របស់​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ពិនិត្យ ​នៅ​ក្នុង​វេទិកា​នេះ​ក៏​ដោយ។ ដោយ​គ្មាន​វត្តមាន​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​កម្ពុជា ដើម្បី​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​ឯករាជ្យ (CCIM) បាន​រៀបចំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ពិភាក្សា ពី​តំណាង​ជា​ច្រើន​មក​ពី​គណបក្ស​តូចៗ និង​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល​ជា​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ធំ​មួយ​ទៅ​លើ​ក្តី​បារម្ភ​អំពី​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​លើក ​ឡើង​ដោយ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ។ ខណៈ​ដែល​ការ​ពិភាក្សា​អំពី​គោល​នយោបាយ​ដឹក​នាំ​ដោយ​អង្គការ​ក្រៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ដំណើរ​ការ​មុន​ពេល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​បាន​ខក​ខាន​មិន​បញ្ជូន​តំណាង​របស់​ខ្លួន​ចូល​រួម​ឡើយ​ហើយ​ លើក​នេះ គណបក្ស​ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ក៏​បាន​បដិសេធ​មិន​ចូល​រួម​ពិភាក្សា​ផង​ដែរ។ ...

A strike involving hundreds of casino workers – many who have been told their contracts have been terminated – reached an impasse yesterday after NagaWorld officials did not attend a conciliation session at the Arbitration Council, a union leader said. “The Arbitration Council could not immediately ...

Government officials yesterday disposed of some 30 tonnes of chemical substances they said Chinese nationals had intended to sell illegally as cosmetics. Long Sreng, deputy chief of the Interior Ministry’s anti-economic crime department, said authorities seized the chemicals – some of which already were falsely packaged ...

As volatility strikes Asian markets in anticipation of the US Federal Reserve winding down quantitative easing – the practice of injecting money into the economy – the National Bank of Cambodia says the Kingdom will remain largely insulated thanks to an investment market still in ...

Cambodia Angkor Air plans to launch chartered flights between Siem Reap and the southeastern coastal Chinese city of Xiamen next month. The national flag carrier plans to take off for China for the first time on July 11, CAA Chairman Tek Reth Samrach said yesterday, the ...

Nagaworld casino has fired more than 400 workers who have spent about 10 days striking to demand a wage increase, union leaders, workers and a leaked internal memo have revealed. A list of names, obtained by the Post yesterday, was emailed to management and senior staff ...

Paying Cambodian farmers to capture carbon by not removing mulch during planting and harvesting would help support climate change mitigation, reduce soil deterioration and return higher yields in the long term, say leading agriculture experts. Speaking at a conference in Phnom Penh last Friday, Professor Rattan ...

Two days after Huawei introduced the world’s thinnest smartphone in London and Singapore, the Cambodian representative office of the China-based company announced that the sleek device would be sold in the Kingdom in July. While the Chinese telecom giant hopes to increase its market share of ...

The Fisheries Administration and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Friday officially launched a program to protect Cambodia’s coastline from over-fishing, erosion and other damage to coastal environments and livelihoods. Since the beginning of the year, the program has been training local officials ...

Thailand’s recent announcement of a 20 per cent price cut within the government rice-pledging scheme will have little impact for Cambodian exports, but farmers may feel the effects, say industry insiders. In an article published in the Bangkok Post on June 19, Thailand’s cabinet had agreed ...

Continuing its efforts to quell an increasing number of strikes in the Kingdom’s lucrative garment sector, the government this week issued a directive aimed at giving provincial and municipal governors powers to resolve issues at factories without calling on ministries in Phnom Penh. “To ensure further ...

At the headquarters of the Cambodia Securities Exchange on the 25th floor of Canadia Tower, something seems to be missing. Here, in Phnom Penh’s business heart, the sights typically associated with trading shares – gesticulating, shouting traders, the confusing hand signals, the buzz in the air ...

Government revenues totalled more than $700 million over the first four months of the year, an 11 per cent year-on-year increase, data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) show. In total, the revenue made by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) rose by about ...

About 200 protesters clamoured yesterday in front of a Kandal province commune chief’s office, demanding the state take control of providing their electricity. Yong Phany, a 32-year-old protester from Ang Snuol district’s Poeuk commune said Peoun Sambat, the private company contracted to provide electricity to the ...

Crimes and traffic accidents of which tourists were the victims increased by 33 per cent in the first six months of 2013, compared with the same period last year. Tourism Police Department director Nhearn Vibol said that 396 tourists had fallen victim to crime and motor ...

Two thousand five hundred – for Mom Dalin, this is more than just a random number or the price of a coffee, it is her way of making a living. The 55-year-old sits at a small desk in her son’s shop on Sihanouk Boulevard, within sight ...

The boom in high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh indicates the robust economic growth of the Kingdom, but this trend does not include the lower-end accommodation where most economic migrants to Phnom Penh rent.“Cheap rental accommodation plays a crucial role in providing appropriate settlements to those ...

Although currently there are a lot of development projects for resorts and guesthouses on various islands off Cambodia’s coast, experts say it is not the right time for such developments. Po Eavkong, managing director of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the development activities on islands in ...

The French and German chambers of commerce have both merged into the larger European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia in order to gain combined strength and be more effective as an interface between European business and the Cambodian government. The agreement is set to be formalised ...

In a joint effort to promote trade ties, government officials in Cambodia and Thailand have organised the first “Caravan Fair” in which producers within the neighbouring countries will showcase their products to one another. The Cambodia-Thailand Caravan Fair 2013, a travelling event starting on June 25 ...

The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday forced a family whose three children were allegedly beaten by DM Group firm employees last month to accept only $1,000 in compensation in place of the $40,000 the family initially had demanded, the children’s father claimed. Ry Sarun, 52, said that ...

Grounded Tonlesap Airlines has changed its name to Wat Phnom Airlines, an official with Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation said yesterday, about two months after the local chartered carrier suspended all of its flights. Wat Phnom Airlines is now in the process of applying for ...