White Building plans laid out by ministry
Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara told representatives of residents of Phnom Penh’s White Building yesterday that the iconic structure is to be torn down and replaced with a 21-storey multipurpose tower.
Caught between rubble and a hard place
Soth Tha and his wife, Dus San, wake up every day before dawn in a tent fashioned out of green tarpaulin and a few metal poles. The construction workers are never late to work. Like many, they live on-site.
New app testing cultural norms
A decade ago, Prime Minister Hun Sen banned 3G cellphones after his wife, Bun Rany, issued a public letter warning of the “gravely negative consequences for social morality” and “sexual exploitation of women” that the video-capable phones could allow.
Detentions extended for officials in ‘bribery’ case
The four officials from local rights group Adhoc and the National Election Committee (NEC) official jailed six months ago for “bribing” the alleged mistress of deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha will remain in jail for up to six more months without trial, a judge ruled yesterday.
Waiting to tap rubber’s rebound
The large-scale rubber plantations that arrived in force in Cambodia a decade ago as global rubber prices moved to historic peaks are facing sober prospects as trees they planted before the commodity’s prices headed south begin to reach maturity.
Paratroopers blown into rush-hour traffic in Phnom Penh
Eight paratroopers from the elite 911 airborne brigade will this afternoon theatrically descend into the middle of Olympic Stadium, forming the centrepiece of the opening ceremony for the country’s first ever National Games. They will be hoping not to repeat a disastrous Wednesday practice run.
Ticon follows factory shift to Cambodia
Ticon Industrial Connection Plc, a Thai-based factory and warehouse developer, is expanding its operations into fast-growing Southeast Asian economies, including Cambodia, to help offset sluggish growth at home.
Only seven slated for Water Festival pardons
Just seven people have been recommended for pardons by a government committee that yesterday finished assessing some 560 applications for early release ahead of November’s Water Festival, a dramatic reduction from the
106 to receive clemency last year.
Input on ACU draft legislation weighed
Civil society organisations met yesterday to hash out recommendations for whistleblower and witness-protection laws that the Anti-Corruption Unit aims to pass by year’s end.
US diplomat expresses concern, hopes over upcoming elections
United States Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel yesterday said Cambodia’s political stalemate was a matter of concern, but nonetheless expressed hope the coming elections would be free and fair.
CNRP says letter condemning Sokha's daughter is a fake
The Cambodia National Rescue Party yesterday denied the authenticity of a letter published by a local media outlet purporting to show the party’s youth wing calling for the ouster of deputy leader Kem Sokha’s eldest daughter for criticising party leader Sam Rainsy.
Spurned Sihanoukville officer discharges gun: report
Sihanoukville police said yesterday they are investigating a man who drunkenly fired his weapon into the air, with local media identifying the suspect as a deputy provincial police chief who was angered by a Russian woman turning down his advances.
Minister asks to close Sisowath Quay ‘for tourists’
Tourism Minister Thong Khon yesterday requested that Phnom Penh City Governor Pa Socheatvong consider closing Sisowath Quay – the road that runs along the capital’s riverside – from Wat Phnom to the Royal Palace on Saturday and Sunday evenings to better accommodate tourists.
Latest garment truck crash injures scores
Seventy-two garment workers were injured yesterday when the overloaded truck in which they were travelling overturned while passing a tuk-tuk near their factory in Chroy Changvar district.
Ex-cadre ‘didn’t know’ of goings-on at centre
Attempts by the prosecution to glean information about Mondulkiri’s Phnom Kraol security centre were frustrated by an uncooperative witness who frequently claimed ignorance, often contradicting his prior statements, as well as the previous testimony of his brother.
Free two years, ex-con hacks own dad to death
An ex-convict was arrested after hacking his father to death with an axe in Battambang’s Robos Mongkol commune on Wednesday.
Schools to offer career guidance
As part of ongoing education reforms, a new curriculum set to be implemented in 2018 will address the lack of career counselling in high schools across Cambodia, a Ministry of Education official told attendees of an education forum yesterday.
Doing business ranking falls: World Bank
Cambodia had another poor showing in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report. The Kingdom ranks 131 out of 190 countries this year, dropping four places in the index in what economists said was an indication that the country was struggling to keep up with the pace of reforms in more advanced economies.
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