Last year’s drought
caused a nationwide crisis, with harvests ruined, forest fires raging and many
rural families struggling to feed themselves. As experts take stock of the
impact, news of another potential El Niño raises a question: Is Cambodia
prepared for the next drought? READ
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A Sam Rainsy Party
deputy commune chief in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town was arrested and
placed in pre-trial detention yesterday after authorities seemingly resurrected
a nearly two-year-old case involving a protest that turned violent.READ
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Toby James Nelhams,
the man suspected to be behind the murder of a British national in Pattaya,
Thailand, last month was back at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for further
questioning yesterday that officials would only say involved “immigration
violations”. READ
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Container traffic slowed to a crawl at the
Kingdom's two main ports last year as domestic production helped cut reliance on
imports. READ MORE
Few go for emergency rice
loans A $27 million
package of emergency loans to rice millers has gone virtually untouched, though
not everyone agrees on the reason. READ
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Anthony Dod Mantle,
the Academy Award-winning director of photography who shot First They Killed My
Father, discusses the film’s visual storytelling on the eve of its premiere this
weekend in Siem Reap. READ
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A modern and
subversive form of Cambodian theatre, Lakhon Niyeay is struggling to
remain relevant as audiences look elsewhere. Whereas Cambodia is known for its
traditional theatre, like Bassac and Yike, Lakhon Niyeay is a
decidedly modern artform and a hybrid of European and traditional Khmer
drama. READ
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Practising lawyer
Sok Siphana is doing his part to help low-income earners in Cambodia become
homeowners. The former Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce has made
his mark on the Kingdom, at both a local and international level. READ
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The construction
boom in Phnom Penh is causing ripple effects within the hospitality sector, and
boutique hotels appear to be among the hardest hit as they struggle to compete
with the larger and more renowned hotels. READ
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SM Waypoint claims
its unmanned aerial vehicles can help local farm and plantation owners increase
their yields. The drones can soar at an altitude of 3,000 metres and have a
range of 180 kilometres, during which it takes photographs to find areas of low
crop yield or make accurate measurements of topography. CLICK TO SEE THE DRONES IN ACTION
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