Cambodia News: Phnom Penh Post

Defence in tree plantation deal
The Phnom Penh Post
The Ministry of Defence on Saturday signed an agreement with a Chinese company to create a 30,000-hectare tree plantation in Preah Vihear province, an official said yesterday. Director of the Defence Ministry's Development Department Lieutenant General ...

Timber busts in Kampong Speu
The Phnom Penh Post
A Provincial Military Police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the press, said the authorities intercepted a Phnom Penh-plated truck on National Road 41 carrying 14 pieces of timber used for making pepper ...

Vietnam looks to give fishery assistance to Cambodia
The Phnom Penh Post
Vietnam has expressed inter-est in investing in Cambodia's aquaculture sector and providing technical support to help boost fisheries production, according to Vietnamese media reports. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vu Hong Nam said during a visit ...

Five sentenced over Phnom Penh grenade attack
The Phnom Penh Post
Phnom Penh Municipal Court has delivered life sentences to three people and 30-year jail terms to two more for their roles in a grenade attack in the capital's Boeung Keng Kang III commune in September last year. The failed assassination plot left ...

Drug mule arrested at airport with 'cocaine in stomach'
The Phnom Penh Post
Cambodian authorities last week arrested an alleged drug mule attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Kingdom by hiding it in his stomach. South African national Blignaut Chan, 26, was seized on September 13 at Phnom Penh International Airport in a ...

Cambodians in Long Beach protest arrest
The Phnom Penh Post
Cambodian-Americans from Southern California held a peaceful protest in front of Long Beach City Hall on Saturday to urge the Cambodian government to release opposition leader Kem Sokha and to call for the United Nations to intervene in the country's ...

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Kim Sok to remain in detention
The Phnom Penh Post
The Appeal Court on Friday upheld an 18-month prison sentence and $200,000 compensation claim against political commentator Kim Sok on charges of incitement and defamation. Sok was sentenced last month for echoing in a radio interview widely ...

Streaming platforms focus on content to attract subscribers
The Phnom Penh Post
The local market for streaming video on demand, or SVOD, has become a whole lot richer in recent months, with three new paid platforms launching since July to join international heavyweight, Netflix. The four internet television services are now ...

Environmental NGO Mother Nature dissolved
The Phnom Penh Post
The Interior Ministry on Friday announced it had stricken critical environmental NGO Mother Nature from its registry, effective immediately, with the group saying it had requested the move and would continue to investigate sand dredging and export ...

Fresh arrest over Facebook criticism of Hun Sen
The Phnom Penh Post
A 20-year-old woman was charged in Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court yesterday with incitement and public insult for posts made on Facebook about Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Queen Mother. The woman, Moeung Lihor, a fruit vendor working in ...