Cambodia News: Phnom Penh Post

A CAMBODIAN Mine Action Committe [CMAC] employee is in critical condition in Battambang after an iPhone charger malfunctioned while he was holding it.

Plan International Cambodia “Our policies and procedures always ensure that the welfare of children comes first”

This is Siamese Crocodile Lake in Osoam Cardamom Community Centre located in the Cardamom mountains between Koh Kong and Pursat town, a protected ...

Indonesia plans to establish fishing grounds in waters north off the Natuna islands, in a bid to assert its sovereig.

Soun Sovann was a student at Bak Touk High School in Phnom Penh during the 1990s, a public school in which classrooms were filled with 50 to 70 students ...

THOUGH only 20 per cent of Myanmar's population have access to 4G services, the nation would be ready to embrace the fifth generation of wireless technology ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said on Thursday that in the last five years, students have shown increased interest in science, ...

WHILE the Thai government has a list of up to 12 economic deliverables as it chairs Asean this year, business leaders are not sure its work this year will benefit ...

HERE are five talking points ahead of Super Rugby's second round of matches this weekend.

More than 2500 foreign children from 30 countries who have fled the Islamic State group's last redoubts are living in desperate conditions in camps in ...

THE most widely consumed staple in the world, rice, has long been Thailand's major export.

President of the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) Ke Kim Yan has instructed officials at all levels to focus on getting the Kingdom's 18000 drug ...

LEWIS Hamilton says he's feeling “better than ever” ahead of a 2019 season he predicts will be “the most challenging” since he joined Mercedes with Ferrari ...

Myanmar's decision to establish a committee on reforming the military-drafted constitution is a small but welcome step in the right direction.

Cashew nut prices saw a five per cent drop compared to last year due to more supply than demand at the beginning of the harvest season in Kampong Thom ...

US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to impose tariffs on European auto imports if he is unable to strike a trade deal with the EU.

THE scrutiny of the mental state of France's reeling rugby team continued on Wednesday as lock Felix Lambey talked of “rage” and “anger” in the squad as they ...

RAHEEM Sterling sealed a dramatic 3-2 Champions League win for 10-man Manchester City at Schalke on Wednesday as the English champions scored twice ...

The Ministry of Health has reiterated its call for extreme caution when eating three kinds of potentially fatal pufferfish, as cases of poisoning continue to occur ...

SAMSUNG on Wednesday unveiled a smartphone that folds open to be a tablet, becoming the first major manufacturer to offer the feature as it strives to stoke ...

IN ITS latest bid to fight the possibility of dissolution, the embattled Thai Raksa Chart Party on Wednesday defended its nomination of Princess Ubolratana, ...

THE Philippine National Food Authority (NFA) is already preparing for the eventual downsizing of its functions and scope as a grains agency following the ...

AT LEAST 70 people were killed when fire tore through crumbling apartment blocks in a historic part of Dhaka, setting off a chain of explosions and a wall of ...

THE government has vowed to improve the regulatory framework related to Indonesia's digital economy as it aspires to become Southeast Asia's digital hub next ...

CONTRASTING centuries by Jason Roy and Joe Root paced England to a comfortable six-wicket victory over the West Indies with their record one-day ...

THE Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has asked the government to amend its laws to eliminate the special consumption tax on locally manufactured auto parts ...

This week for Post Focus we are putting the spotlight on three vendors that will be appearing at the Khmer Crafts and Food Festival (KCFF) on February 23, 2019 ...

BYOB means 'Bring Your Own Band' at the Hard Rock Cafe as the 'home of rock and roll' is set to host a four-month Battle of the Bands tournament – pitting ...

The legal team of Kem Sokha, the president of the former opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), on Wednesday complained of being attacked by ...

The Japanese government has granted World Vision Japan $400384, under the framework of the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, to complete its ...

The government has announced it will form a committee in preparation for the construction of a new international airport in Kandal province, a step forward in the ...

Following public outcry after waste from construction projects in Sihanoukville was found being dumped directly into the sea, provincial authorities have said four ...

More than 1000 cases of dengue fever have been reported so far this year, a number similar to that reported over the same period last year, said Leang Rithea, ...

Pursat provincial authorities on Wednesday raided a sawmill operating without a licence and confiscated 21 logs totalling 13 cubic metres at Kset Borei village in ...

The Appeal Court on Thursday heard the case of Chao Veasna, a former commune chief from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who was ...

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, will lead a top-ranking delegation on a state visit to Cambodia on Monday and ...

Myanmar's Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades with its floating gardens and graceful leg-rowing fisherman, but experts warn it's drying up and urgent ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take immediate steps to defuse tensions and offered to help broker a ...

THE Vietnamese central city's construction department has listed 17 commercial housing projects that allow foreigners to own homes, including eight in Son Tra ...

THE day before US President Donald Trump met North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore last year, one phrase was googled in America more ...

The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority on Wednesday defended its decision to let a private company build a major boat terminal at Village 4 in Stung Hav ...

EDWARD Kaprov makes a final adjustment to the oversized, traditional-style camera perched on a heavy tripod aimed at an Israeli military jeep near the Gaza ...

THE problem of illicit patent registration in Thailand continues to linger, as academics believe the hasty legalisation of medical cannabis has opened up a legal ...

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday said no formal peace deal could be signed with China until leaders in Beijing rule out using force against the ...

Namgung Jin is anxious as he awaits the start of his military *service* in South Korea – almost two years in uniform guarding against the nuclear-armed neighbour ...

EXPERTS said the Spring Festival holiday was the major factor behind the significant drop in property sales performance in China in the first month of this year ...

A REVISED narcotics bill that goes into effect on March 12 will give the green light to imports of medical cannabis for self-treatment under strict conditions.

More massive than the US economy, the national debt hit a new record of $22 trillion under President Donald Trump but Republicans who traditionally rail ...

The Ministry of Tourism said it aims to eventually have millions of participants in its “Green Passport” initiative – a drive launched in October to assess hygiene ...

A cement mixer truck on Wednesday hit six motorbikes and one tuk-tuk in front of Boeung Trabek high School in Phnom Penh's Tonle Bassac commune, killing ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government will take more action to raise the Kingdom's rice exports, including reducing production costs and boosting market ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on Wednesday said the Japanese government had provided the Kingdom with $134.38 ...

The government has been adjusting the national level working group more than the Cambodian People's Party's working group to help promote its rectangular ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has identified three key tasks to be completed simultaneously this year as it prepares to hold the third mandate district, ...

Cambodian national utility company Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has launched a tender offer for construction rights to a 60MW solar project in Kampong ...

Land encroachment and declining fish catches are affecting the daily lives of fishing communities, Prak Sereyvath, the director of the Cambodian Institute for ...

THE EU promised a quick and effective response if the US imposes import duties on European cars, a spokesman for the European Commission said on ...

Police on Tuesday arrested six suspects in connection with an armed motorbike robbery in the capital's Chamkarmon district on Saturday, the Interior Ministry's ...

SATH Rosib scored the only goal with a clever free kick as Cambodia upset Malaysia 1-0 in their opening game of the 2019 AFF U-22 Championship at Olympic ...

A first lieutenant soldier who assaulted villagers in a land dispute in Preah Sihanouk province's Prey Nop district last month is under administrative punishment ...

ASIAN markets were mixed on Tuesday with investors cautiously optimistic that China and the US can reach a deal ending their trade war as the two sides ...

A fence-sitter can be seen as someone who stays neutral until they decide which side to take, with their choice not based on their own perception or value ...

The $500.4 million Tourism, Ecological, Marine and International (Temi) tourism project has been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia ...

Sipar Books launched the second edition of its “Special Children Series” in Phnom Penh on Tuesday with four books under the disability theme and based on ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the establishment of a volunteer group of 30 lawyers to defend poor women who cannot afford to pay for representation, the ...

The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday reacted to recent “baseless” claims by the US Embassy in Phnom Penh regarding the case of former opposition leader Kem ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) to “strengthen ...

The Japanese government will offer an opportunity for specialised Cambodian workers to work in Japan through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...

REAL Madrid threw away their lead and perhaps their hopes of catching Barcelona as Girona came from behind to pull off a shock 2-1 victory at the Santiago ...

Samsung announced on Friday it will open three US retail stores to promote its Galaxy line of smartphones as the South Korean giant sets to launch an updated ...

Cambodia moved up four spots to 49 out of 169 countries in a ranking of the world's most connected nations last year, a study conducted by Germany-based ...

The Kratie provincial Department of Environment has sent a water sample from a Kratie town lake to the Ministry of Environment to test for chemicals after a ...

The director of the Forestry Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Keo Omalis, has urged the planting of trees in areas that have ...

Kem Sokha's lawyers on Monday again slammed Sam Rainsy for using the fate of their client in a bet with Prime Minister Hun Sen, a wager he was almost ...

The implementation of the national strategic plan on identification has stalled due to the current political situation and election tasks, Minister of Interior Sar ...

An array of lost items in 245 of the 279 reported cases involving the Angkor Archaeological Park have been discovered and returned to their rightful owners, the ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and Save the Children have created a manual to help teachers in the education of children with disabilities.

UAE-based Mohammad Omar Bin Haider Holding Group PSC (MOBH) has shown interest in investing in the Kingdom's main sectors. Cambodia should seek ...

Over 1000ha of paddy fields in Banteay Meanchey province have been seriously affected by water shortages, according to provincial agriculture department ...

AirAsia, named the World's Best Low Cost Airline for 10 years running by Skytrax, has continued to introduce direct flights to Laos and now connects the country ...

CHINA's tourism spending power index rose for three consecutive years from 113.9 in 2017 to 115.4 this year, said a report jointly published by China Tourism ...

Opposition figure Sam Rainsy on Saturday suggested he would not return to Cambodia as he had previously promised, saying that like liberators King Father ...

Sixty-eight days after being detained by Cambodian authorities, 47 Malaysian nationals returned home on Sunday, thanks to a successful round of negotiations ...

Google said on Wednesday it will invest $13 billion in US data centres and offices this year as the internet giant continues to expand across the country.

RUSSIA is famous for its vodka and many other local varieties of alcohol, with its people regarded as among the highest consumers of alcohol in the world.

Organised by a group of local and expat women, this weekend Cambodia will host its first feminist arts festival, as the three day Phnom Fem Fest (PFF) begins ...

Kratie provincial Military Police seized nearly 500 first grade timber logs on Thursday at an economic land concession (ELC) in Chitr Borei district's Dar ...

Residents of Siem Reap province criticised the flow of sewage polluting Siem Reap River on Thursday, saying it negatively impacted the environment and ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on Wednesday on the candidates who are to take part in the third-mandate council elections in ...

iLEAD International School is a non-profit, social enterprise school in Phnom Penh. Our aim is to provide high quality education in an international school setting ...

As over one million Cambodians migrate to work abroad, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said improvements in education is a priority ...

Battambang provincial Military Police on Tuesday arrested three suspects in possession of more than 16kg of illegal drugs, including crystal methamphetamine, ...

Fifteen officials from the National Authority For Combating Drug's (NACD) Legislation, Education and Rehabilitation Department have completed short course ...

Members of Battambang province's forest community and relevant authorities on Tuesday claimed that over 100ha of forest land in Samlot Protected Area have ...

A return to cultural roots in Tbong Khmum's traditional fishing festival. The festivities – lasting three days and two nights – are held each year after the crop ...

The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts on Monday said that 100 per cent of people in urban areas will have reliable access to clean water by 2025 as the ...

Two Chinese and a Cambodian national have been detained by Banteay Meanchey provincial Military Police after a man was shot at a karaoke parlour in ...

A government official on Thursday criticised a report which ranked Cambodia as “not free”, saying it concentrated only on the political aspects while ignoring the ...

In a Facebook post on Sunday, the “acting president” of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy once again ...

Cambodia moved up a notch this year as a place for attracting and growing talent, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019 (GTCI) report ...