Cambodia News: Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia cracks down on rights day march

Celebrations were closed down, an NGO worker was briefly detained and security forces were accused of stomping on a protester’s stomach on International Human Rights Day.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:40 am

Cambodia's claim to statue 'far-fetched': Sotheby's

Sotheby’s say they have found one key flaw in the case to repatriate a valuable Angkorean-era sculpture: the statue wasn’t stolen in the first place.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:37 am

Play guns, real arrests

Police arrested three alleged “armed” robbers after they used plastic pistols to steal $70 and a mobile phone from an elderly woman in Phnom Penh.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:35 am

Pension scheme ramps up

More than 700,000 workers at private companies and factories across 19 provinces have registered to join a nationwide pension scheme that goes into effect in 2015.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:31 am

PM urges North Korea to call off rocket launch

Speaking as ASEAN chair, PM Hun Sen appealed to North Korea to permanently postpone a highly criticised planned rocket launch.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:29 am

Union representatives summonsed

Union leaders representing workers on strike at the Tropicana Casino and Resort were served with a summons by the Banteay Meanchey provincial court after a complaint by the casino’s management.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:27 am

Scant resolution for blaze victims

Officials remain unsure whether victims of the deadly fire that destroyed the Siem Reap Night Market and took the lives of eight people would receive any compensation for their losses.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 2:18 am

Ethnic group press for communal title

Economic land concessions granted to a pair of Vietnamese companies in Ratanakkiri are endangering the traditional lifestyles of as many as 200 ethnic-minority families.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:59 am

Family honours fallen journalist

Marjolaine Caron stood in front of the last picture ever taken of her father, Gilles Caron, whodisappeared while covering the opening salvos of the civil war in 1970.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:53 am

Police Blotter: 11 Dec 2012

A 22-year-old man is behind bars after attacking a trio of bystanders with a cleaver; a woman's call was cut short when thieves snatched her iPhone mid-sentence.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:48 am

Ground broken on new mall in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh’s retail industry moves a step closer to joining the ranks of regional centres such as Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur with the groundbreaking of a $205 million mall.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:43 am

Cambodia's tax revenue totals $683 million

The government collected $683 million in taxes over the first 11 months of 2012, according to data from the General Department of Taxation.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:38 am

Rising tourism prompts ABA growth in Siem Reap

SIEM REAP: The Advanced Bank of Asia is expanding its Siem Reap operations to take advantage of the growing tourism sector.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:35 am

Tribunal betrays the ideal of justice

There is a pressing need for justice in Cambodia.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:33 am

The jobs equation doesn’t add up

The number of jobs is rising slightly.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:26 am

Architect turned artist mixes canvas and camera

Architectural lines, forms and light ooze through artist Thang Sothea’s latest collection, Cambodian Mosaics.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:17 am

Boys get titles on rights day

The second Human Rights Youth Football Tournament attracted 23 boys’ teams from 11 local schools and charity organisations.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:14 am

Fun Run laps clock up cash for kids’ charity

The Maruhan Japan Bank Charity Fun Run went off without a hitch with participants running to raise fund for local NGO Pour un Sourire d’Enfants.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:10 am

Hun Sen Cup wraps up its preliminary phase

The preliminary phase of the 2012-13 Samdech Hun Sen Cup plays out its last two matches with Banteay Meanchey taking on Kampong Thom and Siem Reap facing Oddar Meanchey.

Source: Latest news from our site | 11 Dec 2012 | 1:08 am