Cambodia News: Phnom Penh Post

Aussie Robertson joins list of world flops
The Phnom Penh Post
Neil Robertson became the fifth former champion to crash out in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday when he lost 10-5 to England's Robert Milkins. Robertson, who was world champion in 2010, joins former winners Mark Selby ...

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Work on Camsoc Secretariat gets priority
The Phnom Penh Post
The Cambodia SEA Games Organizing Committee (Camsoc) at its Thursday morning meeting at the Peace Palace, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Panel Teah Banh, decided to speed up the process of setting up the General Secretariat of Camsoc ...

Sar Kheng warns officials, security forces against complacency
The Phnom Penh Post
Interior Minister Sar Kheng told provincial security forces in Kratie on Thursday to remain vigilant in the run-up to July's national election for any opposition activity, while also warning that a popular opposition movement would only come about from ...

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City Hall considering two new overpasses
The Phnom Penh Post
Phnom Penh Governor Khoung Sreng on Wednesday discussed the construction of two overpass projects, one at the Choam Chao roundabout near the airport and another at the Kbal Thnal intersection near Monivong Bridge. The governor held a meeting of City ...

Cambodia's quarterly tax revenue hits $761M
The Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia's tax department collected $761 million in revenue during the first quarter of the year, according to Kong Vibol, head of the General Department of Taxation, a number almost identical to last year's first-quarter total of $760 million. The tax ...

KNLF founder Sam Serey, deemed a 'terrorist' by gov't, detained in Thailand
The Phnom Penh Post
On April 10, Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed he had foiled yet another plan by Serey to bomb Wat Phnom and Siem Reap during Khmer New Year, although he offered little concrete evidence. Serey, who vehemently denied the accusations, claimed at the time ...
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Boeung Trabek residents to get land titles
The Phnom Penh Post
Nearly 300 families in Phnom Penh's Boeung Trabek area will be granted land titles, a surprise move punctuated with a reminder to residents to cast a vote for the ruling party in July's elections. The area in Chamkarmon district has been the site of ...

US Forest Service to train Cambodian rangers
The Phnom Penh Post
Ministry of Environment rangers will soon receive training from experts with the US Forest Service in a bid to improve their ability to crack down on forest crimes and protect conservation areas. US Forest Service officials on Tuesday met with ...

Rights groups call for election intervention
The Phnom Penh Post
Asian pro-democracy and human rights groups have called on Asean member states to intervene to reverse Cambodia's “severe deterioration” into political instability, adding it was not too late to reinstate the opposition and hold legitimate elections ...

Public lot on riverside eyed for major project, Business, Phnom Penh ...
The Phnom Penh Post
Plans appear to be in the works to develop a central stretch of prime riverfront real estate currently owned by a state-run enterprise into a sprawling commercial development, according to sources involved with the landowner, though key government.

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