Cambodia News: Preah Vihear

Forest activists decry illegal logging
The Phnom Penh Post
Prey Lang forest activists in Kampong Thom province on Wednesday claimed that illegal logging is continuing unabated, no thanks to local authorities and powerful individuals whom they allege are aiding the perpetrators. While acknowledging that forest ...

Traffic casualties doubled this year
Khmer Times
Most of the accidents occurred in the provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Prey Veng, Preah Vihear and Pursat, it said. The report said 901 accidents were caused by speeding, 252 by ...

Senior police officer tried over fraud
Khmer Times
He noted that Col Savatey was sued by Kun Vean, 48, a soldier at the Preah Vihear Provincial Military Operation base, on January 19, 2016. Mr Vean told the court yesterday that he was introduced to Col Savatey by Justice Newspaper publisher Seng Chhili ...

Cambodia, Thailand agree to cooperate on marine tourism
Khmer Times
“Provinces of Preah Vihear, Pursat, Uddor Meanchey, and other provinces share the border with Thailand. They have proposed to Thailand to open more border gates due to a remarkable increase in both domestic and foreign tourists,” Mr. Rathsak said.

Chinese tourist number to Cambodia exceeds last year's record
Xinhua
The country is famous for three world heritage sites, namely the Angkor archeological park in northwestern Siem Reap province, the Preah Vihear temple in northwestern Preah Vihear province, and the Sambor Prei Kuk archeological site in central Kampong ...

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Cambodia targets 15 mln foreign tourists in 2030: tourism minister
Xinhua
Cambodia has three world heritage sites, namely Angkor Archeological park in northwestern Siem Reap province, Preah Vihear Temple in northwestern Preah Vihear province, and Sambor Prei Kuk archeological site in central Kampong Thom province.

Police arrest alleged coup mastermind
Khmer Times
Interior Ministry spokesman General Khieu Sopheak identified the suspect as Ros Samon, also known as Kroch, and noted that he was arrested by police in Preah Vihear province. Police have linked a total of ten people to the alleged coup plot to be ...

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Cambodian Exile Denies Link to Arms-Smuggling Case
Radio Free Asia
On Tuesday, Cambodian news outlet FreshNews said that a ninth arrest had been made in the arms smuggling case, with a suspect named Bdin Thorngyi—also called Duong, or Krauch—taken into custody in Preah Vihear province. A rifle and a handgun, ...

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Commander accused of corruption
Khmer Times
A National Military Police taskforce has opened a corruption investigation against Brigadier General Kong Saokun, Preah Vihear provincial military police commander, who is suspected of funnelling about $20,000 from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

Preah Vihear's ancient Koh Ker temple seeks World Heritage Status
The Phnom Penh Post
The Cambodian government is preparing a proposal to register the ancient Koh Ker temple in Preah Vihear province as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona made the announcement last week at a meeting in ...

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