Reporters out on the Bassac river in a hired fishing boat counted 43 barges in total at various stages of the sand dredging process in two hours in one afternoon last week.
A senior Forestry Administration official told a wildlife NGO there was not much he could do about the future development and privatization of the Phnom Tamao protected forest, according to an account of the meeting provided by an NGO participant.
A group of people have taken to social media wearing tax department uniforms and are suspected of attempting fraud, the department said on Thursday.
Speaking at times behind a lectern adorned with familiar yellow flowers and at one point taking up a bullhorn outside a hotel, Prime Minister Hun Sen gave a string of speeches during his tour of Washington for the U.S.-Asean Summit.
Candlelight commune chief candidates from Koh Kong and Pailin provinces have asked courts to delay proceedings into complaints filed against them, which the party has called intimidation tactics.
A Muslim youth leader was confirmed as the next CPP Kampong Cham lawmaker, replacing the late Hun Neng. Kem Sokha’s prolonged trial completed its 39th hearing on Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An has issued a letter to the Kandal governor telling him to look into the situations of 121 families contesting the development of Phnom Penh’s new airport, settle their dispute, and report back.
A Candlelight Party commune chief candidate from Koh Kong has alleged CPP lawyers have filed a court complaint against him to intimidate him and deter him from contesting the June election.
Locals attempting to protect the Kampong Speu forest say ten trailers full of logs per day are being removed with the oversight of soldiers.
A Phnom Penh resident who was convicted of slashing a young girl in 2020 appealed the conviction in the Supreme Court on Monday, as her lawyer questioned the torture charge against the defendant and said she had mental health issues.
The Candlelight Party’s vice president said their support was only growing and would “burn” away the CPP, in response to a ruling party spokesperson’s comment that the opposition party will fade away.
Commemorating press freedom, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said what mattered was that Cambodian journalists aren’t swayed from the truth — and that they could do so even while accepting gifts of cash.
Cambodian authorities were tight-lipped over a raid in a Sihanoukville compound, but it was busy with police work and people gathered in its courtyard last week. Videos emerging amid the operation suggested Vietnamese nationals were waiting for rescue.
The Supreme Court ruled against the appeal of Tbong Khmum CNRP ex-commune councilor Kong Sam An for his plotting conviction in relation to taking part in gatherings to support exiled opposition leaders.
Five tycoons pressured authorities to arrest a young TV presenter who was accusing one of them of a rape attempt, and bribed a lawyer and the press to shut down the case, Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Tuesday.
VOD is a local independent media outlet producing radio programs and disseminating information to the public via the Internet.
© 2019 VOD. All Rights Reserved.
