STUNG TRANG DISTRICT, Kampong Cham — Workers at a banana plantation where three people died and 66 others were hospitalized in late October are fleeing to their home provinces, fearful that exposure to pesticides stored near their onsite dormitories is behind the deadly incident.
In its inaugural toll-free month, the Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway received about 20,000 vehicles daily and no shortage of growing pains, with some drivers speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and stopping in the emergency lane to take pictures, a spokesperson for the Transport Ministry said Friday.
Kampong Chhnang authorities said the shutdown of a local volleyball court over alleged gambling on games was part of a crackdown on scam operations ordered by Hun Sen.
Four traffic police officers have been suspended for three months after a motorist posted a video showing she had driven through a green light despite being stopped and fined for purportedly ignoring a red, as social media users piled on with accusations of improper enforcement.
Repairs and upgrades are finally coming to National Road 4, including for a damaged stretch in Kampong Speu that has seen taxi drivers using detours to avoid potholes.
An online news reporter is facing heavy criticism from several directions after filming a live video accusing a monk who was seen running along Phnom Penh’s riverside of being on drugs.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith is facing criticism for a Facebook post objectifying women, with the minister saying the posts were innocent and allegations of sexism are being projected onto the post.
Around 40 homes at a community in Russei Keo district — which is slated for relocation — are inundated after heavy rains caused the Tonle Sap to overflow its banks.
More than 1,000 motorbikes have been confiscated after a crackdown on unlicensed pawnshops in Phnom Penh. People who have previously had their motorbikes stolen are now visiting the garages where the vehicles are being kept in the hope of regaining their motos.
Residents along the flood-prone Prek Tnaut river have been alerted as water levels rise and an upstream dam has opened its gates to release pressure, while officials have forecasted a surge in the Mekong over the next 3-5 days.
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