Agriculture Ministry

Plots outlined in documents distributed at a Phnom Tamao stakeholder meeting on May 6, 2022. The red area, included in a cadastral document, is listed as being “for real estate.” The orange areas, outlined in a map distributed at the meeting, is listed as having been requested by TP Moral Group, a development company directed by tycoon Khun Sea. (VOD)

Vast Tracts of Phnom Tamao Forest Targeted for Real Estate, Documents Show

The potential scope of the destruction of the forest, home to a wildlife rescue center and endangered animals, was not previously disclosed.

Keat Soriththeavy May 10, 1:08 pm

Wildlife Alliance's Nick Marx stands at one of the border posts erected at Phnom Tamao in recent months.

Endangered Deer, Rare Birds Under Threat With Sanctuary Land Transfer

Phnom Tamao, a green oasis in Takeo province, has been home to endangered species and a wildlife rescue center. But a recent government order has privatized large swaths of land in the area, threatening the forested area and a local pagoda.

Keat Soriththeavy May 5, 3:42 pm

Prime Minister Hun Sen speaking at the Interior Ministry's annual meeting on February 23, 2022. (Hun Sen's Facebook page)

Hun Sen Lays Into Agriculture Minister for ‘Riding a Horse to See Flowers’

Prime Minister Hun Sen railed against his agriculture minister on Wednesday, lambasting him for raising pork prices and for not attending a meeting with the Commerce Ministry.

Ouch Sony Feb 23, 9:17 pm

Authorities vaccinate cows for lumpy skin disease in Kampong Chhnang province's Svay Rompear commune, in a photo posted to the Agriculture Ministry's Facebook page on August 26, 2021.

Vaccination Campaign Launched for Cows

The Agriculture Ministry has launched a lumpy skin disease vaccination campaign for cattle starting with priority provinces after more than 30,000 animals have contracted the disease, an official said.

Nat Sopheap Aug 31, 5:47 pm

Logs of an ‘endangered species’ seized in Hong Kong after arriving in containers from Cambodia. (Hong Kong Customs)

Activists Urge Investigation Into Rare Wood Seized in Hong Kong

Activists and civil society organizations called for an investigation into more than 200 tons of endangered wood seized in Hong Kong about a month ago, as the agriculture minister said he had yet to receive the exporter’s details from Hong Kong authorities.

Tran Techseng May 28, 1:15 pm

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto shakes hands with Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon at a signing ceremony in Phnom Penh on November 3, 2020, as Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn look on, in this photograph posted to Hun Sen's Facebook page.

Official Says Hungarian Delegation, Foreign Ministry Asked for No Masks

A government minister said on Thursday that the Hungarian delegation that visited this week — and from which a member later tested positive for Covid-19 — along with the Foreign Affairs Ministry had asked for no mandatory masks, alcohol spraying or temperature checks during a signing ceremony.

Mech Dara Nov 5, 5:54 pm