The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Questions mount over sand at lake” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Questions mount over sand at lake” plus 9 more


Questions mount over sand at lake

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:03 PM PDT

120914_01Sand being carted in by the truckload and the presence of other heavy machinery at Boeung Tumpun lake this week has raised questions about how much development is set to take place at the site.

Used underwear? No thanks

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

My girlfriend and I went shopping at one of the markets in Phnom Penh. She wanted to buy clothes and undergarments to take back to the US, since the items are inexpensive here.

Military links to journalist

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Two military police officers and one of their wives were detained for questioning yesterday in connection with the unsolved slaying of Ratanakkiri province Vorakchun Khmer newspaper reporter Hang Serei Oudom, local authorities said.

Horrific murders end lives of three children

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

A Battambang village has been left shattered after an eight-year-old girl was raped and brutally murdered by as many as four men on Sunday and two young boys who witnessed the crime were killed by the suspects, police say.

Sonando ‘evidence’ from web

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120914_03Nine witnesses including two defendants who had previously cut immunity deals with the government — took the stand yesterday to testify against Mam Sonando.

Plush-toy factory to pay up

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120914_04The owner of teddy-bear company First & Main promised yester­day to pay 357 em­ployees at its shuttered factory in Phnom Penh half of the wages they are owed, a workers' representative said.

Faintings and strikes continue

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

More than 50 workers from H&L Apparel in Phnom Penh were taken to hospital yesterday after fainting at work.

Xayaburi concerns ‘unanswered’

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Cambodia has been frank in expressing its concerns over the controversial Xayaburi hydroelectric dam project, despite suggestions from the Laos energy minister that its neighbours had no objections to it.

Opposition member gets bail

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Sam Rainsy Party member and former deputy commune chief in Kandal province, Meas Peng, was released on bail temporarily on Wednesday.

Child deaths down: UN

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:01 PM PDT

120914_05Cambodia has experienced a 64 per cent decrease in mortality rates among children under five in the past two decades, a UNICEF report released yesterday states.

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