Monday Jun 15 | Pnompenh Post
SKorean firm to invest $150m in corn plant
Cambodian corn growers have traditionally dried their crops by hand. T HE Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Monday that South Korea's KOGID Cambodia plans to invest US$150 million to grow and process corn for animal feed to be sold overseas.
His grandmother said they had spent all their money on travel and had to spent the night by the riverside.
Legal aid group shuts two provincial offices due to lack of funding
But some say the Cambodia Defenders Project is just one of many NGOs facing a squeeze as the financial crisis tightens donor purse strings T HE Cambodia Defenders Project , a local legal aid group, has announced that it will close its offices in two provinces due to a shortfall of funds from international donors.
Maybank to open 1st provincial branch
ALAYAN Banking Bhd, also known as Maybank, will open its first provincial branch in Siem Reap on Monday, as part of an expansion plan started because the Kingdom is "now considered stable", said Chou Teong Boon, branch manager.
Publisher accused of defamation
Embattled Pro-Sam Rainsy Party newspaper Khmer Machas Srok News on newsstands Tuesday.
Gay and Asian: Fighting Stigmas in Our Communities
By Sarath Suong - " Men's Health Coordinator, MAP for Health May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month.
A moving experience with an antique Khmer house
Darryl Collins and Hok Sokol on the steps of the almost-disassembled Khmer house.
In his speech during the lauching ceremony Thursday, Minister of Public Works and Transport Tram Iv Tek said this program is vital for Cambodia's economic development.
In Brief: 52 RCAF to attend Indonesia training
Fifty-two members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces will depart June 5 to participate in military exercises in Indonesia, said Suong Khunny, deputy director general of the Institute for Peacekeeping Forces, Mines and ERW Clearance.
Residents afraid to leave city
Khun Malay, one of the residents living near the Lycee Francais Rene Descartes who is facing eviction, prepares food on Monday.
In Brief: Son of SRP Member Found dead in well
The body of 7-year-old Phearom Rattanak, the son of the Kompan commune first deputy chief in Memot district, Kampong Cham, was found in a well on Saturday.
HRP activist killed in Kampong Cham
Local police say the death of activist Sim Net was a result of a robbery, but the victim's brother claims politics motivated his killers.
Long-delayed Khmer Rouge genocide trial to begin
Human rights groups welcomed the long-awaited start Monday of Cambodia's first genocide trial, but urged the U.N.-backed tribunal to bring many more Khmer Rouge leaders to justice.
Three-month drug investigation ends in raids of three labs
More than two tonnes of illicit chemicals seized during weekend raids in Kampong Cham province and Phnom Penh.
TWO KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT NEAR PP Uk Ly, 45, and her daughter Ly Tay, died Thursday in a motorbike accident on National Road 1, Ampil village, near Phnom Penh.
Markets considered on Vietnam border
COMMERCE Minister Cham Prasidh has urged Cambodia and Vietnam to begin planning for a model market on the border, which officials from both countries say will help facilitate crossborder trade and improve prosperity in border provinces.
In east Phnom Penh, it costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which come seasoned with garlic.
A vendor selling deep-fried spiders poses with a spider as she waits for costumers at bus station at Skun, Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009. It costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which ...
Grim economy hits RI Southeast Asian youth group
Sophea Pheap felt ignored, alone and always one step behind in her old GED class.
Opposition activist 'accidentally' shot, killed by policeman
SRP activist Ven Veth was killed by a police officer Wednesday, with family of the victim treating the circumstances as suspicious.
MEN ON MOTO INJURED BY TREE Torn Vy, 22, and Prum Ban, 20, were severely injured on Wednesday after driving their motorbike into a tree in Damnak Kralanh Khang Kaet village, Kampong Trach district, Kampot ...