Twenty-two Sarus Cranes were spotted in the Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in 2024, the most of any area in the region. This success follows the establishment of the Cambodian Sarus Cranes Conservation Task Force in 2023. The increase – from 16 in 2023 to 22 – monitored by the biodiversity team at the Lumphat sanctuary was celebrated as exciting year-end news by NatureLife Cambodia on December 31, 2024. The organisation reported that of the 22 individuals, eight were juveniles. The birds were seen nesting at seven different locations within the sanctuary. The organisation noted that this count exceeds any previous records…
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Deputy National Police Chief and Phnom Penh Municipal Police Chief Lieutenant General Chuon Narin has ordered the police force to redouble their efforts to prevent and crack down on juvenile offending in 2025. In line with government orders, he has laid out plans for officers to control gang activity and maintain public order. This includes public education campaigns at the grassroots level in any public forums, strengthened enforcement measures and increased legal action. He also issued specific instructions for command for police, particularly those overseeing criminal activities, to lead efforts to eradicate juvenile delinquency. This will include targeting reckless motorcycle…
The Ministry of Environment has ordered Cambodian Noble Taste Food Co Ltd to stop discharging wastewater into Sangke Creek and to clean up sediment in the waterway to protect the environment and benefit local residents. The directive followed a December 30 inspection conducted by ministry officials, legal representatives, Prey Nop district authorities and relevant agencies. The inspection targeted wastewater discharge into the creek in Teuk Thla commune of Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district near the company’s factory. In a December 31 report, the ministry stated that the inspection team surveyed the creek from the stone bridge on National Road…
At least 41 people in Preah Sihanouk town were hospitalised on December 26 after eating sandwiches contaminated with two types of bacteria, according to the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF). The CCF, under the Ministry of Commerce, reported that the affected individuals experienced symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting and were admitted to various hospitals. The incident is being treated as a case of food poisoning. Following the outbreak, officials from the provincial branch of the CCF inspected the food outlet responsible. Twelve samples, including sandwiches and their ingredients, were collected for laboratory analysis to identify the…
The Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory urging caution against respiratory diseases during the current cold weather, particularly human metapneumovirus (hMPV). In a notice dated December 30, the ministry cited reports from media outlets highlighting outbreaks of hMPV, a virus that causes respiratory illnesses with flu-like symptoms such as fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing and wheezing. “hMPV can lead to severe illness in infants, children, persons over 65 years old and individuals with weakened immune systems,” the ministry stated. Discovered in the Netherlands in 2001, hMPV has been reported in Cambodia, with cases detected in children from…
As the dry season approaches and wild honey harvesting is set to begin, environment officials and conservation groups have called for sustainable honey collection practices to preserve forest habitats, which are crucial for bees and other wildlife. Particular emphasis has been placed on safeguarding flowering plants that attract bees, such as orchids and other native blossoms. Prum Vibol Ratanak, director of the Phnom Prech-Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri Province, observed that during the dry season, nearly every household in local communities engages in wild honey harvesting to supplement their incomes. He noted that honey collected early in the dry season,…
Officials are addressing allegations against the economic land concession company Sovannaphum Agro-Industrial Investment Co Ltd in Preah Vihear province for irregularities involving forest clearance, which allegedly violated directives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. A joint working group inspected the company’s site in Rovieng district’s Romny commune on December 28. The team included agricultural and environmental officials, local authorities and members of the Nature Lovers Youth Association. Director of the provincial agriculture department Poeung Tryda stated that authorities are investigating and will take corrective action if irregularities are confirmed. He added that plans are being prepared to address…
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer and a dominant player in the global e-commerce market, was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online bookstore. The business quickly expanded, offering customers access to a vast selection of books at affordable prices with expedited delivery. In its initial public offering (IPO) on May 15, 1997, Amazon issued three million shares at a price of $18 per share, raising $54 million. As of December 20, 2024, Amazon’s stock price had surged to $223.29, propelling the company’s market capitalisation to $2 trillion for the first time. This extraordinary growth is largely attributed…
More than 1,500 water reservoirs and earth water tanks make up the Kingdom’s irrigation system. As part of efforts to prevent land grabs and to help preserve water sources – especially for use during the dry season – each of them is being registered for land titles. As of now, 197 – or 13 per cent – of the 1,562 water storage systems have been registered by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. 273 additional systems – or 17 per cent – are in the process of being registered, while the process has yet to begin for the remaining…
Authorities have seized over 26 kilogrammes of illegal drugs and arrested 42 individuals, including foreign nationals and Cambodians, for their involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Svay Rieng province near the Vietnamese border. As of December 26, law enforcement dismantled four major drug trafficking cases during December alone, confiscating over 26.47 kilogrammes of narcotics in the province’s Bavet commune. The suspects include Vietnamese, Chinese and Cambodian nationals, who now face charges of drug trafficking, drug use and illegal possession of firearms, according to a joint statement from Svay Rieng Provincial Court and the Anti-Drug Police Department. Of the…