A concrete wall along a stream in Takeo province has been demolished, following an order from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. The 148-metre wall along the Slakou Stream, in Trapaing Pur village, of Tram Kak district’s Cheang Tong commune, was the subject of several public complaints. Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha inspected the site this morning, October 13, and determined that it breached laws governing the distance from shorelines and riverbanks for such structures. The 148-metre concrete wall has now been demolished. Takeo provincial administration The company that built the wall were given 14 days…
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Senior Minister Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), has requested that France resume its support for humanitarian demining efforts in Cambodia, just as it did during the UNTAC era. The request was made during a working meeting between Thuch and French ambassador Olivier Richard, today, October 13. Thuch noted that France had previously provided demining training to the Cambodian during the time of UNTAC. Since 2009, France has also supported training programmes and provided equipment to the Cambodian forces which participate in UN peacekeeping missions. France also contributed to past demining work…
According to reliable sources, the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) has agreed in principle to schedule a special JBC meeting for October 21-22. The special meeting will be hosted by Thailand, and aims to continue discussions and push forward the work of demarcation and border marker placement along the Cambodian-Thai border, as agreed during the 6th JBC, hosted by Cambodia in Phnom Penh on June 14 and 15.
The government announced that since the April 2024 implementation of the Family Package Social Assistance Programme, it has allocated more than $180 million to support the Kingdom’s most vulnerable. The government spent a total of 721.2 trillion riel — approximately $180.32 million — between April 30, 2024, and September 30, 2025. In September alone, a total of 725,434 families received benefits, amounting to almost 50 billion riel, according to an October 13 statement by the National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF). The families receiving the funds included elderly people, persons with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, children under two…
Environmental rangers are removing illegal structures from the Preah Soramrit Kosamak Kirirom National Park. The buildings, in Chambok commune of Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district, were discovered in September. The authorities are attempting to identify the person behind the construction. Rangers from the Kirirom National Park office, under the Kampong Speu provincial environment department, have also removed boundary marker posts, mesh fencing and 20 coconut trees that were planted by the offenders. Ministry of Environment spokesperson Khvay Atitya said a vacation house was almost complete, with another residential structure nearby. They had also erected several tents and fenced off…
Natural and human-made disasters continue to evolve in increasingly complex ways, requiring all relevant stakeholders to work together to address them through smart investment and direct resources, warned Prime Minister Hun Manet. He highlighted the issue in a congratulatory message released to mark the National Day for Disaster Management on October 13. This year’s event is themed “Daily Steps Toward Disaster Resilience Today”. Manet noted that, under current global conditions, the world is facing multiple risk crises caused by both natural forces and human activity — such as global warming driven by climate change — which has led to increased…
Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin has described Beijing’s “just and fair” role in helping Cambodia and Thailand reach a ceasefire, following recent border clashes. Wang noted on October 11 that Chinese-led diplomacy — including a trilateral meeting in Yunnan province, China, and multiple peace missions by a Chinese envoy — helped bring both sides to the table. “The foreign ministers of China, Cambodia and Thailand reached an outcome in China’s Anning, Yunnan Province; the three countries held an informal consultation; and the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy for Asian Affairs made several shuttle-diplomacy trips for peace between the two…
When Marion Rampal speaks about music, she doesn’t talk about entertainment or industry. She talks about companionship, about building character and about the power to accompany social change. And when she performs in Phnom Penh on October 15, she’ll be bringing with her not just songs, but the spirit of Abbey Lincoln, a jazz legend whose work she believes deserves to be heard anew. “I became interested in working with someone else’s music as I’ve been so focused on my own songs, releasing two albums over the past four years,” Rampal explains. “I wanted to look back and pay a…
A new sewer network and wastewater treatment station in Kampong Chhnang town — part of the Tonle Sap Basin Urban Environmental Management Improvement Project — was officially inaugurated today, October 10. The system can treat more than 5,000 cubic metres of wastewater per day. Minister of Public Works and Transport Peng Ponea presided over the inauguration of the station, which was funded through concessional loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to the publics works ministry, the project covers a total area of 247 hectares across four communes of Kampong Chhnang town: Psar Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang, B’er and Khsam.…
The APSARA National Authority (ANA) has identified 4,264 illegal structures across 114 villages within the Angkor Archaeological Park over the past year. According to an October 9 statement from the Siem Reap provincial pdministration, a report from the ANA showed that from August 2024 to the end of August this year, illegal construction activities have continued to spread throughout the 27 communes of six districts and towns. They include new houses, house modifications, makeshift shelters, landfills, fences, animal pens and ponds, among others. The administration responded to the report by holding several meetings. It instructed the authorities in all six…