Three people died and three others were hospitalised after consuming tainted alcohol in Takeo province’s Traing district. The Ministry of Health issued a press release earlier today, warning that the six victims – from Tnaot Village in Sra Ngae commune – consumed the poisonous concoction on August 16. Testing by the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) determined that the contaminated alcohol was 15 per cent methanol, a level that is fatal. The ministry added that the safe methanol level to produce wine is no more than 0.1 per cent, although the ministry warned against using it to…
Author: Niem Chheng
The Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has launched two telephone hotlines that the public can use to report aggressive simian behaviour. If members of the public are concerned by the behaviour of any monkey they come into contact with, they can alert the administration, who will remove them and return them to an appropriate location. A statement from the Forestry Administration (FA) released today explained that the animals would be removed in order to keep tourists and members of the public safe. “In the event that people encounter a large group of vicious monkeys or…
Jean-Francois Tain, Minister Delegate attached to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, described Cambodia as proud of its patriotic youth, but warned that they must be wary of being deceived by “extremists” or “populists” who seek to ignite their anger. Tain’s remarks followed strong sentiments by some Cambodian people against the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA), with unfounded rumours circulating that the Kingdom could lose land to Vietnam or that Vietnamese people could use the CLV area to enter the Kingdom in large numbers. Speaking at an August 19 press conference at the Council of Ministers, Tain…
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected over $2.155 billion in tax revenue across all categories during the first seven months of 2024, accounting for 51.76% of the 2024 Law on Financial Management, as disclosed in a GDT press release issued today, August 16. The statement highlighted that in July alone, the department collected approximately $237.23 million through its online revenue management system, representing 5.70% of the 2024 budget law’s forecasted amount. From January to July, the GDT successfully registered 6,184 enterprises, with 5,747 of these applications processed via the Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX) platform. In July, the department reviewed…
Prime Minister Hun Manet congratulated newly appointed Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who replaced Srettha Thavisin today. The Thai Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, who is now the country’s youngest leader, to succeed Srettha, who was dismissed from his position on August 14 by Thailand’s Constitutional Court for appointing Pichit Chuenban as a minister of PM’s Office, despite his criminal record. “On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand. This…
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has ramped up its educational campaign in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district, aiming to raise awareness about the dangers of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the area, which has seen the highest number of incidents this year. The campaign was led by Senior Minister and CMAA first vice-president Ly Thuch on August 15, with hundreds of participants, including local authorities, students and residents. Thuch expressed deep concern over the increase in landmine and UXO casualties this year. He noted that in the first seven months of this year alone,…