Author: Niem Chheng
Prime Minister Hun Manet compared the widespread support for the Funan Techo Canal to what he called the “spirit of nationalism”. Support has been expressed by both groups loyal to the government and those in opposition. Manet addressed an April 28 event, held to mark May 1 International Workers’ Day. During his speech, he spoke at length about the canal. He noted that while a super majority of Cambodian people have declared their support for the 180km infrastructure project, Sam Rainsy, former opposition party leader, was one of the few who remained against it. “Even those who tend to favour…
Real estate and other property worth millions of dollars have been confiscated by anti-drug police in an anti-drug operation in which nearly 200kg of narcotics were seized. The Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Drug Department reported in an April 28 social media post that it had conducted a recent anti-drug operation in Phnom Penh, starting from April 24. The operation raided five different locations in the capital’s Chroy Changvar and Russey Keo districts, arresting six Cambodians, four of whom are women. Police discovered more than 188kg of drugs, which included more than 158kg of Methamphetamine (ICE), more than 22kg of Ketamine, and…
Senate president Hun Sen has made it clear that Cambodia will not back down or negotiate with any country regarding the 180km Funan Techo Canal. He stressed that the 1995 Mekong Agreement does not require any of the members of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) members to do so. “I will not back down on this and I want to stress frankly that there is no need to negotiate. Do not try to force Cambodia to the negotiating table,” he said, while addressing the Cambodian Oknha Association conference, held on the evening of April 26. Construction of the Funan Techo…
A team of prominent Kun Khmer boxers will face off against a team of celebrities from the entertainment world next week, not to fight in the ring they know so well, but on the football pitch. The charity football match is being held to mobilise funds for the Kantha Bopha hospitals and raise public awareness of the dangers of drugs. The event will take place on the afternoon of May 1 at the National Olympic Stadium, and is being held under the theme “Together for charity and combating drugs”. Thoeun Theara, one of the Kingdom’s most successful fighters, will play…
Temperatures are expected to soar as high as 42 degrees Celsius across the weekend, especially in the Kingdom’s northern highlands, as a result of the El Nino phenomenon. Chan Yutha, spokesman for the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, told The Post that although the effects of El Nino are in decline, the extreme weather is likely to continue. He predicted that temperatures will begin to drop from next week, with the possibility of light rains and potential thunderstorms. Nevertheless, regular rainfall is not forecast until June when La Nina arrives. As El Nino declines, it will be replaced by…
The Funan Techo Canal project will not have any serious environmental impacts and will bring only economic benefits, say analysts, despite some criticism from Vietnamese commentators and other critics abroad. The project was announced last year following 26 months of feasibility studies, with the total cost expected to be close to $1.7 billion. It is estimated that the canal will take four years to complete. The 180km waterway will link Prek Takeo of the Mekong River System to the Prek Ta Ek and Prek Ta Hing of the Bassac River System, and onto the Kingdom’s coastline in Kep province, crossing…
More than a dozen small experimental aircraft will arrive in Preah Sihanouk province’s Kang Keng Airport this afternoon, in preparation for an April 26-27 air show, which aims to attract tourists to the province. Long Dimanche, deputy governor of Preah Sihanouk province, told The Post on April 25 that an aerial display of the 16 aircraft will be held from 4pm on each of the two days. The show has been dubbed the “Cambodia-Thai Friendship Air Show 2024”. He suggested that interested members of the public can obtain excellent vantage points at Poy Tamoung or Techo Square in Sangat 4,…