Tens of thousands turned out to watch the gripping first day’s heats in this year’s Water Festival boat races along the crowded banks of the Siem Reap River THE Water Festival’s annual boat race in Siem Reap…
Category: National News
Census: Nation’s 13.4 Million Seek Elbowroom
With 70,482 inhabitants, Pailin, the town on the Thai border built for and by the Khmer Rouge, has more than tripled in size since their rebellion ended in 1998. Oddar Meanchey province, with 185,443 people, is also three times more…
Exchange Rate – Cambodian Riel
Currency Unit Buy Sell U.S Dollar 1 4092 4100 Special Drawing Right 1 6609 6609 Australian Dollar 1 3853 3891 Canadian Dollar 1 3994 4034 China Yuan 1 593 599 European Euro 1 6328 6392 British Pound 1 8030 8110…
Report Paints Poor Picture On Governance
A World Bank report on governance released today finds the Cambodian government less effective, and the quality of property rights, courts and police worse than in any other Asean nation except Burma.The report scored and ranked 212 countries and territories…
School Construction Comes at Expense of Students’ Breakfasts
Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province – In 2001, a 200-square-meter vegetable garden was built on the grounds of Rikreay Primary School in Rikreay commune’s Bos village. Over the next seven years, the garden produced cabbage, water greens and carrots…
FACTORY WASTE SUSPECTED OF KILLING TONLE SAP FISH
From the Cambodian Daily. May 17th 2007 FACTORY WASTE SUSPECTED OF KILLING TONLE SAP FISH “For eight years there has been a problem with fish dying because of the factory, but usually only about two tons – this…