From The Phnom Penh Post: TYPHOON Ketsana slammed into Cambodia with devastating force Tuesday night, killing at least 11 people and leaving thousands more injured or homeless as 145km/h winds and heavy rain lashed the Kingdom. The tail end of…
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Typhoon devastates Southeast Asia
Thursday, October 01, 2009 » 01:35pm The death toll from one of the most destructive storms in years to hit Southeast Asia, has risen to at least 331. Typhoon Ketsana was downgraded to a tropical depression, as it crossed into…
Typhoon Ketsana kills 11 in Cambodia
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 » 02:49pm Typhoon Ketsana has killed at least 11 people in northeastern and central Cambodia. Typhoon Ketsana has killed at least 11 people in northeastern and central Cambodia, police and government officials said on…
No Duty for Rice to EU; Challenges Remain
The European Union began a deal this month to allow Cambodian rice to be imported duty-free, but many challenges remain before Cambodia can be a powerhouse rice producer. The deal would open a market of 500 million people from 27…
Cambodia inflation down for sixth consecutive month
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — The price of consumer goods dropped in August by 2.9 percent compared to the same month last year, marking the sixth consecutive month that inflation decreased compared to figures from last year, local media…
The poor most vulnerable
This excerpt from a United Nations article emphasises the main focus of our work in Khvien village: Most vulnerable In 2004, the total food poverty line was US$0.42 per day (the poverty line in rural areas was $0.34 per day)…
Cambodia to export rice to Brunei
Cambodia reached an agreement on Tuesday with Brunei Darussalam to export 1,500 tonnes of prime-grade milled rice, an official confirmed Wednesday. According to the spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan, the deal was struck between Brunei Ambassador Pengiran…
Siem Reap Scene: 9 Jul 2009
Thursday, 09 July 2009 14:01 Post Staff Pimp my tuk-tuk Four garishly decorated tuk-tuks drove through town last Thursday night in a Globalteer “Pimp my tuk-tuk” fundraiser rally that earned US$278 for Globalteer Community Development Centre, New Hope Community…
Siem Reap’s Tourist industry affected by downturn
From news services come reports that the first half of 2009 has seen the number of travellers to Siem Reap drop 0.6%.
Lightning kills 5 in a day
PHNOM PENH – LIGHTNING strikes killed five people in Cambodia in a single day, a local newspaper reported on Sunday. Two people were killed in Kampot province, in Cambodia’s south, while three were killed in the central provinces of Kampong…