Asia Cambodia Some 5.000 families have been relocated by authorities from the archaeological site of Angkor Wat temple, a major tourist attraction, in a program that Amnesty International called as a "gross violation of international human rights law"
Asia Cambodia A large facility in the Peamro district is producing tens of thousands of small fish to support the aquaculture industry; fish raised at the Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Development Center have a much higher survival rate and grow much faster
Asia Cambodia There has been a significant increase in mobile payments due to digital transaction options allowing more people to switch from cash to digital payments, the National Bank of Cambodia said
Asia Cambodia The Women Run 10K with the theme "Women of Victory" saw the participation of about 3.000 runners; the event was organized by the Cambodian National Olympic Committee in collaboration with Sovannaphum Life Assurance
Asia Cambodia Over the past two years, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has arrested 31 offenders and confiscated over 1.400 fishing gears in the six provinces bordering Tonle Sap Lake
Asia Cambodia A team from Fisheries Administration and Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia collected 206 king turtle eggs from 20 hatchlings in last 2 months; the turtles are listed on International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List as critically endangered
Asia Cambodia The 7th camp programme under the theme 'Youth under the Roof of Peace' organised by the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia is underway, involving 322 officials, professors and students
Asia Cambodia The Ministry of Environment plans to establish 4 nursery stations in Kampong Speu, Koh Kong, Siem Reap and Thbong Khmum provinces; each station will accommodate at least one million tree seedlings responsive to different sorts of land and weather
Asia Cambodia Puy Du Fou, a French theme park operator, has expressed interest in launching an innovative 3D 'Immersive Angkor' museum in Cambodia
Asia Cambodia To ensure a fair and transparent Senate election, comprehensive guidelines for regional election commissions and political parties have been issued by the National Election Committee
Asia Cambodia The General Department of Immigration has announced that it will begin drug testing all its employees starting next week
Asia Cambodia The return of 14 Cambodian cultural treasures was welcomed by the Prime Minister, who emphasized that it is the recovery of the souls of Cambodian ancestors who left their homeland because of the civil war