THE Thai Trade Fair kicks off Thursday in a four-day bid to boost exports to Cambodia, after fallout from Preah Vihear border clashes and the global economic crisis hit trade last year, Embassy of Thailand Foreign Trade Promotion director Jiranan Wongmongkol said Monday. Some 200 companies have confirmed their attendance at the event, to be held on Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island.
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Ministers to tackle sea pollutantsPreah Sihanouk provincial authorities and members of local communities have collected 77 tonnes of water hyacinth at a Sihanoukville beach, Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall spokesperson Or Saroeun said. He told The Post yesterday that the aquatic weeds had been floating along some of the province’s
Chinese police escort deported scam suspectsNinety-one Chinese nationals accused of extorting money from victims in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) scam were deported from Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday under the escort of 182 Chinese police personnel. General Department of Immigration head of investigations Ouk Hay Seila told reporters
Sam Rainsy, government group set to clash at IPU Geneva meet?Opposition figure Sam Rainsy has been invited to speak at the General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, according to a former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) lawmaker. A government delegation is also set to attend the meeting, a National Assembly press release