Phnom Penh Post - 2009 saw spike in car registrations
Around 32,200 vehicles and 305,000 motorcycles were registered with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in 2009, said Slout Sambo, an undersecretary of state, during the ministry’s annual conference on Wednesday. The registration rate for cars and motorcycles increased 19 percent and 46 percent respectively compared to 2008. As of last year, 1.13 million vehicles were registered, of which around 250,000 were cars, buses and trucks, the report states.
Police seek arrest of Chinese ‘gang’Cambodian police remain on the lookout for 20 Chinese nationals who earlier this month posted a video clip threatening to stoke insecurity in Preah Sihanouk province, though the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh maintained the group posed no threats to Cambodia’s national security. National Police
Rapper deletes song critical of Cambodian social issuesA young musician has deleted from Facebook and YouTube a rap song that was critical of Cambodia’s social issues and announced that he will stop singing the song after officials visited his home in Siem Reap province and allegedly gave him a warning. Provincial
Man arrested for fake PM endorsement The owner of currency exchange company GCG Asia Co Ltd was temporarily detained by the court yesterday for attempted fraud after Prime Minister Hun Sen reacted to the company using his name and pictures to allege his endorsement of the firm. Phnom Penh Municipal Court
Kampong Chhnang teacher detained for providing health servicesKampong Chhnang provincial court on Saturday ordered a schoolteacher into pre-trial detention for allegedly providing health services and injections illegally in Kampong Tralach district. Chhuon Siven, the Kampong Chhnang provincial court spokesperson, told The Post on Sunday that the court had ordered the detention of