Australia has appointed Penny Richards as the country’s next ambassador to Cambodia, the department of foreign affairs announced yesterday. In a statement, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said that Richards will take up the post in September, replacing Ambassador Margaret Adamson, who has been in the role since April 2007. Richards has served in a wide range of positions across Asia, including as deputy head of mission in Tokyo and Beijing and consul-general in Shanghai.
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Negotiations on EBA being heldIn an effort to defuse tensions, a senior government official said Cambodia is negotiating with the European Union (EU) on the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade deal, which allows the Kingdom to export goods to the 28-member bloc tariff-free. The EU notified Cambodia on October 5
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