Phnom Penh Post - Fire deaths
A night-time fire killed two young brothers and razed 51 houses in the capital's
Daun Penh district on August 9. Pav Dina, 15, and Pav Rithy, 12, were sleeping on
the balcony of their uncle's house when the fire started around 11 p.m. Village chief
Mey Choeun said a leaking cooking gas cylinder was responsible. Residents complained
that firemen wanted $200 per tender before they would tackle the blaze, and prevented
local people from fighting the flames.
Malaysia MP accused of ‘influencing law’Malaysian Member of Parliament (MP) Larry Sng arrived in Siem Reap early on Wednesday, in what was slammed by one NGO as efforts by Kuala Lumpur to “influence Cambodian law”. The Malaysian Embassy in Phnom Penh requested on January 30 “cooperation from the Ministry of Foreign
Ministries begin measures to offset EU’s EBA decision In the wake of the EU’s controversial announcement this week that it has begun the withdrawal process for Cambodia’s Everything But Arms (EBA) preferential agreement, government ministries and political analysts continued to share their reactions and economic mitigation plans in preparation for the
Emirates launches route connecting Phnom Penh, BangkokEmirates will launch a daily service on June 1 linking Phnom Penh (PNH) and Bangkok (BKK). The service from Phnom Penh to Dubai, via Bangkok, will provide more flight options to passengers travelling between the capitals of Cambodia and Thailand. Travellers from the Southeast Asian nations
US Embassy urged to stop ‘disrespecting sovereignty’The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation called on the US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Saturday to respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations after it called former opposition leader Kem Sokha “an innocent man” – a move deemed to be “disrespecting Cambodia’s