Phnom Penh Post - New fuel-truck rules
Phnom Penh Municipal Hall has banned trucks that transport petrol from travelling in Phnom Penh at specific times, in order to preserve public safety. According to a Saturday statement, municipal governor Kep Chuktema barred the trucks in the capital from 6am to 8:30am, 11am to 12:30pm and 4pm to 7pm on Monday to Saturday, and from 8am to 3pm on Sunday. “All [petrol] companies must make sure that no fires happen,” Kep Chuktema said.
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
Archeologists find ancient phallic statueAn archeological team has found a metre-long tipless stone linga (penis) of the Hindu deity Shiva in the foundations of a temple in Kratie province’s historical Samphu Borak area, a former capital of the pre-Angkor Empire Chenla period. Thuy Chanthourn, the deputy director of
Sihanoukville authority orders structure dismantled The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has ordered owners of two unauthorised construction sites to immediately dismantle them and warned of legal action if the owners failed to comply. Ly Chet Niyom, development management and construction bureau chief at the provincial hall, told The Post on
China steel company relocates to Cambodia Chinese state-owned iron and steel company China Baowu Steel Group Corp Ltd has unveiled plans to relocate its blast furnaces from Xinjiang Autonomous Region in the northwest of China to Cambodia, which will be the first overseas Baowu production plant, a Reuters report on Wednesday