Phnom Penh Post - Rice production to climb in 2008: FAO
Rice production in Asia, Africa and Latin America is forecast to reach
a new record level in 2008, but world rice prices could remain high in
the short term, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on
May 12. For the first time, paddy production in Asia could surpass the
600 million tonne benchmark.
Hun Sen’s China visit ‘a good opportunity’Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Beijing on Sunday to discuss economic and trade issues presents a good opportunity for the Kingdom to strengthen Chinese ties and counter punitive measures by the West, an analyst says. The prime minister’s four-day official visit to
Former chief bodyguard receives royal pardonThe former chief bodyguard of late Senate president Chea Sim has received a royal pardon nearly eight years after he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars on several charges, according to a royal decree dated November 12, last year, and obtained by The Post on Wednesday.
Close to the edge: Hair raising pictures from Kulen MountainA new hair raising attraction on Kulen Mountain has finally opened to the public, with people flocking to the protruding cliff edge overlooking green mountainous forests to take photographs. The giant overhanging rock is situated in an area known as Mahendraparvata – an ancient city of
US warned not to interfere despite successful meetingA senior Ministry of National Defence official said the Tuesday meeting between the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia Joseph H Felter and General Neang Phat had helped strengthen relations between the two countries’ militaries. However, a senior Cambodian People’