Phnom Penh Post - Workers jailed for drugs
A construction worker and a horse-cart driver were given 10-month jail sentences at Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday after being caught smoking yama in Phnom Penh’s New World City development. Sun Chantha, 28, and Leap Senghong, 25, were charged on February 22 after police caught them in Dangkor district’s Choam Chao commune. Police confiscated 15 amphetamine pills from them. The pair were also fined one million riel (around US$250) each.
Breaking: US House passes 'Cambodia Democracy Act'The US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on Monday, passed the “HR 526 Cambodia Democracy Act”, also known as the Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019. If signed off by the president, the bill will allow two major sets of action to be taken against high-ranking Cambodian
‘Zero-dollar’ tours under fireMinister of Tourism Thong Khon has blamed “zero-dollar” tour operators for the decrease in foreign tourists to Angkor Archaeological Park in the first half of this year and has called for action against them. Angkor Archaeological Park received 1.24 million foreign visitors in the first half
Some jobs off limits to foreigners from AugustBeginning from the second week of August, foreigners will be banned from driving taxis and tuk-tuks, as well as being motorcycle delivery drivers, street food vendors, hairdressers and product distributors among other lower-income jobs. Some white-collar jobs such as the head of human resources will
Chinese-owned shops are on the rise in central Phnom PenhInformal businesses owned by Chinese nationals are on the rise in central Phnom Penh, especially in Tonle Bassac commune, surrounding Koh Pich. Such businesses have sprung up notably in Central Market, Orussey Market, Sovanna Shopping Mall, Rattana Plaza, as well as Kakab commune across from