The Ministry of Environment and United Nations Environment Programme on Tuesday organised a national consultation workshop to manage a gradual phase-out of the use of hydrochloro-fluorocarbons (HCFCs) in order to protect the ozone layer. Speaking at the workshop, Khieu Muth, secretary of state at the Ministry of Environment, said the country’s phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) ended successfully in 2009 and that the Kingdom would aim to be HCFC-free by 2040. Cambodia currently imports HCFC-22 from China, India, Malaysia and Singapore for use only in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, he said.
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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
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
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
‘Do not harm Cambodians’, says PM’s son to oppositionPrime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son Hun Manet said on Sunday that the Kingdom would not bow to international pressure, and accused some Western countries of siding with opposition politicians who hold dual citizenship to exert pressure on Cambodia. The remarks were made after