The humble banana is considered one of the most traditional foods in Cambodia. As one of the most popular fruits in Khmer society, they can be used in a multitude of ways – they can be eaten raw or fried or added to rice dishes.
The new Mlech Water Treatment Plant in Kampot province’s Chumkiri district, which can produce 2,000 cubic metres of clean water a day, was formally inaugurated to meet the needs of the people in the area as well as in neighbouring Takeo province.
The Kampot provincial Department of Environment warned people who have encroached upon land in Preah Monivong Bokor National Park and claimed it as their own to voluntarily remove their boundary posts or huts by December 15 or face legal action.
National Police chief Neth Savoeun has instructed the new Takeo provincial police chief to provide better security for residents and especially to crack down on drug ringleaders and crimes along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
Kampot provincial governor Mao Thonin announced the opening of an investigation into irregularities related to the sale of state-owned land and reservoirs to a private company by sub-national officials in Dang Tung district.