Thursday, 15 July 2010

The Phnom Penh Pst : News in Pics


Bridging the gap

Photo by: Pha Lina 

Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:00 May Titthara

Workers connect two pieces of the Prek Phnov bridge in Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district yesterday. Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Nuon Sameth was to meet yesterday with Cambodian People’s Party Senator Ly Yong Phat, who financed the project, over the collection of toll fees.

Salt in the fields

Photo by: AFP

Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:04 AFP

Farmers prepare to plant coconut palms in a rice field inundated with saltwater in Vietnam’s southern province of Ben Tre. Climate change and upstream dams have diminished Mekong River water levels, threatening rich farmland around the delta.
Pest-free farming

Photo by: Heng Chivoan

Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:00 Khouth Sophakchakrya

A farmer sprays pesticides on crops in Russey Keo district’s Prek Leap commune. Around 100 officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries discussed 100 articles of a draft Law on Agriculture Materials and Pesticides during a workshop in Phnom Penh yesterday.

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