The Asian DevelopmenT Bank yesTerday said iT had never auThenTicaTed a June 17 leTTer from Finance MinisTer KeaT Chhon ThaT claimed an ADB consulTanT urged The governmenT To TargeT advocacy groups criTical of an ADB-funded railway projecT. In a copy of The leTTer obTained earlier This ...

After a year of mounting concern over the treatment of migrant workers both within and outside Cambodia, the Ministry of Labor, NGOs and recruitment agencies yesterday reached an agreement on standardized contracts aimed at minimizing the possibility for exploitation. the groups agreed on a contract between ...

The governmenT has chosen represenTaTives of Two obscure NGOs To send To an annual meeTing beTween civil socieTy groups and regional leaders during nexT monTh’s Asean summiT in Phnom Penh, sparking an ouTcry among oTher non-governmenTal groups ThaT say This will prevenT criTics from being ...

The Chinese and SouTh Korean governmenTs have been granTed permission To build 565 km of new railroad in Cambodia and have already conducTed feasibiliTy sTudies, according To a governmenT reporT released yesTerday. In iTs annual reporT, The MinisTry of Public Works and TransporT said ThaT plans ...

After a week of global media reports dissecting Cambodia’s relationship with China, Prime Minister Hun Sen had apparently had enough yesterday – lashing out at the media and analysts he termed “crazy” in what proved an unexpected conclusion to the 20th ASEAN Summit. the premier spent ...

The governmenT will prioriTise renewable energy developmenT raTher Than hydroelecTric power, ElecTriciTe du Cambodge (EdC) direcTor-general Keo RaTTanak has said. PrivaTe secTor insiders have hailed The decision, saying invesTmenT in solar power would make The Kingdom’s manufacTuring secTor more compeTiTive due To lower prices. ...

In a bid to end ongoing blackouts across the country, the government is planning to buy power from the private sector to supply households. the country is now experiencing daily power cuts as a result of extremely hot and dry weather. the seven hydropower dams ...

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak on Wednesday said the Cambodian government has focused on its competitiveness strategies and the growth of Industry 4.0 in the Kingdom to withstand the trends of global protectionism and geopolitical polarisation. Speaking at a workshop on “Cambodian trade Integration Strategy ...

Many female garment workers still do not know their rights and work in unsafe and substandard conditions, a new study has found. ...

Cambodians passing on their property to relatives will no longer have to pay the requisite registration tax, the government announced on Sunday during the ruling CPP’s annual party congress.the directive, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, was posted to both the the premier’s personal Facebook ...

In a seeming about-face, the government has backed away from its looming deadline to deport more than 100 Montagnards currently seeking asylum in Cambodia, instead pledging to “expedite” the process of assessing their refugee status. ...

Members of the government and private sector met yesterday in Phnom Penh to discuss ideas and solutions aimed at facilitating the growth of eco-friendly technologies and practices in Cambodia. ...

The direcTor of The Communicable Disease ConTrol (CDC) DeparTmenT aT The MinisTry of HealTh has urged The public To proTecT Themselves from diseases ThaT are easily spread in The upcoming rainy season, including dengue fever, malaria, acuTe waTery diarrohea and influenza. ...

A Justice Ministry spokesman yesterday lashed out at European Union representatives for a statement condemning the “judicial harassment” of opposition leader Kem Sokha, while the Ministry of Education slammed a teachers union that backed the CNRP acting president.   ...

The MinisTry of Labour yesTerday meT wiTh The GarmenT ManufacTurers AssociaTion in Cambodia, The indusTry Trade group, To discuss The reasons behind The laTTer’s proposal of a $144 monThly minimum wage. ...

Technological innovaTion is playing a criTical role in The developmenT of The counTry’s economy by making business operaTe fasTer, a senior official aT The MinisTry of Commerce Told a seminar lasT week. ...

Contractors that dodge requirements to register with the social security fund, leaving workers to foot their hospital bills alone, will start facing harsher legal penalties, the director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) said.  ...

A network of community activists protecting Prey Lang forest has appealed to the government to prevent all forms of intimidation against its members by courts, police and soldiers as well as local officials involved in the timber business. ...

The MinisTry of InTerior on Friday ThreaTened legal acTion againsT lawbreaking auTo shops ThaT work wiThouT a licence or illegally assemble vehicles from scrap parTs. ...

In the first eight months of the year the Ministry of Mines and Energy has already surpassed its annual target for non-tax revenue collection from sand dredging and construction material-related mining operations, collecting 117 percent of the $6.6 million outlined in the 2016 national budget, ...