Oil and gas exploration companies operating in Cambodia must follow the schedule of their concession contracts or face fines and risk having their contracts revoked, a state official warned yesterday. ...

The information minister announced yesterday that the government is one step closer to establishing an access to information law, in response to demands for a more transparent and responsive government. ...

A special economic zone developer will be allowed to continue bulldozing a mangrove forest in Preah Sihanouk province’s Teuk Thla commune, the provincial governor said yesterday.   ...

A major water, hygiene and sanitation project co-funded by industry charity Meeting Needs is bringing clean water to almost 1,000 people in the Siem Reap Province of Cambodia. ...

The government yesterday named three bogus companies that have taken deposits from ordinary Cambodians and later absconded, after promising them monthly returns in the form of high interest rate payments. ...

After eight years in the works, the Agriculture Ministry on Monday circulated the framework for Cambodia’s first law regulating the quality of domestic and imported meat products and livestock. ...

Three villagers arrested for clearing state land to cultivate banana trees in Kompong Thom province have been released on bail, but remain under judicial supervision, according to a court document obtained Monday. ...

Cambodia’s first juvenile justice law, in the works for nearly a decade, will be passed by the end of this year, according to the Ministry of Social of Affairs. ...

Authorities raided yet another rubber plantation on Tuesday as part of a new dragnet to catch illegal loggers in eastern Cambodia, said Eng Hy, spokesman for the National Military Police. ...

Five shouting protesters yesterday morning shut down a meeting of the joint committee for housing solutions in Borei Keila before it could sign cash compensation deals with 56 evicted families. ...

Passengers from China and Thailand are driving double-digit annual growth in Cambodia’s airport traffic, according to a report released on Thursday by the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation. ...

The number of construction sites without permits rose almost 40 percent in the capital last year, with officials and realtors putting this down to a lack of understanding of regulations. ...

The number of microfinance institutions has been growing steadily over the past decade and this has contributed rising living standards in the Kingdom, according to the Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA). ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen used a forum on public financial management reform yesterday to defend his dramatically announced Cabinet reshuffle last week from criticism that it was trivial in substance. ...

Sovannaphum Life Assurance Plc, a joint venture between Canadia Investment Holding and Muang Thai Life Assurance, last week officially opened its office in the Kingdom to provide services to Cambodians. ...

Thai manufacturers are being urged to transfer some of their production facilities to Cambodia and other neighboring countries, according to a report in the Thai media yesterday.   ...

Residents from six villages in Oddar Meanchey’s Chong Kal district can now get some respite from the construction of a hydropower dam they claimed was encroaching on their land. ...

The Rattanakiri provincial court will hear a case against provincial officials brought by rights group Adhoc on Wednesday, which accuses them of failing to prevent illegal logging in Lumphat district. ...

Cambodia’s total exports of garments and footwear to Japan increased sharply in the first half of the year, according to latest figures from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). ...

Wheat products have never had a big market in Cambodia, where meals revolve around rice, but Western influences are increasingly shaping local tastes and creating an appetite for flour products. ...