While still relatively small, the number of trademark applications has grown in Cambodia and the country’s low volume means that the Kingdom boasts among the fastest times in Southeast Asia for registering a trademark, a government adviser told a business workshop yesterday. ...

Feasibility studies on achieving Geographical Indication status for Thma Koul rice, Kampot durian and Cambodian golden silk have been completed, officials said yesterday. Ouk Prachea, secretary of state at the Ministry of Commerce, said the ministry was waiting for the results of the studies done by ...

Cambodian unions say they will not agree to a minimum wage proposed by the Cambodian government. Union leaders say the government’s proposed minimum wage of $128 per month will not be enough for workers to keep up with the rising cost of living in the country. ...

The ministry of Agriculture plans to establish five regional food safety inspection offices near The country’s borders to facilitate The flow of cross-border agricultural trade, reducing The time it takes Cambodian exporters to deliver shipments of agricultural products to foreign markets, a ministry official has ...

Doubts have been cast on long-standing plans for a 34-hectare dumpsite in Pailin’s Samlot Protected Forest following an inspection by the environment minister on Saturday. Ministry spokesman Sao Sopheap yesterday said that following the inspection, the minister has called for further research before the project ...

Cambodia’s agriculture sector is set to receive a funding boost, according to the government’s 2015 draft budget statements, but the anticipated increase has not impressed industry experts. the draft budget documents show the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will receive $126 million for 2015, ...

The Ministry of Labour has announced new regulations for hiring workers between The ages of 15 and 18, toughening identification requirements in a sector plagued by The use of fraudulent documents.The prakas, active since November 20, requires young workers to show at least three different ...

Cambodia’s massage palours and spa centres are now required to have at least 30 per cent of their staff trained and certified or risk having their business permits revoked, according to a new directive from the Ministry of Tourism. the directive seeks to professionalise the practice ...

Minister of Environment Say Sam Al laid out a work plan on Friday to address the issues of security, social order, construction management and the environment in Preah Sihanouk province. Sam Al said Preah Sihanouk, “an important economic pole in Cambodia”, is currently facing “complicated ...

Cambodia imported 2.55 million tons of petroleum in 2015, up 64 percent from 1.55 million tons in the year before, according to the data of the Ministry of Commerce. ...

The Ministry of Health has instructed medical professionals to improve Their abilities and abide by Their code of ethics to stymie ongoing complaints, specifically being rude to patients. The ministry’s central committee issued The order on Tuesday during its annual review and outlook meeting in ...

The Ministry of Information, in response to a number of civil society organisations, said it has been working to accelerate The drafting of The Freedom of Information Act. The ministry said it is optimistic that The law will be promulgated in 2023. ...

While Cambodia marginally stepped up efforts to combat child labour in 2014, a lack of resources and corruption remain massive impediments to the fight, according to a report released by the United States Department of Labor last week. It attributed those improvements largely to beefed-up ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to provincial bosses, telling Them to guarantee that staff members are not drinking and gambling on The job because it can “affect” The provision of care and emergency services for patients. ...

On the recommendation of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Ministry of Commerce has notified all departments of commerce in the capital and provinces that prices must be affixed to all goods throughout the Kingdom. ...

The British Embassy Phnom Penh and The Secretary of State of The Ministry of Environment on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing cooperation on The UK’s Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) in Cambodia. ...

Local tech startups discussed a possible reduction in the Ministry of Commerce’s business registration fees at a meeting on Saturday, to ease the initial financial burden on their businesses, given the difficulty in raising funds in Cambodia’s nascent tech market. ...

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has announced a program that will allow approved exporters to use Their invoices to self-certify Their products’ origin, removing The need to apply directly to The ministry each time a company needs to ship goods from Cambodia. ...

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge and Sipar have launched a five-year action plan in collaboration with The government to reduce The death rate from rabies by 50 percent. ...

The Ministry of Environment released a statement late Tuesday night vehemently refuting University of Maryland data that showed a 30 percent spike in forest cover loss in 2016 over The year before, pointing instead to its own data showing only minimal deforestation over The same ...