The Republic of Congo has become the latest country to throw its support behind Cambodia’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN security Council for the 2013-2014 term, Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said yesterday. Henri Djombo, visiting Congolese minister ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hyatt Hotels Co will open its first hotel in Cambodia next year by rebranding the well-known five-star boutique resort Hotel de la Paix, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. As part of the agreement, Ks Hotels and Resorts, a Thai-based firm, will retain full ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to stop their homes from being swallowed up by a Chinese mega-tourism project, Koh Kong villagers said they will submit a petition to the Chinese Embassy today, calling for intervention from visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao. Villager representative Tith Ten, 54, from Kiri ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court yesterday once again declined to receive a joint complaint from villagers in Kompong Tralach district embroiled in a land dispute with the wife of Industry Minister suy sem. Chhuon siven, provincial clerk director, said that the court could not take the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two villagers from Koh Kong  province involved in a land dispute with a Chinese company were detained for questioning on saturday afternoon, halting their plans to file a petition with the Chinese embassy during President Hu Jintao’s visit. Thirty-three other villagers who had planned to deliver ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia had made its first direct shipment of rice to China, an official revealed yesterday, but the test run, which was hoped to open the vast Chinese rice market to local exporters, was largely unsuccessful. Golden Rice Co Ltd shipped 48 tonnes of milled rice to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian officials are pushing the country’s small- and medium-sized enterprises to prepare for a potential increase in demand expected with the establishment of the AsEAN Economic Community by 2015. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Arrivals at Cambodia’s two biggest airports increased by about 20 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, according to Cambodia Airports. Industry insiders said economic progress in the region coupled with increased flights added to the passenger count at Phnom Penh International Airport and siem ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed over $2.8 billion in lending, grants, and technical assistance to Cambodia since 1966, making it the country’s largest multilateral development partner. The development bank issued a report yesterday that puts its total contribution to Cambodia at $2.86 billion over ss='cambodia-color'>...

While geographic indication (GI) status Kampot pepper is commanding a good market price, the rest of the Kingdom’s pepper farmers are experiencing falling rates due to the lack of a robust market, according to the Memot Pepper association. The Ministry of Commerce, however, has pointed ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Indonesian government will dispatch two teams of observers to monitor the upcoming national election on July 29, according to the Foreign Ministry.​​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The first phase of a project aimed at empowering girls and boys aged between 12 and 17 to “learn, share, create and lead efforts to promote social development and gender equality in Cambodia” has been rolled out in siem Reap, stung Treng and Ratanakiri provinces. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hun Manith, the son of Prime Minister Hun sen, has been “promoted” as a board member and adviser of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) – a position equal to a cabinet minister. A royal decree, signed by the King on November 2 and obtained ss='cambodia-color'>...

The value of volunteering work is underestimated by Cambodia’s youth, according to sean Borat, secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and sport (MoEYs). More than 33 per cent of Cambodians are aged between 15 and 30 years old. However, only a small ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is seeking Vietnam’s help to curb timber smuggling and crack down on forestry crimes along shared borders. National Assembly Foreign Affairs commission chairman Chheang Vun made the request to his Vietnamese counterpart during a two-day conference of parliamentarians from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Demining experts on Monday encouraged women to work in defusing unexploded ordnance to reduce the number of explosive remnants of war in Cambodia and some Asean countries. The statement was made at a regional workshop aimed to “enhance mine action knowledge” held from November 12 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Agricultural sector insiders said relying on neighbouring markets to source raw materials for Cambodia’s agriculture products is a short-term strategy that needs to be managed. During a discussion, last week with Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia on Friday issued a statement singling out the Us’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), not the Us government itself, as the culprit in the 1970 Lon Nol coup d’etat, apparently mocking last week’s denial by the Us Embassy in Cambodia of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Women’s Affairs Ministry last week launched the Nokor Tep hospital in Dangkor district in a bid to provide female reproductive services to those less fortunate. Women’s Affairs Minister Ing Kantha Phavi said the hospital’s first task is to secure equipment and human resources. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Forest activists have welcomed the recent crackdown on 151 sawmills in stung Treng province but also slammed the relevant authorities for turning a blind eye to illegal timber processing facilities for a long time. ss='cambodia-color'>...