The Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved projects worth a total $3.5 billion in The first half of this year – a 14 per cent increase compared to The same period last year, a statement released on Saturday said. ...

Employees of the Ocean Garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district continued to protest Monday against management’s decision to ignore an Arbitration Council ruling on owed wages. Cheng Chhorn, secretary general of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, said the workers will march to ...

The government asked Cambodians to avoid all nonessential travel to Bangkok following Thailand’s imposition of martial law. “The situation is calm and we will continue monitoring it, but travellers planning to go to Thailand should hold off for now,” Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said after an ...

The Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Thor Chetha, on January 19, presided over The handover ceremony of “Mavic 3E Drone and Bathymetric” with The help of Chinese company Guang Dong and closing training courses on use for measurement and service to The water resources ...

The Garment Manufacturers Associations in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday urged The government to curb outlawed garment strikes that have occurred this week at Special Economic Zones in eastern Bavet City, which are expected to continue next week. “GMAC is disappointed that The government and local authorities ...

While stakeholders have lauded the government’s move to establish a bond market, in a bid to raise more funds from domestic sources, they, however, expressed concern that not enough has been done to inform the public on how debt security can support government spending. ...

A new partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations seeks to enhance the quality of local meat by modernising facilities and raising hygiene standards, with a pilot project launched in Takeo in November.​ ...

While significant obstacles remain, the success of the rice sector is a potentially crucial driver in Cambodia’s prosperous and equitable development. Cambodia announced two major bilateral trade agreements recently, with the Philippines and Thailand, that are expected to further expand the country’s rice export sector. ...

The ministers of education and health said Monday They expect an 18 and 15 percent increase to Their ministries’ budgets, respectively, in The draft 2015 national budget signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday. ...

About 3,000 Chinese in Huang clan from around the globe gathered here Wednesday to bridge closer ties among Huang families and to visit Cambodia’s attractive tourism destinations. Speaking at the opening of the 11th World Huang Clan Convention 2nd Session, Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh, ...

More than 100 NGOs and human rights groups yesterday urged foreign donors to flag issues regarding land policies, democratic processes and human rights during today’s Government-Development Partner Coordinating Committee (GDCC) meeting.   Intended as a preparatory meeting for Cambodia’s main government and donor summit, the GDCC is generally ...

Dozens of trucks, bulldozers and excavators have pushed Var Sokhoeurn to the edge of his remaining land at the Lower Sesan II dam site in Stung Treng province’s Srepok district. When Post reporters visited Sokhoeurn’s family last month, much of his land, where he grew cassava and other ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts will investigate on a scene where religious rituals have held by The Vietnamese on The Bokor Mountain, in Kampot province. This measure happened simultaneously after The Seventh Commission of The National Assembly summoned The minister to clarify on ...

More rainfall, from low to heavy, is expected throughout the country from Aug. 15 to 21 along with thunder, lightning and gusts. ...

Cambodia marked the 30th Press Freedom Day with the participation of civil society organizations, diplomats, journalists and Ministry of Information representatives. ...

On Friday, all the pieces fell into place. the Ministry of Interior, a day prior, had primed the media, instructing them on how to report the day’s events. the government’s investigation and filing to the Supreme Court that called for the main opposition party to ...

The king of Cambodia his majesty Norodom Sihamoni will give a fired-cremation for Former President of Senate and The Ruling Cambodian People’s Party Chea Sim on June 19, 2015. ...

The Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent US agency that oversees government-sponsored stations Radio Free Asia and Voice of America, has hit back after The Cambodian government accused The broadcasters of being tools of The opposition. In a statement released Thursday, BBG chair Jeffrey Shell rejected ...

Sweden loaned Cambodia US$57 million yesterday for economic country development and cooperation for the duration of 2012-2013. the agreement was made between Cambodia’s Economic Minister Keat Chhon and Swedish ambassador to Cambodia Anne Hoglund at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) yesterday morning. Keat Chhon ...

The tax imposed on The export of acacia chips is to be abolished to help boost exports of The locally grown raw product, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Monday. Speaking at The grand opening of Aeon Mall, Hun Sen said that acacia chips exported to ...