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'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen and representatives from more than 10 political parties on Wednesday met with the supreme Council for Consultation and Recommendations to review the body’s work after one-year of operation. Writing on his official Facebook page, Hun sen said he criticised laziness and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has praised the strong relationship Cambodia enjoys with China, saying the Asian giant plays a significant role in promoting peace, stability and development in the region and the world.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

This week, more indications surfaced that Cambodia and Thailand were moving towards opening a new international border checkpoint. Though the development was largely overlooked, it bears watching within the broader context of a longstanding effort by both sides to jointly manage their shared border despite ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new joint venture of local and international companies will result in the creation of the biggest data centre in the country, boosting the Kingdom’s capabilities to provide digital and cloud services. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian rubber exports surged 21 percent during the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture said on sunday. Local producers exported 84,419 tonnes of rubber during the first six months of this year, an increase of ss='cambodia-color'>...

A prviate company filling Preah Sihanouk province&rSquo;S Praek Treng beach with Soil iS reluctant to dredge it deSpite a direct order from Prime MiniSter Hun Sen. On September 18, the prime miniSter ordered MiniSter of Land Management, Urban Planning and ConStruction Chea Sophara to perSonally SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian economy is projected to slow slightly this year compared to last year, despite robust growth of around seven per cent, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday said. ADB said economic expansion last year hit 7.3 per cent on the back ss='cambodia-color'>...

Last week, Myanmar’s de facto leader and state Counselor Aung san suu Kyi paid her first visit to Cambodia in her current capacity. The trip spotlighted the ongoing state of ties between the two fellow southeast Asian states amid wider domestic and foreign policy developments. Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...