The water shortage that has led to tens of thousands of households in Sihanoukville without running water for the past week occurred after provincial officials decided to limit power to a water pumping facility operated by the tourist town’s privately-owned distributor, a manager at the ...

King Norodom Sihamoni used a speech during celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Cambodia’s independence from France on Saturday to call for unity amid growing concerns over the long-term harmony of the nation since July’s disputed national election. Government officials, military officers and foreign diplomats turned ...

Thailand’s second-largest cement company has suspended a cement-plant project valued at about $200 million in Kampot province because of political uncertainty and better investment opportunities in Myanmar, according to a senior executive. Philippe Arto, the managing director of Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC), said ...

For Cambodians aspiring to a career in aviation, this weekend looks promising. Almost seven months after its formal establishment, Cambodia Airlines is hosting a career fair in Phnom Penh. The airline is moving forward by looking for staff – from captains, first officers and cabin crew ...

ពេល​ត្រឡប់​មកពី​​​បំពេញ​​​ទស្សនកិច្ច​ផ្លូវ​រដ្ឋ​​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ជប៉ុន​ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​របស់​លោក ហ៊ុន សែ​ន មួយ​រូប​បាន​​​​បដិ​ សេធ​​ថា ការ​បង្កើន​ទំនាក់​​ទំនង​ថ្មី​ជា​មួយ​ប្រទេស​ជប៉ុន​ និង​សេចក្ដី​ សម្រេច​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ ...

Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...

Compensation for Phnom Penh villagers set to be displaced by railway reconstruction may be insufficient due to a “systematic downgrade” of the value of their homes by the government, a report released yesterday said. The report, issued by the NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut, said the ...

Representatives from German, Finnish and Canadian development agencies were awarded honorary medals by Minister of Land Management Im Chhun Lim on Wednesday for their work in the country’s land sector. The awards ceremony comes just weeks after it emerged that the World Bank had frozen ...

A group of independent trade unions yesterday put forth a list of demands for changes to Cambodia’s first trade union law, which will be finalised by the government in the coming months. Unionists said the revisions were necessary, as the current draft law would undermine unions ...

Cambodia’s draft budget law for 2012 will seek to increase concessional borrowing by about 75 per cent compared to 2011, according to a copy of the draft obtained by the Post. A lack of aid commitment may have led to the increase in proposed borrowing, experts ...

Asia Golden Rice (AGR), Thailand’s second-largest rice exporter, will invest $47 million to build milling plants in Cambodia capable of processing up to 1 million tons of rice per year, according to a company representative and reports from the Thai news media yesterday. “This will be ...

VISA, Mastercard, Dell and Cisco Systems have been added to a growing list of US companies looking to enter the Cambodian market, according to Frances Zwenig, counsellor of the US-ASEAN Business Council. The financial services and information technology companies joined GE, Chevron, Johnson & Johnson ...

Forestry officials and police in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district seized a car transporting more than 100 pieces of illegally logged rosewood on Wednesday night, the 10th haul of the luxury wood in the province since January, according to a court official. Despite the efforts ...

Nearly two dozen fishermen were re­patriated to the Kingdom yesterday after being trafficked aboard Thai fishing boats where they endured forced labour and rampant abuse. The 11 men bring to 30 the number of fishermen repatriated from Malaysia and Indonesia this year. They were visibly shaken ...

Phnom Penh City Hall has banned all trucks transporting goods and gasoline from traveling on the city’s roads in daytime hours to ease traffic during the Asean Summit, according to a notice placed on the municipality’s website Saturday. The Ministry of Education has also told 12 ...

Preservation of capital is fast losing ground to increased risk-taking as global equity markets close the quarter with a stellar performance. Investors are concerned that they will miss the accelerating upside move. Out of the 78 major financial markets around the world, the score is 66 positive ...

អ្នក​ភូមិ​ជិត​១០០​នាក់​មក​ពី​ភូមិ​អូរ​ត្រជាក់ចិត្ត ឃុំ​សំរុង ស្រុក​ព្រៃនប់ ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ បាន​ប្រមូល​គ្នា​ឡើង​មក​តវ៉ា​នៅ​មុខ​សាលា​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បី​ស្នើ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ពន្លឿន​ដោះស្រាយ​លើ​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​រាំ​រៃ​ច្រើន​ឆ្នាំ ជា​មួយ​រដ្ឋបាល​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​ខេត្ត។​ គ្រួសារ​ប្រជា​សហគមន៍ ...

ដោយមានកិច្ចសហការគាំទ្រហិរញ្ញប្បទានពីធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទនៃរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយនិងទប់ស្កាត់ការធ្លាក់ចុះនៃតម្លៃស្រូវសែនក្រអូប នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ ធនាគារស្រូវ (កម្ពុជា) ភីអិលស៊ី បានប្រកាសជូនដំណឹងដល់ប្រជាកសិករទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ពោធិ៍សាត់ និងបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ឈប់បន្តលក់ស្រូវសែនក្រអូបសើមនៅក្នុងតម្លៃក្រោម៨៤០រៀលក្នុងមួយគីឡូក្រាមមិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះធនាគារស្រូវនឹងចុះទៅទិញស្រូវប្រជាកសិករនៅនឹងកន្លែងក្នុងតម្លៃ៨៤០រៀលក្នុងមួយគីឡូក្រាម។ នេះបើយោងតាមសេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានរបស់ធនាគារស្រូវដែលបានចេញផ្សាយកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ ...

​ការ​កាប់​បំផ្លាញ​ព្រៃឈើ​ដ៏​សម្បើម​ កំពុង​តែ​ដើរតួ​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់​នៅ​ក្នុង​បញ្ហា​គ្រោះ​រាំង​ស្ងួត​ ដែល​បាន​កើត​មាន​ឡើង​នៅ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​។​ យ៉ាងណាមិញ​ បើ​ទោះជា​មានការ​ហាមប្រាម​ផ្លូវការ​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​នាំ​ចេញ​ឈើ​ក៏​ដោយ​ ព្រៃឈើ​ជា​ច្រើន​នៅ ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday dropped a complaint against five union representatives at the Ocean Garment factory in Pur Senchey district who were accused by management at the firm of inciting weeks of protests. Workers have been demonstrating since Aug. 11, demanding the factory fire a manager ...