The United States is looking forward to making sure The US-Cambodian relations grow stronger after The visit of US President Barack Obama to Cambodia in November, according to US Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh. In a recent interview with VOA Khmer, McIntosh said Obama has decided to ...

Five years after first ratifying the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), Cambodia remains delinquent in honouring some of its commitments under the treaty, UN representatives said yesterday. Under the OPCAT, Cambodia was obliged to create an independent National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) to ...

The Cambodian government yesterday offered a subsidy on equipment to private electricity distributors in an effort to expand The Kingdom’s limited power grid. Private power suppliers who have completed between 70 to 80 per cent of Their planned investments in electricity networks can request subsidies on ...

The Institute of Standards of Cambodia developed 63 new standards last year, bringing The total number of certifications available from The government to 868, though one industry representative said The system still needed improvement in order to facilitate exports. ...

The Ministry of Health has reissued its warning that dengue fever will be on The rise and has asked people to be vigilant and implement measures to prevent a large-scale outbreak of The disease in The community. ...

Cambodian worker representatives have called for a $14 increase in the minimum wage, while employer representatives have proposed a $1 increase on the current rate of $204 for 2025, according to a press release from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training following a meeting ...

On 06 February 2017, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) has released an announcement to the public and the consumers that EAC is planning to reduce the electricity price of Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) in the distribution area of EDC in Phnom Penh and Takmao ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead senior official delegates to visit the People’s Republic of Bangladesh from 16-18 June 2014. ...

The Ministry of Health yesterday issued Standard Operating Procedures to clarify entry requirements for passengers arriving at Cambodian International Airports in The context of The ‘new normal’ during The Covid-19 pandemic. ...

All social media content creators must respect the laws and the cultural value, said Prime Minister Hun Manet at the closing ceremony of the annual meeting of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs here yesterday. ...

The Ministry of Justice has announced that Royal pardons and reductions of prison sentences have been pushed back to Visak Bochea Day in May, as a result of prisons not offering enough information about potential candidates. ...

On the heels of a year in which the deaths of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins rose – as much as 100 per cent by some estimates – the government is paving the way for greater enforcement of conservation measures along a protected stretch of the Mekong. Touch ...

Cambodia’s first dairy factory is being planned for Phnom Penh, as one of the owners, a Vietnam-based dairy company, hopes to tap strong local demand for its products. the 2.7-hectare factory, in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ), would produce condensed milk, yoghurt and UHT ...

The secretary-general of The Council for The Development of Cambodia (CDC) called on Asean member states to work collectively towards achieving The Asean Economic Community by 2015. Sok Chenda Sophea, who chaired The 2nd Asean Investment Forum (AIF) held in Phnom Penh, said Asean members must ...

Ecotourism sites in the northeast of Cambodia last year saw visitor growth of 9.7 per cent – a total of 53,374 tourists – compared with 2011, an official said yesterday during the first Workshop on Northeast Ecotourism Development, organised by the Ministry of Tourism. Tith Chantha, ...

On 20 December 2017​ at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Senior Minister Prak Sokhonn and H.E. HORINOUCHI Hidehisa, Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia, will sign the Exchange of Notes and Record of Discussions on the Extension of Grant Aid up to ...

More than 100 unofficial lenders have flooded into the National Bank of Cambodia seeking formal registration after the authorities announced a crackdown earlier this month on unrecognised operators. In a joint declaration from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the NBC on February 2, officials ...

On​ 11​ April​ 2021.​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Culture​ and​ Fine​ Arts​ release​ an​ announcement​ on​ the​ photographs​ of​ the​ victims​ at​ the​ former​ Khmer​ Rouge​ prison​ S-21​ to​ be​ colorized​ and​ edited​ in​ part​ from​ the​ actual​ situation​ while​ the​ victims​ were​ threatened​ by​ the​ ...

Cambodia and Thailand’s Securities Exchange and Commission (SEC) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on mutual cooperation for capital market development through cross-listing, dual listing and depositary receipt offerings. ...

Cambodia, with over 400 garment and footwear factories, has become an Asian clothes manufacturing center, and hugely profitable for the factory owners they have rejected a demand by the Cambodian Confederation of Unions to double the minimum monthly wage of factory workers from $61. the ...