PHNOM PENH: The 8th Cambodia-Asia Economic Forum kicked off here on Saturday, focusing on reviewing the ASEAN achievements in the past 45 years and looking at opportunities and challenges toward the realisation of an ASEAN community by 2015. The two-day forum has been attending by some ...

Thailand is reportedly preparing to re-enter negotiations with Cambodia on the Overlapping Claims Area after officials from the two countries talked this week at the ASEAN Energy Business Forum in Brunei. Thai Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said yesterday that he met informally with Ministry of Industry ...

At least 22 families living in the capital’s Chamkarmon district say they are being forced to sell their land At below market value to Thailand’s Bun Roong Company in order to make way for a housing development. Village representAtive Chhim Veasna said on Wednesday thAt the ...

A new lobster-breeding program could generate up to $600 million in revenues over the next five years, according to Nao Thuok, director of the Fisheries Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture Mr Thuok first mentioned the new breeding program at a meeting in Phnom Penh hosted ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen Mnounced yesterday that the government would create a one-stop service office for rice millers and exporters in order to reduce red tape and help the country reach its lofty export target of a million tons of milled rice by 2015. “We cannot ...

Dry-season rice farmers in some areas west of the Tonle Sap River and in eastern provinces are appealing to the government for help as the reservoirs they rely on for irrigation are drying up faster than usual, farmers and officials said yesterday. Officials at the ministries ...

SIHANOUKVILLE – Two months after Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) began operating flights between Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, demand for the route is not covering the national carrier’s costs, with planes running at little over half their capacity, an official at the airline said. CAA decided to ...

A Chinese company is aiming to invest in cement production in Cambodia, according to officials at the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy (MIME). The China Triumph International Engineering Company (CTIEC) would become one of Cambodia’s biggest cement producers and would invest in the Kingdom, said ...

After four days of protests, which at times grew violent, striking garment workers at the Manhattan Qing Dao Textile Corp in Kompong Cham province said they would be resuming work Monday after reaching a tentative agreement with the company. On Thursday, more than 1000 workers ...

Three factory workers were injured yesterday during a protest in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district when more than 500 workers clashed with about 100 police officers, according to eyewitnesses and union representatives. Workers from Win Shingtex (Cambodia) Co Ltd had originally planned to march from the ...

Protecting human rights, especially those of Cambodian migrant workers traversing borders to countries such as Malaysia, dominated discussions at yesterday’s ASEAN Peoples’ Forum, one of two competing pre-summit forums that claim to be giving a voice to Cambodians. Speaking at yesterday’s forum, Seng Sakda, director-general ...

The Svay Rieng Provincial Court yesterday questioned two of the three female garment factory workers who were shot during a protest at a special economic zone (SEZ) in Bavet City in February, the provincial prosecutor said yesterday. Keo Nea, 18; Bun Chenda, 21; and Nuth Sokhorn, ...

Asean leaders urged the lifting of economic sanctions against Burma, while the Burmese president made his first public statement on the nation’s recent by-elections, calling them “very successful” at the Asean Summit in Phnom Penh yesterday. “Asean has consistently spoken of lifting sanctions, but now, more ...

ក្រសួង​ការងារ និង​បណ្ដុះបណ្ដាល​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​ បាន​ជំរុ​ញ​ឱ្យ​មន្ទីរ​ការងារ​ទាំងអស់​ ចុះទៅ​ណែនាំ​ម្ចាស់​សិប្បកម្ម​ផលិត​ឥ​ដ្ឋ​ អំពី​វិធី​ការពារ​របស់​ក្រសួងដើ​ម្បី​បញ្ចៀ​ស​ការកើត​មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នា​ក់​ចំពោះ​កុមារនិង​ត្រូវ​ហាម​ដា​ច់​ខាត ​ការប្រើប្រាស់​ទាសភាព​បំណុល ដើម្បី​ចង​ភ្ជាប់​ឲ្យ​គ្រួសារ ...

រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​នឹង​លុបចោល​គម្រោងគុកសណ្ឋាគារ​ដ៏​ចម្រូង​ចម្រាស។ នេះ​តាម​ក្រុម​មន្រ្តី​ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ។ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបាន​ប្រកាស​នៅ​ដើម​ខែ​នេះ​ថា ខ្លួននឹង​បើក​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ឃុំឃាំង​ថ្មី​នៅ​ពេល​ឆាប់​ៗនេះ​ ដែល​ពួក​អ្នក​ទោស​អាច​បង់​ប្រាក់​ស្នាក់នៅ​ទី​នោះ​បាន។ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ឃុំឃាំង​ថ្មី​នោះ ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​និយាយថា ​មាន ...

ក្រោយ​ពី​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណ​បក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ​​សម្រេច​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​​របស់​​លោក​​​​ចូលរួម​​​​​ជាមួយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ​ឡើង​​​វិញ​ដោយ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​នៅ​រដ្ឋ​សភា​ជា​ជាង​​​ការ​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ ...

អំឡុងសុន្ទរកថាកាលពីម្សលមិញ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកនឹង “កម្ចាត់ចោល” អ្នកប្រឆាំងដែលហ៊ានធ្វើបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងរដ្ឋាភិបាល ហើយក្នុងនោះលោកក៏បានប្រកាសដែរថា លោកជាអ្នកបញ្ជាដោយផ្ទាល់ឱ្យយោធាចល័តជុំវិញទីស្នាក់ការកណ្ដាលរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកាលពីចុងខែមុន។ ក្នុងពិធីប្រគល់សញ្ញាបត្រនៅវិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិអប់រំក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកបានបញ្ជាពីប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី ឱ្យយោធាធ្វើសមយុទ្ធដើម្បីសាកល្បងសមត្ថភាពបញ្ជារបស់លោកតាមប្រព័ន្ធទូរស័ព្ទ។ ...

គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​មួយ​​កាល​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​ដោយ​ហៅ​​បាតុកម្ម​ដែល​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​​ក្រុម​ជនជាតិ​កម្ពុជា​មួយ​ក្រុម​នៅក្នុង​ទីក្រុង​ប៉ារីស​ថា​ជ្រៀតជ្រែក​កិច្ចការ​អធិបតេយ្យភាព​ផ្ទៃក្នុង​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ និង​ជា​ឥរិយាបថ​នៃ​ការ​រើសអើង និង​​បង្ក​អស្ថិរភាព ...

ថ្នាក់​ដឹកនាំ​ក្រសួង​អប់រំ យុវជន និង​កីឡា បាន​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ថា ការ​ដំឡើង​ប្រាក់​បៀវត្ស​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់​នា​ពេល​នេះ នៅ​មិន​ទាន់​អាច​បំពេញ​តាម​តម្រូវការ​ជាក់​ស្តែង​របស់​គ្រូបង្រៀន​នៅ​ឡើយ ប៉ុន្តែ​ក្រសួង​ពិនិត្យ​លើ​កត្តា​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និង​ការ​លើក​ទឹក​ចិត្ត​ផ្សេងៗ​ទៀត ដើម្បី​ពង្រឹង​គុណភាព​គ្រូបង្រៀន។​ ​ក្នុង​ការ ...

US retailer Gap Inc says it has “demanded an immediate investigation” in response to allegations of harassment at one of its suppliers in Cambodia. A strike at the Ocean Garment Factory in Phnom Penh has now entered its third week, despite a court ordering the 2,500 ...