ASEAN haS launched itS inaugural ASEAN Maritime Outlook (AMO) at the 13th ASEAN Maritime Forum, held in the IndoneSia reSort iSland of Bali on AuguSt 1. ThiS publication iS Set to be a cornerStone in managing variouS maritime iSSueS, with a Special focuS on Streamlining SS='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Public security General To Lam led a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public security to pay an official visit to Cambodia from January 22-24 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior sar sokha. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Four Eld’s deer, an endangered species, were photographed for the first time in five years by camera traps in sambor Wildlife sanctuary in Kratie province. The species is listed as endangered in both Cambodia’s Forestry Law and on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has applauded the Government of China for its active contribution to humanitarian mine action in the Kingdom, enabling safe land for farmers and reducing mine and ERW risks. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia was ranked lowest for its response to human trafficking by the U.s. for the third year in a row, with a new report saying that Cambodian officials have not done enough – and in some unnamed cases, have been complicit – in human trafficking ss='cambodia-color'>...

Philippe Laurent became secretary-general of Cambodia Airports in May 2008. He was one of six senior executives in charge of the country’s international airports in Phnom Penh, siem Reap and the little-used facility in sihanoukville. Mr. Laurent is now carrying out a one-man campaign against ss='cambodia-color'>...

Exporting Vietnamese products to Cambodia is beneficial to both countries, however, in order to hold onto this market, Vietnamese firms must remain proactive and consistently advertise their brands and improve quality of their products and services. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the hilly wilderness across southwestern Cambodia, the foundations of the country’s strengthening bonds with China are taking root. It is there that large dams supported by Chinese money are being built to literally bring the impoverished southeast Asian nation out of darkness. The largest of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.N.’s expert on housing rights has cited the World Bank’s failure to help thousands of families evicted from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak neighborhood as a prime example of why the bank needs to make human rights a focus of its land sector programs worldwide. At ss='cambodia-color'>...

Japan’s aid arm, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is funding a drainage project along Phnom Penh’s street 63, said yesterday that while it was true sections of the busy road remained in a deplorable condition, responsibility lay with City Hall. “This is [a] ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Fisheries Administration and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Friday officially launched a program to protect Cambodia’s coastline from over-fishing, erosion and other damage to coastal environments and livelihoods. since the beginning of the year, the program has been training local officials ss='cambodia-color'>...

The China’s Taiwan leading bank, Mega International (ICBC), on september 30th, opened its first branch in Phnom Penh, aiming to attract more Taiwanese investors to Cambodia and boosting further business. “The Mega ICBC will bring capital investment injection into the economy of Cambodia, employment opportunities, upgrading ss='cambodia-color'>...

Asean member countries were called on yesterday to work toward a “100 percent smoke-free” region, and Cambodia’s most famous smoker, Prime Minister Hun sen, is behind the initiative, a government spokesman said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

US Diplomatic CableS releaSed by WikiLeakS Show that the US EmbaSSy in Phnom Penh Sought the preSence of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the 60th anniverSary of diplomatic relationS between the USA and Cambodia. MS. Clinton did not attend the celebration but rather viSited SS='cambodia-color'>...

China’s dam-building ambitions and alleged lack of transparency were front and centre yesterday during a roundtable discussion on Mekong River development held in the capital. Representatives from the Chinese embassy defended their country’s record, claiming that China was “eager to participate” in regional cooperation mechanisms. “We aren’t ss='cambodia-color'>...

Royal Group chairman Kith Meng yesterday denied reports that Australian company Toll Holdings would be pulling out of a $140 million joint venture project to rehabilitate Cambodia’s railway system. Toll Holdings, in a joint venture with Royal Group, signed a 30-year contract with the government in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Australian newspaper The Age alleged yesterday that Australian authorities have linked Hun To, a nephew of Prime Minister Hun sen, to a crime syndicate involving heroin trafficking and money laundering. According to The Age report, Australian police were planning to arrest Mr. To in Melbourne but ss='cambodia-color'>...

Myanmar’s moves toward economic and political reform would not subtract from Cambodia’s regular stream of foreign investment, experts and insiders said – at least not in the short run. Word of an investor-friendly Myanmar has spread quickly with the Us’s partial waiver on trade sanctions in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two Malaysian employers of a Cambodian maid were arrested and three others detained this week in Malaysia in connection with the woman’s death, Malaysian police officers said yesterday. Assistant police superintendent suriman bin shahrim, said Mey sichan, 24, was discovered dead on sunday, and her Malaysian ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has signed off on a proposal to designate more than 9 hectares of land along Phnom Penh’s riverfront as state-private land, opening it up for private investment or long-term leasing. The 9.25-hectare stretch of riverfront from the capital’s Night Market to the Chroy ss='cambodia-color'>...