The latest release of the World Bank’s ease of doing business index puts Cambodia in the 144th spot out of 190 countries, a drop of six places from a year ago. The 2019 ease of doing business index ranked the Kingdom 138th out of 190 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s foreign policy has seen remarkable improvements after 1993 when the country held its UN-organized national election. The Cambodian government’s efforts to integrate Cambodia into the region and the world have resulted in Cambodia’s membership in the Association of southeast Asian Nations (AsEAN) in 1999 ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS urged Cambodia&rSquo;S government on TueSday to drop all chargeS againSt oppoSition leader Kem Sokha, who waS releaSed on bail but haS been placed under houSe arreSt.&nbSp;Kem Sokha waS releaSed from priSon on Monday after Spending more than a year in jail on SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of National Defence is set to add new blood into the Kingdom’s armed forces, with its military academy starting a new round of enrollment and recruitment to fill nearly 700 vacancies. While the ministry said the recruitment is meant to protect the Kingdom’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Moody’s Investors services has warned that Cambodia’s potential loss of its Everything But Arms (EBA) preferential trade access to the EU would weaken its economic growth and lead to a credit negative, a report released on saturday says. It notes that while Cambodia maintained its ss='cambodia-color'>...

Exports of fish and related products in Cambodia rose slightly during the first nine months of the year, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, though the sector suffered a small drop in revenue. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Climate change remains a global concern. Hence, Cambodia is striving to educate its youth to combat it and protect the environment. EU ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar said during a field visit to Prey Veng and svay Rieng provinces last week, that work to combat ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economic growth is projected to be highest in the Asean region despite facing several challenges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. In its latest Regional Economy Outlook published on Tuesday, the IMF predicts that the Kingdom’s economic growth will remain strong at seven per ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly a month after the deadly bombing at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Cambodia&rSquo;S military police SpokeSman Eng Hy Said police have increaSed Security at potential terroriSt targetS in Phnom Penh, Such aS Aeon Mall, aiming to prevent a Similar tragedy in Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...

With the construction industry growing at a dizzying pace as the sound of buzz saws and jack hammers relentlessly permeate the capital while announcements of massive developments become a weekly affair, many unanswered questions remain to what can be done regarding halted projects—most notably the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Four of the top officials from charismatic radio personality Mam sonando’s new Beehive social Democratic Party, including a deputy leader, have filed a court complaint requesting a temporary injunction against the party’s operations until corruption claims are investigated. ss='cambodia-color'>...

One of two women claiming to represent 163 families that won access to a swath of land in sen sok district after a prolonged dispute failed Wednesday to have her breach of trust and forgery charges thrown out of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s ambassador to south Korea has again come under fire for telling Cambodian expatriates they face “arrest and deportation” if they attend an opposition party event this weekend in seoul.In a Facebook post yesterday, suth Dina told Cambodian workers and students in Korea to shun ss='cambodia-color'>...

The season for making prahok, the fermented fish paste that is a staple of the Cambodian diet, has opened this month amid mixed forecasts for the annual catch.Prahok production, which fuels the Kingdom’s largest annual fish harvest, sustains the incomes of thousands of Cambodians, particular ss='cambodia-color'>...

A decade after the country’s domestic violence (DV) law was passed, the government continues to fail victims of abuse, a coalition of NGOs said in a statement released Friday, calling for the law to be amended. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A small group of human rights advocates and other Cambodian-Americans met recently in Virginia to discuss Cambodia’s ongoing problems with human rights abuse.Participants discussed the difficulty in promoting human rights and democracy in Cambodia, where political pressure and powerful individuals often intervene. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As the new helmet laws go into effect on January first, with higher fines for not wearing one and a new requirement that motorcycle passengers also be helmeted, there is a push to publicize the dangers of riding without one. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As the year-end festivities get into high gear, provincial tourism officials are reporting a sharp increase in Cambodians travelling to popular holiday spots across the country to ring in the New Year.The temple town of siem Reap this year is seeing an increase in hotel ss='cambodia-color'>...

Having managed various businesses in Cambodia for more than two decades now, Rithy sear has earned a reputation for being ambitious, and rightly so. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A breakaway faction from the Cambodian National Justice Party—itself a recent breakaway from the Beehive social Democratic Party—has formed a new political party, its founder announced on Friday.   ss='cambodia-color'>...