<p>Officials are attempting to se­cure the release of two Cambo­dian men who were sentenced to three months in a Thai prison on Thursday after being summarily convicted of at­tacking government inspectors at a market in Sa Kaeo province the day before, ac­cording to the Ministry ...p>

<p>China’s prince Real Estate plans to invest $250-$300 million in a new project on Norodom Blvd.&nbsp;The new project will begin after the completion of the current condominium project which began last year and is due to be finished in 2018.&nbsp;Li Min, president of prince Real ...p>

<p>When the Cambodia National Assembly passed the 2016 national budget last December Cambodia’s public health system was not high on the list for additional resources, receiving a meager 8 per cent increase from the year prior, or $275 million. Admirably education received a boost of ...p>

<p>Agricultural exports to Thailand are still being blocked at the border by Thai authorities over concerns that officials’ seals and certificates of origin are being forged, as Cambodian officials try to resolve the issue.&nbsp;The Ministry of Commence on Friday issued a statement stressing that the ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday that the minimum wage for teachers is set to exceed $230 (about 950,000 riel), not including additional bonuses, come April next year.&nbsp;During a graduation ceremony for Cambodia University for Specialties students at Koh pich, Mr. Hun Sen said the ...p>

<p>A protected forest and wildlife sanctuary in northern Cambodia’s preah Vihear province has come under threat of illegal logging, with migrants to the area and soldiers clearing land and cutting down trees, sources say.Local residents and activists are urging Cambodia’s government to help protect the ...p>

<p>Cambodia celebrated World Food Day here on Friday, stressing the importance of social protection and agriculture in eradicating hunger and poverty, according to a joint press statement. Gianpietro Bordignon, WFp Representative to Cambodia, said Cambodia has achieved an impressive economic development in the past decades, ...p>

<p>A controversial draft law to regulate unions is set for debate at the National Assembly, despite protests by union leaders, who say the new law will make it even harder for workers to bargain for rights, fair wages and proper working conditions. More than 3,000 ...p>

<p>&nbsp;In September 2015, a Facebook page bearing the name of prime Minister Hun Sen notched up its millionth “like.” Until then, the long-serving Cambodian leader had denied ever using social media, making fun of political rivals, like opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who were active online. ...p>

<p>Early this month prime Minister Hun Sen stated that his administration was moving toward e-government, praising the efforts made by the Ministry of Commerce, under the leadership of Minister Sun Chanthol to make services like commercial registration available online. He also urged all ministries to ...p>

<p>prior to her death on Thursday of last week, British architect Zaha Hadid was working to help Cambodia rebuild after the tragedies of its history.&nbsp;As was well-known, she was designing a new institute in phnom penh to foster research and remembrance of the country’s darkest ...p>

<p>The latest crackdown on illegal logging in Cambodia is “just a game” and big timber traders are winning, says Ouch Leng, a former government official who has spent two decades helping poor villagers fight poaching of precious tropical forests.&nbsp;Leng’s tenacious and perilous crusade to stop ...p>

<p>The Apsara Authority has called on tourists playing pokémon Go to be careful when playing in the Angkor Archaeological park and to respect all signs in the temples.&nbsp;Due to concerns over potential accidents happening to those playing the game, the Apsara Authority issued a statement ...p>

<p>The 42nd Asean Council on petroleum members’ meeting will be held in Siem Reap next month, a senior government official told Khmer Times.&nbsp;The meeting, which will include representatives from the national petroleum companies of the nine other Asean members, plus Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and ...p>

<p>phnom penh Special Economic Zone (ppSEZ) ‒ a listed company on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) ‒ reveled on Friday that by 2020, 50 percent of the company’s revenue would be generated by sales of services. This new target was made after ppSEZ informed the ...p>

<p>Eleven Cambodian environmental campaigners received “moniseraphon” medals from the government last month in recognition of their work to support the nation, according to a sub-decree signed by prime Minister Hun Sen.&nbsp;But Buntenh, the founder of the Independent Monk Network for Social Justice, and social media ...p>

<p>In an effort to appease rice farmers and stimulate rice millers to purchase fragrant rice currently being harvested across the country, the government announced that it had found $27 million to pay for emergency measures.&nbsp;The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a statement on Friday ...p>

<p>Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Cambodia next week will likely lead to an increase in agriculture exports to China, prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday.​&nbsp;Speaking at a graduation ceremony for law and economics students in phnom penh yesterday morning, Mr. Hun Sen said that ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s increasingly fractious political situation is pushing the country towards a “dangerous tipping point”, the UN rights envoy to the kingdom said on Tuesday (Nov 24).The country has been plunged into a bitter political crisis after an arrest warrant was issued for Sam Rainsy, Cambodia’s ...p>

<p>Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen ties in trade, investment, and other forms of cooperation, aiming for double-digit annual growth in bilateral trade from now on. Foreseeing the importance of human-resources development to make the Greater Mekong Subregion countries the core of the Asian ...p>