<p>Cambodia Stock Exchange- (CSX-) listed Sihanoukville Autonomous port (pAS) saw a 16.55 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue during the second quarter of this year, according to an unaudited report filed on the exchange. In the second quarter of this year, the port earned $20.42 ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Information on Tuesday concluded the final revision by key ministries of the draft Law on Access to Information, without making any major amendments. It will be submitted to the Council of Ministers to be rubber-stamped by the end of September or beginning ...p>

<p>Civil society organisations along with local authorities in Kampot province have kick-started a campaign to plant 100,000 mangrove trees in eight communities in the province throughout September to December.&nbsp;The campaign was jointly organised between ActionAid, Children and Women Development Centre in Cambodia, Samaky Organisation, Kampot ...p>

<p>More than two-thirds of senior officials at the General Command Headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) have decided to relinquish their oknha titles to maintain their roles in the armed forces, an RCAF official said. Of 61 senior officials, 45 relinquished their title ...p>

<p>With an opposition figure having announced his return to the Kingdom next month to “arrest” the prime minister and major tariff-free export agreements under consideration, opinions are divided on the current political situation in Cambodia. Government spokesperson phay Siphan said on Thursday that Cambodia was ...p>

<p>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 ...p>

<p>Nearly 300 families in phnom penh’s Boeung Trabek area will be granted land titles, a surprise move punctuated with a reminder to residents to cast a vote for the ruling party in July’s elections. The area in Chamkarmon district has been the site of land ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s digital economy remains at a nascent stage and will need at least 10 years to grow and aim for a technology-driven economy, said Minister of Economy and Finance Aun pornmoniroth. Speaking at the national consultation workshop on policy and Direction of Cambodia’s Digital Economy ...p>

<p>The Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge – also known as Chroy Changvar Bridge I – was reopened at a cost of $30 million on Wednesday morning, after being closed for more than a year for repairs and renovations. The reopening ceremony was held on Wednesday and presided ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday told Sar Kheng and other government officials not to respond to an unnamed group who he said had urged the Minister of Interior to stage a coup against the leader of the ruling Cambodian people’s party (Cpp). He said ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s Beng per Wildlife Sanctuary is symbolic of the country’s poor forestry management. Around 2,000 square kilometres (sq km) – around three times the size of Singapore – is lost to illegal logging in Cambodia every year where wildlife sanctuaries – despite their name – ...p>

<p>A fifth iter-ministerial meeting was held on Wednesday to continue reviewing and discussing the first draft of the Access to Information Law, even as civil society called on the ministries to accelerate its discussions.​ Following the meeting, which was led by the Ministry of Information, ...p>

<p>Unions are preparing to meet with Labour Ministry officials later this month to discuss the minimum wage in the garment sector for 2020.&nbsp;Last month, unions, Labour Ministry officials and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia held individual meetings on the minimum wage. On August 29, ...p>

<p>The Environment Ministry has planted 40,000 tree saplings in the protected areas of preah Jayavarman-Norodom National park in Siem Reap province and Beong per Wildlife Sanctuary in preah Vihear province.&nbsp;The tree planting event was held on Friday and Saturday, and involved provincial authorities, monks, and ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Economy and Finance has highlighted three urgent measures to solve infrastructure woes in preah Sihanouk province, which is facing challenges amid rapid development.&nbsp;The ministry highlighted measures focusing on roads and drainage systems in the province following a meeting with the Cooperation Committee ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on garment factory workers to understand why the hike in the minimum wage next year is not as high as previous raises.&nbsp;The government has increased the wage for next year by $8, a decrease of $4 when compared to ...p>

<p>An elephant was found dead at a cashew nut plantation in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district on Sunday. Experts initially thought the elephant may have been poisoned by a chemicals used by locals, but later confirmed it had been shot. ...p>

<p>Civil society organisations dealing with environmental issues yesterday urged the Environment Ministry to disclose environmental impact assessment reports due to a lack of public information on whether or not companies comply with their reports after development projects have been approved.&nbsp;In a workshop on “promoting Environmental ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday said the country is now facing an electricity shortage of about 400 megawatts, leading to power outages, and appealed to people, especially those in the business sector, to understand that this is because of an ongoing dry spell. Speaking ...p>

<p>The German government announced on Tuesday that following negotiations with Cambodian officials it has decided to approve a package of $34 million in loans and $32 million in grants to develop rural infrastructure and reduce poverty. A press release by the German Embassy urged Cambodia, ...p>