<p>The Cambodian government and the World Bank yesterday signed two agreements in phnom penh to implement two key investment projects worth a total of $200 million. The Higher Education Institutions Capacity Improvement project (HEICp) and Second Road Asset Management project (RAMp II) were approved by ...p>

<p>The Apsara Authority is stepping up its efforts to manage and maintain forest cover surrounding the Angkor World Heritage Site in Siem Reap province. At a meeting with about 250 officials and staff members of the authority’s forestry department on Wednesday, Hang peou, deputy director-general ...p>

<p>As Sunday dawned and political parties entered the ninth day of the three-week campaign period in preparation for the July 29 national elections, claims of threats and intimidation seem to be the order of the day. But the National Election Committee (NEC), which oversees the ...p>

<p>Two Shanghai-based companies have revealed plans to invest in coal fired power plants and satellite technology in the Kingdom. Liang Shan, vice president of Shanghai Electronic Communication Technology, and Yongtao Jiao, president of Beidou Star Data Technology, expressed their intention to invest in the country ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s upcoming general election on 29 July looks set to be its most controversial since its first national election in 1993. In late 2017, the main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue party (CNRp), was dissolved and 118 of its senior members were banned from ...p>

<p>Twenty-five percent of Acleda Bank’s shares will soon be available for trading as stakeholder ASA plc announced late Wednesday, its plan to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). Acleda Securities plc president and CEO prom Visoth noted that the move could potentially double the ...p>

<p>Cambodia will embark on developing a billion-dollar eco-tourism park on a 114-hectare land in preah Vihear. It will use Japanese technology. The Royal Academy Cambodia (RAC) inked a deal with Japanese company BM Nature Safari Co Ltd on Saturday to develop the RAC Techo Sen ...p>

<p>The United Kingdom will provide aid until 2020 for demining operations to clear unexploded ordnance in Cambodia. Senior Minister Ly Thuch, who is also the first vice chairman of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victims Assistance Authority, met with Elizabeth McGarva, senior policy adviser with ...p>

<p>US president Donald Trump on Friday appointed W patrick Murphy as the new US Ambassador to Cambodia, replacing incumbent William A Heidt. A press release posted on the White House’s website said nominee W patrick Murphy is currently acting principal deputy assistant secretary at the ...p>

<p>China, which lifted a large number of its almost 1.5 billion citizens from economic hardship over the decades, has pledged to assist Cambodia to alleviate poverty among its people. The assurance was conveyed by Huang Xilian, the Chinese Ambassador to Asean during the two Asean-China-UNDp ...p>

<p>Koh Kong provincial hall on Tuesday revoked ownership of land near the protected peam Krasoap Wildlife Sanctuary to prevent further land clearing in the area. Its announcement raised fears among local communities of a potential forced eviction. “All illegal land ownership or unregistered land at ...p>

<p>The phnom penh Municipal Court on Monday postponed the hearing of five human rights activists dubbed the “Adhoc 5” due to the absence of key witnesses. Four officials from rights group Adhoc – Nay Vanda, Ny Sokha, Yi Soksan and Lim Mony, and Ny Chakrya, ...p>

<p>The floodwaters of the Mekong River have begun to recede across the country, but concerns remain over damage caused in Stung Treng and Kratie provinces. The Mekong River Committee (MRC) plans to hold an open forum this month on the development of hydropower dams along ...p>

<p>The United States urged Cambodia’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 ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Labour has promised to pay Ghim Li factory workers in por Senchey district after they again protested yesterday and blocked National Road 4 over missing wages. More than 500 of 2,500 garment workers at the factory protested along the road yesterday to ...p>

<p>Stung Treng provincial police have detained six illegal loggers from Laos who were caught crossing in the province on Friday. provincial police chief Major General Mao Dara yesterday said that the six men are awaiting repatriation to Laos under an agreement between the countries on ...p>

<p>More than 100 factories have started operations in the Kingdom in the last eight months, according to a report from the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft. The latest report from the ministry shows that, from January to August, 116 new factories registered with the ministry, ...p>

<p>Two prominent Boeung Kak activists are set to see an end to their years-long legal struggle with a final verdict set to be delivered on October 5. The Supreme Court had rejected their plea to restart an investigation into Daun penh district security guards’ nighttime ...p>

<p>The Defence Ministry prevented more than 4,000 border crimes so far this year and has pledged to continue cooperating with neighbouring countries to fight crime. A report posted yesterday by ministry spokesman General Chhum Sucheat on his Facebook page said that the Royal Cambodian Armed ...p>

<p>The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) expressed its “serious concerns” on Monday over the “long-term negative impacts” of the EU removing the Kingdom’s access to the preferential Everything But Arms (EBA} agreement. It also expressed “hope that a dialogue can be implemented to ...p>