Cambodia will play host to the three-day AsEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat from February 15-17, where seven AsEAN foreign ministers will be meeting in person, notably without the presence of Myanmar, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations have spoken highly of the achievements of Cambodia in mine clearance, providing safe land for the people and contributing to supporting peace and development in the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A delegation of the Centrist Asia-Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) have shared the same ideas as other international election observers that the 5th Commune/sangkat Commune Election was conducted in a peaceful and non-violent manner. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The unemployment rate for Cambodia is expected to be at 0.31 percent this year, which is the lowest among all member states of the Association of southeast Asian Nations (Asean), according to the Asean Information Center. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 19 March 2019, the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association called “ADHOC” issued a joint statement, supported by 71 Non-Governmental Organisations, Associations, Trade Unions, Members of the Cambodian Civil society, and citizens, expressed their deep concerns about the launch of the European Union (EU) Commission’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian people and foreigners who are in need of riel banknotes before arrival in the Kingdom can now be able to change foreign currencies for Cambodia’s national currency at the Travelex money exchange counters in singapore’s major international airport commonly known as Changi Airport, said ss='cambodia-color'>...

The central bank governor has set a six per cent target for Cambodia’s economic growth in 2023 – higher than the 5.2-5.8 per cent forecast by major international institutions such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). ss='cambodia-color'>...

As COVID-19 continues to carve out a path of economic destruction in the Kingdom, several financial institutions are considering re-classifying their loan-repayment structures to help relieve customers in fiscal trouble, in line with recent guidelines released by the National Bank of Cambodia. 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. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite a moratorium on the granting of new economic land concessions (ELCs), the government has approved at least 32 ELCs since Prime Minister Hun sen announced their suspension in May. According to sub-decrees dated from May onward and provided by local human rights group Adhoc, Mr. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A controversial order instructing lawyers to consult the Cam­bodian Bar Association before making public statements was triggered by comments made by an attorney involved in the high-profile legal battle involving mo­bile operator Mfone, a spokes­man confirmed on Monday. Kuoy Thunna—who is representing Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei ss='cambodia-color'>...

There was so much noise blasting from the loudspeakers that the occasional rallying cry from striking workers at the demonstration in Phnom Penh’s Dangkao district last week could hardly be heard. One 2-meter high stack of amplifiers had been set up outside the Nex-T factory and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Asean leaders yesterday failed again to form a common front towards geo-political disputes with China over the south China sea as the Philippines vowed to continue shouting while Cambodia tried to contain discussions to the two immediate sides. The 10-member Association of southeast Asian Nations hoped ss='cambodia-color'>...

The number of officially recorded workplace deaths in Cambodia increased by more than 25 per cent from 2011 to 2012, while the vast majority of those injured at work were women, National social security Fund figures released yesterday reveal. A total of 59 people were reported ss='cambodia-color'>...

For breakfast, it’s rice. For lunch, it’s rice again, and for dinner – rice. sometimes, Cambodian Un Koy says, her mother will prepare some beans or carrots, and on very special days even fish or pork. Across Asia, rice is the most widely consumed staple. That’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Describing a 5,000-hectare land dispute between Koh Kong villagers and a sugar company owned by CPP senator Ly Yong Pgat as “a complicated case,” Koh Kong Provincial Court has decided to try it before a three-judge panel, a lawyer for the villagers said yesterday. The ss='cambodia-color'>...

A 10 per cent rise in the number of garment and footwear factories this year showed the government’s commitment to solving labour disputes, and that its mechanisms to do this were working, a senior official at the labour ministry said yesterday, while admitting that a ss='cambodia-color'>...

The construction of a new $17.5 million women’s cancer hospital specializing in gynecological services will break ground this summer, one of the co-founders said yesterday. Janne Ritskes, the director of Tabitha Cambodia, an organization that works to improve the lives of poor Cambodians, said the 220-bed ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three workers at M&V International Manufacturing Ltd’s garment factory in Kampong Chhnang factory fainted yesterday and about 20 others were permitted to stop working for two more days due to poor health, a representative of their union said. Nearly 300 workers fainted at the factory last ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh– A group of U.s. investors from the U.s.-AsEAN Business Council on Thursday visited Cambodia to observe investment opportunities and to boost trade and investment ties between U.s. and AsEAN member countries. The group consisted of 11 U.s. firms led by Frances Zwenig, the Counselor ss='cambodia-color'>...