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'>...

Koh Kong villagers facing the loss of their land to a Chinese mega-tourism project held a news conference in Phnom Penh yesterday to appeal to the government for the right to remain on their property. Kith Ten, 54, from Kiri sakor district’s Prek Khsach commune, ss='cambodia-color'>...

In addition to security and public order initiatives in the lead-up to next week’s Asean summit, Phnom Penh authorities said yesterday they would be redoubling their “clean city” efforts. “We’re keeping security and order, and we asked Cintri [waste disposal company] to double the numbers of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The US EmbaSSy in Phnom Penh on Friday Said relationS between China and Cambodia did not create jobS or help induStry when compared to the trade between the Kingdom and the US. “About 87 per cent of trade [with China] are ChineSe importS, which do SS='cambodia-color'>...

The National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution and Battambang provincial authorities will launch an investigation on Monday into an ongoing land dispute between tycoon Lim Tealeng and Chan Hoeu in Kors Kralor district’s Preah Phos commune following an order from Prime Minister Hun sen. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Saturday&rSquo;S announcement of the Sale of The Phnom Penh PoSt, Cambodia&rSquo;S oldeSt and moSt reSpected newSpaper, came aS no SurpriSe to many who had been following recent eventS in the country. RumorS had circulated for monthS about the fate of the country&rSquo;S laSt independent EngliSh-language SS='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi’s admission last week that she was unable to name a Cambodian woman journalist sparked a minor controversy on social media, with current and former journalists taking to social media to criticise her remarks. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Climate change will slow down Cambodia’s economic growth progressively over the next decades and delay the country’s graduation to middle-income economy by one year, recent government reports show. The ministries of Economy and Finance and Environment on Friday launched two research papers: ‘Addressing Climate Change Impacts ss='cambodia-color'>...

China will grant the Kingdom 600 million yuan ($84 million) as it continues to support the strengthening of the Cambodian military, Minister of National Defence Tea Banh said on Wednesday. The aid is to upgrade equipment and improve training, in what was described as comprehensive ss='cambodia-color'>...

Kong Korm, the former top adviser to the supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who recently announced his return to the political stage, has blasted sam Rainsy’s “arrogance”.​ He said the leadership of the newly nominated “acting president” of the party has “betrayed the people’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s total exports for this year increased more than 23 per cent from last year to $10.36 billion, led by garments and agro-products, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s annual report. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The skin and bones of Jasper, a male Indochinese tiger that died at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre (PTWRC) on August 8, will be preserved and displayed as a museum collection, PTWRC director Nhek Ratanapich told The Post on Thursday. The Wildlife Alliance, a ss='cambodia-color'>...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is forecasting that 44 percent of Cambodia’s total rice exports will be smuggled out of the country through informal channels this year, a persistent problem that weighs down profits and threatens to cripple the industry. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Interior Minister sar Kheng on Wednesday claimed the recent influx of Chinese visitors to Preah sihanouk province was raising concerns over the condition of ecosystems on the Kingdom’s coast. speaking during a ceremony to appoint leaders to posts at both the National Authority for Combating ss='cambodia-color'>...

The launch of the 2nd phase of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port’s (PPAP) container terminal will boost the Kingdom’s waterway shipping through more trade capacity and reduced costs, according to industry insiders. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As a result of more rice facilities constantly being installed, the price of paddy rice for the 2018-2019 season was between 900 riel and 1,300 riel ($0.22 and $0.32) per kg, an increase on the previous season, according to industry insiders. Cambodia Rice Federation vice-president ss='cambodia-color'>...

Siem Reap town&rSquo;S civil Society organiSationS and citizenS have criticiSed the releaSe of waStewater from gueSthouSeS, hotelS and reStaurantS into Siem Reap River, which haS contaminated itS water. AuthoritieS are looking into meaSureS to improve the main river of the Kingdom&rSquo;S principal hiStoric touriSm city. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday with 13 NGOs for a three-year project which aims to promote the wellbeing of children across Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

German international development organisation Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will provide $4.5 million in aid to promote a small- and medium-sized enterprise (sME) development project in four Asean countries, including Cambodia. In Cambodia, Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts undersecretary of state son seng Huot ss='cambodia-color'>...