<p>Minister of Environment Say Sam Al laid out a work plan on Friday to address the issues of security, social order, construction management and the environment in preah Sihanouk province. Sam Al said preah Sihanouk, “an important economic pole in Cambodia”, is currently facing “complicated ...p>

<p>Cambodia is calling for the establishment of tourism institutes and universities to provide relevant skills in compliance with an Asean curriculum, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said. He was speaking during the Sub-Forum on Yunnan-South Asia &amp; Southeast Asia Tourism Vocational Education and personnel Training ...p>

<p>A group of South Korean delegates on Monday announced that it was seeking to invest in six priority areas in the Kingdom, a move aimed at boosting trade between the two countries.&nbsp;The plans were discussed during a meeting between the Council of Development of Cambodia ...p>

<p>The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Friday said the land dispute between disgraced tycoon Sok Bun and 42 families on Koh Rong Island in preah Sihanouk province was made up in an attempt to take over state land. During a press conference on Friday, ACU president ...p>

<p>The government has said it will revoke the business licences and immediately halt the operations of five companies in Mondulkiri province’s Koh Nhek district if they are found to be involved in forestry crimes.&nbsp;The warning came as authorities probe the companies’ alleged involvement in logging ...p>

<p>The General Department of Immigration has requested the Ministry of Interior to close down several border checkpoints and add new facilities to issue border permits to prevent migrant workers from crossing illegally and to stop smuggling. The request followed a meeting on border checkpoints and ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Environment has proposed a model project to be implemented in urban schools to mitigate the impact of climate change. The pilot scheme will involve five target schools in the capital, including preah Sisowath High School, Chaktomuk primary School, Samdech Hun Sen prey ...p>

<p>The Information Ministry yesterday announced that the draft Law on Access to Information is ready to be reviewed during an unspecified inter-ministerial meeting next month after it deemed that the draft’s contents are in line with international standards and the constitution.&nbsp;It also said the draft ...p>

<p>With Cambodia marking the 28th anniversary of the paris peace Agreement on Wednesday, prime Minister Hun Sen said the government will focus on implementing the Constitution and the rule of law. He said if the paris peace Agreement were to be implemented as some were ...p>

<p>The International Federation of Journalists has urged the government to speedily amend the press Law and bring it in line with current global press standards to ensure the protection of journalists.&nbsp;The appeal came after the Information Ministry last week announced that it is open to ...p>

<p>In a series of meetings before the annual session of the UN General Assembly, prime Minister Hun Sen highlighted Cambodia’s achievements as the world body set new targets to eradicate poverty and save the planet.Those achievements included “complete” peace, political stability, security and better public ...p>

<p>As the US-led Trans-pacific partnership moves forward, analysts say Cambodia should focus on other obligations in the region.Jayant Menon, lead economist for the Asian Development Bank, told VOA Khmer from Manila that Cambodia would do better to try to meet its obligations under Asean and ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s Ministry of Health is warning the public to beware many skin whitening creams, which have been found to have high levels of mercury in them. Whitening is a common practice in Cambodia, for both men and women, in a culture where lighter skin is ...p>

<p>The Siem Reap provincial department of mines and energy on Thursday ordered the temporary suspension of operations of a Chinese copper-mining firm that was caught transporting 40 tons of copper to phnom penh, though their licenses expired more than a year ago. &nbsp; ...p>

<p>The advent of Cambodia’s much-criticized NGO law was among the top “troubling” developments to take place across the globe last year, the U.N. special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association said in a report released Friday. &nbsp; ...p>

<p>The government has come to the rescue of rice millers and exporters, currently in the throes of a serious financial crisis, with loans of between $20 and $30 million to the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). This is to help the sector purchase rice from farmers ...p>

<p>The number of Cambodians traveling overseas as tourists increased to nearly 700,000 in the first half of the year, up 26 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Experts in the industry welcomed this trend and pointed out ...p>

<p>A commission of experts will check nearly 50 new Cambodian national ID cards today amid suspicions the card holders do not hold Cambodian nationality after irregularities were found during voter registration in Kandal province earlier this month.&nbsp;provincial police chief Eav Chamroeun said yesterday afternoon that ...p>

<p>Kep province’s Knai Bang Chatt hotel is the first in Cambodia to receive the gold certification in the international Green Growth 2050 initiative after it was accredited by industry experts.&nbsp;In August, an Australian team of experts conducted an independent audit and found that the hotel ...p>

<p>The Turkish government is preparing documents and evidence to give to the Cambodian government in order to close Zaman schools, an official said yesterday.&nbsp;Turkey’s ambassador to Cambodia Ilhan Kemal Tug told Deputy prime Minister Hor Namhong yesterday that his government was gathering evidence and documents ...p>