<p>The latest report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) describes Cambodia’s economic situation in 2016 as “broadly as expected,” as it predicts a slight increase in economic growth of 0.1 percent, to 7.1 percent.&nbsp;Released yesterday, the update to its annual “Asian Development Outlook” for 2016 ...p>

<p>The Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will team up to boost the export of four seafood products that adhere to international standards.&nbsp;Speaking at a workshop at the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft yesterday, ISC director-general Chan ...p>

<p>Workers at a Korean-owned factory in Kampong Speu who lost their wages when their employer fled the country will have to wait until after the New Year’s festivities end to seek reparations from the building owner, with the provincial court delaying the meeting until January ...p>

<p>phnom penh Municipal Court has ordered 50 former and current drivers of Capitol Tours Bus Company to cease their protest in front of its office, but the drivers – most of whom were fired last year – said yesterday they will not only ignore the ...p>

<p>The draft Coastal Master plan is likely to get approval from the Ministry of Tourism and other ministries in the middle of this year, while Otres Beach has been selected by the ministry as the template ensuring bays and beaches are environmentally friendly in order ...p>

<p>Amid fears that the Zika virus could jump to Southeast Asia after its rapid spread through South America, the Cambodian Ministry of Health has asked citizens to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites. In a press release sent Friday, the ministry urged people to wear ...p>

<p>Environmental experts concern of a drop in the number of rare species of fish in the river in the northeastern province including of the Upper Mekong Basin, Srepok River and Se San river. The worry after a number of exotic fish caught in the area’s ...p>

<p>The owners of NagaWorld have agreed to replace the fences and gate of the National Buddhist Institute that were destroyed by the casino last year during the construction of an underground walkway. prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the casino to make the repairs and in ...p>

<p>The United States army plans to store disaster relief equipment in Vietnam and Cambodia, a top American general has revealed.&nbsp;General Dennis Via, who heads the US Army Materiel Command, told reporters at an Alabama symposium recently that the stockpiling of such equipment in these two ...p>

<p>At what should be a boom time ahead of the New Year, seafood vendors in Kampot have full baskets but no buyers as the algae bloom around Kep turns the water bright green and dead fish wash ashore.&nbsp;The government has issued a warning against swimming ...p>

<p>The number of tigers in the wild has risen for the first time in 100 years, marking a major turning point in the big cat’s plight against poaching and habitat loss.&nbsp;Figures collated from national surveys conducted in tiger range states and from the International Union ...p>

<p>A draft construction law has been completed and will soon be submitted to the Council of Ministers and may be enacted by the end of the year, but there needs to be a discussion and more feedback before sending it to the government to be ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s Minister of Economy and Finance last week made a request to a visiting senior official from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to speed up loan approvals for least development countries (LDCs) in order to spur infrastructure development.&nbsp;Aun pormoniroth made the request to AIIB ...p>

<p>In defiance of an order by phnom penh Deputy Governor Khoun Sreng, more than 100 people protested outside the offices of Equitable Cambodia (EC) yesterday.&nbsp;They held signs denouncing the NGO, as community representatives inside submitted a letter withdrawing their consent for the group to represent ...p>

<p>Direct flights between phnom penh and Indonesia’s capital Jakarta may soon be a reality, if a current feasibility study by the country’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, suggests it is viable.&nbsp;While a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two countries concerning direct flights has already been ...p>

<p>As a way to possibly boost funding for environmental protection in the Kingdom, prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday floated the idea of an extra tax on cigarettes and alcohol.&nbsp;Speaking at a forum on the protection and conservation of natural resources in phnom penh, the prime ...p>

<p>Rubber industry experts and government officials from ASEAN member countries gathered in Siem Reap yesterday to agree on harmonised standards for rubber products that would facilitate cross-border trade.&nbsp;The Asean Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) Rubber-Based product Working Group (RBpWG) agreed to 61 harmonised ...p>

<p>Landing at 3:10pm yesterday, the All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787-8 marked the first direct flight between Tokyo and phnom penh in seven years.&nbsp;The daily service will make for a much shorter – and hassle free – journey, and boost business and tourism, officials said ...p>

<p>The Lower Sesan II dam is expected to generate electricity as planned by 2017, filling a power void in the country as national grid construction is under way, according to the deputy provincial governor of Stung Treng.&nbsp;The dam, located in Stung Treng province’s Sesan district, ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, is accusing the ruling party of carrying out a constitutional coup after a local court issued an arrest warrant for him and a parliamentary committee stripped him of his seat. In a message published on Facebook, the politician said the ...p>