<p>Although there are often new discoveries,1 a global lack of up to date data on botanical research makes plants biodiversity hard to assess in Cambodia. Compared to neighboring countries, the number of plant species is low, mostly due to the relative country’s flat landscape.2&nbsp;Botanical knowledge ...p>

<p>The United Nations has declared 9 August to be International Day of the World’s Indigenous peoples. Every year, events and activities around the world celebrate indigenous peoples (Ips), their cultures, beliefs and traditions. It is also a day to reflect and raise awareness about the ...p>

<p>Cambodia is set for a 30 per cent increase in garment exports this year, according to Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia [GMAC] president Van Sou Ieng. The sector was heavily dependent on foreign buyers, which were increasing their orders as the global economy recovered, he said. ...p>

<p>Europe’s continued economic troubles have weighed heavily this year on Cambodian silk producers, officials and industry insiders said yesterday. Debt woes in the euro zone, the Kingdom’s main export market for silk, have caused job losses, among other issues, according to officials. Cambodian Craft Cooperation, ...p>

<p>More than 30 people representing 316 families in four communes of Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district, who claim to have a land dispute with Koh Kong Sugar Industry Co, Ltd and Koh Kong plantation Co, Ltd, gathered in front of the district hall yesterday ...p>

<p>Twenty years ago, on April 15, 1998, pol pot, the leader of Cambodia’s genocidal government during the late 1970s,&nbsp;died in his sleep at the age of 73. Born Saloth Sar, pol pot was never held accountable for the crimes committed during the three years, eight ...p>

<p>With the first drop of crude oil from the Apsara oilfield expected by next year, officials gathered on Thursday to discuss the much-awaited law on petroleum. Representatives of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Justice were ...p>

<p>The National Assembly has produced its first code of ethics to ensure that all lawmakers work independently and humbly and uphold the country’s interest. Leng peng Long, spokesman for the National Assembly, said yesterday said that the code of ethics approved earlier this month requires ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen defended Chinese support and investment in Cambodia on Monday at the inauguration of an overpass in phnom penh, hailing the two nations’ “partnership in comprehensive strategies”. During the inauguration of the Dey Hoy Sky Bridge in the capital’s Sen Sok district, ...p>

<p>The vendors escaped, a forestry official said on Sunday.A Forestry Administration official who took part in the raid and asked to remain anonymous said the 200kg haul included 81kg of various meat, 5kg of dried boar, 52.5kg of fresh boar and 23.5kg of sambar deer. ...p>

<p>Ten homes housing 16 families in the capital’s Meanchey district were destroyed early Monday by fire, which police said was caused by an electrical malfunction. The homeowners, however, believe the blaze was caused by arson. Kong Thou, deputy chief of the Municipal Fire Office, said ...p>

<p>The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has expressed confidence that the probability of the European Union (EU) suspending the Kingdom’s access to its Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme is “very low”. GMAC deputy secretary-general Kiang Monika said his belief is based on the fact ...p>

<p>The Kingdom on Thursday signed a joint phytosanitary protocol for banana exports to China, with officials saying this was the first move in promoting the product on the world stage. The agreement was signed by the Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo and Agriculture Minster ...p>

<p>prime Minister-designate Hun Sen on Thursday defended his establishment of the Consultation Forum, saying it gives opposition parties an opportunity to contribute to nation-building. Speaking to over 17,000 garment workers in Kandal province, the Cambodian people’s party leader was responding to criticisms from some members ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara to personally inspect claims of landfilling at praek Treng beach. He also ordered a private company to dredge the beach and restore it to its previous condition. The order, issued on September 18, ...p>

<p>Some $190 million will be spent to construct filtration stations in preah Sihanouk province to address the problem of dirty water flowing into the sea. However, the director-general of public works at the Ministry of public Works and Transport, Heng Rathpiseth, who is the project’s ...p>

<p>The Cambodian government on Friday strongly urged Singaporean outlet Channel News Asia (CNA) to issue a correction to an article it published on Thursday, claiming prime Minister Hun Sen had called on the military to destroy the country’s political opponents. The statement, issued by the ...p>

<p>preah Vihear provincial authorities have requested villagers to stop clearing disputed land and wait for authorities to find a solution according to the “tiger skin formula”, which aims to reduce the impact of economic land concessions (ELCs) on villagers’ farming land. The villagers have been ...p>

<p>The Cambodian government on Thursday received $7.66 million from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2018 to implement 19 projects. Initiated by the Chinese government during the first LMC Leaders’ meeting in China’s Hainan province in March 2016, the LMC Special Fund aims to support ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Commerce is planning a meeting with public and private actors to discuss the revocation of the European Union’s Everything-but-arms (EBA) deal and to find ways to diminish its impact on the economy, the ministry said in a press release. The ministry’s statement, ...p>