A migrant worker Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is back in the spotlight after Malaysia yesterday agreed to send a delegation of senior government officials to meet with their Cambodian counterparts tomorrow and Thursday. MoU talks are of mounting importance in the face of escalating evidence of ...

The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA.IC) organised here at the Garden City Golf Club on Oct. 3 the “Diplomacy-Business Friendship Golf Tournament” under the presidency of Deputy Prime Minister SokChendaSophea, Minister of ...

Woori Bank, one of South Korea’s leading commercial banks, is set to inject an additional $100 million into its Cambodian operations next year. This “strategic” move is in response to a notable increase in loan demand, aimed at stimulating business activities that slowed during the ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday said all of the country’s 400-plus garment factories will remain closed until the government and striking trade unions can guarantee the safety of the factories and all employees who want to work. The decision, outlined in an ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen raised cyber-security and access to information in his address to nearly 5,000 participants at the correspondents’ dinner held on Friday in Phnom Penh. In his speech, Hun Sen called on officials and members of the press to wage a fight against ...

With financial and technical supports by the European Union and DanChurchAid Cambodia Office, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) is pleased announce that CCIM is going to release a report Of Challenges to Independent Media in Cambodia 2017 on Wednesday morning, February 21, 2018 ...

The Cambodian government yesterday offered a subsidy on equipment to private electricity distributors in an effort to expand the Kingdom’s limited power grid. Private power suppliers who have completed between 70 to 80 per cent of their planned investments in electricity networks can request subsidies on ...

The Cambodian economy faces major problems for its predominantly rural population in the event of more erratic climate shifts, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2011 Cambodian Human Development Report. “This is an agrarian economy that depends very much on weather. And we are among the ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen received a foreign guest at the capital’s Peace Palace on Monday morning, ending rumors that he had suffered a severe stroke. ...

A new book by veteran journalist Chhay Sophal, released on Saturday, argues that politicians on both sides on the political divide should discuss a concerted strategy to “claim back” territory from Vietnam that was once part of a Khmer kingdom. ...

People appear to have resumed illegal mining activities at a gold mining site in Kratie province, which was shut down by authorities in August after four miners were killed, officials said yesterday. ...

An updated documentary, “Where Have All the Fish Gone?,” examines the impacts of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River. The Xayaburi dam, which would produce hydropower for market, has become a divisive issue among Mekong River countries. Critics say it could severely damage ecosystems on which ...

Another HIV-positive resident of Battambang province’s Roka commune passed away this week, marking the latest fatality in a locale where hundreds have been infected with the virus. ...

After nearly a year of dry taps, the water supply at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison has finally been restored, but inmates are still being forced to pay for the so-called luxury commodity, according to those who live and work there. ...

Unrest in the garment sector spread yesterday, as hundreds of workers from Kandal province demonstrated outside their factory. The 700 workers at Unity Fashion factory walked off the job after managers said they would dock wages of workers who did not show up on April 17, ...

A new award honoring the media’s role in combating corruption was on Wednesday presented to five local journalists, whose stories uncovering various corrupt activities show how investigative reporting can help break the shackles holding back Cambodia’s development.   ...

At least $1 billion is required to invest in completing the unfinished buildings in the coastal city Sihanoukville, said a senior official At the Preah Sihanouk Provincial AdministrAtion. ...

The General Department of Taxation has reminded all vehicle owners who have not yet fulfilled their tax obligations to submit their tax returns by November 30, 2023, along with their ID cards, identification vehicles, and vehicle technical inspection certificates issued by the Ministry of Public ...

Kampong Seila Special Economic Zone Co Ltd on July 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Environmental Protection Industry Associations of Cambodia (EPIAC) in a bid to promote environmental protection at the namesake special economic zone (SEZ) in Preah Sihanouk province and enhance its ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia expressed its support to Lao PDR’s chairmanship of ASEAN next year, according to a press release from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued this afternoon at the end of the two-day official visit of Cambodian Prime ...