<p>The Ministry of Environment on Friday approved the registration of the Yeak Laom Lake community natural protected area in Ratanakkiri province to support the preservation of natural resources, culture and eco-tourism. The indigenous community hailed the decision, but said it had come too late to ...p>

<p>Moody’s Investors Service Inc sees Cambodia, which has a B2 stable rating, as one of the countries that stand to benefit the most from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In its latest report, Moody’s analyses the potential long-run economic gains and near-to-medium term macro-stability risks ...p>

<p>Investment in the garment and footwear sector, one of Cambodia’s economic pillars, is growing at a slightly slower pace in 2019 compared to last year, according to an official from the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC).​ The deceleration is likely the result of the ...p>

<p>A preah Sihanouk provincial official said on Thursday that the owner of Jinding Hotel and Casino on Koh Rong Sanloem is flouting the authorities’ order to close the business by March 22. preah Sihanouk provincial Hall spokesman Kheang phearum told The post that the provincial ...p>

<p>An Environment Ministry official yesterday reiterated that preah Sihanouk province’s Ream National park and protected area prek Toek Sab Kbal Chhay are both state-owned areas, reminding people to immediately stop illegal encroachment. Neth pheaktra, ministry spokesman, yesterday said that as the price of land in ...p>

<p>Demining experts from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) on Monday cleared two Mark 82 (Mk 82) bombs in two separate locations. In Kampong Speu province’s phnom Sruoch district, a villager discovered one bomb buried about 8m below ground, while another was found over 4m ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts is holdings discussions with other ministries to find solutions to some of the challenges salt production faces in the Kingdom, particularly a shortage of labour and adverse weather conditions.​&nbsp;Ministry spokesman Um Sotha told Khmer Times yesterday that the biggest ...p>

<p>The Ministry of public Works and Transport yesterday signed an agreement with Korean company Hanshin Engineering and Construction for the long-awaited reconstruction of National Road 2 and National Road 22. According to a press release from the ministry, the reconstruction of National Road 2 and ...p>

<p>As African Swine Fever (ASF) ravages five Cambodian provinces, causing more than $600,000 in losses to local farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Saturday it will now allow the sale of disease-free pigs from afflicted areas. A total of 3,211 pigs ...p>

<p>A delegation from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city yesterday requested support from National Assembly president Heng Samrin to set up a twin city arrangement between it and phnom penh.&nbsp;Kim San, deputy chief of Mr Samrin’s cabinet, told reporters after the meeting that the delegation led ...p>

<p>Deputy prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng embarked on a five-day official visit to Turkey on Sunday at the invitation of his counterpart there. During his visit, which ends on Thursday, Sar Kheng is due to meet Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu, ...p>

<p>The Environment Ministry on Saturday held a campaign in Siem Reap province as part of its ongoing drive to reduce the use of plastic bags in the Kingdom.&nbsp;Neth pheaktra, spokesman for the ministry, yesterday said the drive focuses on reducing plastic bag use in the ...p>

<p>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 ...p>

<p>The EU and Germany have committed to help strengthen Cambodia’s economic integration with Asean member states by providing a €9.35 million ($10.5 million) fund to boost the Kingdom’s trade and investment in the region. The pledge falls under the Asean Regional Integration Support – Cambodia ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced the expansion of the provision of free bus services for the next two years to monks, senior citizens, person with disabilities, workers, students and children under one metre in height.&nbsp;Late last year, the government had announced to provide free ...p>

<p>The Council of Ministers on Friday said the government has instructed authorities to eliminate all online and arcade gambling by the end of the year.&nbsp;“All kinds of online and arcade gambling [] must end by the end of 2019,” the Council of Ministers said in ...p>

<p>A senior Agriculture Ministry official on Tuesday appeared at Mondulkiri provincial Court to clarify how companies, including a Vietnamese firm under investigation over illegal logging, are granted Economic Land Concessions.&nbsp;Mam Vanda, provincial court spokesman, yesterday said that Chan Savuth, a ministry secretary of state, provided ...p>

<p>The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called on the United States to respect the Kingdom’s laws, saying that it should not meddle in Cambodia’s internal affairs.&nbsp;The ministry’s reaction follows a video clip released by the US embassy in phnom penh on Tuesday in which US State ...p>

<p>The government yesterday slammed rights group Licadho and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut for refusing to attend a scheduled meeting and make a public statement retracting a critical report on the negative impacts of microloans.&nbsp;Last week, the two NGOs defended their research during a meeting with the ...p>

<p>preah Sihanouk province plans to attract a new type of Chinese investor which could restore the image of Sihanoukville as a tourist city and shift investment away from casinos. In a meeting with Chinese embassy officials in August, provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun said the current ...p>