<p>The government has predicted that Cambodia’s economic growth will decline to 6.5 per cent next year – down from 7.1 per cent this year – due to global challenges and the possible withdrawal of the EU’s “Everything But Arms” trade agreement. The prediction was made ...p>

<p>The Chinese Embassy in phnom penh on Thursday lauded law enforcement cooperation efforts between the two countries that have seen around 1,000 Chinese nationals, accused of varying crimes, deported in the last 12 months.&nbsp;To mark the occasion, the Chinese Embassy&nbsp;posted on Facebook&nbsp;that at least 1,000 ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in the first three quarters of this year, Cambodia earned $5.7 million in royalties from forest produce – an increase of nearly $2 million compared to the same period last year when it earned $4 million. The ...p>

<p>While the Ratanakkiri provincial administration will not recognise illegal land transactions in the province’s protected areas, an NGO says its action is not effective and forest crimes continue unabated. The administration’s letter dated October 19 and obtained by The post on Monday came after Minister ...p>

<p>The government reshuffled members of the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development in late January, according to a government statement received by The post on Tuesday. prime Minister Hun Sen continues to serve as the committee’s honorary president, while Minister of Land Management, Urban ...p>

<p>Cambodian and Thai joint authorities on Monday reviewed a disputed area where the Thais removed cassava trees of two Cambodian farmers in Banteay Meanchey province’s Svay Chek district last week. The Cambodian side was represented by Major General Chhun Mao, deputy commander of the Royal ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s military is backing a powerful company in its seizure of land in preah Vihear province, guarding bulldozers sent to destroy villagers’ crops and defying government orders not to get involved in land disputes, Cambodian sources say.&nbsp;Speaking to RFA’s Khmer Service on Wednesday, one village ...p>

<p>A bomb explosion on Thursday killed two of three “unlicensed” men who were hired to carry out mine clearance in O’Svay commune, in Oddar Meanchey province’s Trapaing prasat district. District police chief In Kay said the villagers had collectively hired Hok Rachhan, 18, Mao Kamsot, ...p>

<p>Singapore-based firm KrisEnergy Ltd, which operates Cambodia’s offshore Block A, claims it will be able to meet its schedule to extract its first drop of oil late this year. The firm has actively prepared all necessary facilities for the production, Ministry of Mines and Energy ...p>

<p>The Grassroots Democratic party yesterday submitted a petition to National Assembly president Heng Samrin to seek clarification from the government over the partial reclamation of Boeng Tamouk lake. In 2016, the government issued a sub-decree designating the 3,239-hectare Boeng Tamouk lake in phnom penh as ...p>

<p>phnom penh Governor Khuong Sreng yesterday received 80 public buses from Japan during the inauguration of a bus terminal in prek Taroth village in phnom penh’s Chroy Changva district. Mr Sreng said at the event that Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Horinouchi Hidehisa handed over 80 ...p>

<p>phnom penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has ordered families living on the Boeung Trabek sewage canal in Chamkarmon district to temporarily move their home while the authorities restores it to prevent flooding during the rainy season. Sreng made the announcement during a field visit to ...p>

<p>The Transport Minister yesterday warned road repair companies that they will be blacklisted from bidding on future public projects if they fail to uphold technical standards in their work.&nbsp;Transport Minister Sun Chanthol yesterday met with contractors and technical inspection companies to discuss the improvement of ...p>

<p>Six non-governmental organisations on Tuesday praised the government’s decision to increase electricity generated by solar panels up to 20 percent of national output by 2023. The organisations included the NGO Forum on Cambodia, 3s Rivers protection Network, My Village, Culture and Environment preservation Association, Fisheries ...p>

<p>Some 70 NGO representatives, forest activists and university students signed an open letter urging the government to find ways to prevent and combat forestry crimes more effectively. In their petition released on Saturday, the group said they had been observing the government’s clampdowns over the ...p>

<p>City Hall has announced that it will provide free buses for the public to travel from phnom penh to 17 provinces for pchum Ben later this month.&nbsp;According to a statement by phnom penh Governor Khoung Sreng issued on Friday, prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered ...p>

<p>Tens of thousands of Chinese nationals are reportedly leaving the Kingdom following a government ban on online gambling intended to reduce the number of crimes committed by foreigners.&nbsp;On August 18, prime Minister Hun Sen issued a directive banning all online and arcade gambling in the ...p>

<p>An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jarkko Turunen, deputy division chief of the Asia pacific Department (ApD) visited phnom penh to conduct discussions under what is known as the Article IV consultation.​&nbsp;Under the Article IV consultation, IMF staff undertakes annual surveillance and analysis ...p>

<p>Information Minister Khieu Kanharith yesterday called on the media and relevant institutions to provide input on proposed amendments of the press Law so that it can respond to recent developments in journalism and better promote freedom of the press in the Kingdom.&nbsp;Speaking at the Consultation ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen warned on Tuesday that a developing trade war between the US and China could affect Cambodia, and said the Kingdom must act to mitigate any potential fallout. In March, US president Donald Trump’s administration slapped tariffs on global imports of steel ...p>