The cost of a blaze that ripped through a backpack factory in Phnom Penh’s Dangkao district last Tuesday amounted to almost $1 million, an administrator at the factory said Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian People Party (CPP) president Hun sen on Tuesday promised that his new government would serve the people by doing “double work” for Cambodia’s development. Meanwhile, Cambodia National Rescue Movement (CNRM) president sam Rainsy hinted at accepting the caretaker prime minister’s challenge to swear on ss='cambodia-color'>...

While Prime Minister Hun sen expressed satisfaction at his Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) 20th spot on the list, the Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) expressed surprise at having drawn the same number that the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) drew in the last election. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Implementation of the new Land Traffic Law that was passed in December will officially begin on January 1, an official said Monday, with police focusing on the leading causes of traffic accidents, starting with speeding. ss='cambodia-color'>...

While New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is working overtime to restore its damaged brand in the wake of a contaminated baby milk scare that triggered a global recall, local distributors whose products included the suspect ingredient are defending their own reputations. Local supplier Dumex Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...

Australia has signaled that it is about to cut a deal with Cambodia to resettle refugees now in Nauru, media reported Thursday. It comes after both Nauru and Papua New Guinea determined the refugees status of some asylum seekers sent to each country by Australian authorities. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On the second day of Khmer New Year, Prime Minister Hun sen reminded people to wear face masks and get vaccinated or a booster shot to avoid a potential surge in Covid cases during and after the New Year. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen said that within a week or two of the traditional April 14-16 Khmer New Year, the level of transmission – or immunity – of Covid-19 in the community would be clear, and then all relevant ministries and institutions would take the ss='cambodia-color'>...

A senior education official has announced plans to introduce the New Generation school (NGs) curriculum in eight additional public schools across Phnom Penh and various provinces thanks to a partnership with the East Asia Management University (EAMU). ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some reSidentS affected by the new Phnom Penh International Airport development project in Kandal Steung diStrict, Kandal province, remain adamant not to accept compenSation of US$ 8 per Square meter aS determined by the government, while Some people received the compenSation by force after loSing SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen instructs relevant ministries and authorities to accelerate land registration for citizens to solve land issues and implement the task of clearing land in the Tonle sap Lake area for the people to be ready by 2023. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and the New Zealand Embassy to Cambodia on Monday organised a joint discussion to further promote bilateral development cooperation programmes responding to the needs of the Kingdom and other AsEAN countries. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Australia reaffirms its commitment to further strengthen cooperation with the Kingdom in several areas especially in the fields of economy, investment, trade, agriculture and climate change, supporting the socio-economic development response to the regional and global crisis. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The ASEAN-International WholeSale Market, locally known aS the New Deum Kor Market, waS officially inaugurated laSt week in a ceremony including Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh, Wang Wentian, ChineSe AmbaSSador to Cambodia, and other repreSentativeS and StakeholderS of the project. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday reiterated his promise to willingly hand over power to a new leader should he lose the July 29 national elections. However, he was quick to point out that he expects to maintain his position as there isn’t any other ss='cambodia-color'>...

Rights advocates have called for construction of the Lower sesan II hydropower dam in Cambodia’s stung Treng province to be halted until new environmental and social impact assessments can be carried following changes allegedly made to the project’s plans. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The process of swearing in commune councillors across the country began yesterday, marking the start of their five-year terms in local administration, with opposition commune chiefs saying they were undeterred by Interior Minister sar Kheng’s comments last week. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary Schoolchildren waS launched in Phnom Penh yeSterday at an event jointly preSided over by Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, MiniSter of Education, Youth and SportS; U.S. AmbaSSador SS='cambodia-color'>...

The new U.S. AmbaSSador to Cambodia, William E. Todd, preSented hiS credentialS to King Sihamoni on Friday at a ceremony in the Royal Palace. Mr. Todd, who waS Sworn in by the U.S. Senate on April 17, replaceS former U.S. AmbaSSador Carol Rodley, whoSe miSSion officially SS='cambodia-color'>...

More than a dozen of American company representatives are visiting Cambodia to look into investment opportunities, a Cambodian spokesman said Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...