Vietnam Dairy Products Joint-Stock Co., the nation’s largest dairy producer, is building a milk factory in Cambodia as it plans a global expansion to more than double annual revenue to $3 billion by 2017. The company known as Vinamilk is opening a plant in the capital ...

Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday that the ruling party was waiting for the opposition to contact them regarding negotiations to break the ongoing political deadlock. CNRP president Sam Rainsy yesterday said his party would “definitely” be contacting the CPP, ...

An estimated 20,000 supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) took to the streets in capital Phnom Penh Sunday afternoon to call on Prime Minister Hun Sen to hold a reelection or to step down following allegations of serious irregularities during the July ...

Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Monday still disagreed over opposition’s request for an independent committee to look into the contested July 28 election, officials said. “The two leaders remained at odds over this point as the Cambodia National ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday charged convicted British pedophile Richard Fruin, 36, with sexually abusing two brothers, aged 8 and 11, at a guesthouse in Phnom Penh, court officials said. While the court has yet to decide Fruin’s fate, his case—and many similar ...

Cambodia on Friday issued an official letter to ban the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) from conducting a rally on Sunday afternoon at the capital’s Freedom Park. In a letter to the CNRP, Phnom Penh Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong said”The Ministry of Interior does not ...

Svay Rieng provincial police Thursday publicly defended a district police official accused of corruption after conducting their own investigation into the claims. According to a report published by the local news website CEN on April 7, Svay Chrum district deputy police chief Meas Soeun embezzled money ...

Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha again divided campaigning responsibilities for the May 18 council elections Monday, with Mr. Rainsy touring parts of Kratie province in the morning and Mr. Sokha leading supporters in a march through Phnom Penh in the evening. In a meeting ...

In the wake of concerns about the detrimental impact of the European Commission’s partial EBA withdrawal on Cambodia’s rice export industry, there is positive news. As the country’s most important crop, around 600,000 tonnes of jasmine and fragrant rice are exported every year, according to the ...

Southeast Asian suppliers from Cambodia, Myanmar and  Vietnam have become increasingly important to global fashion brands. Nearly 20% of Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing’s disclosed core sewing factories are in Vietnam, though China is still home to about half.​ However, these suppliers now face a supply ...

In the first nine months of 2015, exports of Cambodian rosewood to China – the Kingdom’s largest market for the protected species – have declined by as much as 95 per cent compared with the same period last year, data released by NGO Forest Trends ...

The Cambodia Securities Exchange has seen a sharp decrease in action this week, with trading volume yesterday falling to 3,453 shares, down nearly 100 per cent from Monday. Despite the drop, which was accompanied by a strong shift from institutional to retail investors, experts have stressed the time ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing Cambodia post offices coverage in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the map illustrates the locations of post office as well as the spreadsheet with detailed information of the 30 locations ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Legal aid.” This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of access to legal aid enshrined in the Constitution of Cambodia and the Code of Criminal Procedure, legal aid providers, and strategy for legal ...

On 7 September 2023, IDE release the press release on Solid Waste Management Market Assessment in Rural Cambodia Reveals Urgent Need for Waste Collection Services.The finding showed there is evidence of an existing demand for improved SWM services among rural communities. The study has shown ...

On 15 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release  namely: Samdech Thipadei HUN Manet to address the UNGA with a focus on Cambodia’s socio-economic progress and the SDGs on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Thipadei HUN ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 07 new map features in Phnom Penh and Kandal province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some ...

On 27 October 2023, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia and India to deepen cordial relations and cooperation on their official website.According to the press, the two sides expressed satisfaction with the growing cordial relations of traditional friendship ...

On 19 January 2024, the Cambodia Microfinance Association issued a press release on the Independent report showing Cambodia’s microfinance sector promotes sustainable development goals on their official social media site. According to the press, the study was conducted with more than 3,200 customers of Microfinance institutions ...

The Angkor Village Hotel and Resort is breaking the law by refusing to reinstate 67 sacked workers that the Arbitration Council ruled were unlawfully dismissed, Siem Reap’s deputy governor claimed yesterday. After attending a protest of hotel workers and supporters outside the hotel in Siem Reap ...