Reporting that the country had achieved better than expected economic growth last year, Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday targeted a rapid expansion of the country’s rubber industry and predicted that almost 1 in 10 Cambodians would soon be working in rubber. “Agriculture continues to play ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has publicly issued lists showing the costs of fees that businesses must pay to authorities for various services, in an effort to help companies avoid making informal payments made illegal by the anticorruption law. The lists were drafted during the past year after Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...

The small but sleek Angkor Car can easily navigate the narrow streets of Cambodia, while with an electric engine saves on expensive fuel costs. It may cost $10,000 per vehicle, a bit steep for most local people, but the vehicle is a welcome testimony to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two massive hydropower dams planned for the Mekong’s tributaries in Ratanakkiri province have been deemed economically viable by two feasibility studies conducted by a pair of giant Chinese conglomerates, a provincial industry, mines and energy official said yesterday. Despite the feasibility studies having been completed, ss='cambodia-color'>...

A private VIP terminal costing $15 million is being planned at Phnom Penh International Airport by NagaCorp, which hopes that once it is ready – likely by early next year – high-rollers would flock to its casino and double their spending to $8 billion. NagaWorld, the ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 700 villagers from five provinces yesterday protested in front of the provincial government headquarters in Kompong Chhnang after losing their community forests to large agro-industry firms. Organized by the Cambodian Grassroots People’s Assembly- a network of communities that includes forestry and land activists as ss='cambodia-color'>...

Recent events, triggered by singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd.’s acquisition of Chevron Corp.’s entire stake in Cambodia’s Block A in the Gulf of Thailand, may possibly end the stalemate to develop the country’s only oil discovery to date. The prospect has also rekindled hopes in Cambodia to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts will host a Gala Night Charity Dinner next month to raise funds to support the humanitarian activities of Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo shared the country’s desire to be involved in infrastructure development projects in Cambodia as a form of commitment to expand economic ties between the two countries. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hun Sen, PreSident of the Supreme Privy Council to HiS MajeSty the King, haS Spoken highly of the key role of China in the Socio-economic development of Cambodia, which contributeS to the Strengthening of the Kingdom&rSquo;S independence. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen will lead a high delegation to attend the “United Nations summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda that will be held in New York from 25-27 september. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The murder of popular political analyst Kem Ley earlier this month, and the fallout from the killing, could push more Cambodians to question the actions of authorities and even to stand up against the ruling party, local observers say. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen broke his avowed silence on Myanmar’s “Rohingya issue” to make a political point – and fresh election promises – at a university graduation ceremony yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The seemingly impending demise of Cambodia’s main opposition, and the snap draft laws put in motion to replace them in parliament, threatens to throw a handful of obscure parties into the political arena at the highest level. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Founded in 1995 by a French couple, Christian and Marie-France des Pallieres, PsE is a well-recognized charity, home to nearly 7,000 students who are educated, fed, provided with healthcare and vocational training skills. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sri Lanka&rSquo;S Touchwood InveStmentS PLC haS acquired 11,138 hectareS of land in Cambodia to Set up an agricultural project to plant rubber and other cropS. Chairman of the firm, RoScoe A. Maloney, SayS the acquiSition done in the previouS financial year iS aimed at exploring the SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s import and export trade volume had amounted to Us$2.7-B in the 1st 2 months of this year, up 28% compared to the Us$2.1-B in the same period last year, the statistics of the Commerce Ministry showed Friday. Main products Cambodia imported are garment and textile ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cargos entering and leaving through Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, the kingdom’s 2nd largest port, increased by 34 percent in the first three months of this year due to rising trade activities, a senior port official said Thursday. During the January-March period this year, the state-owned port ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Sihanoukville AutonomouS Port, Cambodia&rSquo;S largeSt Shipping facility, reported a 14 percent increaSe in cargo ShipmentS in the firSt ten monthS of 2014. The Sea port received 2.84 million tonneS of goodS during the January-October period thiS year, up 14 percent compared to the Same period SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen on Tuesday has proposed the supreme Council of Magistracy to take urgent measure on a judge responsible for releasing parents of fugitive Thong sarath on bail. ss='cambodia-color'>...