Tuk-tuk driver, hairdresser, tailor, masseuse and mechanic are among the jobs now confirmed as off-limits to foreigners after the Ministry of labour and Vocational Training signed a prakas on Wednesday aimed at protecting the local job market. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) has launched its National Plan of Action 2019-2023 to address new forms of human trafficking, including surrogacy and sex trafficking at nightclubs that have emerged through the permeation of the internet. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday said that Cambodia has been elected to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for a duration of one year.​ A ministry statement said that at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, 183 of lass='cambodia-color'>...

In less than four weeks, millions of Cambodians will head to the polling stations to exercise their democratic right to shape their country’s future. It will be the country’s biggest festival of democracy as 20 political parties are taking part despite a call for a lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Water Resources Ministry yesterday announced that floodwaters in the Mekong river are receding, while some provincial authorities are still donating money to affected families. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Senior Environment Ministry officials on Saturday agreed to continue to work together and cooperate with local forest rangers in order to maintain order and prevent forestry crimes from occurring in Kirirom national park. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Prey Veng provincial officials yesterday warned residents that water levels of the Mekong river under the Neak loeung bridge are continuing to rise. Provincial Governor Chea Somethy said yesterday that residents should continue to be cautious, noting that the water is close to reaching the lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Water Resources Ministry yesterday warned that seven provinces will face floods again this week. In a statement, it said that the provinces of Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pursat and Kampong Chhnang will experience heavy rain throughout the week. lass='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni has legitimised the Supreme Consultative Council and appointed 30 representatives of 15 political parties as advisors to the government at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen.   lass='cambodia-color'>...

With the spike in crimes following a huge influx of Chinese nationals, Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday assigned four main units under the ministry to set up a support team to restore security in Preah Sihanouk province. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian and Vietnamese police officials met on Sunday to discuss forestry crime prevention along the border between both countries in Mondulkiri province. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Stung Hav district governor Chhay Sokunda has told The Post that district and provincial authorities prevented machines from illegally filling land in Preah Sihanouk’s coastal O’Touk area on Saturday. The owner had asked permission to repair the area, Sokunda said, but instead filled a 50m lass='cambodia-color'>...

Khmer National United Party president Nhek Bun Chhay has warned party officials not to nominate relatives in the upcoming sub-national election. In a meeting with party officials at the KNUP headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district on Saturday, Mr Bun Chhay said candidates have lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian courts and police authorities have summoned a total of 140 ex-members of the opposition party in recent weeks, a local human rights group said, as government efforts to intimidate and suppress the opposition continue more than a year after the party was banned. Dozens of lass='cambodia-color'>...

From January 1 to June 9, more than 6,000 patients received treatment for dengue fever at hospitals in Siem Reap province, out of whom eight died. The figure represents a sixfold increase compared to the same period last year when there were no casualties. Bou lass='cambodia-color'>...

Koh kong provincial authorities have announced a plan to temporarily ban heavy trucks from travelling on National Road 48, while it’s being repaired by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. According to the ministry’s assessment, about 22.26 per cent of the road or around lass='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday criticised government officials in charge of the National Road 2 reconstruction. He told them to work with the South Korean government as the project cost $56 million, most of which was borrowed from that government. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) lawmaker Ou Chanrath predicted on Tuesday that Sam Rainsy’s contentious new position as acting president may cause an inevitable “split” in the party. lass='cambodia-color'>...

As the Kingdom anticipates population growth to reach 20 million by 2030, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday predicted that most citizens will eventually gravitate towards urban areas. According to Mr Hun Sen during a speech in Phnom Penh, the population of Cambodia could even potentially lass='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng identified strengthening security, restoring infrastructure, inspection of building standards, preventing sewage emissions into the sea and solving land disputes as key ongoing issues in Preah Sihanouk province. lass='cambodia-color'>...