Protected areas in Kirirom National Park and the Keo seima Wildlife sanctuary are being privatized for companies run by family members of notorious tycoon Choeung sopheap as well as the wife of the country’s finance minister. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The company developing a new airport project in Kandal province suspended construction of a fence last week, following protests from villagers living inside the site. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s budgetary process lacks transparency and sufficient regulation, according to a publication this month from the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Economic Census 2022 has revealed that the number of establishments operating in Cambodia has jumped 49 percent in the last decade, with about 99 percent owned by Cambodians. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economic growth is predicted to expand by 5.3 percent in 2023 and six percent in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after concluding a mission in the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries rose by 13.98 percent to $11.19 billion, a report from the Ministry of Commerce said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of innovative women in the field of food and agriculture in Cambodia discussed the opportunities and challenges of establishing a network to support and promote farmer products in an event organized by the Us Department of Agriculture (UsDA) and the Us Embassy in ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of farmers under the Pentagonal strategy are proving successful, with 250 agricultural specialists having already assisted over 110,000 farmers in increasing their yield during the first stage of the programme. The second stage, which aims to recruit and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United StateS of America have officially inked the exchange of noteS reflecting the addition of $66.2 million to the development project agreement grantS for Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs in collaboration with the Women’s World Banking organized here on Aug. 10 a workshop on “Establishing the Foundation Blocks: Accelerating the Expansion of Women’s Financial Inclusion in Cambodia”. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has postponed a top-level meeting with its foreign donors scheduled for November, a move that comes just over a week after a displeased World Bank revealed its decision to freeze all future loans to Cambodia. In an Aug 17 letter to World Bank ss='cambodia-color'>...

Tiffany & Company is quietly building a diamond-polishing factory in Cambodia, a country popularly associated more with killing fields and land mines than baubles. some of Japan’s biggest manufacturers are also rushing to set up operations in Phnom Penh to make wiring harnesses for cars and ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a country where corruption is as rife as it is in Cambodia, global brands must work with governments to ensure garment factories are safe and working conditions legal, international NGO Transparency International (TI) said yesterday. In Cambodia, where two workers were killed when a ceiling ss='cambodia-color'>...

While Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm Sugar carry the brand-building Geographical Indication (GI) StatuS, newcomerS Seeking the Same tag continue to wait for funding to get their productS off the ground. In 2010, Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm Sugar were the firSt Cambodian goodS SS='cambodia-color'>...

The general director of a local rice wholesaler accused of defrauding business associates in a deal has lashed out at the judiciary – claiming delays in legal processing have left him imprisoned for 13 months without trial. sovann Veasna is accused of cheating three businessmen ss='cambodia-color'>...

A nongovernmental organization in Cambodia called on the country’s Interior Ministry to intervene in the eviction of more than 2,000 ethnic Vietnamese living on the Tonle sap Lake, saying land demarcated for their relocation lacks the infrastructure necessary to support them. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called on the United states to respect the Kingdom’s laws, saying that it should not meddle in Cambodia’s internal affairs. The ministry’s reaction follows a video clip released by the Us embassy in Phnom Penh on Tuesday in which Us state ss='cambodia-color'>...

After a ruling CPP official claimed that those who refuse to cast their ballot in the Kingdom’s upcoming elections “love dictatorship” and are “supporting rebel groups”, legal and election experts have said it is the individual right of citizens whether or not to vote. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On Saturday morning, hundredS of Cambodian and ChineSe SoldierS in full combat gear Stood in formation in front of a backdrop of tankS, armoured truckS, machine gun-mounted helicopterS, and artillery weaponS. GeneralS from both SideS Spoke warmly of the deepening relationShip between the two countrieS, SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) slashed Cambodia’s GDP growth to 6.4 percent this year, 0.1 percentage point lower than its April’s forecast of 6.5 percent, according to the bank’s Outlook 2012 Update released on Wednesday The bank predicted that Cambodia’s gross domestic product to grow by ss='cambodia-color'>...