The government has signed off on a proposal to designate more than 9 hectares of land along Phnom Penh’s riverfront as state-private land, opening it up for private investment or long-term leasing. The 9.25-hectare stretch of riverfront from the capital’s Night Market to the Chroy ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday promised to maintain peace along the Kingdom’s borders and ensure prosperous development as he delivered a speech marking the tenth anniversary of Preah Vihear temple’s heritage listing. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The launch of the water taxi and rail services this year enhanced the government’s credibility and served as an example of the efforts made by the authorities to provide good services to the public, said Transport Minister sun Chanthol to Khmer Times in an exclusive interview.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s rubber exports increased 23 per cent in the first quarter of this year on the same period last year, while rubber prices continue to decrease, according to figures from the General Directorate of Rubber under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The data ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday gave its approval to Real Camerin to name his new political party the Khmer Conservative Party, after his first proposal, the Khmer Empire Party, was denied last month. Camerin, a former lawmaker of the supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exported more rice to China than the EU for the first time during the first half of this year, a report from the secretariat of One Window service for Rice Export Formality said. The report shows that the Kingdom’s rice exports during the first ss='cambodia-color'>...

Due to the rapid growth of the Kingdom’s coastal city of sihanoukville, the amount of rubbish being produced daily has skyrocketed from just 100 to 200 tonnes per day in 2015 to a staggering 1,000 tonnes today, prompting Preah sihanouk’s governor to request World Bank ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s plan to take a new $2 billion loan for next year’s budget will increase the debt burden to 31.5 per cent of the GDP next year, an analyst from credit rating agency Moody’s said, adding that it remained at a moderate level compared ss='cambodia-color'>...

The latest release of the World Bank’s ease of doing business index puts Cambodia in the 144th spot out of 190 countries, a drop of six places from a year ago. The 2019 ease of doing business index ranked the Kingdom 138th out of 190 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s foreign policy has seen remarkable improvements after 1993 when the country held its UN-organized national election. The Cambodian government’s efforts to integrate Cambodia into the region and the world have resulted in Cambodia’s membership in the Association of southeast Asian Nations (AsEAN) in 1999 ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS urged Cambodia&rSquo;S government on TueSday to drop all chargeS againSt oppoSition leader Kem Sokha, who waS releaSed on bail but haS been placed under houSe arreSt.&nbSp;Kem Sokha waS releaSed from priSon on Monday after Spending more than a year in jail on SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of National Defence is set to add new blood into the Kingdom’s armed forces, with its military academy starting a new round of enrollment and recruitment to fill nearly 700 vacancies. While the ministry said the recruitment is meant to protect the Kingdom’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Moody’s Investors services has warned that Cambodia’s potential loss of its Everything But Arms (EBA) preferential trade access to the EU would weaken its economic growth and lead to a credit negative, a report released on saturday says. It notes that while Cambodia maintained its ss='cambodia-color'>...

Exports of fish and related products in Cambodia rose slightly during the first nine months of the year, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, though the sector suffered a small drop in revenue. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Climate change remains a global concern. Hence, Cambodia is striving to educate its youth to combat it and protect the environment. EU ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar said during a field visit to Prey Veng and svay Rieng provinces last week, that work to combat ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economic growth is projected to be highest in the Asean region despite facing several challenges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. In its latest Regional Economy Outlook published on Tuesday, the IMF predicts that the Kingdom’s economic growth will remain strong at seven per ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly a month after the deadly bombing at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Cambodia&rSquo;S military police SpokeSman Eng Hy Said police have increaSed Security at potential terroriSt targetS in Phnom Penh, Such aS Aeon Mall, aiming to prevent a Similar tragedy in Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...

With the construction industry growing at a dizzying pace as the sound of buzz saws and jack hammers relentlessly permeate the capital while announcements of massive developments become a weekly affair, many unanswered questions remain to what can be done regarding halted projects—most notably the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Four of the top officials from charismatic radio personality Mam sonando’s new Beehive social Democratic Party, including a deputy leader, have filed a court complaint requesting a temporary injunction against the party’s operations until corruption claims are investigated. ss='cambodia-color'>...

One of two women claiming to represent 163 families that won access to a swath of land in sen sok district after a prolonged dispute failed Wednesday to have her breach of trust and forgery charges thrown out of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ss='cambodia-color'>...