Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday signed a sub-decree to create “biodiversity conservation corridors”—patches of land connecting Cambodia’s protected areas—putting an additional 1.4 million hectares under the management of the Environment Ministry.This brings Cambodia’s protected areas overseen by the ministry to more than 40 percent ss='cambodia-color'>...

Though some of that control had slipped away in recent years, there are still plenty of state bodies, official roles and chairmanships up for grabs after sok An died on Wednesday at the age of 66. The most high-profile of those positions, minister in charge ss='cambodia-color'>...

The European Union is expected to enter Kampong speu palm sugar into its registry of protected geographical indicators (GI) by July following a push by the Cambodian government to protect the specialty food product in one of its biggest markets, a Ministry of Commerce official ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a statement on sunday, the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) said the $6 million in additional funding from the U.s. Agency for International Development (UsAID) would be paid into an endowment fund that would accrue interest over the next 20 years, eventually bringing in ss='cambodia-color'>...

The multi-trillion-dollar scheme proposed by Chinese premier Xi Jinping in 2013 aims to promote economic integration across Eurasia by investing in a “silk Road Economic Belt” and “Maritime silk Road”, comprising transnational economic corridors and new trade arrangements. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Makro Cambodia, the local arm of international cash-and-carry wholesaler Makro, held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for construction of its first outlet in the Kingdom, which is expected to launch operations in December. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS EmbaSSy haS pledged $55,500 to the MiniStry of Culture and Fine ArtS in part to preServe the clotheS worn by victimS of atrocitieS at S-21 priSon. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Despite Cambodia having a vibrant startup scene with entrepreneurs launching ventures on a near daily basis, businesses trying to tap into financial resources for growth have difficulty accessing capital and are stuck in the unbankable “missing middle”, according to a recent study. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers who have suffered from the American bombs and chemicals used in the Vietnam War want the Us to cancel the war debt and would like it to compensate Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

An elephant was electrocuted by a high-power electric line early on Wednesday in a village in Preah sihanouk province frequented by the animals, according to provincial authorities. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Local residents in Battambang town took part in a political debate organized by U.s. Democracy promotion group, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) on Monday ahead of local elections early next month. Attendees asked prospective candidates questions related to citizen’s concerns over unemployment, migration, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Environmental activist Ven Vorn has been given a second chance to have an illegal logging conviction overturned after the supreme Court on Wednesday ordered his case sent back to the Appeal Court for review. ss='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni will once again be out of Cambodia on the day that widely condemned new lawS are due to be Signed into force, prompting Some obServerS to SuggeSt he iS abStaining from affixing hiS Signature to politically queStionable legiSlation. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay siphan said he did not believe social Affairs Minister Vong sauth would face any disciplinary action after he repeated the gist of a seemingly confidential CPP meeting, including an alleged threat by Prime Minister Hun sen to beat protesters with ss='cambodia-color'>...

After losing more than 400 communes to the opposition in June’s local elections, the Cambodian People’s Party is embarking on a membership drive – among its own members – according to a leaked document, which describes plans to monitor the mentality of supporters of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government has approved plans to build one of the world’s largest airports in Kandal province, though key actors have yet to work out the details and one economist noted yesterday that the current proposal may be short-sighted. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Bilateral trade between Việt Nam and Cambodia last year surged 29.7 per cent against the previous year to nearly Us$3.8 billion, the General Department of Customs reported. Of the total, Việt Nam’s export turnover to this market was $2.77 billion, rising 26.1 per cent against the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank has announced an additional $30 million in grants and $10 million in loans to Cambodia as part of the organization’s Green Climate Fund. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The capital’s listed water utility posted higher revenue against lower earnings during the third quarter of the year in a filing to the Cambodian stock exchange yesterday. Phnom Penh Water supply Authority (PPWsA) saw its revenue rise by $1 million, or 8 percent, year-on-year to $13.9 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen’s time spent posting selfies and broadcasting speeches live on Facebook appears to be paying off, according to a new study that ranks world leaders’ Facebook pages by level of engagement. ss='cambodia-color'>...