Land in Cambodia is divided into three classifications: private property, state private property and state public property. The distinction between state private property and state public property is essential to determining how state land is to be used. ...

The second cluster convention was held on 19 December 2022, at the FHI 360 Office in Phnom Penh, with 25 participants (06 females). The convention brought together the Ministry Of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the Ministry Of Interior (MoI), civil society organizations ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new profile page on “Data: Services and fees” under Access to public services in both Khmer and English including: Public services for transportation, Civil registration service, Service charges for electricity hook up and disconnection from Electricity of Cambodia (EDC), and Contact ...

On 15 June 2021, Australia’s Chargé d’Affaires Mr Luke Arnold met H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) to advance bilateral collaboration on access to clean piped water in Cambodia’s provinces. Mr Arnold presented the findings of ...

ANZ Royal Bank is seeking a larger part in handling transitions involving the Chinese yuan as the currency becomes more prevalent. Exports who bill their clients in yuan are being granted tax rebates of between 15 and 18 percent by the Chinese government. A service ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the United Kingdom increased more than 55% year-on-year during the first six months of 2011, according to the British Embassy in Phnom Penh. Total trade between January and June equalled US$247.2 million, up from $159.3 million during the same period in ...

The US is scheduled today to sign off on another $20 million in funding for aid projects in Cambodia, according to a US Embassy statement issued yesterday. One project will “strengthen the ability of civil society, the private sector, and the government to address food security ...

In order to comply with legislation that prohibits bribery of public officials logistics company FedEx has limited its inbound shipments to Cambodia to those valued under $300. Customs and CamControl officials regularly impose unofficial payments to facilitate the customs and excise process. FedEx, initially announced ...

Mahuran Japan Bank and the Seilanithih Microfinance Institution have signed an agreement to work together, according to a statement yesterday. Maruhan general manager Onishi Shizuo said  the agreement would benefit both parties. “By joining forces with us, Seilanithih will be able to expand the size of ...

Sihanoukville Autonomous Port revenues increased more than 16 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2011, according to port officials. Cambodia’s largest port generated US$21 million in revenues between January and August, up from $18 million in the same period last year, SAP Director General ...

Officials and environmentalists yesterday agreed to draw up new measures to save the endangered Mekong dolphin and find more information on why the species is disappearing. At the end Of a three-day workshop in Kratie province, Officials and representatives from the World Wildlife Fund signed a ...

A teenager was one of 13 girls locked inside a recruitment company’s offices in the capital last year after being promised work as a maid in Malaysia, she told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. The court yesterday tried three people over alleged illegal detention and human ...

The government has paid about $1.2 million to nearly 12,000 female garment workers who have had babies so far this year. According to a report released yesterday by the National Social Security Fund, 11,706 female garment workers delivered babies in January, February and the first 22 ...

The economy will grow at a rate of 6.9 percent in 2018, according to the latest report from the World Bank. Other international financial institutions have issued similar forecasts this month, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) putting national ...

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) approved a $90 million loan on Wednesday to help Cambodia modernise the agriculture sector and enhance climate resilience. The Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project will cost more than $141 million to implement, with the government of Cambodia and beneficiaries ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) is set to announce the final results of the July 29 national elections on Wednesday as scheduled, said NEC deputy secretary-general Som Sorida. However, two analysts expressed scepticism over the announcement, claiming that the political parties were aware that it ...

Dozns of construction workers in Oddar Meanchey province’s Trapaing Prasat district protested on Wednesday, demanding more than $7,000 in wages their company owed them. The more than 30 workers were employed to construct a building at a sugarcane factory owned by Oknha Vinh Hour in ...

Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district administration will tear down illegal houses and shops built on the bank of Prek Thnot river, said its administrative director Mok Puthea. He said illegal homes, shops, cafes and canteens in Teuk Thla village along the river in Kraing Pongro commune ...

Stung Treng provincial authorities have unanimously agreed to the request and conditions of the ethnic Bunong community members from Kbal Romeas village who have been impacted by the Lower Sesan II dam in the province. However, the authorities are still considering requests and conditions laid down ...

In an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review on July 31, Mogherini – who is also the Vice-President of the European Commission – was asked whether the EU’s possible sanctions would lead to reforms in Cambodia, to which she said the Kingdom “needed to respect ...