Eighteen Montagnard asylum seekers crossed into Ratanakkiri province from Vietnam on Wednesday morning, according to a rights group and a local villager, the fourth such group to arrive in the country this month. Chhay Thy, the provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said the 18 were ...

The Court of Appeal has reduced to six months The original three-and-a-half-year prison term handed to The son of a wealthy businessman for pistol-whipping a man and damaging restaurant property. Duong Udomchorvin, 24, was sentenced in May, along with his 17-year-old broTher, Duong Kimlong, who was ...

After almost a month, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has officially announced the four companies that have been granted sand dredging licenses this past Tuesday. When the ministry notified the companies who won the bidding for one of four available licenses, it also gave them ...

The new data, released by The University of Maryland, tracks forest cover loss globally using satellite imagery. Results showed that not only was 2016 worse than 2015, but of The 16 years for which deforestation was recorded, last year was The fourth worst – with ...

The Ministry of Information condemned recent insult, threat and violence against journalists, saying that those activities seriously violated The freedom of press in Cambodia. The appeal was made after many journalists were recently threatened and seriously injured in an attack by security forces, while They were ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) marked The 36th anniversary of its reintroduction of The national currency on Sunday, using The event to continue its calls to boost use of The riel in a highly dollarized economy. ...

Cambodia has seen a trade deficit of 1.41 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of this year, the latest report of the Ministry of Commerce showed Monday. Total trade volume reached 8.95 billion dollars during the January-June period this year, an increase of 17 ...

The total number of Cambodian children immunized in The nationwide campaign with measles and rubella vaccines has already reached one million, The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday. Health Minister Mam Bunheng launched The campaign against These two children’s diseases on Oct. 21, aiming to vaccinate all ...

A day after the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates, which can potentially impact incoming investments and make debt more costly, experts say the Kingdom’s strong underlying growth will help maintain investments flows and leave the country largely unaffected.the Fed’s 25 basis point rate hike ...

The National Assembly has produced its first code of ethics to ensure that all lawmakers work independently and humbly and uphold The country’s interest. Leng Peng Long, spokesman for The National Assembly, said yesterday said that The code of ethics approved earlier this month requires ...

Growth in tourist arrivals slowed down last year to the lowest rate since the global financial crisis, according to preliminary figures provided by the Ministry of Tourism on Monday. the number of visitors arriving by all modes of transport reached 4.5 million last year, up just ...

The Tax Department has threatened to publicly name companies that have not paid Their outstanding dues by The end of The month. In an announcement posted on its website and in local media on Tuesday, The General Department of Taxation called on all company directors with ...

The Council of Ministers released a summary report yesterday on key multi-sector achievements during The last five years from 2017 to 2021, which includes economic diversification of The country to showcase The Cambodian government’s continuous efforts to overcome obstacles and challenges, in particular, The Covid-19 ...

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia. The deal involves information exchange and collaboration in many aspects. The move also aims to furTher strengThen ties between The telecom regulators. ...

A bill to regulate the management of Cambodia’s casino industry could be approved by the country’s National Assembly (pictured) in the first quarter of 2016, reported the Khmer Times newspaper, quoting an official from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...

Bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and its neighboring Vietnam has hit 2.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of the year, up 10 percent compared with the 2.45 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, a Cambodian trade official said Thursday. Kem ...

Construction investment in Cambodia in the past 11 months of 2013 was worth of USD 2.4 billion or 1526 projects, covering construction area of 7 million sq km, said the Ministry of Urbanization and Construction. the ministry added that compared with the same period of last ...

The Taskforce for Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA.IC) organized a Webinar on The dissemination of The “Guideline on Procedures of Forwarding Without Delay The Resolutions or Updated Consolidated List of The United Nations ...

The tower in The provincial capital of Sisophon will provide – for The first time in The province – free national public programming such as local and national news broadcasts, according to Sek Sokhum, The province’s information department director. Previously, those hoping to watch TV ...

Millions of dollars of aid money granted to Cambodia by the Global Fund to combat malaria have been left sitting in a bank account for more than a year, official documents seen by the Post show.the money remains untouched because the National Malaria Centre (CNM) ...