The Apsara National Authority expressed concern over illegally built structures along Siem Reap’s Angkor resort area. Apsara National Authority spokesman Long Kosal told The Post on Monday that many residents of the Angkor resort area, who had requested building permits from the Apsara National Authority, ...

A Commerce Ministry official said on Thursday that initiation of talks with China for a free trade agreement were not linked to a potential suspension of the ‘Everything But Arms’ trade scheme. The Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh announced last week that the two countries ...

Think Biotech (Cambodia) Co Ltd director Lu Chu Chang has dismissed as slanderous, reports by forest and environmental activists that the company is connected to illegal logging. The reports claimed Think Biotech was involved in the illegal logging of forests in the Prey Lang Wildlife ...

With different talents but similar passions, Small World is a small enterprise that brings talented young Cambodians together to learn, work and network in the new world of business. Small World is a collaborative workplace created to ensure that young people passionate about business have access ...

Kampot pepper yields are expected to increase significantly in the first harvest since gaining Geographic Indicator status in April 2010, as increased demand from exporters drives up prices. Output this season is expected to surge by 17 per cent, from 23 tonnes in the last harvest ...

Caffe Bene, South Korea’s second-largest coffee chain, on Tuesday announced plans to open in Cambodia, according to a Korean media report. But while its entrance adds one more competitor to the more than half-a-dozen coffee chains already in the country, local franchises said the market is ...

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Temple, one of the world heritage sites, had received some 1.98 million international visitors in the first 11 months of 2013, up 8 percent from 1.83 million tourists over the same period last year, a tourism report said Wednesday. During the January-November ...

Cambodia and South Korea yesterday discussed accelerating the implementation of agreements to attract more investment signed during a summit in Busan last month. Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn met yesterday with newly-appointed South Korean ambassador to Cambodia Park Heung-kyoeng. “Both partners agreed to strengthen bilateral trade ...

More than 100 families in Preah Vihear province are demanding compensation from the authorities over the construction of a reservoir which they claim had affected their livelihoods. The villagers said the Raksa reservoir, a government-run project for storing water in Chey Sen and Rovieng districts ...

Human Rights Watch says lax labor laws in Cambodia are allowing garment factories, including many suppliers for Western brands, to take advantage of vulnerable workers. In a report released Thursday, the New York-based rights group documented a “persistent pattern of labor rights violations,” including forced overtime, ...

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the state enterprise that operates Cambodia’s second-largest port, successfully raised $5.2 million in an initial public offering that was more than 1.4 times oversubscribed, its underwriter said yesterday.Subscription for 4.1 million shares, a 20 per cent stake, of the port ...

In its annual report on disaster preparedness, the National Committee for Disaster Management yesterday affirmed that last year’s drought was the worst in 50 years and recommended the construction of new wells to alleviate future dry spells – despite serious risks identified by recent research. ...

The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Asia Foundation has formally announced the Go Digital ASEAN initiative. Supported by a $3.3 million grant from Google, the initiative is designed to equip 200,000 people – of which 60 percent will be ...

Prek Pnov district authorities have notified local fishermen to remove lattices and ponds completely from the Boeung Tamok Lake by the end of this year.​​ The warning comes after years of delays. Prek Pnov district governor Sok Sambath told The Post on November 19 time had ...

A revised free-trade pact between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) facilitating the cross-border flow of services and investment came into force on Saturday. The deal took effect for Japan and five Asean members – Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The ...

On 15 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release providing $10M to increase Cambodia’s mine clearance and victim assistance efforts in 2021 and beyond, focusing on undertaking landmine and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) clearance, increases victim assistance, mine risk ...

On 24 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $7 million grant which aims to promote Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capacity for regional teacher training centers and lower secondary education. The major thrust of ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Major banks”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of major banks in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as top banks in Cambodia, legislation, response to protect financial customers, the Association ...

On 02 May 2022, the Ministry of Environment issued an announcement on the National and World Environment Day on 05 June under the theme “Caring for the planet for our health”.The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Battambang Provincial Administration will celebrate the National and ...