Following the labour ministry’s announcement of a 2024 minimum wage set at $204 per month, the employers’ association has voiced their support, while trade union representatives and civil society organisations (CSOs) expressed their disappointment. ...

The World Bank has upheld its economic growth forecast for Cambodia this year at 5.5 percent, supported by the resurgence of the services sector, particularly tourism, following the post-pandemic recovery. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Manet yesterday held separate talks with leaders of four more Chinese companies, during his stay in Beijing, China for the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Oct. 17-18. ...

Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police, is in Cambodia today (Tuesday) to seek cooperation from police there in the arrests of nine Thai and Chinese suspects working in a call centre gang. ...

The presidents of the ruling parties in Indochina, including Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the traditional friendship, according to a press release from Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) AKP received yesterday. ...

Sweeping strides have been made in the fight against transnational crime, and Thailand and Cambodia recently pledged to enhance their joint efforts in this area. The collaboration aims to bolster the stability and security of both nations through increased cooperation. ...

A new website dedicated to serving readers’ cravings for the essential progress of Cambodia’s digital economy has been officially launched by Meta (formerly Facebook) and Open Development Cambodia (ODC). ...

Hundreds of hectares in Mondulkiri were sold to a major tycoon’s family for as low as 600 riel per square meter, a government document suggests, and is facing protests from existing residents. ...

South Korea plans to establish an ASEAN tree garden in Siem Reap province next year, as a symbol of enhanced relations, cooperation and connectivity between the East Asian country and the regional bloc. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has given the governors of Battambang and Pailin provinces two weeks to resolve the boundaries issue between the two, in order to make it easier for people to manage land ownership and register to vote. ...

Some residents affected by the new Phnom Penh International Airport development project in Kandal Steung district, Kandal province, remain adamant not to accept compensation of US$ 8 per square meter as determined by the government, while some people received the compensation by force after losing ...

Vietnam will be sharing its knowledge with Cambodia Aquaculturist Association (CAA) members on juvenile fish breeding techniques to strengthen breeding abilities, and produce better quality and increased amounts of fish at competitive prices. ...

In an interview with Khmer Times recently, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative of Cambodia Dr. Li Ailan said that the Kingdom has made good achievement in TB prevention and control over the past years. ...

Cambodian analysts weighed in on China’s $44.4 billion real estate fund, banking on hopes that the program can raise funds to bankroll the purchase of unfinished buildings and complete their construction. ...

The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) on September 15 launched a series of online modules aiming to increase public awareness on the rights to fair trial and to further provide input on judiciary reforms in the country. ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of November’s ASEAN leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh, diplomatic sources confirmed Friday. ...

The Ministry of Environment will celebrate National Environmental Sanitation Day on November 22 in Sen Monorom town in Mondulkiri province. The event will be held under the theme “Our motherland, Our duties, Clean and Green”. ...

Around 10,000 hectares around the Tonle Sap lake have had protections relaxed, purportedly to legitimize families already using the land, while a port project linked to tycoon Try Pheap received 150 hectares off the coast of Kampot. ...

Indigenous people representing nearly 100 families in Sen Monorom commune, O’Raing district, Mondulkiri province, have filed a complaint against the authorities for granting 255 hectares of their land to a private company for investment and development as a natural tourism area. ...

The Ministry of Health has sped up the vaccination for students in educational institutions across the country by urging parents to bring their children for jabs against Covid-19 because all vaccines have been approved by the World Health Organization. ...