While the fish spawning season is still ongoing and the fishing ban is in full swing, fisheries administration officials continue to crackdown on fishery crimes to combat overs fishing and resource depletion. ...

In May 2013, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and Better Work will launch HERproject in Cambodia. HERproject links multinational companies and their factories to local NGOs to create sustainable workplace programmes that increase women’s health awareness. the project also seeks to demonstrate the return on investment ...

The European Union will spend €3 million ($3.9 million) on a program to encourage small and medium enterprises to invest in Cambodia. Speaking at a conference yesterday in Phnom Penh, EU Ambassador to Cambodia Jean-Francois Cautain said The five-year grant – to be managed by EuroCham ...

Three royal turtle nests containing 51 eggs have been found in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district. The discovery was made by The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), fisheries administration officials, and conservationists from The local community. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has allowed the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) also known as the Mine Authority to access funds to deploy 2,000 Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) personnel in the humanitarian demining operation from 2020-2025. ...

The World Bank has released several urgent recommendations to Cambodia and oTher countries in The East Asia Pacific, stating governments need to act quickly, cooperatively and at scale to avoid serious financial shock and recession due to The COVID-19 outbreak. ...

Indigenous people in Mondulkiri province plan to file a complaint with the provincial court against a military officer from the Army Base “K1” in O’Raing district’s Dak Dam commune, for clearing forest land for personal ownership within the Phnom Nam Lear Wildlife Sanctuary.​ ...

The government has issued income tax exemptions for The textile and garment, footwear and luggage sectors that produced export goods hit by The European Union’s 20 percent Everything but Arms (EBA) tariff-free status withdrawal in February. ...

A grim report on the world economy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday caused oil prices to continue to slide, with international prices hitting the lowest level since 2002 as planned output cuts were deemed insufficient to offset a COVID-19-fuelled slump in demand. ...

Starting May 1, the traffic police will enforce a new sub-decree which increases traffic violation fines to three to five times their current rates. Officials expect the additional money gained from the increased fines will be used to reduce traffic accidents. ...

The Mekong River Commission held its second stakeholder meeting on Laos’s controversial proposed Pak Beng dam on Friday, giving involved parties The opportunity to hear responses to concerns raised at The first meeting in February. ...

The Bunong ethnic community in Mondulkiri province has asked that environment officials remove land markers at The Nam Lear Wildlife Sanctuary near The Tuol Svay environmental headquarters. They also urged officials to take legal action against those who planted Them. ...

Battambang provincial deputy governor Sou Arafat was questioned by the anti-corruption unit (ACU) in Phnom Penh on Wednesday about land corruption in Koas Krala district involving Oknha Sorng Thorn. ACU head Om Yentieng told the Post on Thursday said the probe is ongoing and there ...

Cambodian Keo Romiet mangoes remain on target to be directly exported to the Chinese market from early next year after the economic powerhouse penned an agreement in June that set up a 500,000 tonne quota for the Kingdom’s widely-available fruit. ...

New York Stock Exchange- (NYSE) listed hotel franchiser Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (WH) has opened its first hotel in the Kingdom – the Howard Johnson Plaza by Wyndham Blue Bay Sihanoukville, WH said in a February 18 press release. ...

The state-run Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) announced that from May onward it would issue electricity bills once every three months to consumers in The red zones or lockdown areas as EdC agents could not deliver The bills in person. ...

The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) voted to set minimum wage for workers in The garment, textile and footwear sectors at $192 for 2022. Prime Minister Hun Sen Then stepped in to add $2 to The total, making it $194 per month.   ...

The National Authority for Preah Vihear (NAPV) will cooperate with The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to begin a joint operation to clear mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in two areas located in The Koh Ker temple complex in Preah Vihear province. ...

Tripartite discussions on the 2022 minimum wage for workers in the garment, textile and footwear sectors were set to begin on September 14. According to industry observers, the employers are planning to offer $183.40, as opposed to $214.20 requested by trade unions. ...