Cambodia’s first $15 million rice storage and drying facility made its official debut on Tuesday, while three other facilities are set to open later this week, according to insiders. the Battambang province–based rice storage facility, which is operated by Thanakea Srov (Kampuchea) Plc, received a ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday urged the public to grow fruits and vegetables organically as these are healthier alternatives to crops grown using agrochemicals. Mr Hun Sen posted on his Facebook page that the Kingdom’s land was fertile and suitable for growing fruits and ...

The United States urged Cambodia’s government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was released on bail but has been placed under house arrest. Kem Sokha was released from prison on Monday after spending more than a year in jail on ...

Cambodia and Nepal are discussing joint steps to promote direct flights between the countries and to open the embassies in their capitals in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation, a government spokesperson said. Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli is on an official three-day visit ...

King Norodom Sihamoni told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Cambodia would further support his overseas investment strategy, which has been criticized by the U.S. King Norodom Sihamoni said during a visit to Beijing that Cambodia is prepared to further support China’s overseas investment strategy, known as ...

The World Bank looks forward to working with Cambodia to support The country’s efforts in reducing poverty and improving economic and social conditions for its people, especially in agriculture, health, education and transportation, said Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia ...

Cambodian authorities last week arrested an alleged drug mule attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Kingdom by hiding it in his stomach. 
South African national Blignaut Chan, 26, was seized on September 13 at Phnom Penh International Airport in a joint operation between the National ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on monks to join hands in educating people to respect traffic laws and avoid drug use in order to reduce traffic deaths and drug problems. During a building inauguration at Chey Mongkul pagoda in Kampong Cham province, Mr Hun Sen ...

Income from post office activity increased to 3.77 million US dollars in 2011 from 2.164 million in 2010 and that money is small in size but it showed that Cambodian people still need the post ways for sending their goods and other materials. At the same time, revenue from mobile phone companies and desk ...

More than 100 vendors from Phe Leu market in Kratie town protested yesterday after they arrived at work to find security guards refusing to let them sell at their usual spots, vendors said. More than 20 unarmed guards blocked the protesters, forcing them to set up ...

Opposition lawmakers-elect yesterday lambasted reports that Cambodia has asked Iran for a $54.45 million loan. Following an official visit to Tehran last week by a delegation from the National Assembly led by First Vice Chairman Nguon Nhel, Cambodia’s official news agency, Agence Kampuchea Press, reported that ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday questioned an elderly tycoon who was jailed earlier this month in a real estate dispute with his broTher, also a prominent businessman. Huot Seng Long, 76, who also uses The name Thai Seng Long, was questioned in a closed-door ...

Some 100,000 prospective patients could lose opportunity for eye care due to Australia scaling back its foreign aid budget. But as Fred Hollows and other Australian NGOs brace themselves for the cuts, the Australian government is forging ahead with a $40 million scheme to relocate ...

Singaporean-listed oil and gas firm KrisEnergy is edging closer to finalising its deal with the Cambodian government that will pave the way for extraction from offshore oil field Block A.According to KrisEnergy’s half-yearly financial statement, posted on its website yesterday, terms have been agreed and ...

According to the Tourism Ministry, tourism declined 52 percent earlier this year.the government in February responded by offering promotional Angkor Archaeological Park fare tickets. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the U.S. were valued at US$585 million in January 2020, up 33 percent compared to the same period last year. ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Cambodia signed a $32 million grant agreement with The government on Monday to expand Takhmao town’s water supply system. ...

The government has disbursed $50 million through The Rural Development and Agriculture Bank (RDAB) to provide low-interest loan to small farmers and small and medium enterprises. ...

Cambodian Human Rights Committee spokesman, Chin Malin, said the government is set to launch a new national independent human rights centre following recommendations from the UN. ...

The United Nations is providing $1 million for a joint programme with The government to provide support to returning migrant workers in three provinces. ...