Prime Minister Hun Sen hit back yesterday at suggestions that he would consider postponing this year’s elections, saying they will go on as scheduled “no matter what happens” – an apparent effort to clarify his remarks in a speech the day before that an election ...

A lead economist working with the Asia Development Bank (ADB) has said that Cambodia needs to rethink its economic model, which is heavily based on export-driven growth, as it prepares to shed least developed country (LDC) status, a transition that is expected to take place by ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) will never tax farmland. “It would burden our farmers,” he said in Takeo Sunday. “Although national revenue that comes from land taxes is spent on building roads, water systems, hospitals and  schools, we still ...

About 4,000 workers from two garment factories protested in Phnom Penh  yesterday for better working conditions – but bosses told them their 7.5 hour working days and free meals meant they had it pretty good. the workers from SL Garment Processing (Cambodia)’s SL1 and SL2 factories ...

Global coffee-chain giant Starbucks will enter its 12th Asian market next month when it opens an outlet in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. RMA Cambodia CEO Rami Sharaf said the expansion into Vietnam did not automatically mean Starbucks would enter Cambodia. “I don’t think there is ...

Despite expecting 27,000 visitors per day, little planning has gone into tackling traffic congestion at Cambodia’s long-awaited AEON Mall when it opens June 30, City Hall said yesterday. There are 1,400 vehicle parking spaces allotted at AEON and 1,600 bikes spaces accessed via both SoThearos ...

The Thai government yesterday broke its silence on charred remains found 10 days ago alleged to have been two Cambodians burned alive by Thai soldiers, saying no conclusion had been reached. Cambodia’s western neighbour has been slow to release investigative findings about what could prove to ...

More than 100 officials from some 20 economies in Asia and the Pacific are meeting with donor institution representatives in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in a bid to strengthen public financial management systems for climate change adaptation projects, said a news statement on Monday. ...

Australian Ambassador to Cambodia Pablo Kang today went to Kampong Thom province to support flood relief efforts in the province. ...

Torrential rain has caused flash flooding across several provinces, with Pursat provincial authorities announcing a water level emergency for the second time. ...

Three male Cambodian returnees test positive for COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 251, with two recoveries. ...

An $80 million domestic airport project in Mondulkiri province is shaping up to be a main driver for ecotourism development in the Kingdom’s northeast corridor. ...

A decade-long land dispute between about 130 families and the provincial agriculture department is being urged to be resolved quickly. ...

The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) on August 3 said it is not involved in a fraud dispute concerning derivatives broker GoldFX Investment Co Ltd. ...

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Cambodia office will organise an online training programme on “Cambodia Court Administration Improvement (Cambodia)” from Sept. 6 to 17, said a KOICA’s press release AKP received this morning. ...

Pursat province’s fisheries authorities who went on their enforcement operations down at the Tonle Sap lake arrested 30 men red-handed for illegal fishing yesterday. ...

Seven topics will be discussed during the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit (ASEM13) to be hosted by Cambodia on Nov. ...

Cambodia reaffirmed its dedication to commitment to the “Blue Print for Sustainability, Equity and Integrity” to promote resilience in socio-economic development. ...

The International Multi-Purpose Logistics and Port Centre, principally invested by Kampot Logistics and Port Co Ltd and projected to cost $1.5 billion, has officially broken ground in Bokor town, Kampot province.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has tasked three institutions to work together to restore and deepen the Tonle Sap bed aiming to conserve fish species. ...