Tourism sector businesses will be fined up to 300,000 riel ($75) if caught imposing “service charges” without first applying to the Ministry of Tourism, an announcement issued on Monday said. the ministry’s director of the tourism, accommodation and food and beverage (F&B) management, Kim Serey ...

The value of exports of garment and accessories from Cambodia rose by 3.3 percent to $5.021 billion in The first eight months of this year, compared with 4.861 billion during The corresponding period last year, according to The statistics from The Ministry of Commerce. ...

The process of obtaining geographical indication (GI) status for Kampong Speu palm sugar in The European Union suffered a setback this week after a company asked for revisions to The wording of The product’s guidebook, according to a producers association. ...

The European Union yesterday failed to come to a consensus on taxing Cambodia fragrant and white rice, giving leaders of The local rice sector more time to plan The next step in Their fight to stop The EU from imposing tariffs. ...

The Cambodian government is abolishing a controversial “hotel” prison project, according to Ministry of Interior officials. The government had announced earlier this month that it would soon open The new prison facilities, in which inmates can pay to stay. The facilities are said to be ...

Freshly pardoned CNRP deputy leader Kem Sokha yesterday claimed the pardon that exonerated him on Friday was made without any conditions or concessions from the opposition party. the acting president of the opposition, who had been under de facto house arrest since May and had been ...

The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday gave its approval to Real Camerin to name his new political party The Khmer Conservative Party, after his first proposal, The Khmer Empire Party, was denied last month. Camerin, a former lawmaker of The Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue ...

Officials from Koh Kong province’s environment department have confirmed that the construction Of a yellow vine processing plant has been halted after a directive from the Environment Ministry.​ Department chief Morn Phalla said that while the plant’s construction had ceased, factory equipment was on the site ...

The Ministry of Civil Service is acting as The secretariat for The National Committee to promote The implementation of The new government’s public administration reform measures. ...

The Kingdom’s tourism industry got a shot in The arm with The visit of The top official of The China Metro Group who made a courtesy call on Minister of Tourism in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. ...

The Ministry of Environment has urged relevant authorities and The general public to furTher participate in The conservation of Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia, as The mammal ‘population has long been critically endangered. ...

The government plans to create “cheque de vacances” or holiday vouchers by 2017 to encourage middle-income Cambodians to travel within The country, according to an official from The Ministry of Tourism yesterday. Chhay Khunlong, deputy director-general of tourism at The ministry, said holiday vouchers will enable ...

The Cambodia National Rescue Party will refuse to appoint a new president following The arrest of current leader Kem Sokha on Sunday, Deputy President Mu Sochua said yesterday, a decision she acknowledged may lead to The dissolution of The party should Sokha be convicted of ...

Increase tensions between the US and Iran, one of the world’s largest oil producers, could cause prices to fluctuate, the Ministry of Commerce warned on Thursday. However, the ministry said fuel prices in the Kingdom will stick to those announced every 15 days, which are ...

The Interior Ministry’s Central Security Department yesterday announced two hotlines for The public to report possible kidnappings after a spike in Facebook comments about parents losing Their children. According to a statement issued yesterday, The purpose of The hotlines is to assist authorities with locating ...

Lieutenant General Hun Manet, deputy commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Infantry Unit, on Saturday said the United States lent money to the Lon Nol regime for weapons that were used to kill Cambodians.Speaking to soldiers while inaugurating a new building in Siem Reap ...

The Telecom Regulator of Cambodia yesterday said that The Kingdom’s plan to launch its first satellite is still being studied after The Defence Ministry denied media reports that it will be sent into space in 2021. TRC spokesman Im Vutha yesterday said that The project ...

The Interior Minister yesterday decided to delete 22 political parties from its official register ahead of The national election next year. According to a letter signed by Interior Minister Sar Kheng, The parties are being dissolved in line with recent amendments to The Law on Political ...

The General Department of Domestic Trade of The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is in The process of forming a new multilateral task-force to expedite The establishment of a cassava federation in Cambodia after a delay in implementing The national cassava strategy for a few years ...

More than 300 families briefly blocked the entrance to the Kandal Provincial Hall on Monday morning to ask the governor to intervene in a land dispute with well-connected conglomerate ING Holdings, which they say has built a fence around Boeung Chi Po, one of multiple ...