<p>Keep out of Cambodia’s internal affairs.This was the message delivered yesterday by Cambodia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs prak Sokhonn to country director for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Wan-Hea Lee at a meeting to discuss cooperation. ...p>

<p>Faced with an ongoing rise in drug trafficking and use, especially of methamphetamines, Cambodia and the other five Greater Mekong Subregion countries have joined forces to try and stem the narcotics tide. Cambodia was also among four countries where drug-making laboratories were found, Mr. Douglas ...p>

<p>More than 300 overloaded trucks were fined nearly $135,000 last month, causing the Transport Ministry to call for stricter action to protect the country’s roads.A Transport Ministry report said a committee comprised of ministry officials and law enforcement officers seized 307 overloaded trucks, resulting in ...p>

<p>Defence Minister General Tea Banh yesterday confirmed that China is to provide the army with tanks and armoured personnel carriers to strengthen relations between the two militaries.He said the tanks and ApCs would arrive in Cambodia in March, when the two countries will hold their ...p>

<p>The National Election Committee yesterday revealed locations in phnom penh that political parties will be banned from using for campaigning prior to the upcoming Senate election on February 25.The NEC has banned all political parties from campaigning on nine major boulevards in phnom penh, along ...p>

<p>The government is establishing a department under the Agriculture Ministry which will be responsible for improving the quality of seeds and distributing them more efficiently to farmers. ...p>

<p>The General Department of prisons has dismissed a report made by rights group Licadho which claimed there are violations of basic human rights in the Kingdom’s prisons. ...p>

<p>The General Department of Taxation (GDT) is sourcing for an advanced IT system in Singapore to modernise the Kingdom’s tax system and improve its collection process and efficiency. ...p>

<p>Minister of Economy and Finance Aun porn Moniroth and German ambassador to Cambodia Christian Berger on Thursday signed two cooperative financing agreements worth 67.1 million euros, equivalent to $74 million. ...p>

<p>Asianway Travel company is offering special package tours to traveling professionals called the “mega FAM tour” between Cambodia and Vietnam from July to August, 2013. With the best selling packages offered, professionals have a great opportunity to explore and experience the treasures of Cambodia and ...p>

<p>South Korea will soon give a four year loan package worth $200 million for dam and road projects, according to Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. The loan will be utilized to repair three national road lines as well as rural roads in nine ...p>

<p>The Japanese government has congratulated Cambodia on its general election, saying that it was held smoothly and peacefully. &nbsp;“The government of Japan will continue to follow the situation in Cambodia closely after the election,” said a statement issued by the spokesman for Japanese Ministry of Foreign ...p>

<p>Flash floods have claimed nine lives and affected about 5,300 families in Cambodia since last week, a disaster control spokesman said Friday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said five of the dead were children. ...p>

<p>One man was killed and two teenagers injured on Sunday while cleaning unexploded ordnance they found just past the border of pailin, in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province. Sot phy, 27, was killed on the spot, while a 14- and 16-year-old were badly injured. ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Education has suspended the grade 9 examinations this week without citing a reason. In a letter sent yesterday, parents and students are informed that examinations slated to take place today and Tuesday would instead take place on September 26 and 27. ...p>

<p>In the first nine months of the year, Cambodia’s tax revenue increased more than 17.3 per cent from the corresponding period in 2012, data from the General Department of Taxation show. Total tax revenue rose to $678.1 million from $578 million. ...p>

<p>About 50 garment workers fainted yesterday at the King First Industrial factory in Kandal province’s Ang Snuol district, union representatives said. Khouth Touch, the Free Trade Union president at the factory, said a number of workers had experienced stomach aches and diarrhoea that morning. ...p>

<p>Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia have so far seen an increase, reaching the number of around 560,000. However, this sector does not grow with reliability and the capacity in business operation does not go to international market standard or standardization of free market. ...p>

<p>Amid growing urbanisation, Lucky Supermarket opened three more branches in phnom penh’s suburbs over the weekend, targeting a new consumer base living around the city. With the additional branches, Lucky now counts 10 outlets in phnom penh, including one mini-mart at Koh pich. ...p>

<p>Malaysian information technology service provider Dataprep Holdings Bhd is considering establishing a presence in Cambodia, the Malaysian Reserve reported Monday. “We are currently looking at increasing our presence in Indochina, ASEAN and China,” chief executive Ahmad Rizan Ibrahim was quoted as telling reporters Friday. ...p>