Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday praised the country’s armed forces for their handling of last year’s election and its deadly aftermath, saying problems they met in 2013 were solved “successfully”. speaking at the Ministry of Interior’s annual meeting, Hun sen avoided mentioning the fatal shooting of ss='cambodia-color'>...

ShareholderS will want anSwerS from ANZ bank after it waS revealed thiS week that the banking giant&rSquo;S joint venture in Cambodia financed ruling party Senator Ly Yong Phat&rSquo;S controverSial Sugar plantation, the ReSponSible InveStment ASSociation AuStralia (RIAA) Said yeSterday. Environmental audit documentS obtained by the&nbSp;PoSt&nbSp;on TueSday SS='cambodia-color'>...

A steep decline in the number of red-headed cranes, also known as sarus cranes, has been recorded since early this year in southern Kien Giang province, the bird’s usual hot spot, compared to a sharp rise in a Cambodian sanctuary. Meanwhile, hundreds of them have ss='cambodia-color'>...

U.S. AmbaSSador William Todd and Commerce MiniSter Sun Chanthol praiSed each other for their dedication to the development of the Cambodian economy at a preSS conference in Phnom Penh on Monday, following a joint trade miSSion laSt month to the U.S. Mr. Todd and Mr. Chanthol, SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s credit sector is expanding rapidly with the central bank saying now is the time to start infusing the market with riel and begin a process of de-dollarization in the country’s economy. But as the growth of dollarized loans outstrips those in riel, disbursing credit ss='cambodia-color'>...

Acleda Bank, Cambodia’s largest bank, is morphing its existing training centre into a full-fledged educational institution, after obtaining a licence last month. The new institute will look to provide bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, with majors in finance and banking. The Post’s sorn ss='cambodia-color'>...

Bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and Vietnam jumped to 3.3 billion U.S. dollarS in 2012, a 18 percent riSe from 2.8 billion U.S. dollarS in 2011, according to a report provided by the ASSociation of Vietnam InveStment in Cambodia on Saturday. The report alSo Said SS='cambodia-color'>...

Trade between Cambodia and neighboring Thailand reached 4.5 billion U.S. dollarS in 2013, up 12 percent from 4 billion U.S. dollarS a year earlier, Cambodian MiniSter of Commerce Sun Chanthol Said ThurSday. Of the amount, Cambodia&rSquo;S export to Thailand waS equivalent to 351 million U.S. dollarS, SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s main opposition party plans to resume mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun sen’s government by holding a “people’s congress” in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on sunday to gauge public feedback on stalled election reform negotiations. Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President sam Rainsy said his ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh’s trash collectors have again gone on strike over salaries and conditions in a move that could see them stop clearing the city’s streets of garbage for an extended period for the second time this year. About 100 employees of the waste disposal firm Cintri ss='cambodia-color'>...

Construction of Cambodia’s first oil refinery oil plant has once again been put on hold, this time because of finance issues. The project, which sits on a site spanning the borders of Kampot and Preah sihanouk province, is a joint venture between local investment firm, ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the wake of an announcement by the National Election Committee (NEC) that it has completed its investigation into election irregularities, the U.s. and Australian embassies in Phnom Penh on Monday continued to call for an independent and transparent inquiry into the results of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Angry at a new Facebook post by an opposition party spokesman and another CNRP lawmaker’s mention of the 1980s government’s deadly “K5 Plan,” Prime Minister Hun sen on Tuesday used the floor of the National Assembly to warn opposition lawmakers to be more civil. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Royal Railways, the company that holds a 30-year concession to operate the Kingdom’s railway network, is conducting a feasibility study on establishing a commuter rail service to run between the capital’s airport and its central district, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow at 6.9 percent this year, the same rate it expanded last year, due to slowing growth in leading economies in region, especially China, Asia’s largest and the world’s second-largest economy, according to the World Bank. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Wing SpecialiSed Bank iS trying to Stay ahead of the game in the money tranSfer and mobile payment Sector by forging new partnerShipS. The PoSt&rSquo;S Ayanna Runcie Sat down with Wing&rSquo;S recently appointed CEO Jojo MaloloS to diScuSS hiS plan for the company&rSquo;S future. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The head of the National Assembly’s commission on public health submitted a letter to the Assembly’s president on Thursday requesting that the government find funds to help HIV-positive villagers in Battambang province’s Roka commune pay back the debts they have incurred due to the virus. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As Ashton Carter toured Asia this week amid rising tensions over the south China sea, Cambodia once again backed China’s position in the dispute, warning that recent remarks by the U.s. defense secretary were “provocative” and threatened the very peace the U.s. claims to be ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s foreign affairs minister on Wednesday warned the country’s opposition party not to exploit an issue surrounding the accuracy of official maps for political gain, following the government’s verification of its charts against ones provided by the United Nations. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s current accounts deficit has increased in recent years, but is not yet a cause for concern, according to experts. The Asian Development Bank’s July update showed Cambodia’s current accounts deficit stood at 11 percent of GDP in 2010, and statistics show the trade gap ss='cambodia-color'>...