In the wake of last week’s mass demonstrations and heavy-handed police response, Prime Minister Hun sen has called on Cambodians to promote a state of peace for the sake of the country’s social and economic development. In a letter written to mark the U.N.’s International Day ss='cambodia-color'>...

The CPP-controlled National Assembly will soon send the National Election Committee (NEC) a letter officially informing the body of a boycott of parliament by the CNRP’s 55 members of parliament, in what appears to be the first step in the ruling party’s threat to have ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Minister of Industry and Handicraft will hold a meeting with the Kingdom’s salt community in Kep and Kampot provinces next week to discuss the industry’s challenges, ministry spokesman Oum sotha said. The meeting comes after the Kingdom’s sole salt industry community, salt Producers Community ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. and Cambodia have So far forged a good relationShip, but there iS room for improvement, a Cambodian lawmaker Said WedneSday. Hun Many, who Spoke at the U.S.-Korean InStitute under JohnS HopkinS School for Advanced International StudieS, Said Cambodia needS more friendS than SS='cambodia-color'>...

The EDC report stated that Cambodia’s purchase of electricity from overseas fell by about 25 percent in 2016 compared with the previous year. According to EDC’s projections, this year’s imports are expected to fall further by 20 percent compared to 2016 due to domestic production ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Apsara Authority announced yesterday that it will begin sharing preservation knowledge and collaborating in restorations with the city officials behind Beijing’s ancient Imperial City. Officials from Cambodia’s heritage preservation authority met with Du Jingxin, an official from Beijing’s Xicheng district, to discuss ways the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s fisheries sector that plays a vital role in food security and improving nutrition, generated a slightly improved income of more than $275,000 in the first half of the year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) will host a competition on November 1 to determine the finest rice in Cambodia, with the winning brand representing the kingdom at the ninth edition of the World’s Best Rice Competition Program, which will take place a few days later ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers travelled from Poipet to Phnom Penh yesterday to seek the prime minister’s help in ending a land dispute with military police officials. About 30 villagers travelling on behalf of families from Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town gathered in front of Prime Minister Hun sen’s home ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s encouraging economic climate had paved the way for the K-four Electronic company to launch samsung’s latest refrigerator in this country, company representatives said. Kith Bunnarong, of K-four Electronic, said the comp-any’s sales in this country had increased since 2010, when it began working with Thai   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Grandis Timber Ltd.’s teak plantation in Kompong speu province is the fist company in Cambodia to receive a certification from U.s-based Forest stewardship Council (FsC) for its best practices in forest management, Grandis announced yesterday. “FsC certification recognizes FsC standard’s commitment to sustainable development of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s salt production rose sharply at the end of this year’s harvest season thanks to more favourable weather conditions enhancing yields. salt production in Kampot and Kep provinces – home to Cambodia’s salt fields – reached 147,000 tonnes this year, nearly double the 80,000 tonnes recorded ss='cambodia-color'>...

A 3-day Cambodia-Real Estate Exhibition 2013 kicked off [in Phnom Penh] on Monday as the country’s construction sector is rapidly growing in the last couple of years. The event, held at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center, brought together 68 exhibitors who are real estate developers, real ss='cambodia-color'>...

Garment industry, Cambodia’s largest foreign currency earner, reported a 22 percent surge in exports in the first 11 months of 2013, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. The southeast Asian nation exported apparel products in equivalent to 5.07 billion U.s. dollars during ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has seen a 32 percent rise in dry rubber exports in the first six months of the year, according to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. Revenues from the exports valued at 76.5 million U.s. dollars during the first half of ss='cambodia-color'>...

A leopard appears healthy and strong as it paces the walls of its cage with a confident swagger and muffled growl that hints at its ferocity. It’s a welcome sight at Kampot province’s much-maligned Teuk Chhou zoo, which less than one year ago was struggling to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senior CPP memberS Selected nomineeS for the National ASSembly&rSquo;S nine permanent committeeS behind cloSed doorS on TueSday, while the oppoSition CNRP, which haS continued to boycott the ASSembly over July&rSquo;S diSputed election, urged Some of Cambodia&rSquo;S foreign donorS to immediately Sever tieS with the government SS='cambodia-color'>...

CAMBODIA’s prices were 7 percent higher at the end of June compared to the month in 2010, according to National Institute of statistics official sim Ly yesterday. Although the organisation was still preparing to release the official figures, sim Ly said the figures would also ss='cambodia-color'>...

While Cambodia’s Moody’s rating is still at the same B2 level as last year, its economic growth has been downgraded two points from 2015, with the international credit rating agency warning that the Kingdom’s rapid pace of credit growth could pose financial stability risks. “The pace ss='cambodia-color'>...

New government estimates on this year’s rice production and forecasts for next year’s crop may be overly optimistic, industry experts say, factoring in the impact of a drought that damaged crops and is expected to carry over into the next dry season harvest.The Ministry of ss='cambodia-color'>...