Environment Minister Say Sam Al and a group of NGOs on Monday agreed to cooperate to resolve a years long dispute between hundreds of families in Koh Kong province and a Chinese company they accuse of stealing their land. ...

When Asean more closely integrates economically later this year, more goods and services will flow freely between member states.But that will likely mean a greater outflow of Cambodian workers abroad, and not the reverse, workers say. that includes travel to countries outside Asean, like South ...

Youths raised concerns about the potential environmental impact of petroleum discovery and use at a roundtable discuss on Saturday during which they debated with officials eager to continue searching and tapping into new energy resources. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government continues to implement social protection policies and has introduced additional social assistance intervention to alleviate difficulties and improve the plight of poor people, especially women and girls.​ ...

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Manila–Incoming bird and poultry shipments from countries affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will be seized and destroyed given concerns of a resurgence, the government said. the Agriculture department last Friday announce heightened surveillance at all ports of entry as well as the ...

A senior official at the Commerce Ministry and the secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) were both silent yesterday regarding a letter sent to the ministry by garment buyers on Friday, urging the government to intensify its investigation of last month’s triple ...

Nine non-governmental groups issued a statement late last week urging the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) to enforce laws that bar political parties from using state resources. “the NEC has to punish the politicians and parties who use the state resources,” said Yong Kim Eng, ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong yesterday asked the UN’s visiting head of humanitarian affairs for extra support in preparing for future natural disasters, according to ministry spokesman Koy Kuong. ...

China’s dam-building ambitions and alleged lack of transparency were front and centre yesterday during a roundtable discussion on Mekong River development held in the capital. Representatives from the Chinese embassy defended their country’s record, claiming that China was “eager to participate” in regional cooperation mechanisms. “We aren’t ...

About 50 people protested in front of Pailin Provincial Hall yesterday against a government plan to turn their farmland in Sala Krao district into a special economic zone (SEZ), villagers and officials said. “It is the villagers that abuse the government land. they took the ...

The MinisTry of Commerce is seTTing up a NaTional ConfederaTion for Rice ExporTers To achieve Prime MinisTer Hun Sen’s TargeT of exporTing 1 million Tons of milled rice by 2015. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on tuesday that a meeting with Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister taro Kono next week would not include discussions of the dissolved CNRP, affirming his commitment to holding this year’s elections while rejecting the possibility of negotiations or pardons for the ...

The GarmenT ManufacTurers AssociaTion in Cambodia (GMAC) has expressed confidence ThaT The probabiliTy of The European Union (EU) suspending The Kingdom’s access To iTs EveryThing BuT Arms (EBA) scheme is “very low”. GMAC depuTy secreTary-general Kiang Monika said his belief is based on The facT ...

No Chinese goods have been found to be exported from Cambodia to the US to avoid US-imposed tariffs on China, a Ministry of Commerce statement said on Sunday. US embassy spokesman Arend Zwartjes previously told the Post on thursday that the US Department of Homeland ...

An international business conglomerate with roots in India and an Indian automaker are looking at partnering with the Cambodian government on a project that will strengthen the Kingdom’s public transportation system and make Cambodia a producer and exporter of electric buses. According to a press release ...

While the Ratanakkiri provincial administration will not recognise illegal land transactions in the province’s protected areas, an NGO says its action is not effective and forest crimes continue unabated. the administration’s letter dated October 19 and obtained by the Post on Monday came after Minister ...

Ministry of Justice and the European Union (EU) experts have finalised the draft policy to provide legal aid to marginalised groups in rural areas in the Kingdom. the ministry and the EU completed the draft during their technical Support for Legal Aid Policy Development workshop ...

Interior Ministry officials on thursday laid out more details about plans to beef up road safety in anticipation of a new traffic law that comes into effect nationwide today, and conceded that the effort would not be without its challenges. ...

The governmenT yesTerday ordered all fences blocking public access along Independence Beach in Sihanoukville To be dismanTled as parT of a conTinuing campaign To remove privaTe encroachmenTs on The coasTal ciTy’s public beaches. ...