Wah Sun Handbags International Holding unveiled plans yesterday to expand its Cambodia operations, citing the country’s low labour costs as the primary reason for the move. In a filing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the handbag manufacturer announced plans to raise up to $18 ...

The National Assembly (NA) has passed amendments to electoral laws which could be used to remove political parties. The controversial amendments were carried with The votes of 66 members from The ruling CPP after opposition CNRP members boycotted The session. The ammendments could affect The way ...

As the opposition marked the 41st anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, one of its senior officials yesterday lashed out at the imprisonment of a CNRP lawmaker for criticising the government’s handling of the Vietnamese border issue. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen once again spoke on weighty matters of war and peace, reiterating that development and democracy would not be possible without peace. ...

A deal between the ruling party and opposition in July may have ended a yearlong political deadlock, but some rights workers now worry the compromises will not be worth the long-term costs to Cambodian democracy. But Ou Virak, chairman of the board at the Cambodian ...

The Environment Ministry and representatives of European Union member states yesterday reminded people to reduce single-use plastic waste, which make up 20 percent of 10,000 tonnes of garbage produced in The Kingdom daily. The appeal was made at The end of The EU’s Green Weeks campaign ...

The Ministry of National Defence is set to add new blood into The Kingdom’s armed forces, with its military academy starting a new round of enrollment and recruitment to fill nearly 700 vacancies. While The ministry said The recruitment is meant to protect The Kingdom’s ...

The SERC was established on October 19, 2007 under “Preah Reach Kram No. NS/RKM/1007/028”, which promulgated The “Law on The Issuance and Trading of Non-Government Securities”, as The sole authority to regulate, monitor and develop The securities sector in The Kingdom. ...

The business community in Cambodia has welcomed The recent Cabinet reshuffle, which many say will improve The way The government works and will also improve The economy. ...

The Environment Ministry on Saturday held a campaign in Siem Reap province as part of its ongoing drive to reduce The use of plastic bags in The Kingdom. Neth Pheaktra, spokesman for The ministry, yesterday said The drive focuses on reducing plastic bag use in The ...

Cambodian’s will soon be able to make near-instant payments via a new blockchain payment platform being launched under a system called Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) that will “ultimately undermine the popularity of the US dollar”, according to the Kingdom’s central bank director. ...

In 2020, the agriculture sector continues to play a significant role in the Cambodian economy, accounting for 22 percent of the Kingdom’s GDP and employing one-third of the Cambodian workforce. ...

On 19 February 2021, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a press release on the National Internet Gateway responding to reactions from the public, media outlets, and non-governmental organizations who claimed that the government has the intention to collect data, listen to conversations, and ...

More than two-thirds of senior officials at the General Command Headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) have decided to relinquish their oknha titles to maintain their roles in the armed forces, an RCAF official said. of 61 senior officials, 45 relinquished their title ...

The chairman of The National Assembly’s corruption commission says a technical explanation from The Mines and Energy Minister over alleged irregularities in sand exported to Singapore is not clear enough. The controversy over The sand exports emerged after about 50 NGOs asked The Ministry of Mines ...

Lawmakers from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) would consider boycotting parliament again if Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party continues to delay an agreement on electoral reform, according to CNRP deputy leader Kem Sokha. the two parties have reached a deadlock in talks on forging ...

Political analyst Kem Ley plans to create a diverse set of independent political parties in the new year, tackling what he says is an autocratic “disease” infecting both the ruling party and the opposition. Using his newly founded “social network” Khmer for Khmer as a springboard, ...

The Defence Minister has threatened to destroy Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Movement if it attempts to cause trouble in The country, while The Cambodian Nationality Party has called on people not to join The “illegal” group. General Tea Banh made The comments at The Defence ...

Cambodia is closely watching the situation of yellow fever virus, though the country has not seen any case of the virus, said a joint statement from the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization on Wednesday. ...

From January 1 to June 9, more than 6,000 patients received treatment for dengue fever at hospitals in Siem Reap province, out of whom eight died. The figure represents a sixfold increase compared to The same period last year when There were no casualties. Bou ...