In his speech to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Customs and Excise Department, he said the proposal to privatize the collection of customs and excise duties was politically motivated to put pressure on the government.   ...

As Latin American countries reel from a spike in the number of microcephaly cases, believed to be linked to the mosquito-borne virus Zika, the Cambodian Ministry of Health has urged citizens to take precautions against the spread of the disease here. ...

After an unexpectedly lengthy review, the Ministry of Environment has approved the environmental and social impact study of Indian mining firm Mesco Gold, clearing the last major hurdle for the company to receive a licence to operate the Kingdom’s first royalty-generating mine. ...

Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy has called on the country’s king to step in to resolve a political crisis over recent disputed polls as time runs out for legal challenges before officials announce final election results this weekend. the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president made ...

The Ministry of Information is finalizing The long-overdue draft law on The access to information, known as The “A2I draft law”, as highlighted in its work direction for 2024. The draft law is currently being reviewed by The Ministry of Justice, according to documents viewed ...

The Health Ministry on Monday released a statement warning travellers of Ebola after The World Health Organisation declared a new outbreak in The Democratic Republic of The Congo. ...

History was created by the European Parliament on September 13. For the time since the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission known as UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia), the Parliament passed a 13-point resolution aimed at according tougher actions against Cambodia and its rulers similar ...

As more than 3,000 young people from across the country took the military entrance exam Sunday, vying for just 620 positions in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), Hun Manet, a senior defense official and the prime minister’s eldest son, vowed to eliminate “irregularities” within ...

Authorities at the Angkor Temple Complex in Siem Reap province yesterday announced the discovery of two statues dating from the 10th century, uncovered during the digging of a water channel. ...

There were more than 300 fires in The first half of this year, an increase from The number of cases recorded during The same period last year, The Interior Ministry said yesterday. ...

The newly established special industry committee to deal with The crisis confronting The rice sector will meet Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon today to discuss urgent solutions to The problems They face. ...

A mobile laboratory that will be able to analyze food samples at markets around the country was launched by the Ministry of Commerce yesterday, at the same time the ministry announced it was seeking Chinese support in building testing facilities at land borders to analyze ...

Cambodia’s former opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s reverence for political change is exceeded only by his reverence for himself as the instigator of it. That may be why, this weekend in the United States, he launched the Cambodia National Rescue Movement (CNRM), a new body that is ...

Some 393 unlicensed doctors who dispensed medical treatment in Svay Rieng province will face legal action, the head of the provincial Health Department Ke Rotha said on Sunday. He said he had sent their names to the provincial court last week for illegally providing health ...

The first readings of The capital’s PM2.5 concentration, a major indicator of air quality, show that levels of The harmful particulates are “still low”, said Thiv Sophearith, chief of The Ministry of Environment’s Air Quality, Noise and Vibration office, though an environmental specialist yesterday challenged ...

A Ministry of Justice spokesman and Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to the UN office at Geneva (Unog) have described demands for the treason charge against Kem Sokha to be dropped as tantamount to interference in the judiciary. Rhona Smith, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation ...

Tep Bopha Prasidh, a wealthy businesswoman and wife of Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh, has been anointed with the sought-after royal title of oknha. According to an August edition of the Royal Gazette, King Norodom Sihamoni signed off on the new title on July 11. Roughly translated as tycoon, oknha is a ...

The Working Group for Press Freedom has co-organised a two-week campaign with The Theme “Information as a Public Good” on social media to promote and highlight The importance of The freedom of The press and urge The public’s participation. ...

The Interior Ministry has given Cambodian dissident Sourn Serey Ratha permission to proceed with The registration of a political party despite The self-exiled government critic’s recent conviction in absentia for plotting an attack on The state. ...

Twenty-four people have been killed by dengue fever in the first six months of this year – a fivefold increase on the same period last year when seven people died from the virus. there have been more than 10,000 reported cases of dengue so far ...