Cambodia has no control over Cambodian-flagged ships complicit in illegal activities on the high seas as the government sold the authority to register ocean-going vessels, under Cambodia’s national flag, to a company in South Korea for $6 million, a Council of Ministers official claimed Thursday. On ...

The government of India announced yesterday that it will give $50,000 to The Extraordinary Chambers in The Court of Cambodia (ECCC), The tribunal tasked with The prosecution of The country’s former Khmer Rouge commanders. “On behalf of The ECCC we would like to express our gratitude ...

Twelve years after being ousted as president of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) amid a bitter dispute with the prime minister’s attorney, human rights lawyer Suon Visal has been voted back into the lawyer association’s top position. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has laid out his recommendations to expand the scope of membership for the Supreme Consultative Council (SCC) to ensure a vibrant and constructive environment. ...

The ministries of health and interior introduced a joint strategy yesterday to curb illegal medical practices and The use of fraudulent health products. ...

China’s assistance to the clearance of landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERWs) in Cambodia has benefited more than one million people, a senior Cambodian official said on Saturday. ...

A day after its opening session and still devoid of the 55 lawmakers-elect of the opposition CNRP, the country’s new, one-party National Assembly voted Prime Minister Hun Sen in for yet another five-year term Tuesday and approved an extensive re­shuffle of his Cabinet. In a ...

The Ministry of Interior has suspended The operation of an orphanage after it found that its director had colluded with a recruitment agency to cheat migrant workers out of an alleged $600,000, officials said Tuesday. “The Ministry of Interior temporarily suspends all activities of Our Friends ...

Foreign direct investment in the Kingdom soared 250 per cent year-on-year through August even despite the West’s economic woes, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An said yesterday. A total of 87 projects worth US$5.6 billion were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia during the ...

The prime minister has urged government ministries and public institutions to speed up work on an action plan to prevent violence against women and children, calling for education on The issue to start from an early age. ...

The National Committee for The Management and Development of Coastal Zones is taking action against an unnamed company accused of reclaiming parts of Prek Treng beach in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

At a Sept 11 meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Sok An and Ganesh C. Thakur, President of the U.S.-based Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), plans were discussed about the SPE providing training and expertise for the Kingdom’s oil and gas sector, according to a statement ...

The Federation of Associations of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FASMEC) is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) today to strengThen The co-operation on human resource training and quality control, an insider said. The Sokha, deputy director ...

The bilateral relations between Cambodia and China in terms of investment, trade and tourism have become stronger in The past year thanks to The two countries’ good relations, said officials Friday. Cambodia attracted China’s investments of 1.19 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, up 71 percent from ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has warned that increasing industrial action is harming The investment climate as The threat of The Kingdom losing access to The EU’s “Everything But Arms” (EBA) agreement looms. ...

The UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, is to land in The Kingdom on Monday, in her first official visit since questioning The “genuineness” of The July 29 national elections, polls she claimed were “one-sided”. ...

Companies processing petroleum from Cambodia’s oilfields are required to provide a maximum of 25 per cent to meet local needs, according to a law that has been signed off by King Norodom Sihamoni on July 12. It was passed by the Senate in late June. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia will launch a new payment system to increase inter bank activity in a move to shore up confidence in The Kingdom’s rapidly expanding banking sector, it said in a press release yesterday. ...

The Supreme Council of The Magistracy decided yesterday to appoint or transfer 82 court officials. According to a statement released by The council and signed by its secretary-general Sam Prachea Manith, The judicial body held a vote yesterday during its 28th session while also discussing 11 ...

The Government of Japan has recently disbursed an amount of US$1,221,818 as its 2017 Fiscal Year contribution to The United Nations component of The Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). ...