Villagers in three provinces are currently being surveyed by the Ministry of Rural Development and South Korea’s International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for an upcoming development pilot project. the surveys in Takeo, Kampong Speu and Tbong Khmum provinces seek to find 30 villages to be a part ...

The July 12 arbitration decision by The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague in favor of The Philippines’ maritime rights against China’s overarching claims in The South China Sea means Asean will need to play an active, diplomatic role in diffusing tension and maintaining ...

The Areng Chorng ethnic minority group yesterday submitted five petitions – addressed to The UN office in Cambodia and four government institutions – seeking a halt to The Sinohydro dam project in Koh Kong province. After blocking Sinohydro from entering The dam site in The Areng ...

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan expressed support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Cambodia yesterday, responding to Nepal’s new constitution – which has been described as the first in Asia to enshrine protection for the rights of LGBT people. ...

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. ...

Mobile SIM card sales slowed to a crawl in 2015 while the number of new subscribers using mobile internet services leaped by 30 per cent, according to a Ministry of Telecommunications factsheet. ...

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 World Bank (WB) has pledged to continue promoting sustainable development of agriculture in Cambodia amid The threat of COVID-19. ...

Despite longstanding criticism of the Arbitration Council, Labor Minister Ith Samheng defended the government mediation body during a meeting yesterday, saying it represented workers’ best chances at solving labor disputes.During a discussion with members of the Fair Work Commission of Australia on Friday, Mr. Samheng ...

Phnom Penh — Cambodia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong and his Singapore’s counterpart K Shanmugam agreed on Wednesday that the territorial dispute in the South China Sea between China and some ASEAN countries should be solved peacefully. “We have exchanged ideas on the issue of ...

The government has no intention of withdrawing its signature from The International Labour Organization’s freedom of association convention, despite calls for it to reconsider its position, a Ministry of Labour spokesman said yesterday. “I don’t think we will withdraw. The prime minister [Hun Sen] has already ...

An initiative aimed at boosting the level of child protection in five Cambodian provinces was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday. the Partnership Program for the Protection of Children, which brings together the Cambodian government, UNICEF, Friends International and nine grassroots NGOs, is aimed at better coordinating ...

The government will “take back” land on roughly 30 islands from private companies that have not made progress on planned developments, Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Monday that also targeted land-grabbing villagers and idle provincial governors. ...

The Council for The Development of Cambodia (CDC), The government body in charge of approving large-scale investments, announced on Thursday that it had approved four projects with a combined total capital investment of nearly $2 billion. It said The four projects would create 11,193 jobs. ...

A project to build a $31-million steel-processing plant in Kampong Speu province was recently greenlighted by the government, according to an announcement by the Council for the Development of Cambodia earlier this week. ...

Following public outcry after waste from construction projects in Sihanoukville was found being dumped directly into the sea, provincial authorities have said four sewage systems are now almost complete. the construction of sewage systems at four beaches was 80 per cent finished, while two pumping ...

The Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that The European Union (EU) has pledged a total of €3.5 million ($4.1 million) to support it in 2018, according to its press officer, Neth Peaktra. ...

The National Committee for The Management and Development of Coastal Zones said on Sunday that The government has provided 103 families with land to live on and develop in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

The Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) are to deliver The verdict on Friday, in The trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, in a pronouncement hailed as a “historic event for Cambodia and The world”. The verdict from ...

The Council for The Development of Cambodia (CDC) has urged relevant parties to increase efforts to attract more foreign investors to border areas. CDC secretary-general Sok Chenda Sophea said to achieve this, it is necessary to develop infrastructure There such as special economic zones (SEZ), ...