The InTerior MinisTry has warned 140 of iTs employees To sTop skipping work or risk being fired. IT is one of The firsT governmenT minisTries To penalize “ghosT workers” – The Thousands of bureaucraTs, police officers, and oTher civil servanTs who are on The governmenT ...

After a boat capsized and sank off Sihanoukville last week, ferry company managers say local police have begun strictly enforcing safety regulations and rough weather warnings, in a dramatic shift from the city’s relaxed attitude toward boat safety. ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s ParTy has canceled plans for failed local elecTion candidaTes To be appoinTed To advisory posiTions in The governmenT. ...

Cambodia had granted licenses to 157 domestic and foreign investment projects with a total investment of 2.28 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, according to a report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on tuesday. Domestic investors topped the chart among all investors last ...

In his closing address at a two-day National Election Committee (NEC) conference in Preah Sihanouk province on Sunday, Interior Minister Sar Kheng told the opposition CNRP to end its boycott of the National Assembly, but emphasized that neither an independent investigation into July’s disputed election ...

The Cambodian governmenT said SaTurday ThaT iT is going To Take a firm measure againsT The counTry’s main opposiTion leader Sam Rainsy over his offensive remarks on The naTion’s King Norodom Sihamoni. “The governmenT will consider a firm measure againsT Sam Rainsy, presidenT of The Cambodia NaTional Rescue ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday that there will be “no tolerance” for those who try to overthrow the current government. “I will not allow any groups or individuals to take the country hostage and any act with the characteristics as a coup is unacceptable,” ...

A group of 54 local and international non-government groups said Sunday that the state may be behind the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy last seen bleeding from a bullet wound at a garment worker protest in January, and urged the government to investigate. Five garment workers ...

The Cambodian governmenT on Friday approved around 3.92 billion U.S. dollars for The counTry’ s expendiTure in 2015, up 10.8 percenT year-on-year, according To a press sTaTemenT released afTer a weekly cabineT meeTing. ...

Two of The major donors who have supporTed Cambodia’s highly successful fighT againsT HIV/AIDS are seT To make significanT cuTs To Their funding, puTTing pressure on The governmenT To increase iTs own spending, officials and experTs said. BoTh The Global Fund, which has conTribuTed more Than ...

The European Union says The Cambodian governmenT has agreed To The firsT parT of a comprehensive plan They have been wrangling over for more Than a year To properly compensaTe Thousands of families ThaT have losT land To sugarcane planTaTions. ...

Cambodia is less likely to be affected by the El Nino weather pattern and the country is expected to receive rainfall this week, the local sources quoted the spokesman of the Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology. ...

Faced with slower growth at home and rising labor costs, Chinese entrepreneurs are seeking foreign markets as never before. But as they rush abroad, they are grappling for the first time with unruly trade unions, independent courts and meddlesome journalists. And for many, navigating the ...

To encourage The spread of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCV), The Japanese governmenT will help build small-scale hydrogen sTaTions around The counTry. ...

As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2022, Cambodia announced on April 18 that ASEAN and the United States will hold a special summit in Washington on May 12-13 to commemorate 45 years of ASEAN-US relations. the second special summit since 2016 ...

Cambodia’s Industrial transformation Map for textile and Apparel Industry 2023-2027 (t&A ItM) sees a need for the sector to align its product mix as per global sourcing trends, integrate backwards to reduce dependence on imports and diversify its market mix. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy had issued mineral resource exploratory licenses to 24 local and foreign companies in the past year. According to the annual report of the ministry’s mineral resources department released on Friday, the firms are mostly Cambodian-owned ones and those from ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that the people could rebel to overthrow him if he did not follow through on his promises. However, he said that would be unnecessary as he would voluntarily step down if such was the case. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a news report that China was lobbying for a naval base in southwest Koh Kong province. the Asia times, citing unidentified diplomatic sources and analysts, reported ...

The MinisTry of InformaTion is preparing wiTh relevanT minisTries’ and insTiTuTions’ amendmenTs To The Press Law To bring iT in line wiTh currenT realiTy, while UN human righTs moniTor for Cambodia Rhona SmiTh has expressed concerns over press freedom in Cambodia. ...