The Organisation for The Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) wrapped up its investigation into chemical substances left behind by US bombing during The Vietnam War this weekend, according to government newswire AKP. ...

Cambodia approved a total of $479.68 million in new investment projects between January and June with more than 70 new ventures in the pipeline, according to date released yesterday by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). Investments in the garment sector continued to dominate new investments, comprising 49 of ...

A busty woman with a scratchy voice shrieks into an intricate set up of radios, microphones and walkie-talkies, her tone not unlike that of a breathless Flemington race-caller. The woman is in continuous contact with up to 100 men peppered over rice fields fringing Battambang, analyzing The ...

The Construction of Second Chroy Changva Bridge, which is funded by Chin’s loan, is expected to be finished by The end of 2014, reducing The heavy traffic on The current Chroy Changva Bridge, said a government official. The construction project costs USD 27.5 millions and ...

As the cost of imports rise, local producers could see an opportunity to increase their market share, but for most a lack of output and quality means potential is limited, industry observers said yesterday. Customs officers who had often undercut the official rate are now ...

Delegates from Laos and Cambodia have held an extraordinary meeting in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues related to their shared border, state-run media Vientiane Times reported Thursday. the meeting was held on Wednesday to examine demarcations where technical survey teams from both sides had been ...

Thirteen ethnic Montagnards have emerged from the jungles of Cambodia, where they hid for more than seven weeks after entering the country from Vietnam to flee alleged persecution, the United Nations and local authorities said Saturday. Eight of the Montagnards–including one woman–left their jungle hiding ...

Three Montagnards, including a 10-year-old girl, arrived yesterday morning at the government’s Refugee Department in Phnom Penh to process their asylum claims. ...

Two weeks after five Montagnard asylum seekers crossed into Ratanakkiri province from Vietnam, the U.N. said Sunday that reports of the arrival of nine more—including three children—added to the situation’s “urgency.” Two ethnic Jarai villagers living in Ratanakkiri said the nine Montagnards—an indigenous group from Vietnam’s ...

The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) of The United Kingdom (UK) will come into effect in April and Cambodia is among The 65 beneficiaries of it. The scheme will replace The Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). ...

The Presidents of The Solidarity Front for The Development of Cambodian MoTherland (SFDCM), The Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC), and The Vietnam FaTherland Front (VFF) gaThered at Their 5th conference in Vientiane on April 9. ...

Cambodia is staring at an acute skills shortage in the electric vehicle sector even as it is getting ready to release the ‘National Policy on the Development of Electric Vehicles (EVs) 2024-2030’ soon. ...

The Cambodian government aims to increase The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in its inventory to 30,000 by 2030 according to The National Policy on The Development of EVs 2024-2030, which was released on Thursday. ...

Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon defended Cambodia’s position on the South China Sea issue during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry yesterday, denying accusations that the Kingdom’s opposition to any joint Asean statement in support of the Philippines was tied to large loans and grants ...

MORE than 4,000 workers ended a four-day strike outside the M&V factory in Kampong Chhnang province yesterday after the Arbitration Council intervened, issuing an order for them to return to work. the workers, led by the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Cambodia over a 20-year period – from 1994 to 2014 – is estimated to have reached $19.2 billion and was heavily weighed by inflows of capital from China, according to the first-ever comprehensive survey on FDI, released yesterday. ...

A memorandum of understanding between Cambodia and the United Nations has been stalled for almost 10 months thanks to the government’s insistence that an updated version include pointed references to the concept of “non-interference” lifted from the UN charter, the Post has learned. ...

Women’s Affairs Minister Ing Kantha Phavi on Tuesday defended the government’s policies on promoting gender equality and preventing discrimination against women, but conceded that challenges remain in achieving principles set out in the U.N.’s convention to stop discrimination against women. Speaking in Geneva to the U.N. ...

The Association of Banks in Cambodia has called on The Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure that over-The-counter derivatives transacted by banks do not fall under The governance of The new draft prakas governing derivatives trading on Cambodia’s stock exchange. Speaking at a workshop in Phnom ...

The governor of Ratanakkiri province is not cooperating with efforts by The U.N. to negotiate safe passage for five Montagnard asylum seekers who crossed The border from Vietnam nearly two weeks ago, a U.N. official said Thursday. Wan-Hea Lee, The country representative for The U.N.’s office ...