The commercial relationship between Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Sugar has come to an end, The Australian reported Saturday. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) says it has greenlit a total of 148 Japanese investment project proposals planned outside of the Kingdom’s special economic zones (SEZ) as of July 31 worth about $2.85 billion since its establishment on August 5, 1994. ...

Over 200 peOple held a prOtest yesterday mOrning in Kandal prOvince&rsquO;s Sa&rsquO;ang district, demanding that prOvincial authOrities halt Sand-dredging OperatiOns On the BasSac River. ...

LAHORE: The first HOnOrary COnsul General Of CambOdia in Pakistan, Chaudhry Salik HusSain, has Said that the Pakistan-CambOdia Business COuncil will sOOn be established fOr cOOperatiOn between bOth the cOuntries. Speaking at the inaugural ceremOny Of the CambOdian COnsulate in Pakistan here On Sunday, he Said ...

Cambodia will begin the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA) this year, covering some 300 square kilometres of coral-rich seas around islands of Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem in the Gulf of Thailand. This follows a successful two-year scientific survey of the area ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) last month signed a prakas, a ministerial decision, to ensure tax agents’ professionalism, an insider told the Post yesterday. After the full implementation of Prakas 455, signed on April 12, agents have to pay one million riel to ...

Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun threatened yesterday to lead a march of more than 3,000 striking garment workers from Kandal province to the capital on Thursday if their employer refuses to meet their demands. “[Workers] have already made commitments with me to march to ...

Passports issued to Cambodians will soon be valid for 10 years instead of three, officials at the Ministry of Interior said yesterday. General Mao Chandara, head of the ministry’s General Directorate of Identification, said that by July, the department will begin to issue long-awaited 10-year passports. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday has proposed the Supreme Council of Magistracy to take urgent measure on a judge responsible for releasing parents of fugitive Thong Sarath on bail. ...

Canadian mining firm Angkor Gold Corp has discovered a new copper system during exploratory drilling of its oyadao South licence in Ratanakkiri province, the company said in a press release. ...

At 9 a.m. yesterday, more than 200 soldiers, police and military police officers were gAthered outside a large mansion on Street 55 in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district. All were waiting for their promised “ang pao” – red envelopes containing cash usually handed out during ...

About 1.8 million Cambodians traveled to the coastal and northeastern provinces to celebrate Khmer New Year, a 50 percent increase compared with last year, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said yesterday. Mr Khon said Cambodians are starting to seek out other vacation spots besides the coastal provinces ...

The government of New Zealand on Wednesday signed up to provide Cambodia with 3.7 million U.S. dollars for the preservation and protection of Angkor Wat Temple, one of the world heritage sites, said a News statement from the Cambodian government. Bun Narith, director general of Apsara ...

A Chinese animal feed mill officially opened at the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) on Aug 28. It is the first animal feed mill from China and the fifth animal feed factory to operate in Cambodia Cambodia has strongly depended on the imports for animal ...

The Health Minister has ordered civil servants to prioritise the implementation of new social security services for public officials, former government workers and veterans, which came into force at the start of this year. ...

The price of meat will be higher during Khmer New Year, with prices rising between 2,000 riel and 3,000 riel ($0.50 and $0.75) per kilogram, according to vendors. Som Sreymom, a pork vendor at Kandal market, said the price of pork would hit as much as ...

It was a big gamble for Khun Savy, travelling hundreds of kilometres and spending thouSands of Thai baht for broker fees and bribes he Said he paid to be smuggled into Thailand. At the o’Smach InternAtional Border Checkpoint in oddar Meanchey province, the 29-year-old was one ...

Rajah & Tann, Southeast Asia’s largest law firm, has expanded to Cambodia through a tie-up with local law firm Sok & Heng, which has taken on a new name, RT Sok & Heng Law office. Rajah & Tann’s deputy managing partner, Patrick Ang, estimates that there ...

Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will invest $1.5 billion for its airline venture in Cambodia, its top executive Said yesterday. Cambodia Airlines will have about 20 aircraft in its fleet and add as much as $400 million revenues per year to Philippine Airlines (PAL), Said ...

At least 24 internAtional apparel brands have pledged to immediAtely investigAte the mass fainting “phenomenon” thAt has hit the Cambodian garment factories thAt supply them, the InternAtional Labour organisAtion says. Executives of global brands had pledged to work together “to determine the precise causes of incidences ...