Protests continued in Prey Veng City yesterday for the second day as more than 1000 residents demonstrated in front of the provincial offices over increases to water prices instituted by a private company that recently took over the city’s water supply, residents said. The Kim ...

Like many children in Cambodia, Puthea* learned from a young age that good grades don’t come cheap.Before leaving for school, the grade 3 student collects lunch money from his mother along with a bribe he pays to his teacher in exchange for what should be ...

Smartphones and the accompanying online stores that sell applications for them may be gaining ground across emerging markets, according to a study conducted by a London-based telecommunications research and analysis firm, but Cambodia’s market is limited by a lack of places to legitimately purchase apps, ...

The Taiwanese-owned garment company Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc says it intends to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) next month, in a boost for the Kingdom’s nascent stock market. Phnom Penh Securities (PPS), an underwriter for Grand Twins International (GTI), said yesterday the company ...

Almost five months after the launch of the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC), experts agree that it has given financial institutions valuable new access to information about creditworthiness of potential borrowers, improving efficiency and loan quality. At the same time, there are still a few rough ...

More than 800 street vendors and drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and motorcycles working the border area between Banteay Meanchey province and Thailand yesterday marched through Poipet City calling for an end to the rampant corruption being carried out by border officials. Migrant workers who cross ...

Profitable income generation has many sources. Whether it requires work in an office, trading on the market or farming land – the outcome always depends on the innovation and effort of the individual. For Pring Leang, the sources are three small fields in Kampong Por village ...

Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) has distributed $150 million financial aid from the government to revive the country’s tourism sector hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. ...

Cambodia’s total trade volume was valued at $27.2 billion in the first half of 2022, up 20 percent from 22.6 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to an official report released on Tuesday. ...

Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.39 billion in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said on Sunday. ...

កាលពីម្សិល​មិញ មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃ​តង​អូស្ត្រាលី (Austra​lian ​Greens  ​Party​) ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា ​ខ្លួន​បាន​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​លោ​ក​ ខេវិន រូដ (Kevi​n ​Rudd​) ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​អូស្ត្រាលី គាំទ្រ​ការ​ស៊ើបអង្កេត​ករណី​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា មាន​​ភាព​ប្រក្រតី​បាន​កើ​ត​ឡើង ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​ ​ក្នុង​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជា​តិ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​សប្តាហ៍​មុន​។ ​កាលពីខែ​តុលា ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​អូស្ត្រាលី​ បា​ន​ឯក​ភាពគ្នា​ថា អំពាវ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុ​ជា “ រៀបចំ​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ សេរី និង​យុត្តិ​​ធ​ម៌​ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​ និ​ង​ធានា​ថា ណបក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំងនានា​អាច​ចូល​រួម​យ៉ាង​ពេញលេ​ញ​​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ ​ន​យោបាយ​កម្ពុជា​ ដោយ​មិន​មា​ន​ការ​យាយី​ផ្នែករូប​វន្ត​ ​ឬក៏​ផ្នែក​តុលាការ​ ឬ​ក៏​ការគំរាម​កំហែង​”។​ ​នៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​សម្ភាស​ជា​មួយ​វិទ្យុ​អេបីស៊ី​អូស្ត្រាលី (ABC​ Radio A​ustralia​) ​លោក​ស្រី​ គ្រីស្ទីន ​មីល​ណេ (Chri​stine ​Milne​)​ មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃតង ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ថា ​ក្នុង​នាម​ជា​​អ្នក​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​ដ៏​ច្រើន​មួយ​ដ​ល់​​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ​​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរឡើង ​និង​បង្ហាញ​ក្តី​កង្វល់​របស់​ខ្លួន​អំពី​ភាព​មិនប្រ​ក្រ​តី​ ដែល​បានកើតឡើ​ង​នៅ​ក្នុងការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​ កា​ល​ពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ សប្តាហ៍​មុន។ លោកស្រី មីលណេ ​បាន​មានប្រសា​សន៍​ថា “ ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​គួរតែ​ប្រើ​ ប្រា​ស់​ជំហរ​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​លើ​ឆាកអន្តរ​ជាតិ​ ក្នុង​ការ​គាំទ្រ​យ៉ាង​សកម្ម​ នូវ​ការសុើបអ​ង្កេ​ត​​​ពេ​ញ​លេញ ​និង​មានតម្លាភាព​ ចំពោះភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រ​តី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ​ហើយ​​ការ​ សុើប​អង្កេត​នេះ​ ត្រូវ​​ការ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ឯក​រាជ្យ​មួយ​ និង​មាន​ជំនួយ​ពី​អង្គការ​សហ​​ ប្រជាជាតិ ​និងអង្គការ​មិនមែ​នរដ្ឋាភិបាល​នានា​”។ ​លោកស្រី​បាន​មានប្រសា​ សន៍​បន្ត​ទៀតថា “ ​ចំពោះខ្ញុំ ច្បាស់​ណាស់​ថា ​មាន​ភា​ព​មិនប្រក្រ​តីយ៉ាងច្រើន​គួរ​ឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​  ខ្ញុំ​ស្វាគមន៍​ការ​ដែ​ល​មាន​ការ​លើកឡើងថា នឹង​មានការ​ពិភា​ក្សា​គ្នា ​ហើយ​ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​បានឮ [លោក​​ប្រធាន​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ] សម រង្ស៊ី និយាយ​ថា​ គោលបំណង​នៃ​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ទាំង​នោះ​ គឺ​ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ ស្វែងរក​ ការពិត ​​​និង​គ្មាន​​អ្វី​លើស​ពី​នេះ​ទៀត​ទេ ហើយ​នោះ​គឺជា​អ្វី​ដែ​ល​ខ្ញុំចង់​ឃើញ ​នាពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ សម្រា​ប់​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី ដែល​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរ​ឡើ​ង​​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យមានការ​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​បញ្ហា​ ពីព្រោះ​មានការ​អះ​អាង​យ៉ាង​ច្បាស់​ថា ​គ​​ណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​ទទួលជ័យ​ជម្នះ ...

Negotiations between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over an investigation into election irregularities stalled Monday after the National Election Committee (NEC) released official preliminary election results that supported the ruling party’s claim of victory in the July 28 election. In an initial round of talks ...

A monitoring group backed by the United Nations said it would begin to publicize garment factories’ compliance with worker rights and safety standards in Cambodia, a controversial program that its organizers say will be the world’s most extensive initiative to improve working conditions at plants. The ...

The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday in a last minute meeting that it would allow the opposition CNRP to take 1,000 people through the streets of Phnom Penh to deliver a petition to the U.N. and eight foreign embassies during its three-day mass demonstration that ...

After a three-year moratorium on sending maids overseas—sparked by a spate of serious abuses by recruiters and employers—momentum is building to once again send hundreds of thousands of Cambodian women to work overseas as domestic servants. Since Prime Minister Hun Sen shut down the industry in ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen praised journalists and a large number of local press institutions for making efforts to prevent the spread of fake news propagated by “rebels” and opportunists who intended to incite social unrest against the government. Hun Sen’s statement was made through a ...

The effects of the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009 on the Cambodian economy showed how perilous having a narrow economic base can be. Since the Kingdom’s economy is dependent on a few “pillars”-garments, construction, tourism and agriculture-downturns in any of those sectors can ...

Cambodia’s share of modern biomass in total energy consumption is among the highest in the world, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Bank and the International Energy Agency. The report also found that growth in Cambodia’s dependence on renewable energy excluding traditional biomass ...

Last week marked the end of the annual fishing season and many who had gathered on the riverbanks to buy and sell fish in the Russei Keo district of Phnom Penh called it the best season in years. An abundance of fish, there were bargain prices ...

The government is poised to reduce the price of electricity by 40 riel ($0.01) per kilowatt-hour for the industrial sector next month, said Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem on Tuesday. Insiders lauded the announcement but called on the government to improve the quality ...