Indonesian firm sri Rejeki signed a $50 million deal with the Min­istry of Interior last week to sup­ply Cambodia’s police and armed forces with new uniforms, ac­cording to the Indonesian Em­bassy and media reports. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Amid mounting international concern over the emergence of drug-resistant malaria in the Kingdom’s western provinces, a drug cocktail discontinued in 2008 has been reintroduced to stunning success – though how long that success can be sustained is uncertain. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The new minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Chea sophara, should strive to resolve the country’s land disputes and expand land registration services, his outgoing predecessor Im Chhun Lim said during a handover ceremony yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sun Chanthol, the newly-appointed MiniSter of Public WorkS and TranSport, revealed hiS plan to improve the miniStry&rSquo;S efficiency and tranSparency by overhauling itS internal operationS within hiS firSt 100 dayS in office during a Speech yeSterday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Climate change and globalisation are fuelling an explosion in the pests and diseases that afflict south-east Asia’s cassava crops, threatening a multi-billion dollar industry and the staple food of millions of people, a report warns. ss='cambodia-color'>...

France’s Groupe Quadran has proposed building an electricity plant in Phnom Penh fired by waste and a solar plant in siem Reap province. The Ministry of Tourism yesterday welcomed the proposal, saying it will help keep Cambodia clean. ss='cambodia-color'>...

National Election Committee (NEC) Secretary-General Tep Nytha Said on ThurSday that next year&rSquo;S crucial commune council electionS would likely be held in June but that the deciSion muSt ultimately come from the government. &nbSp; SS='cambodia-color'>...

With the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) ready to adopt “Angkor Malis” in June as the official brand name for the Kingdom’s premium varieties of jasmine rice, exporters said that inconsistent English to Khmer translations need to be corrected. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s new Traffic Law has been a runaway success for road safety, Interior Minister sar Kheng claimed yesterday, hours after a collision between two trucks carrying garment workers left two dead and nearly 60 injured.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 100 kilograms of pig and dear meat was seized on Wednesday night after police chased down a luxury car in Kratie town’s Orusey commune, deputy chief of the Provincial Economic Police Unit Major Rin Veansa said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s minister of social affairs on sunday departed for a visit to spain, which will be followed by a trip to Malta, to discuss and sign adoption agreements with both countries, according to a statement released sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s leading commercial bank Acleda announced late last week that it has injected an additional $42 million to top up the current share capital of $265.7 million, bringing the total registered share capital to $307.7 million. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The national carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air, officially launched on Friday its scheduled flight services connecting Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to the Kingdom’s coastal resort in sihanoukville, in a move that could further boost tourist arrivals. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A report released yesterday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) underscores Cambodia’s poor performance at educating and training its citizens in order to develop a competitive workforce and put their skills to productive use.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Foreign Ministry has denied claims that the $600 million in aid promised to Cambodia by China this month was in any way tied to the Kingdom’s stance on the south China sea. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) yesterday agreed to create provincial level committees to provide emergency relief to the Kingdom’s beleaguered rice sector, currently in crisis due to falling exports. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senior MiniSter, MiniSter of Land Management, Urban Planning and ConStruction Im Chhun Lim will go to the National ASSembly tomorrow morning at 8:30 am to give anSwerS to the National ASSembly&rSquo;S memberS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader sam Rainsy said sunday that the CNRP’s 55 lawmakers will in the coming days be ordered to fall in line with the party leadership and cease attacking the ruling CPP on issues concerning the border with Vietnam. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Union leaders representing some of the country’s 700,000 garment workers failed Wednesday in their first attempt to agree on how much of a raise they would ask for to the current minimum wage of $128 in coming negotiations. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A major factor holding up an agreement to send Cambodian workers to Qatar is the Cambodian government’s refusal to send domestic workers to the country amid a “high risk” of sexual abuse, a Labour Ministry official said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...