Prime Minister Hun sen emerged from a meeting with visiting Burmese President Htin Kyaw on saturday declaring he did not support the “internationalization” of Burma’s escalating Rohingya crisis, going against mounting global fears of an impending genocide. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s two main ports reported markedly slower growth in container traffic last year due to a fall in import traffic, although exports of garments and agricultural products continued to rise, according to newly released port data. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Pepper prices in the Kingdom’s largest pepper producing region have fallen over 30 percent in the last year due to growing international supply that is leading to higher competition in the market, an industry expert said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers involved in a long-running land dispute in Kratie province’s sambor district have prevented soldiers from building a fence around disputed land that the army intends to use as a sniper training ground. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian startups currently face several regulatory challenges in pursuing growth and profitability, according to three of the Kingdom’s most successful startup founders who shared their experiences over the weekend with the hope to inspire increased innovation and entrepreneurship. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday washed its hands of the decadelong contentious Boeung Kak lake issue, saying it was closing its conflict resolution process, leaving seven families who had refused to accept the government’s offers in the lurch. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Asia’s largest budget airline AirAsia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, plans to open a subsidiary company in Cambodia to handle an anticipated increase in the number of passengers travelling to Phnom Penh, siem Reap and sihanoukville from Malaysia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 400 pieces of luxury thnong wood suspected to be felled by a local community were seized by authorities in Pursat province’s Phnom samkos Wildlife sanctuary on Thursday following a tip-off from a local reporter. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Commerce and other relevant ministries will meet later this month to review progress on the country’s first consumer protection law and formulate a plan to complete the draft legislation, a ministry official said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Land Management Ministry hosted a farewell party for residents of Phnom Penh’s iconic but crumbling White Building saturday, serving up large quantities of noodles and bringing in Buddhist monks to bless the residents before they move. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Fearing that heavy rains will cause the Ta Mok reservoir in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district to overflow, or its walls to rupture, Water Resources and Meteorology Department officials are preparing to drain the reservoir with canals. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The World Bank will disburse some $540 million from 2018 to 2021 to finance economic development in Cambodia with a focus on supporting the implementation of the government’s Industrial Development Policy as well as other socio-economic projects. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen set the date for next year’s national election as July 29, officially backtracking on a deal his ruling CPP made with the opposition in 2014 to hold the poll during the dry season. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition CNRP lawmakers have suggested amendments to a law which would let Cambodian migrant workers register and vote abroad. The amendments were sent to National Assembly President Heng samrin on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior has launched an investigation into the opposition CNRP’s funding sources after the government-aligned Fresh News website posted a leaked document purporting to show that the party received funds from a foreign organisation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s foreign affairs minister and his Laotian counterpart will hold a two-day meeting in Phnom Penh this week to draft a letter to France requesting detailed maps to resolve a border dispute that flared up last month. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives of more than 1,000 families from Prek sleng commune in Kandal province’s Kandal steung district went to the commune and district hall yesterday to request that authorities resolve their land dispute with the Heng Development Company. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government officials today shot down rumours that Cambodia would be issuing its own national cryptocurrency, despite international media coverage and a high-profile government official’s plan to attend an event organized by the company responsible for the claims. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Angkor Gold Corp, a Canadian mineral exploration company with operations in Cambodia, announced its participation in a three-year project with the Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC) to assist Canadian organisations address the United Nation’s sustainable development goals. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government plans to increase the 2017 national budget by 15.7 percent, to more than $5 billion – representing an increase over this year’s government expenditure of more than $4.3 billion – a government source said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...