The government has decided to confiscate nearly 3,000 hectares of land in Kandal province’s Kien svay and saang districts from CPP member Lork Hour after investigating a litany of lawsuits filed by local residents against the parliamentarian. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Communities in Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan district have alleged that soldiers are involved in the transportation of illegal timber in the protected forests of Kulen Prum Tep Wildlife sanctuary, an allegation denied yesterday by a local military official. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Many cattle in Svay Rieng province&rSquo;S Svay Chrum and Chantrea diStrictS have fallen ill or died from foot-and-mouth and other diSeaSeS over the paSt few weekS, reSulting in the launch of a cattle vaccination campaign. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Angkor Air and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to cover component support and maintenance services for the national flag carrier’s fleet of Airbus A320.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a corporate governance initiative yesterday aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Cambodia’s private sector to strengthen the business climate and spur foreign investment and job creation, it said in a release. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Investment in Cambodia’s booming construction industry increased by 43.3 percent over the first four months of the year compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Land Management Ministry on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group representing some of the largest apparel brands in the U.s., including Gap and Levi strauss, are urging Prime Minister Hun sen to reconsider controversial provisions in a pair of draft laws on wages and labor disputes. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia rice mogul Song Saran, the CEO of one of the Kingdom&rSquo;S top rice exporterS, will diverSify hiS agricultural buSineSS intereStS with the conStruction of a factory to clean and proceSS locally grown pepper, he Said yeSterday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodians who leave the country for work overseas still often lack effective access to the country’s justice system when they have problems with recruitment agencies, despite some recent improvements, a new report from the International Labour Organization says.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

International condemnation for the government’s continued clampdown on NGOs and independent media organisations continued to flow in over the weekend, with Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling it an “escalating campaign of politically-motivated harassment, intimidation, and legal action”. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Move over, Cintri – there’s a new garbage collector in town. For the first time in a dozen years, sihanoukville has a new waste management company, and it has already started collecting trash ahead of the Pchum Ben holiday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a frank rebuke of members of his own party, Minister of Interior sar Kheng yesterday accused national leaders and ministers of impeding the process of decentralising Cambodia’s government out of a desire to maintain power for themselves. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has decided to transfer nearly 100 hectares of land on Koh sdach island in Koh Kong province’s Kiri sakor district to local residents, who were concerned they would be forced to relocate by development companies. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The New Year brought a new wave of evictions and development to more than 5 square kilometres on Preah sihanouk province’s Ochheuteal Beach, though local authorities remain in the dark about what company is behind the development. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The central bank injected $915 million worth of riel into the economy last year by buying up Us dollars with the local currency, stabilising the exchange rate amid higher demand for riel, according to the bank’s latest report. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to establish a new $60 million program focused on developing local technical skills and increasing the competitiveness of Cambodia’s labour force in 2019, according to Minister of Labour Ith sam Heng. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s seven largest urban centres are home to nearly 2,700 homeless adolescents who face numerous health and education-related obstacles, according to a new study by the Cambodian National Institute of statistics, Columbia University and Friends International. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is expecting a shipment of military vehicles donated by south Korea, according to a sub-decree. The Ministry of Finance in December released about $1 million to the Defence Ministry to cover the equipment’s transportation, it says.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Fifteen national and international organizations representing 38 civil society groups met with the National Assembly’s first commission yesterday to discuss eight major land dispute cases in an effort to find a solution for those affected.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

The company behind Cambodia’s first industrial slaughterhouse has refuted local media reports that claimed the government intends to shut down the company, insisting that remarks made by the minister of agriculture last week were taken out of context. ss='cambodia-color'>...