Youth-Led Project OfficerPromnea is working with Open Development Cambodia (ODC) as a Project Officer of the Youth-Led Project. He provides support to ODC to ensure that Cambodian youths can implement their projects’ initiatives that are crucial to their community. Primarily, he works collaboratively with the ...

Although International Human Rights Day ended in the forceful eviction of protesters from outside the US embassy last night, monks and their supporters who spent days marching to the capital met with no opposition in the morning as they defied a ban on marching to ...

As a member of the Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum (CamIDF), I had an opportunity to apply for the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) program for the first time. I was selected to attend the fifth edition of the Forum under a project titled “Open Data ...

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 ...

Despite the hype surrounding the advent of fourth-generation mobile services, the bulk of growth and profits in Cambodian telecom remains in 3G networks, experts say. A recent study by London-based research firm Ovum notes that emerging markets such as Cambodia will see rapid growth in 3G ...

An anonymous group on Saturday filed a corruption complaint with the Anti-Corruption Unit against senator Sok Kong’s Sokimex company’s management of the Angkor Wat temple complex. The complaint, dated March 10, alleges Sokimex has siphoned the majority of funds recouped from tourist entrance fees to the ...

When Reaksmey (not his real name) was in high school two years ago, he and his classmates were urged to attend the supplementary classes taught by their teachers before and after regular school hours. For an hour before school and two to three hours after each ...

Cambodia has a total of 505,134 businesses supported by a workforce of 1,676,263, just 11.56 percent of the total population, according to a nationwide economic census released yesterday by the Ministry of Planning. Of the total number of people employed in the country, 1,026,084, or 61.2 ...

Enthusiasm about the start of trading at the exchange, which opened last July without a single listed company, extends beyond the borders of the Southeast Asian country. Investors including Templeton Emerging Markets Group Chairman Mark Mobius said they plan to participate in Cambodia’s stock market ...

Hydropower dams planned for the tributaries of the Mekong River, particularly the Lower Sesan 2, will have a “catastrophic” impact on fish stocks throughout the country, according to new research that calls for several planned dams to be reconsidered. Authored by an international group of ...

Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told Thai media that Cambodia has the stronger case in the legal dispute between the two countries over hotly disputed land around Preah Vihear temple. The comments-a first in public for a top Thai politician, past or present-come ...

Following a three-hour debate at the National Assembly, lawmakers passed a draft law approving the $2.5 billion the government spent in 2010. During the debate, CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap presented a 10-page document that he said justified the $2.5 billion in spending, which was 25 percent ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday implored authorities along Cambodia’s northern border to redouble their efforts at stopping illegal loggers from sneaking into Thailand, where more than a dozen have been shot dead by Thai soldiers so far this year. The 13 Cambodians fatally shot by Thai ...

On 06 June 2019, His Excellency CHEA Sophara, with His Excellency Say Samal; representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met the EU Fact-Finding Mission on the Implementation of the ...

Save​ the​ Mekong,​ a​ coalition​ of​ non-government​ organizations,​ community-based​ groups​ and concerned​ citizens​ within​ the​ Mekong​ region,​ wish​ to​ express​ our​ shock​ and​ concern​ at​ the​ recent collapse​ of​ the​ Xe​ Pian​ -​ Xe​ Nam​ Noy​ hydropower​ project​ in​ Laos,​ and​ our​ deep​ condolences​ to communities​ affected​ by​ ...

Minister of National Defence Tea Banh and new US ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy have agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, particularly militarily. Banh, who is also deputy prime minister, told The Post that during a meeting with Murphy on Wednesday at the ...

The government of Japan, via its embassy in Cambodia, granted more than $190,000 on Tuesday to Nature Centre Risen, an NGO for environmental education at kindergarten and secondary schools in the Kingdom. The grant is for the project, “Realisation of Sustainable Life Environment through the ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol on Tuesday called on China’s Hunan province to promote bilateral trade, cooperation and investment, and seize opportunities in many potential sectors. He was speaking at the Hunan Investment Promotion and Machinery Expo in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to ...

A dozen diesel-powered boats crawl across Kep Bay, creating a rumble so low that it shakes the pier. They drag weighted, electrified nets across the inshore shallows, scooping up sea life indiscriminately and destroying vital breeding grounds in the process. And they trawl so close ...

On​ 10​ October​ 2017,​ The​ Ministry​ of​ Interior​ released​ a​ public​ announcement​ written​ on​ 02​ October​ 2017​ and​ signed​ by​ H.E.​ Sar​ Kheng,​ Minister​ of​ Interior.​ The​ objective​ of​ the​ announcement​ is​ focused​ on​ activities​ carried​ out​ by​ the​ association​ and​ local​ NGOs,​ referred​ to​ ...