More than 300 garment workers from Takeo province protested in front of the Ministry of Labour yesterday, following two weeks of strikes over working conditions.Workers requested intervention from the ministry over the dismissal of 1,000 striking workers as well as 13 demands including lunch money, ...

Commerce Minister asked officials at all border checkpoints to prevent and crackdown on expired products. Thong Thira, Banteay Meanchey’s head of Department of Commerce, said that about 71 percent of 700,000 people living in Banteay Meanchey are farmers. He said the province has big 20 ...

The Ministry of Education asked candidates who sat for The Higher Secondary Diploma or Bac II on November 6 to have confidence in how The Ministry grades The exam. ...

A new partnership looking to export Cambodian rice to world markets formed yesterday afternoon at Sunway Hotel The Alliance of Rice Producers and Exporters of Cambodia (ARPEC) elected Their first executive committee, which includes office holders Phou Puy, Hann Khieng, Oknha Kong Sang, Sok Cheng, Seng ...

The Sichuan-Cambodia Business Matching Session 2014 was held here Thursday with an aim to furTher promote economic and trade relations between Cambodia and China. The half-day forum brought togeTher business executives from 51 enterprises in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province and some 120 Cambodian business people. ...

Government officials on Thursday said they are still waiting for the U.S. Embassy to make good on a 2012 offer to clean up several barrels of the riot control agent CS that were dropped on Cambodia during the U.S.’ war with Vietnam and which the ...

The Institute of Standards of Cambodia developed 63 new standards last year, bringing The total number of certifications available from The government to 868, though one industry representative said The system still needed improvement in order to facilitate exports. ...

In a rare acknowledgement of deforestation concerns, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO, said the widespread clearing of forests around Angkor Wat was harming views of the historic temple complex. Sok An made the remarks in Siem Reap at a ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has ordered all prison, detention and rehabilitation center chiefs to accommodate and give full access to delegates from the U.N.’s Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT), whose five-day mission to assess the use of torture, cruelty and other inhumane treatment ...

The leaders of Japan and five SouTheast Asian countries along The Mekong River plan to craft a new strategy in July for Tokyo to contribute to sustainable development of The Mekong region beyond 2015, a senior Japanese official said Thursday. “Taking this opportunity from this ...

The European Union will continue to remain Cambodia’s biggest export recipient, mopping up $2.32 billion in shipments this year, with The US following a close second at $2.07 billion, according to Commerce Ministry estimates. ...

A proposed access-to-information law more than a decade in the making was unveiled to the public yesterday, with just one item left to finalise – punishments for officials who refuse to disclose public information. ...

“I confess that the ministry hasn’t been able to control and achieve transparency in the real estate sector, but I can say that this sector has yet to show any signs of trouble,” Ngoun Sokha, secretary of state for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, ...

During the first four months of the year, Cambodia welcomed more than 647,000 Chinese visitors, an increase of more than 79 percent, according to the Cambodian Tourism Minister. ...

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction and Habitat for Humanity Cambodia (HFHC) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that supports a national housing policy to address housing for low-income families. The MoU aims to support implementation of The national housing policy, which ...

The amount of money to be allocated to commune-, district- and province-level governments is slated to rise next year in accordance with The government’s long-gestating attempts at decentralising its power. Provincial- and capital-level funding will rise to about 640.8 billion riel, with 237.2 billion riel ...

The Council of Ministers on Friday passed a sub-decree on The management of adult entertainment clubs and a draft of a new national housing policy to promote home ownership, a cabinet official said. The new Sub-Decree on Management of Adult Entertainment Places, consisting of 25 articles, ...

The plight of Cambodian migrant maids who suffer abuse by employers in Malaysia is well documented. Less so is The mental damage caused by The overseas trauma, which has led to some returned migrants being chained up by Their desperate familiesYoung women who survive abuse ...

The results of The 2023 high school diploma exam (Bac II) will be announced today, earlier than expected due to The smooth marking process. ...

An estimated 73 suspects and convicts involved in illegal fishing were released on bail in accordance with a blanket amnesty granted by Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier this month, a court official said yesterday. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the Ministry of Justice’s annual ...