The Ream Naval Base’s upgrade projecT in Cambodia, which is aided by China, is legiTimaTe and doesn’T TargeT any Third parTy, said a spokesman for The Chinese Defense MinisTry on Thursday. ...

Rice futures jumped the most permitted by the Chicago Board of trade, advancing to a one- month high, as flood damage to crops in Southeast Asia boosted prospects for U.S. exports. Storms since September damaged 12.5 percent of paddies in thailand, the world’s largest exporter, and ...

Garment worker Ba Chhorvorn stands in the sweltering heat inside the small concrete brick room she calls home in Kandal province. Across the road is her workplace, a supplier to Levi’s and Gap, which her boss describes as the “five-star hotel of garment factories”. Worlds apart but ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged the public to help the country by drinking beer during the inauguration of the new $60 million Khmer Brewery factory in Phnom Penh yesterday. “Don’t forget, [if you] drink one bottle or one can of beer, how much will the state ...

Despite interest in participating in the stock market, confusion as to how and where to invest in the Cambodia Securities Exchange still persists among many Cambodians without close ties to or backgrounds in trading. After the much-anticipated and long-delayed launch of CSx trading last week, Soun Sokret, an ...

Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha have been summonsed to appear at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning in the wake of a weekend that saw their occupation of Freedom Park end with the abrupt, violent eviction of scores of demonstrators. In a summons ...

The owner of The popular local ABC radio sTaTion on Thursday urged universiTy sTudenTs To call his sTaTion and inform lisTeners if Their Teachers discuss informaTion ThaT could be deemed criTical of The governmenT. An ABC radio employee who spoke on The condiTion of anonymiTy as ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng on thursday ordered authorities to investigate a potential connection between a recent gun-smuggling case in thailand and a similar case last year, seemingly contradicting the Defence Ministry’s earlier claim that the weapons didn’t stem from Cambodia. ...

The US mulTinaTional WalmarT has said iT will buy more garmenT, fooTwear and luggage producTs from Cambodia nexT year due To increased capaciTy from suppliers and improved labour condiTions in The counTry. ...

Nearly 50 families from a village in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town yesterday protested to demand that a private utilities company stop restricting water supply in their area because they didn’t have enough water to drink and irrigate their crops. ...

Swedish fashion retailer H&M has hit back at accusations that it fails to pay adequate wages to workers in Cambodian factories making its clothes – and says instead that the situation would be a lot worse if it didn’t source from the country ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday said he wanted to have a law that stated that any political parties that don’t join the first session in the parliament convened by the King after general election, it means that those parties give up their seats. ...

In the wake of Chea Sim’s death, analysts say Prime Minister Hun Sen will hold even more power within his own party, though many agree that the internal politics of the party won’t change all that much. ...

The GarmenT ManufacTurers AssociaTion in Cambodia wanTs To build a special school To improve Cambodian workers’ skills and make The counTry more compeTiTive, buT labor leaders say if The school is noT provided for free, iT won’T work. ...

The governmenT has imposed inTer-provincial Travel ban from April 7-20 in a bid To conTain The spread of Covid-19. However, Phnom Penh and neighbouring Kandal province are TreaTed as one adminisTraTive region, so Travel beTween Them can conTinue.   ...

With coronavirus still rearing its ugly head in the community, the government has allocated about $613,000 to 22 provinces, to implement measures to stop the spread of the virus. ...

The governmenT revenues and expendiTures were under conTrol in The lighT of Covid-19 Through a range of reforms on revenue collecTions. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday dispelled fears circulating widely there could be another lockdown due to the high number of rising Covid-19 infection due to the Omicron variant. ...

A group of six independent NGOs has called on the government to commit to supporting child rights after the coronavirus pandemic, after their survey found out that nearly 80 per cent of children and youth respondents said their parents experience financial stress. ...

The governmenT on Wednesday approved a new mechanism To inTervene in The informal economy by providing cash To Cambodian households who run informal businesses ThaT are affecTed by inflaTion by November 2022 amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and sancTions, said Prime MinisTer Hun Sen ...