The Changhaon village community claims that many hectares of mangrove forest in the coastal area in a village in Teuk Chhou district’s Prek Tnort commune, in Kampot province, were being cut down to grab land for private ownership. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Around 1,500 protesters marked World Habitat Day on Monday by marching through Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh and calling on the government to put a stop to forced evictions in the southeast Asian nation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government set the new monthly minimum wage for the country’s multibillion-dollar garment industry at $140 Thursday—up from $128—after months of tough negotiations that failed to bring employers and unions even close to a consensus. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s external public debt is well within acceptable limits, but remains vulnerable to financial shocks such as export slowdowns or exchange rate fluctuations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest assessment of the Kingdom’s economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...

By 8 a.m. on Tuesday, ornately decorated boats were already gliding down the siem Reap River while other paddlers lounged on its shaded banks in preparation for the races at the center of this year’s biggest Water Festival celebration. ss='cambodia-color'>...

An official at the Ministry of Justice says he hopes a new law on information access will help improve the country’s attitude toward its judiciary, which is widely seen as politically biased and corrupt. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government ministries were yesterday urged to continue their efforts in shifting responsibilities towards local authorities at an annual meeting to discuss ongoing decentralisation reforms, reforms one top official called key to the ruling party’s upcoming election hopes. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A journalist who accused a military police commander of accepting bribes from illegal loggers in Mondolkiri province was arrested and briefly detained on Thursday on the commander’s orders, a move that was criticized by the Ministry of Information. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Indonesian firm sri Rejeki signed a $50 million deal with the Min­istry of Interior last week to sup­ply Cambodia’s police and armed forces with new uniforms, ac­cording to the Indonesian Em­bassy and media reports. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Amid mounting international concern over the emergence of drug-resistant malaria in the Kingdom’s western provinces, a drug cocktail discontinued in 2008 has been reintroduced to stunning success – though how long that success can be sustained is uncertain. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The new minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Chea sophara, should strive to resolve the country’s land disputes and expand land registration services, his outgoing predecessor Im Chhun Lim said during a handover ceremony yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sun Chanthol, the newly-appointed MiniSter of Public WorkS and TranSport, revealed hiS plan to improve the miniStry&rSquo;S efficiency and tranSparency by overhauling itS internal operationS within hiS firSt 100 dayS in office during a Speech yeSterday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Climate change and globalisation are fuelling an explosion in the pests and diseases that afflict south-east Asia’s cassava crops, threatening a multi-billion dollar industry and the staple food of millions of people, a report warns. ss='cambodia-color'>...

France’s Groupe Quadran has proposed building an electricity plant in Phnom Penh fired by waste and a solar plant in siem Reap province. The Ministry of Tourism yesterday welcomed the proposal, saying it will help keep Cambodia clean. ss='cambodia-color'>...

National Election Committee (NEC) Secretary-General Tep Nytha Said on ThurSday that next year&rSquo;S crucial commune council electionS would likely be held in June but that the deciSion muSt ultimately come from the government. &nbSp; SS='cambodia-color'>...

With the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) ready to adopt “Angkor Malis” in June as the official brand name for the Kingdom’s premium varieties of jasmine rice, exporters said that inconsistent English to Khmer translations need to be corrected. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s new Traffic Law has been a runaway success for road safety, Interior Minister sar Kheng claimed yesterday, hours after a collision between two trucks carrying garment workers left two dead and nearly 60 injured.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 100 kilograms of pig and dear meat was seized on Wednesday night after police chased down a luxury car in Kratie town’s Orusey commune, deputy chief of the Provincial Economic Police Unit Major Rin Veansa said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s minister of social affairs on sunday departed for a visit to spain, which will be followed by a trip to Malta, to discuss and sign adoption agreements with both countries, according to a statement released sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s leading commercial bank Acleda announced late last week that it has injected an additional $42 million to top up the current share capital of $265.7 million, bringing the total registered share capital to $307.7 million. ss='cambodia-color'>...