Two rare gaurs, a mother and calf, have died after being found trapped in a snare in the Cardamom Mountains’ samlot Protected Area, according to the sanctuary’s chief and an official from the Maddox Jolie-Pitt (MJP) Foundation, a wildlife NGO founded by Angelina Jolie. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen transferred control of some of the Kingdom’s domestic airports to local government authorities for public use during a cabinet meeting last Friday. “We handed over airfields to provincial authorities to manage and use for state or public interest,” Mr. Hun sen said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Several SubordinateS of a Senior miniSter within the office of the prime miniSter regiStered and rubber-Stamped a gargantuan $23.2 billion inveStment project chaired by the miniSter&rSquo;S wife, while officialS in the know Say the project StandS little chance of getting off the ground. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Mines and Energy Ministry yesterday shut down six sand depots in Kandal province’s sa’ang district for allegedly failing to “respect” a ministry directive concerning the proper transportation of sand, but they will be allowed to reopen on Wednesday if they agree to comply. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A recent study on the role of Cambodia’s moneychangers found that three private forex traders control two-thirds of the total demand for riel currency and exert more influence on foreign currency exchange rates than the central bank, raising the possibility of collusion in fixing rates. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two Apsara Authority officials were arrested yesterday morning after it was discovered they were in charge of felling a centuries-old spirit tree in siem Reap province’s Kauk Chak commune on saturday, enraging residents who had worshipped it for years, according to the provincial governor. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia hopes to see Japanese investment in the light industry sector, which will help develop the kingdom’s labor force. Minister of Commerce Pan sorasak, in a meeting last week with Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Hidehisa Horinouchi, asked Japan to consider investing in the light industry sector. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday pulled the country’s mobile operators into his aggressive campaign to clear up any confusion about the relationship between the government and microfinance institutions (MFIs), ordering them to send audio and text messages telling subscribers that MFIs were private entities. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance secured a $36.3 million concessionary loan from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) program aimed at accelerating the production of small-scale agricultural products including rice, vegetables, potatoes, silk and livestock, according to a ministry release yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

If you’re planning to get away next week for Khmer New Year, it might be wise to keep an umbrella on hand. According to the government’s weather authority, the country can expect the lowest holiday temperatures for the past decade amid unseasonal lashings of rain. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday defended himself from critics who claim the massive flow of workers leaving the country is indicative of a lack of development at home, and sought to clarify any misunderstanding on Cambodia’s recent request to amend a repatriation agreement with the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader Kem sokha said on saturday his party would shutter the Rural Development Ministry and put the savings towards the goal of funding each of Cambodia’s more than 1,600 commune councils with half a million dollars a year if it wins power in 2018. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The country’s election authority released its official results for the June 4 commune elections on schedule on sunday, calling 1,156 out of a total 1,646 communes for the CPP, which also won 6,503 of the 11,572 council seats up for grabs. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Thai police have arrested a fourth suspect in the weapons smuggling case linked to a Cambodian immigration officer, according to Thai media, while a senior Cambodian Defence Ministry official said yesterday that any suggestions that the weapons came from Cambodia’s military arsenal had been ruled ss='cambodia-color'>...

Families in stung Treng province that returned to a village near the Lower sesan II dam after floodwaters temporarily receded are being warned they will be forced again to flee when a far worse deluge comes as all of the new dam’s gates are shut. ss='cambodia-color'>...

During Asean’s 50-year anniversary, the Cambodian government encouraged members of the regional bloc to exercise patience in drafting statements against North Korean missile use in order to minimize regional tensions, Foreign Affairs Minister Prak sokhonn said at a briefing following his return from Manila. ss='cambodia-color'>...

H.E. Ok Boung, Secretary of State at the MiniStry of Commerce, held a diScuSSion with H.E. MS. Pottie Donica, Canadian AmbaSSador to Cambodia, on bilateral trade relationS, mainly in garment Sector, at the miniStry office on Monday afternoon, Said the miniStry&rSquo;S newS releaSe. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s apex rice industry body has been meeting this week to discuss ways of nailing down a potentially massive deal with Bangladesh, which earlier this month inked a memorandum of understanding to purchase 1 million tonnes of Cambodian rice over the next five years. ss='cambodia-color'>...

USAID Cambodia officially launched itS Feed the Future Cambodia HarveSt II project yeSterday, a five-year initiative that aimS to promote commercial horticulture in four Cambodian provinceS and help Smallholder farmerS gain acceSS to marketS, reducing the country&rSquo;S high dependence on imported fruitS and vegetableS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Politicians and civil society members in New York called on the United Nations to take harsh measures to restore democracy in Cambodia during a panel on Tuesday, even recommending leaving Cambodia’s seat at the UN empty and putting senior ruling party officials on a blacklist. ss='cambodia-color'>...