Vertiv, formerly known as Emerson Network Power, officially announced its new branding on Wednesday in Cambodia to tap more markets in the country’s fast developing economy.Vertiv is a global provider of infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centres, communication networks, and commercial and industrial ss='cambodia-color'>...

The next Senate electionS will be held on January 14, according to a directive iSSued on Friday and ordered by Prime MiniSter Hun Sen, who noted earlier thiS month that hiS party&rSquo;S performance at the June 4 commune electionS meanS it will almoSt definitely win SS='cambodia-color'>...

The investor in Cambodia’s first large scale marine fish farm project in Preah sihanouk province, that was approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in April, has been asked to submit an environmental impact assessment study to the Ministry of Environment before ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday directed Phnom Penh Governor Khoung sreng to quickly resolve land dispute claims by seven families residing in the Boeung Kak area, an order that flies counter to City Hall’s announcement in April that it had officially closed the resolution process ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the latest attempt to push its narrative of an impending “colour revolution”, the Press and Quick Reaction Unit released a sweeping, nearly hourlong video, broadcast on multiple television stations on Monday night, attempting to link the opposition’s activities to protest movements in the Middle ss='cambodia-color'>...

A family living in Kratie province’s snoul district have said they are concerned for their safety following the destruction of their home. Local authorities last week dismantled the home using an excavator because it had been built on state land that is now earmarked for the ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 500 villagers in Mondulkiri’s Chung Phlas’ mining community thumbprinted a letter sent to Prime Minister Hun sen, and to the Ministry of Mines and Energy and its provincial counterpart, requesting that those holding a community mining licence be allowed to dig below the ss='cambodia-color'>...

A document purported to have come from the US State Department appearS to Show planS to SlaSh US development aSSiStance to the Kingdom down to zero, a move obServerS Said&nbSp;yeSterday would further weaken the US&rSquo;S Standing in the country, allowing for China to cement itS SS='cambodia-color'>...

After several years of rapid growth, the expansion of credit provided by the Kingdom’s myriad microfinance institutions (MFIs) stalled abruptly last year, raising concerns poorer Cambodians could be pushed toward loan sharks to obtain credit or cover their debts, the World Bank said in its ss='cambodia-color'>...

Incensed by Thai authorities’ arrest of their family members, residents of Banteay Meanchey’s Thma Puok district took conflict resolution into their own hands on saturday by holding Thai trucks hostage on their side of the border for days until Thai and Cambodian officials agreed to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The central bank hopes to launch its central shared switch mechanism next month after a trial run that has already connected the account records of three of the Kingdom’s leading financial institutions, allowing them to operate ATM and point-of-sale (POs) terminals in tandem, according to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Just one day after the Kingdom’s microlenders mutinied and said they would not implement a government directive requiring all financial institutions to implement a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on fees for financial services, the Tax Department announced it would back down and temporarily suspend ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an agreement mediated by the International Finance Corporation’s watchdog mechanism, a controversial Vietnamese rubber firm has reached a deal with 11 ethnic minority villages affected by its Ratanakkiri operations to return nearly 20 community “spirit mountains”, restore streams filled or polluted by its activities ss='cambodia-color'>...

UN Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith kicked off an official viSit to the Kingdom yeSterday by raiSing concernS over ruling party officialS&rSquo; increaSed uSe of violent rhetoric, Singling out Social AffairS MiniSter Vong Soth&rSquo;S recent threatS to bludgeon proteSterS with bamboo rodS, during a meeting with SS='cambodia-color'>...

Much of the country could face flooding due to heavy rainfall until Wednesday, the Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry has warned. According to a ministry announcement yesterday, the country will be affected by a low pressure system that will cause heavy rainfall nationwide. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly 1,500 people died from traffic accidents in the Kingdom during the first 10 months of this year, a minor increase over last year, though the number of injured fell significantly, according to a report by the Ministry of Interior’s National Committee for Road safety ss='cambodia-color'>...

Luxury hotel developer Song Saa ReSortS haS unveiled a plan to tranSform 400 hectareS of land in the Banteay Srei diStrict of Siem Reap province into an eco-touriSm reSort with an initial inveStment of $3 million, according to a releaSe on the MiniStry of Environment&rSquo;S SS='cambodia-color'>...

With more than half of Cambodia’s 6,000 kilometres of roads being classified as “poor” or of “bad” quality by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, industry insiders said that the government needs to engage with the private sector to spur investment into quality construction ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 5,000 workers from across seven factories in svay Rieng province protested yesterday, demanding a doubling of the current minimum wage, a provincial labor official said yesterday. The country’s minimum wage sits at $61, and is supplemented by a $5 health benefit and a ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry officials were silent yesterday on how exactly they planned to implement Prime Minister Hun sen’s suspension of any new economic land concession grants and review of existing ELCs. Provincial authorities involved in granting the now-suspended land concessions yesterday said they were ready to implement ss='cambodia-color'>...