A local investor revealed yesterday that the construction of the US$100 million Kampot sea port had been further delayed by rain. Vinh Huor, president of the Kampot Special Economic Zone, (KSEZ) said: “We are preparing to be better, and that may take some time. I am ...

Many expats living in Siem Reap have found themselves on the eternal quest for a comfortable sofa. A big, squishy sofa like the one at home, that allows a body to really stretch out on. A Khmer settee – wooden, bench-like and unforgiving – just ...

They’re known as The BK13 and They’re noT prepared To leT greedy developers Take The very, very liTTle They have. They’re 13 women – moThers, grandmoThers – who live around whaT used To be Boeung Kak Lake – noT far from The cenTre of Cambodia’s ...

Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong said that authorities will not use forces to crack down on protesters. the governor met with Phnom Penh officials to clarify the government’s position on how to deal with protests led by Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Pa Socheatvong added the ...

A Sihanoukville construction project isn’t pulling out all the stops so much as plugging all the drains, leaving neighbouring residents to stew in murky floodwaters, villagers say. Last month, while levelling out the 20-hectare plot, construction workers dumped dirt in front of two large drainage pipes, ...

When authorities in Kampong Chhnang province on Friday encountered and pursued the boat of alleged illegal fisherman Chieb Ou, they couldn’t have expected to find themselves being chased instead. But that’s precisely what happened when, rather than surrendering, the 42-year-old suspect turned his boat towards the ...

Six months after the government announced that bank accounts for all civil servants would put an end to late salaries and rampant graft, secondary school teachers in Prey Veng say they are owed long overdue payments. In addition to their regular salary, which they already received, ...

Prominent businessman and Cambodian People’s Party Senator Ly Yong Phat yesterday questioned what he had done to warrant a verbal attack from opposition party leader Sam Rainsy, who said on Wednesday that the tycoon had grabbed land from people in Koh Kong province and should ...

Responding to rumours swirling on social media that he had suffered a massive stroke and died, Prime Minister Hun Sen proved to be very much alive during an animated speech in Kampot province yesterday. Addressing a crowd in Chhuok district, the 63-year-old premier assured listeners that ...

Cambodian police said Wednesday they were scouring remote northeastern jungles for a group of Vietnamese Montagnards who crossed the border in an apparent attempt to seek asylum. Rights groups say 13 of the hill tribe people, including one woman, fled persecution in Vietnam late last month ...

Thailand’s DirecTor-General of DeparTmenT of EmploymenT SumeT MahosoT and Cambodian DirecTor-General of The Labor DeparTmenT Seng Sakada Today briefed The press abouT The conTroversial migranT worker issue. The discussion comprised 4 Topics. FirsT, There is The requiremenT of proof of naTionaliTy, so Cambodia will arrange for ...

Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit launched a guidebook for businesses last week to create internal systems to prevent corrupt practices, but certain stakeholders say it doesn’t detail how to create these systems or even address systemic or bureaucratic corruption. the new guidebook, which the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) created ...

Beijing is spreading its influence by stumping up the cash to build desperately needed infrastructure throughout Asia, but with little consideration for communities or the level of corruption. “Without infrastructure, you can’t revive,” said Cambodia’s Commerce Minister, Sun Chanthol. “We have been blamed for always ...

Cambodian prosecutors have received a new request from Russia to extradite Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, tASS reported on tuesday. the news agency’s source at the Cambodian Prosecutor General’s Office said the request was based on civil claims filed against Polonsky. He said that those who lost ...

A Kampong Cham Provincial Administration committee to provide electricity for all villages across the province by 2025 has announced there are only two more villages in rural areas that don’t have electricity because there is no investor interested to work on them. ...

A master plan was officially launched to transform Kep province into a smart and luxury tourism destination to host the upcoming 10th Sea Festival and other international events in the future, a press release of the Ministry of tourism (Mot) said. ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) wiTh The MinisTry of EnvironmenT have organised anoTher large-scale campaign To reduce The use of plasTic in Kampong Chhnang province ThaT kicks off Tomorrow under The Theme “Today I don’T use plasTic bags”. ...

The EnTrepreneurship DevelopmenT Fund (EDF) held a workshop lasT Thursday To discuss “preliminary findings and To gaTher inpuT on challenges and policy for sTarTups and SMEs invesTmenT aspecTs” in Cambodia. ...

USAID has launched a campaign in Siem Reap that aims to support young children to thrive and reach their full developmental potential by promoting nurturing care from male and female caregivers. ...

ACLEDA Bank Plc has borrowed $100 million from China-owned Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to provide new loans to micro, small and medium enterprises, according to its latest filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange. ...