The government has reclassified 32,305 hectares of public land in stung Treng province’s sesan district to provide an economic land concession for the Lower sesan II dam. According to a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun sen on November 17, the land covers part of ss='cambodia-color'>...

District authorities warned Borei Keila residents yesterday during a meeting to stop protesting lest they be arrested. On Wednesday, representatives from seven families gathered in front of the house of suy sophan, the owner of Phanimex, to demand what they deem just compensation for vacating their ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has set February 27 as annual National Clean City Day to remind people to care for the country’s urban areas. Prime Minister Hun sen made the announcement in a letter to mark the 6th anniversary of National Clean City Day, which has been ss='cambodia-color'>...

City Hall yesterday released Phnom Penh’s first ever disaster response plan, which promises to better prepare the capital for emergencies, especially floods and fires. The 73-page Emergency Response Preparedness Plan (EPRP) will be distributed to officials down to the commune level and designates responsibilities for preparing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Takeo provincial military police yesterday seized 3,900 kilos of dried crocodile hides being smuggled into the country from Vietnam. Major Bun sothy, Takeo provincial military police deputy commander, said the crocodile skins, worth about $24,000, were being smuggled into Koh Andet district from Vietnam’s An Giang ss='cambodia-color'>...

Extolling forecasts that Cambodia’s economy will maintain its 7 percent growth rate this year, Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday reiterated a past prediction that the country would reach upper-middle income status by 2030 and become a high-income country in 2050 – though one expert said ss='cambodia-color'>...

The prime minister’s call for provincial governors to help solve land disputes has fallen on deaf ears, according to members of a group of 500 protesters who demonstrated in front of the Preah sihanouk provincial government hall yesterday asking for an expedited land titling process ss='cambodia-color'>...

Japanese investors have sunk over $800 million into the Cambodian economy over the past two decades, with much of this investment coming on the back of concessional aid directed to develop and strengthen the country’s trade and industry capacities, according to data provided on Friday ss='cambodia-color'>...

NagaCorp’s winning streak shows no signs of letting up, with the Hong Kong-listed casino operator posting another impressive half-year result, reporting profits up more than 20 percent year-on-year during the first six months of 2017 on a surge in VIP rollings and visits to its ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Governor has unveiled five new bus lines to launch over the next two months in a bid to improve transport for garment workers. The move came after Prime Minister Hun sen announced the workers would be allowed to ride on public buses free ss='cambodia-color'>...

A $100 million electricity and fresh water deal for a joint-venture between Cambodia’s LYP Group and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will not be signed as expected when Prime Minister Hun sen meets his Thai counterpart Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today for bilateral talks, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Chroy Changva Bridge will be temporarily closed for 21 months starting in early October to repair it at a cost of about $33 million. The Japan International Cooperation Agency yesterday released a statement regarding the overhaul of the bridge, also known as the Cambodian-Japanese Friendship ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 30 kilometres from Ratanakiri’s Banlung town, 10 miners have dug holes deep in the ground in a rubber plantation, hoping to strike it rich. Their tunnels range from 10-15 metres deep and their equipment is basic – everything is done by hand. These men ss='cambodia-color'>...

Kep province will be granted an award at the Asean Tourism Forum in Thailand later this month.According to a letter by the Tourism Ministry’s National Committee for Clean City Assessment signed by Tourism Minister Thong Khun, Kep will be given the Asean Clean Tourism award ss='cambodia-color'>...

Amid widespread international condemnation of Cambodia’s upcoming elections, Japan pledged an additional $7.5 million worth of equipment for the July polls this morning. The grant, signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Prak sokhonn and Japanese Ambassador Hidehisa Horinouchi, will provide “ballot boxes as well as other ss='cambodia-color'>...

According to the latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Cambodia economy will grow by 7 percent this year on the back of higher public spending and steady growth in construction and tourism. The IMF’s forecast is slightly higher than the figure released by the ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to help small and medium-sized rice millers and exporters that are presently unable to provide suitable collateral to qualify for the government’s emergency $27 million rice loan, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has joined with the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has appointed the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to draft a law to crack down on illegal activity surrounding the recently banned commercial surrogacy industry in Cambodia. Ministry spokeswoman Kheng sam Vada confirmed the news, which was originally announced by government spokesperson and Minister of ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 January 2017, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Hun sen and His Excellency Thongloun sIsOULITH, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, have jointly presided over the inauguration ceremony of the facilities at international border check-point between Cambodia (Trapeang Kriel – ss='cambodia-color'>...

AirAsia, the Malaysia-based low-cost airline, will soon have an office in Cambodia to boost the number of tourist arrivals to the kingdom. The airline’s office will open soon, said AirAsia CEO Anthony Fernandes, after holding a meeting with Prime Minister Hun sen in switzerland on the ss='cambodia-color'>...