Interior Minister sar Kheng is pushing for an amendment of the forestry law to be done before the end of the current mandate. Earlier this week, Mr Kheng said that illegal logging in Mondulkiri province is rampant and that an amendment was needed to delegate ss='cambodia-color'>...

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Cambodia’s economy is predicted to grow by roughly six percent in 2023 despite global challenges, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ss='cambodia-color'>...

Protecting human rights, especially those of Cambodian migrant workers traversing borders to countries such as Malaysia, dominated discussions at yesterday’s AsEAN Peoples’ Forum, one of two competing pre-summit forums that claim to be giving a voice to Cambodians. speaking at yesterday’s forum, seng sakda, director-general ss='cambodia-color'>...

Members of the Asean People’s Forum, a coalition of NGOs that convened in Phnom Penh last week, declared yesterday that their rights had been violated after four workshops on sensitive issues were canceled by the venue where they met. In a statement representing more than 1,200 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Rights groups say families being forced off their land by development projects recently revealed to have World Bank Group backing could probably file successful complaints against the institution, effectively forcing it to help the families save their homes or at least win better compensation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia ranked 112 out of 113 countries surveyed globally and dead last in the East Asia and Pacific region when it comes to the perceived rule of law, a new report released today states. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Airports will invest $100 million next year to expand the size of its airports in siem Reap City and Phnom Penh and double the number of passengers that can pass through its two main hubs in the country, an official airport operator said yesterday. Emmanuel ss='cambodia-color'>...

For the past decade, Cambodia’s economy has steadily grown with GDP growth surpassing 5% on a compounded annual basis for the past twelve years. Nearly 58% of the populace is engaged in agriculture, while the service sector employs 26% and industry accounts for the remaining ss='cambodia-color'>...

The bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and the United StateS waS worth about 499 million U.S. dollarS in the firSt two monthS of thiS year, down 2 percent compared with 510 million U.S. dollarS at the Same period laSt year, the StatiSticS of the U.S. SS='cambodia-color'>...

RATANAKIRI PROVINCE, Cambodia – “I prefer the dam to the fish,” says middle-aged farmer Ton Noun, when asked his opinion on a proposed 400 megawatt dam on the sesan river near his home in northeastern Cambodia. Then he chuckles and asks, “What fish?” That’s because ss='cambodia-color'>...

U.S. AmbaSSador William Todd on ThurSday Said that deSpite hiS effortS to promote Cambodia aS an attractive deStination for buSineSS, major American companieS are reluctant to inveSt here aS they Still perceive the country aS indelibly corrupt. “I believe now iS the time for big U.S. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), along with local rights groups Licadho and Adhoc, denounced the Friday shooting of protesting garment workers by police in a joint statement released in Paris on Monday. “The killing of demonstrators by government authorities is totally unacceptable. The government ss='cambodia-color'>...

Along Phnom Penh’s industry-heavy Veng sreng street on Wednesday, garment factories lay idle in observance of Khmer New Year. The dorms around them were empty, save for the few workers who could not afford the bus ticket home for the holiday, which ended Wednesday. Eight unions ss='cambodia-color'>...

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has not lost its interest in pursuing a joint-venture agreement with Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC) to establish Cambodia Airlines Co. Ltd.  PAL President Ramon s. Ang confirmed that his airline’s discussions for investment in the Cambodian carrier are ongoing, as ss='cambodia-color'>...

Construction at the controversial Lower sesan II dam site in stung Treng province has already begun, according to villagers, who will today petition several ministries, the Chinese embassy and the headquarters of the Royal Group to open negotiations with them. According to the villagers, who travelled ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of 15 local and international rights groups Tuesday sent a slew of letters to the Chinese government and companies involved in the Lower sesan II hydropower dam in stung Treng province seeking a halt to dam construction due to serious environmental and social ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three Chinese nationals were jailed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday for attempting to smuggle four teenage Cambodian girls to China, while the sentences of two Cambodians involved in the trafficking operation were reduced to time served. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian economy, which is projected to register a growth of 5 percent this year, is set to grow by 5.5 percent in 2023, according to the 2022 Annual Consultation Report on Cambodia published by the AsEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Planning will conduct the Agriculture Census of Cambodia 2023 throughout the country from April 1 to 30. The information was shared in a meeting here on February 15 chaired by Dr Chhay Than, senior Minister and Minister of Planning, and Chairman of ss='cambodia-color'>...