US PreSident Donald Trump on Friday appointed W Patrick Murphy aS the new US AmbaSSador to Cambodia, replacing incumbent William A Heidt. A preSS releaSe poSted on the White HouSe&rSquo;S webSite Said nominee W Patrick Murphy iS currently acting principal deputy aSSiStant Secretary at the SS='cambodia-color'>...

Two prominent Boeung Kak activists are set to see an end to their years-long legal struggle with a final verdict set to be delivered on October 5. The supreme Court had rejected their plea to restart an investigation into Daun Penh district security guards’ nighttime ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kratie provincial department of mines and energy warned on Tuesday of legal action against O’droun villagers who illegally dug gold mines in sambor district’s Kbal Damrey commune. The warning came shortly after department director sok Kirirath led a task force on a field visit ss='cambodia-color'>...

It was announced on sunday that the Cambodian Landmine Museum near siem Reap will soon reopen to tourists, ending three months of closure following the arrest of its staff for alleged illegal gun procession. The museum’s international project manager Bill Morse wrote in a Facebook ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment on Tuesday urged relevant public and private sector stakeholders to jointly preserve the Kingdom’s marine biodiversity for the sake of sustainable development. The appeal came as the ministry announced the establishment of the Koh Rong Marine National Park in Preah sihanouk ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen on Thursday called on soldiers to stop colluding with illegal timber traders and work with law enforcement officers to protect natural resources. Hun sen made the remarks as he presided over the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The governor of Kampot province told The Post on Thursday that he has ordered authorities in the province’s districts to collect data on all land disputes in order to bring them to a speedy resolution. Cheav Tay said some land disputes have been resolved by ss='cambodia-color'>...

The W&D garment factory in the capital’s Meanchey district has reported a loss of more than $1 million since its workers started their protests in December. The factory owner said it has also lost up to three major buyers out of its 10 overseas ones ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Nepal are discussing joint steps to promote direct flights between the countries and to open the embassies in their capitals in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation, a government spokesperson said. Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. sharma Oli is on an official three-day visit ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has urged the Kingdom’s workforce to seek more technical training and strengthen their skills if they are to avoid job losses resulting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Hun sen said the fourth industrial revolution is like a double-edged sword that will ss='cambodia-color'>...

Singapore-baSed firm KriSEnergy Ltd, which operateS Cambodia&rSquo;S Block A offShore oil development project, haS Started a 3D SeiSmic Survey in the area, a company preSS releaSe Said on TueSday. It announced the commencement of a 1,200Sqkm Survey in the offShore Cambodia Block A conceSSion, where SS='cambodia-color'>...

Kampot provincial police sent two councillors to court on Thursday for forging public documents to claim a villager’s land in Chhouk district. Provincial police chief Mao Chanmathurith said the unidentified officials, one of whom was a Chhouk district councillor and the other a Taken commune ss='cambodia-color'>...

At a bilateral meeting between Preah Sihanouk province and a delegation of China&rSquo;S MiniStry of Public Security on Friday, the latter committed to educate itS nationalS to Strictly reSpect Cambodian lawS. Provincial adminiStration SpokeSman Kheang Phearum Said on Monday that during the meeting, the adminiStration SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Road Alternative Company Limited won construction rights to a 60MW solar farm project at an auction, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). An ADB press release released last week shows that the auction, which was conducted by Electricite du Cambodge (EdC), ended with ss='cambodia-color'>...

Chinese firms have proposed a new hydroelectric power project on Koh Kong’s Tatay river. Chint Group and sinomach-HE recently asked the Ministry of Mines and Energy for permission to begin a feasibility study on a project to build a 150-megawatt hydropower dam on the Tatay river, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Committee for Prevention and Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes on Monday impounded nine trucks used to transport timber to Vietnam through Kratie province’s snuol district. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Dengue fever cases have shot up 350 percent in the first 34 weeks of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the government’s latest figures, but are still lower than the number of cases recorded in the three years prior to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has denied accusations made by the ruling party that it is seeking an overthrow of the government.Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, a member of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, made the accusation in a public speech last weekend, saying the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Garment workers unions unhappy with next year’s recently announced $140 minimum wage for the sector will meet this week to determine whether or not to hold demonstrations to protest the disappointingly low figure.The unions were pushing for $160 a month when the government announced the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mesco Gold has established the required surface-level infrastructure and is awaiting government approval to begin the extraction of gold at its Phum syarung mine in Ratanakkiri province, the company’s director said yesterday.The Indian mining firm is poised to become the first operational commercial mine in ss='cambodia-color'>...