Local NGOs are urging the new National Assembly to pass term limits for the prime minister, to prevent a “dictatorship” in Cambodia. Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia in some capacity for 30 years, but following discussions in Phnom Penh, rights groups and development NGOs ...

Thirty-three Cambodian nationals were arrested for illegally logging rare rosewood trees in Thailand, where they are currently awaiting trial, officials said Wednesday. The arrests marked a long-called-for shift in tactics by Thai authorities: In the past, Thai soldiers and border police have often dealt with illegal ...

Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng yesterday postponed his ministry’s Labour Advisory Committee’s decision on Cambodia’s garment sector minimum wage from Friday until next month, leaving some optimistic and others dubious. In the original schedule, the minimum wage for 2015 was slated to be set in ...

As Cambodia seeks greater integration with regional and global economies, a language expert warns against overreliance on foreign identity and language. Chan Virak, a doctorate student in culture, literacy and language at the University of Texas at San Antonio, says Cambodia should invest in its own ...

A Chinese and local developer are in discussions with Phnom Penh’s City Hall to build a $3 billion, 500-metre-high twin tower project in the center of the city, making it the tallest building in the capital. The project will be a joint venture between Cambodian-owned Thai ...

Hundreds of opponents to a controversial law to regulate NGOs met in a hotel in Phnom Penh Tuesday, as a campaign against the passage of the legislation continues. Zach Lampell, a legal advisor at the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, told those gathered that he had ...

A farmer in his 40s was seriously injured after stepping on a mine on his property in O’Smach commune, in Oddar Meanchey province’s Samrong town on November 21. ...

Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra said the Asian elephant is being severely threatened in world sanctuaries. In Cambodia, eight elephants have recently died in wildlife sanctuaries. ...

Military Police personnel, in cooperation with environmental rangers in Kampong Speu province, have cracked down on natural resource crimes and illegal encroachment of state land in Oral district’s Ta Sal commune. ...

Cassava prices in Cambodia’s northwest corridor have skyrocketed to astonishing heights in the wake of the recent massive floods that have compromised yields in one of Kingdom’s most fertile regions. ...

The US has provided $420,000 in grants for the repair and preservation of temples in Preah Vihear province and Phnom Bakheng temple in Siem Reap. ...

A senior Ministry of Environment official has rejected the Cambodian Youth Network (CYN) report detailing 100 illegal logging incidents they claim took place in early 2021 in Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province. ...

Japan has been instrumental in ASEAN connectivity development, extending a helping hand in a vast spectrum of major infrastructure projects across the Southeast Asian economic bloc, especially in the Kingdom. ...

Cambodia’s strategic plan on garment, footwear and travel goods development 2021-2024 will attract more investment and contribute to sustainable development in the sector, Ith Samheng, minister for labour and vocational training, told Okhna Kong Sang, president of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) in Phnom ...

Global leaders in the finance sector are slated to gather in the Cambodian capital in September when Phnom Penh hosts the SME Finance Forum. ...

In July 2011, Cambodia opened its stock market in a much-anticipated move that aimed to bring the nation’s financial sector in line with other regional countries. ...

The number of students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors in higher education in Cambodia has increased in recent years, but the numbers still remain relatively low. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that it will recruit and deploy over 200 students majoring in agriculture in nine targeted provinces to help local people increase their yield in farming. ...

China has played a key role in helping develop agriculture in Cambodia, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said. ...

Heavy rains in Poipet town have yet to reach a “serious” level, according to the government, despite widespread flooding in recent days. ...