Some 300 pieceS of timber were diScovered and two men arreSted in Separate caSeS in PurSat and Mondulkiri provinceS aS they were tranSporting the logS to Vietnam. National Military Police on Monday found pileS of firSt-grade timber meaSuring nine cubic metreS in PurSat&rSquo;S Veal Veng SS='cambodia-color'>...

More than 130 families in Kampong Chhnang province’s Boribo district were evacuated from their homes after floods hit the area on Tuesday. Keo Vy, spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management, said yesterday that district authorities moved some families to relief centres and others ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Interior sar Kheng cited satellite footage of recent forest crimes as he criticised inept provincial officials for illegal logging and the flouting of the Kingdom’s forestry law. “You are not born with the forest. We have an obligation to protect the natural resources ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has vowed to protect peace and people’s lives as long as he leads the Kingdom. Mr Hun sen wrote on his Facebook yesterday saying that no one or group would be allowed to stage a coup or start a colour revolution ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kampong Chhnang provincial authority and forestry officials on Thursday stopped a group of people from clearing degraded forest where the government plans to replant trees and turn into a protected area in samaki Meanchey district’s Kraing Lvea commune. Four tractors were seized as evidence ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government is pushing for the development and investment into special tourism sites as it will contribute to the Kingdom’s economic development, a sub-decree designating “supreme Tourism sites” said. Industry insiders welcomed the sub-decree, saying it would help the Kingdom diversify its tourist attractions with ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly 100 monkeys are under medical supervision at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) after they were saved from a farm located in Preah Vihear province’s Tbeng Meanchey district on Friday. Nhoek Rattanakpich, who heads the PTWRC, said 95 monkeys were taken from a ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition party and civil society leaders spoke out on Tuesday against a move by the National Election Committee (NEC) that prohibits supporters of any party from attacking or criticising the platform of another. several opposition politicians called it an act against democracy, while the NEC’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Speaking at a gathering of 27,444 workerS from 24 factorieS in Kampong Speu province&rSquo;S Kong PiSey diStrict, Hun Sen cited a recent incidence in which around 700 workerS from Chim Li Cambodia blocked National Road 4 in Por Sen Chey diStrict to demand Severance packageS SS='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities in Kratie province’s Chhloung district yesterday ordered villagers not to build houses and to remove those already built along the riverbank after five houses collapsed into the river on Tuesday. District governor Heng sitha yesterday said that the authorities have banned the construction of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Water Resources Ministry and the Asian Development Bank in Cambodia will implement two mega projects totalling $380 million to improve water management in the Kingdom this year. According to a ministry statement, ADB Cambodia’s country director sunniya Durrani-Jama met Water Resources Minister Lim Kean ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia on Tuesday requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to consider providing aid – especially to the elderly, people with disabilities and orphaned children. In the meantime, the bank is studying the country’s social welfare system before announcing a raft of technical assistance as part ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Grassroots Democratic Party has created a 125-point policy document outlining its priorities were it to be elected to office in the July national elections. The fledgling party has said that it will contest the elections, though any further deterioration in the country’s current political ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee (NEC) said on Monday that there were nearly 600,000 invalid ballots cast in sunday’s national elections, adding that the issue was not unusual in a democracy. According to the preliminary results, voter turnout was 6,946,164, or 82.17 percent, of which 596,775 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has urged all ministries to continue work on improving literacy in order to achieve sustainable development goals by 2030. To mark National Literacy Day on saturday, Mr Hun sen said government officials must continue to develop Cambodia’s human resources by improving ss='cambodia-color'>...

Seven gold mine ShaftS in Kratie province&rSquo;S Sambo diStrict were diSmantled and filled completely on WedneSday following a complaint from a ChineSe-owned mining company. Provincial mineS and energy department director Sok Kiriroth Said the ShaftS in Kbal Domrey commune legally belong to Xing Yuan Kanng SS='cambodia-color'>...

Owners of fish farms in Boeung samrong lake located in Phnom Penh’s sen sok district have been ordered to leave by the municipal authority. The Phnom Penh authority on Monday issued a notice ordering the owners of fish farms in the lake to move within ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) on Monday deactivated 132 US-made BLU-24 cluSter bombS in Samrong village in Kratie province&rSquo;S Snuol diStrict. CMAC director-general Heng Ratana on Monday urged people who live in provinceS along the Cambodia-Vietnam border to be vigilant. He cautioned villagerS to SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Mekong River Commission yesterday announced new efforts to address natural disasters in the region, including a decision to upgrade and rename the Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Centre to the Regional Flood and Drought Management Centre. The announcement followed a two-day bi-annual meeting, which ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 1,000 families living inside and near wildlife sanctuaries in the Kingdom’s northern provinces have seen their livelihood significantly boosted thanks to an NGO-initiated project. And most of the families have become role models for farmers and natural resource conservationists due to the efforts ss='cambodia-color'>...