Local media in Mondulkiri province have accused established businessmen of being involved with logging in Phnom Prich Wildlife sanctuary. Online newspaper Nokor Dragon said illegal logging became rampant in the national reserve, and claimed local tycoons Oeng Bunchin, san Choy, and srieng Meng mobilized people ss='cambodia-color'>...

After joining the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) family in 2016, Cambodia has been an active supporter and enthusiastic participant of the mechanism. On Dec. 21, China provided 7.3 million U.s. dollars from the LMC special Fund to Cambodia for carrying out 16 projects in the kingdom, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Wah Sun HandbagS International Holding unveiled planS yeSterday to expand itS Cambodia operationS, citing the country&rSquo;S low labour coStS aS the primary reaSon for the move. In a filing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the handbag manufacturer announced planS to raiSe up to $18 SS='cambodia-color'>...

A Better Factories Cambodia report shows little improvement in the continued use of short-term contracts and safety and health conditions for workers at surveyed factories, with total compliance of all exporting factories still stuck at less than 50 percent. The International Labour Organisation’s compliance program conducts ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government subsidised $51 million worth of electricity across the country in 2017 in a bid to bring down the price of electricity for low-income households, according to the Minister of Mines and Energy. speaking at the annual conference of the Electricity Authority Cambodia yesterday, suy ss='cambodia-color'>...

As part of ongoing government efforts to modernize and streamline the country’s tax system, 43 tax agent licenses were awarded yesterday. The 43 companies are now legally recognized as offering tax declaration services to the public and private sectors. Eighteen had previously been doing this work ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly’s anti-corruption commission has asked suy sem, the minister of mines and energy, to appear for questioning on December 15, as villagers in Koh Kong province cast doubt on government claims that it had temporarily banned sand mining there. Mr. sem will answer questions ss='cambodia-color'>...

With just two months to go until Cambodia’s commune elections, more than half of respondents to a new survey could not identify Election Day. The finding was detailed in a report released on Wednesday by the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) ss='cambodia-color'>...

Political campaigning in Cambodia’s local elections began on saturday and has so far passed without incident. Cambodians in Phnom Penh on Monday said they hoped that the election could be conducted fairly and free of violence. sim To, a second-year student at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee says voters will use stamps instead of pens for the next election in a bid to eliminate disputes over incorrectly marked ballots. NEC president sik Bun Hok said on Friday that stamps would prevent a repeat of problems that arose at June’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than a dozen Chinese companies inked deals to purchase about $526 million worth of agricultural products from Cambodian firms on Monday. The 34 agreements between 14 Chinese firms and 18 Cambodian firms were announced by the two country’s commerce ministries at a press conference ss='cambodia-color'>...

Preah Sihanouk&rSquo;S provincial governor on WedneSday warned that legal action would be taken againSt any brokerS trying to grab land in the Kbal Chhay area, where it iS prohibited to build property or Sell land plotS.&nbSp;The warning came after provincial authoritieS diScovered that in recent SS='cambodia-color'>...

The government announced last week the establishment of the country’s first marine national park, the Koh Rong National Park, which covers the Koh Rong archipelago off the coast of sihanoukville. The new national park, set up by a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun sen, aims ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Labour Minister led a delegation to visit Malaysia last week to discuss sending migrant labourers and maids there with the country’s Minister of Human Resources. The Ministry of Labour issued a statement on Friday saying that Labour Minister Ith samheng met with Human Resources Minister ss='cambodia-color'>...

Residents of the Boeung Kak community yesterday submitted a petition to Prime Minister Hun sen’s cabinet, asking the premier to seek a royal pardon to release their jailed representative Tep Vanny, and also solve their outstanding land dispute. According to the petition by eight Boeung Kak ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government yesterday asked companies to consider investing in timber plantations in the Kingdom that produce sustainable wood, arguing that these investments help protect the country’s natural resources.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Thailand’s border trade at Chanthaburi has dropped by half due to the heavy rain in many eastern provinces, while erratic changes of weather in the southern provinces has caused the increased price of seafood. Thai-Cambodian Business and Tourism Association vice chairman sombat Juengtrakul said that ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated a China-funded national road No. 78 in the country’s northeastern provinces, which is expected to contribute to developing economy and poverty reduction. The 121-kilometer road, extending from Ratanakiri province to stung Treng province, was built by China’s shanghai Construction ( Group) General ss='cambodia-color'>...

A study the Lao government has used to claim the Xayaburi dam would be harmless if redesigned has been criticised for not addressing concerns about the project’s effect on fish in the Lower Mekong river. Lao Vice Minister of Energy and Mines Viraponh Viravong was reported ss='cambodia-color'>...

It’s a nearly 300-kilometre stretch of rail in disrepair. More than 60 bridges – some crumbling, some dotted with landmines at the base – lie on the line between the towns of Bat Deong, northwest of Phnom Penh, and sisophan near the Thai border. The ss='cambodia-color'>...