A copper mine in Siem Reap province&rSquo;S Chi Kreng diStrict waS cloSed down laSt ThurSday over allegationS that itS parent company haS been running the Site with an expired licenSe. The inveStigation into Meng Xin Hong Fa (Cambodia) ReSourceS InveStment Co. Ltd. iS being led SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government is on track to provide electricity to all villages in the Kingdom by 2020 as this year’s seven-month data, from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, indicate that 71 percent of rural areas now have regular power supply. Ith Praing, secretary of state ss='cambodia-color'>...

A modest increase in the inflow of foreign direct investment is a sign that Cambodia remains an attractive destination to investors, and will go a long way toward the country’s development, analysts said yesterday. Total capital inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Cambodia amounted to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Residents of Kampot province continued to feel the devastating effects yesterday of widespread flooding in the area caused by the opening of the Kamchay Hydropower Dam, which has left thousands temporarily homeless and crippled local businesses.Keo Vy, spokesman of the National Committee for Disaster Management ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hear The World Foundation, which is an initiative of the switzerland-based sonova Group, on Friday donated 150 sets of hearing aids to a Cambodian charitable organization in order to help children with hearing loss. sarah said the value of the 150 hearing aids, hearing aid ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, with an average of one percent of the country’s forest lost each year. But in an initiative funded by UsAID supporting Forests and Biodiversity (sFB), Winrock International hopes to help solve the problem ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two new power plants are being planned for Cambodia, a $167 million garbage-fueled plant for Phnom Penh, and an $89 million solar plant for siem Reap province, the tourism ministry announced. In a statement on the ministry’s Facebook page yesterday, the ministry unveiled plans for the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The high-profile investment conference, held under the tagline “Cambodia: The Kingdom of Opportunity Along The ‘One Belt, One Road”, saw representatives of more than 200 Chinese companies gather at a hotel conference centre on the outskirts of the capital. The full-day event was jointly organised ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government plans to spend about $300 million to build a new multipurpose seaport in Preah sihanouk province, which promises to receive larger cargo ships and reduce logistics costs.The new port will increase the capacity of the sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAs) to handle cargo shipments, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is pushing mango farmers to increase their knowledge of growing the fruit before exporting to south Korea in an effort to boost production.Hean Vanhorn, deputy director general at the ministry, said at a workshop in Kampong speu province ss='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnam is seeking to reverse their decline in trade with Cambodia and Laos, jump-starting plans yesterday to build 116 warehouses near border gates they share with their neighbors.According to a Vietnamese online news outlet, Vietnam’s Industry and Trade Ministry agreed to the plan to build ss='cambodia-color'>...

Provincial and border police in Banteay Meanchey province caught a crocodile on Wednesday night while on flood patrol along the river, prompting officials to warn people living in flood zones along rivers to be on the lookout for the toothy interlopers. Officials are looking into ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government plans to reduce its foreign debt and raise capital through the issuance of bonds, a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has unveiled. “Increasing local borrowing instead of foreign borrowing will improve the country’s trade balance and current account,” said Vong seyvisoth, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Eleven new chemical bomb sites have been discovered by the Cambodian Mine Action Centre in Prey Veng province. The sites are in an area that was formerly part of svay Rieng province prior to its transfer to Prey Veng in 2013. Deputy svay Rieng provincial governor Toch ss='cambodia-color'>...

Alleged illegal logging and timber exports continue to happen in the Prey Lang forest, while drug trafficking in the area is also on the rise, according to the latest Prey Lang Com-munity Network (PLCN) report yesterday. The fifth monitoring report on the forest’s status from April ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a tributary in Phnom Penh’s Phum Prek Toal district that flows into Boeng Tompun, a mountain of plastic, garbage and waste has built up to the point where it stifles the water from flowing. Embattled residents who live next to the pile of waste ss='cambodia-color'>...

 In the lead up to June’s commune elections, sguon samean, a former sam Rainsy Party commune chief, say that she is hopeful that people will vote for her again.“I believe in my people. I have hope in my people since they trust me and they ss='cambodia-color'>...

Addressing the delegates, Chea serey, director general of National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), stressed the role and importance of digital finance initiatives in broadening financial inclusion. she said digital finance could be a “game changer” for Cambodia’s nascent financial sector as it enables financial service ss='cambodia-color'>...

In Popel commune, Takeo province, some seven commune councilors from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party are going to vote in the senate election, which will take place on February 25. The election will take place without the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, which gained more ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry on Friday warned guesthouses and clubs that they will face the law if they do not step up their efforts to ban illegal drugs use in their facilities. As part of the ministry’s ongoing campaign against drugs, the ministry said it has ss='cambodia-color'>...