The government has approved a comprehensive disaster risk reduction action plan for 2024–2028, addressing a range of natural and man-made disasters, including floods, storms, droughts, fires and building collapses, many of which have been exacerbated by climate change. r ...

Capital Hall released results of a study that surveyed the infrastructure needs of poor communities in Phnom Penh. the study was conducted by asking 2,397 community members in eleven communes to identify which infrastructure projects need to be prioritised. ...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court has extended the deadline for an injunction issued against the Phnom Penh Post that instructed it to pay $260,000 in compensation to its former CEO Chris Dawe, who sued the newspaper over wrongful dismissal. ...

Ney Sam Ol, Cambodian Ambassador to the United Nations, expressed disappointment on Tuesday in Geneva over a call made by the newly-appointed UNHCR head to release all political prisoners in the country. ...

More than 160 Cambodians were repatriated by Thai authorities through the Dong International Border Checkpoint in Battambang province’s Kamrieng district yesterday morning after they were caught illegally crossing the border. ...

The National Election Committee has received and settled 150 complaints in regards to preliminary voter lists for February’s Senate election. Among The complaints, 144 were approved, one was denied, three had already been resolved and two were withdrawn. ...

Although infant mortality rates have dropped dramatically over the past 15 years, a new report in the journal Healthcare has identified significant shortcomings in newborn care in Cambodia.   ...

The restoration team shows commitment to restoring ancient temples using traditional techniques, said The APSAR National Authority in a news release yesterday. ...

Customs procedures are being examined in a time-release study to identify issues that can affect Cambodia’s trade competitiveness. According to experts, the study is an important tool to improve the Kingdom’s investment climate. the study will be conducted and organised by the GDCE with support ...

Detainees and prisoners continue to be administered electric shocks, beaten unconscious and even smothered by plastic bags, with 49 new allegations of torture or abuse at the hands of authorities this year, according to rights group Licadho, which says in a report released Wednesday that ...

Cambodia will push to finalise a rice-exporting bloc with four other regional countries by the end of the year in a bid to become the world’s “food basket”, according to the Ministry of Commerce. the group of countries including Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar – ...

On 28 September 2017, the General Department of Identification of the Ministry of Interior informed the citizens, especially students, business owners, and workers who migrated from provinces to study and work in the capital may request the registrar, copies all kinds of identity at the ...

Outstanding loans among micro-credit institutions increased by 6.7 percent to $505.46 million in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter, figures from the Cambodia Microfinance Association show. According to the data, deposits held by Cambodia’s 27 microlenders grew by 33.2 percent ...

President of Laos National Assembly, Her Excellency Pany Yathotou, on September 1st arrived here for the four-day official visit in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the neighboring countries “Both sides will exchange visits of the officials and lawmakers of National Assemblies to strengthen bonds and ...

THE PHILIPPINES is one of THE leading countries in microfinance policy and regulation in Asia but it still lags in terms of scale and reach to THE poor, THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. “of THE 21 countries with ADB support during 2000-2010, ADB’s efforts were ...

Kem Sokhon, the brother of Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha, is continuing to progress through government ranks. Sokhon – who has been openly critical of his brother’s policies since defecting from the opposition – told the Post yesterday he is now an adviser to senior ...

Worldwide, office demand stemmed from the automotive, high-tech and energy industries. the latter is evident in Cambodia, where drilling off the coast near Sihanoukville has helped to increase office demand. Thus, companies such as Total and Chevron are large office occupiers, and new Japanese oil ...

USAID has announced a regional project to train hundreds of instructors and students to be more competitive for Asean integration at the end of next year. Many young Cambodians say they fear the impending competition from an EU-like economic integration that would free up goods and ...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Better Factories Program (BFC) has responded to a scathing report released last week by Stanford University, which said The ILO program was ineffectual as it had not helped secure Cambodian workers a significant wage increase since The program started over ...

The results of The 2023 high school diploma exam (Bac II) will be announced today, earlier than expected due to The smooth marking process. ...