About 70 percent of roads and bridges in Cambodia have been funded by China, with loans for their financing adding up to about $2 billion, government-affiliated Fresh News reported the transport minister as saying on Friday. ...

Villagers from Svay Rieng province’s Krasaing commune have vowed to continue their protests to preserve a patch of community forest earmarked for clearing, despite receiving an official warning yesterday. Residents said it would affect over 2,700 people. ...

Soldiers used force on Friday to end a strike at a garment factory on Veng Sreng Boulevard, where demands included a lunch bonus of 2,000 riel and an end to forced overtime, workers and union officials said yesterday. ...

A CPP-aligned youth group and a regional road-safety NGO on Tuesday launched a $1.2 million, two-year pilot program to educate Cambodians about the importance of wearing helmets while driving or riding as passengers on motorbikes. ...

Police in Battambang province arrested a man on Saturday who was in possession of more than $2,500 in counterfeit U.S. notes after receiving complaints from market vendors he had duped earlier in the day, police said Sunday. ...

A group of 12 ethnic minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province have filed a complaint with the provincial court over what they claim is collusion between other villagers and local authorities to illegally log luxury timber from 193 hectares of land inside a community forest. The Prov ...

The company responsible for collecting Phnom Penh’s trash has defended its erratic pricing structure in response to an inquiry from the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), which says that numerous complaints have been filed by small business owners. The ACU sent a letter to Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd. on ...

According to the statement from the national bank of Cambodia (NBC), the country’s international reserves increased by 2.912 million US dollars so far this year with guaranteeing to import for four months. “For the management of the international reserves, we have implemented the policy with ...

Cambodia achieved a GDP growth rate of 7.3 percent last year, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday, forecasting that the growth would be higher than 7 percent this year. Addressing a conference on 2013 Cambodia Outlook, he said the growth last year came from strong growth ...

A 3-day Cambodia-Real Estate Exhibition 2013 kicked off [in Phnom Penh] on Monday as the country’s construction sector is rapidly growing in the last couple of years. The event, held at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center, brought together 68 exhibitors who are real estate developers, real ...

While Cambodia Airports, of which France-based Vinci Group is major stakeholder, sees tourist numbers taking off, eviction issues are gnawing at the company’s image. Emmanuel Menanteau, chief executive of Cambodia Airports, talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust about the expansion plans. How many tourist arrivals do ...

Royalist party Fun­cinpec has joined the opposition in calling for international involvement in an investigation into election irregularities. “I have issued a request to ask for the creation of an independent committee to investigate the irregularities,” Funcinpec secretary-general Nhek Bun Chhay said. While the party failed to ...

ក្រោយ​ពី​ពិធី​បុណ្យ​ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ​នេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​រដ្ឋសភា​នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​​ដើម្បី លើក​របៀប​វារៈ​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​តាំង​សមាជិក​ក្នុង​គណៈកម្មការ​ ជំនាញ​ទាំង​៩​របស់​រដ្ឋសភា។ លោកជាម យៀប​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា​បាន​អះអាង​ថា រដ្ឋសភា​នឹង​ផ្តើម​ដំណើរ​ការ​ ភារកិច្ច​របស់​ខ្លួន​បាន​ពេញ​លេញ​ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ការ​ជ្រើស​តាំង​សមាជិក​គណៈកម្មការ​ជំនាញ​ហើយនោះ។ នៅ​រសៀល​ថ្ងៃអង្គារ​ទី​៨​តុលា​សប្តាហ៍​ក្រោយ​នេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា​នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ ដើម្បី​លើក​របៀប​វារៈ​ដាក់​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ពេញ​អង្គ​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​ បោះឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​តាំង​សមាជិក​គណៈកម្មការ​ជំនាញ​ទាំង​៩​។ នេះ​បើ​តាម​ការ​បញ្ជាក់​របស់​លោក​ជាម យៀប ដែល​ជា​សមាជិក​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​រដ្ឋសភា។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា​រូប​នេះ​បាន​បន្ត​ថា ស្ថានប័​នីតិបញ្ញត្តិ​មួយ​នេះ​នឹង​អាច​ដំណើរការ​ការងារ​របស់ខ្លួន​បាន​ ពេញលេញ បន្ទាប់ពី​មាន​សមាជិក​នៅ​តាម​គណៈកម្មការ​ជំនាញ​ហើយនោះ។ ...

In the first six months of 2013, the total amount of government-approved investment in Cambodia jumped more than 200 per cent year-on-year, according to the most recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Released on Friday, the numbers show that $2.3 billion was earmarked ...

Union representatives stormed out of negotiations and continued a strike yesterday when managers at T&K Garment factory said workers would never receive the 2,000 riel ($0.50) daily lunch allowance allegedly promised to them. A week after they walked off the job, T&K workers at Por Sen ...

An increasing number of boutique hotels are appearing in Cambodia and attracting foreign investment, insiders say, including a US$2 million investment in the Governor’s House, a newly opened, 10-room boutique hotel in Phnom Penh. The number of boutique hotels in Cambodia has increased rapidly, particularly in ...

Kampot provincial governor Mao Thonin offered a former battlefield turned banana plantation as an example of one of the province’s great success stories. “Once the site of immeasurable suffering, it is now a popular tourist attraction, while also producing up to 2,500 tonnes of export ...

Criteria for data submissionThe following criteria is outlined as requirements of a response to call for data contribution:ThemeThe dataet must:be related to Cambodia.be related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).FeaturesContributors must have permission to submit and share the dataset upon an open platform. All ...

In 1996, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) was established by law. Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. After a nomination of the Prime Minister’s candidate and the vote of confidence on the cabinet by the National ...