Local rubber producers yesterday expressed little enthusiasm to attend this year’s Global Rubber Conference, which opens today in Ho Chi Minh City, voicing pessimism about the gloomy market for natural rubber and scepticism on whether the conference would yield any solutions to producers’ pricing problems.Among ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sixteen memberS of the US CongreSS have Signed a joint letter to Prime MiniSter Hun Sen calling on the premier to “immediately ceaSe the haraSSment and perSecution” of the oppoSition.The letter, Sent late laSt week, pointed to the National ASSembly&rSquo;S deciSion laSt month to expel SS='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives for garment sector employers and employees will vote on Wednesday for their respective final proposals for the new minimum wage next year.​ Two weeks ago, members of the tripartite minimum wage negotiations began a series of meetings to discuss their various salary proposals. The Garment Manufacturers ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite longstanding criticism of the Arbitration Council, Labor Minister Ith samheng defended the government mediation body during a meeting yesterday, saying it represented workers’ best chances at solving labor disputes.During a discussion with members of the Fair Work Commission of Australia on Friday, Mr. samheng ss='cambodia-color'>...

The developer of Banhji, a locally developed accounting platform aimed at small- and medium-size enterprises (sMEs), is in talks with investors to secure funding as part of a plan to expand the application beyond Cambodia. Officially launched in October after a four-month beta testing period, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has patched up a quarrel with the United Nations’ human rights wing less than two weeks before the organization would have been forced out of Cambodia. But the two-year agreement came with a reminder of Cambodia’s sovereignty and the principle of non-interference in national ss='cambodia-color'>...

Growing demand for animal feed is driving up both the demand and price of corn, with smallholder farmers claiming the field crop offers a more stable market than cassava.Corn is grown on more than 140,000 hectares in Cambodia and can be harvested twice a year, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The new data, released by the University of Maryland, tracks forest cover loss globally using satellite imagery. Results showed that not only was 2016 worse than 2015, but of the 16 years for which deforestation was recorded, last year was the fourth worst – with ss='cambodia-color'>...

A recent government report on protecting the country’s natural resources reveals that a total of 1,166 crimes were recorded, but only 873 ended up in court and only 293 of those cases resulted in small fines being issued. The report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ss='cambodia-color'>...

Foreign aid to Cambodia dropped about 14 percent last year, according to updated data released this week—though the figures exclude China, one of the country’s most significant donors. Actual payments of foreign aid fell from $970 million in 2014 to $830 million last year, marking ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese company will spend roughly $60 million to build a construction supply center on the outskirts of Phnom Penh after finalizing a land leasing agreement with the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) on Friday. Yunnan sengmao Investment will build the aptly named Construction Material supplies ss='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities in svay Rieng province on Wednesday said the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease had been brought under control by timely treatment, though their numbers on how many cows the contagious virus had infected varied wildly.Meas sok, chief of svay Chrum district’s Chhoeuteal commune, said ss='cambodia-color'>...

Lieutenant General Hun Manet, deputy commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Infantry Unit, on saturday said the United states lent money to the Lon Nol regime for weapons that were used to kill Cambodians.speaking to soldiers while inaugurating a new building in siem Reap ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee said yesterday that three political parties standing for next week’s senate election have done very little campaigning, while NGOs said it was a consequence of the main opposition party being dissolved. According to an NEC press release, the three parties that have ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government released a summary of the country’s industrial sector over the past five years, showing a marked increase in growth across a wide variety of indicators. The report, released by the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) last week, lacks specific data but shows a ss='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives of 175 families in Koh Kong province’s sre Ambel and Botum sakor districts have released their final demands to end their 10-year land dispute with Koh Kong sugar Industry (KsI) and Koh Kong Plantation. The families are asking for two hectares of land to be ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Agriculture Ministry will soon adopt a national standard for organic vegetable production to create product consistency and a single yardstick for farmers to work toward, according to officials.A logo that will mark the products as government-approved organics has been designed, and a draft law ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Commerce Ministry yesterday announced a 19 percent surge in exports for the year and a quadrupling of revenue collected from import licence fees, but would not provide analogous figures for total imports or explain what could be driving the increases. According to the ministry’s annual ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday threatened to fire Daun Penh District Governor sok Penh Vuth over growing disregard for traffic laws among the public as local authorities scrambled to enforce a new crackdown on offenders. Hun sen urged motorists to obey traffic laws, appealing specifically to ss='cambodia-color'>...

An ethnic Phnong community near Mondulkiri’s sen Monorom town on Monday claimed that at least 80 hectares of forestland, which they have long depended on for their livelihoods, were covertly sold, with local authorities allegedly signing off on the sale. While the Phnong villagers from ss='cambodia-color'>...