The total amount of savings at Cambodia’s deposit-taking microfinance institutions (MFIs) reached $897 million by the end of 2014, more than doubling from its 2013 base of $445 million, according to figures from the Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA). Prasac is the largest MFI with deposits ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese tourist visiting Angkor Wat was rushed to a Bangkok hospital on saturday after falling off a staircase at the temple complex in siem Reap City while taking photos of the iconic monument, officials said Monday. Chau sun Kerya, spokeswoman for the Apsara Authority—the government ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Agriculture Ouk Rabun yesterday dismissed allegations of large-scale illegal timber smuggling by the Try Pheap Group published in a report by UK-based corruption monitor Global Witness last week. Global Witness’s report, The Cost of Luxury, identified Pheap, a prominent tycoon and former adviser to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s largest hydropower project has been redesigned, leading to concerns from environmental groups, but a company official who confirmed the “design optimisation” over the weekend insisted that the Lower sesan II dam will provide clean, safe energy and have few downstream impacts. Ren Zhonghua, deputy director ss='cambodia-color'>...

The razor-wire was removed, riot police departed and Freedom Park was opened to the public for the first time in seven months Wednesday morning as City Hall declared that Phnom Penh had “returned to normal” following the swearing-in Tuesday of the CNRP’s 55 lawmakers. “Because security, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Due to discrimination, sexual minorities in the country face high poverty, bullying and elevated dropout rates, with the government’s ambiguous stance on LGBT issues worsening the situation, a UN report says. “Laws and policies in Cambodia are silent on LGBT people and rights,” states Being LGBT ss='cambodia-color'>...

Unions and factories remained at odds over where to peg next year’s minimum wage for the garment sector after a meeting between representatives for both sides on Friday, though they agreed to resume the talks later in the month. Earlier this year, the Labor Advisory Committee, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Chhit Sokhon ordered three conStruction SiteS near Sihanoukville&rSquo;S O&rSquo;TreS Beach to Scale back their projectS on Friday after the ownerS overStepped building limitationS, officialS Said Sunday. Mr. Sokhon ordered three conStruction SiteS along the O&rSquo;TreS Stream, an inlet that StretcheS about 2 SS='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s countrywide census of foreigners resulted in the first deportations, as six undocumented Vietnamese workers were sent back across the border from Ratanakkiri province last week, officials said yesterday. The move prompted one provincial NGO worker to call for more deportations as part of a ss='cambodia-color'>...

Automotive Asia (Cambodia), the only authorised dealer of Audi vehicles in Cambodia, opened its first showroom in Phnom Penh yesterday. The 2,000-square-metre showroom on Monivong Boulevard currently holds just two of the German carmaker’s models, the Q7 and the A8L, with prices ranging between $135,000 and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit has created a “Cyber War Team” to monitor and collect information from Facebook and other websites in order to “protect the government’s stance and prestige,” according to a proclamation published in the Royal Gazette. The document, signed ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said in a statement this week that under the new minimum wage workers can actually earn up to $250 per month, though others were quick to label the figure exaggerated. The Ministry of Labour last week approved the new ss='cambodia-color'>...

Residents of Phnom Penh’s historic White Building fled from their homes on sunday night after large cracks suddenly appeared in the structure, which have been widely attributed to nearby construction work, sparking fears for their safety. A group of officials from City Hall and the Ministry ss='cambodia-color'>...

Singaporean energy firm KriSEnergy and the Cambodian government will conclude their long-drawn negotiationS for extraction of oil from offShore oil field Block A before the paSSage of an upcoming law for the petroleum Sector. The petroleum law, which will be the country&rSquo;S firSt legiSlation governing SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand are now reportedly able to access the same healthcare benefits as Thai nationals following the implementation of new regulations, although rights organisations warned yesterday that problems will persist for Cambodians across the border, the majority of whom remain undocumented. Under new ss='cambodia-color'>...

While mental health services are crucial to the recovery process for the Kingdom’s victims of human trafficking, stigma and limited resources remain a barrier in the provision of and access to those services, according to a new study published yesterday. The research, published in the International ss='cambodia-color'>...

Security guardS armed with axeS, clubS and hammerS have reportedly threatened villagerS with eviction at the Union Development Group (UDG) Site in Koh Kong province juSt weekS after the ChineSe company pledged to peacefully reSolve the diSpute. About 50 Security officialS arrived at the villagerS&rSquo; homeS SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment said it is working to make eco-friendly and green technologies tax-free, in order to reduce the cost barriers associated with importing and implementing these technologies, such as the use of solar panels. speaking at EuroCham’s Green Business Forum in Phnom Penh, Environment ss='cambodia-color'>...

Garment factory Grand Twins International (GTI), one of the two companies listed on Cambodia’s fledgling stock exchange, will pay 50 per cent of its net income after tax in dividends to shareholders by the 22nd of this month. According to an announcement from the Cambodia securities ss='cambodia-color'>...

Residents of Phnom Penh’s Boeung Trabek area yesterday balked at the options to either pay the government for land certificates or sell their land to the municipality during a forum attended by local authorities, area inhabitants and housing rights officials. City officials earlier this year said ss='cambodia-color'>...