A torrential downpour that lasted over three hours yesterday morning has left many in the capital struggling with flooded houses, businesses and travel conditions, sparking outcry that authorities have not done enough to manage the rain’s effects. Flooding took place in virtually every district in ss='cambodia-color'>...

The risk of Ebola coming into Cambodia remains low despite a recent Ebola scare in Thailand, officials from the Ministry of Health’s Communicable Diseases Control said at a conference yesterday, while still noting that the Kingdom remains vulnerable to other, lesser-known diseases. CDC head Ly ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh municipal government on Monday rejected a request from protesters to stage a one-month demonstration in the city’s Freedom Park for the release of 10 jailed activists and refused to receive their latest petition demanding a solution to their long-running land disputes. About 100 ss='cambodia-color'>...

National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha hit out for the firSt time yeSterday at reportS that he claimS to draw inSpiration from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, arguing that hiS commentS were miSinterpreted. During an annual meeting of Phnom Penh&rSquo;S military police on ThurSday, local media reported SS='cambodia-color'>...

After more than six years of construction, the sokha Phnom Penh Hotel and Residence officially opened its doors to the public yesterday, with Prime Minister Hun sen on hand to inaugurate the city’s newest hotel. speaking at the launch, Hun sen said the sokha Hotel will ss='cambodia-color'>...

The barren land near Cambodian villager Ren Meas’ home used to yield cashew nut and root vegetable crops. Now the vast expanse lies bare and dry, levelled by bulldozers and set to become yet another rubber tree plantation. Australians are helping to combat the so-called land ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Chinese government on Tuesday donated $3 million to Cambodia to set up a closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system across Phnom Penh to help cut down on crime and traffic accidents, according to the national police. “This is a donation from the Chinese Ministry of Public ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s minister of commerce has announced that the country will step up efforts to export rice to Africa, Middle East and the European Union. In his three-day visit to Kuwait in December 2014, Chanthol aimed at opening new avenues for Cambodian-made agricultural goods to enter ss='cambodia-color'>...

Neighbors Vietnam and Thailand have bagged contracts to supply a total of 500,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to boost the Philippines’ buffer stock in time for this year’s lean months, an official from the National Food Authority (NFA) said yesterday. Existing bilateral rice agreements ss='cambodia-color'>...

Police in Takeo province are investigating allegations of torture made against a local police officer accused of tying up and beating his niece amid a dispute over the use of the family’s land. Eng Vibol, 37, claims she was badly beaten by her uncle, police captain ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly on Thursday debated and easily passed two chapters of a law that aims to improve responses to natural and man-made disasters, partly by imposing fines and jail time for incompetent officials and citizens who know of, but fail to report, a coming ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new study is advocating a bottom-up approach to the Kingdom’s NGO scene, calling on international donors to alter their support strategies and foster the independence of grassroots initiatives taking off at the local level. The draft report, which was published last week by the stanford ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s ambitious goal of exporting one million tons of rice this year has been quietly dropped. A follow-up export goal of 600,000 tons also is falling by the wayside. Undermining these goals is the reality of the rice paddies: labor emigration to Thailand, high costs for ss='cambodia-color'>...

Most media in Cambodia focus on the achievements of the government. That’s because most stations are owned by members of the government or its supporters. But the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party is now preparing its own channel, after it was offered a license during political ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen likened opposition leaders to a gang of thieves confessing to their crimes after opposition head sam Rainsy said his party would tame its attacks on the ruling Cambodian People’s Party regarding the Vietnam border issue. The comments came only hours after ss='cambodia-color'>...

The owners of bookshops near the Bak Touk High school would usually be doing a roaring trade at this time of year. The grade 12 examinations each August have long been an annual boom time for the shops where students copied cheat sheets for the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Programmer Kong Divin recently returned from a trip to the US, where he won Second place in a MicroSoft Office context in TexaS. He had entered the Same competition laSt year, but did not win any prizeS, though it gave him the drive to return. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Chinese-owned Cambodian Resources Energy Development Co Ltd has been granted a three-year exploration licence in the Gulf of Thailand’s Block D, off the coast of Cambodia, a senior official at the General Department of Petroleum told The Post on Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has issued letters to employers reminding them to implement the Kingdom’s labour laws more effectively, especially concerning the seniority payment formula. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three ministries have set up a joint team to monitor the manufacturing sector’s compliance with existing regulations, including workplace conditions, in a bid to avoid overlapping inspections. ss='cambodia-color'>...