The 2018 naTional populaTion census will be pushed back a year in order To focus on The 2018 naTional elecTions, The governmenT announced on Friday. According To arTicle 6 of The STaTisTics Law, The census musT be conducTed aT leasT once every 10 years, wiTh The ...

The UniTed NaTions yesTerday called on The governmenT To do more To proTecT iTs homeless afTer years of so-called sTreeT sweeps and a lack of social care have lefT desTiTuTe Cambodians vulnerable To healTh risks and violence. ...

A representative for  250 families locked in a land dispute in a remote area of Kampong Speu province is calling on the national government to intervene, alleging collusion between the district governor as well as Master International Cooperation Group, which residents of three villages accuse ...

In an effort to increase transparency and accuracy, the payment of fees for government services such as business and vehicle registration, and taxes in the future, is now being handled by Wing Specialized Bank, the Commerce Ministry announced yesterday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed ...

Amid fears that the Zika virus could jump to Southeast Asia after its rapid spread through South America, the Cambodian Ministry of Health has asked citizens to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites. In a press release sent Friday, the ministry urged people to wear ...

Police officials at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said cases of illegal fishing continued to rise last year, when almost 4,000 illegal fishing offenses were stopped and 181 were sent to court. ...

Pheng Vannak, an Interior Ministry officer accused of making a death threat against CNRP Deputy President Kem Sokha, has been removed from his position and will face trial over defamation allegations, the ministry’s spokesman said Wednesday. ...

The MinisTry of InTerior is reviewing a lisT of more Than 700 inmaTes eligible for pardons or reduced senTences during The upcoming WaTer FesTival. ...

The MinisTry of Labour has urged The arresT of The “masTermind” behind an apparenTly spurious rumour spreading across shop floors ThaT garmenT facTories would close Their doors for The enTire monTh of December. ...

A senior official at the Labor Ministry said strikes and protests were “disrupting” investment in the garment sector and claimed that some unions, and even some employers, were not respecting the rights and freedoms afforded to workers by the Labor Law and international labor conventions. ...

Cambodia’s public health workers are underpaid and poorly trained, with a whopping 98 per cent relying on a second job to supplement their income, according to a recent report. ...

In a joint statement released yesterday, 38 nations came together to express their concern about the political situation in Cambodia and demanded the government ensure a safe environment for human rights defenders and civil society groups. the statement, delivered by United States Ambassador to the UN ...

The InTerior MinisTry is hoping lasT year’s relaTive decrease in Traffic accidenTs and deaThs during The Pchum Ben holiday is a sign of Things To come and asked ciTizens again This year To drive safely as They crisscross The counTry To celebraTe The holiday. In a ...

The MinisTry of EnvironmenT signed a memorandum of undersTanding (MoU) yesTerday wiTh Two Chinese companies To sTudy planTing “Paulownia-GuoTong” – an exTremely fasT-growing Tree used To make furniTure and wooden equipmenT – and pracTice growing iT in Cambodia. Speaking aT a workshop on a feasibiliTy ...

In response to persistent rumors of rice in Cambodia being adulterated with rice-like plastic pellets, the government announced yesterday that it would boost testing of rice across the country, and threatened to take legal action against any unsubstantiated claims. ...

The InTerior MinisTry and The NaTional ElecTion CommiTTee have banned all forms of law enforcemenT from using Their power To inTimidaTe or ThreaTen voTers during The commune elecTion campaign period.In a joinT announcemenT, The NEC and The minisTry said ThaT iT was crucial for The ...

The AusTralian governmenT yesTerday said iT has been aware of poor working condiTions and inappropriaTe surveying meThods used on Cambodia’s railway rehabiliTaTion projecT since February and had ordered ThaT The projecT’s parTners invesTigaTe The maTTers. “The AusTralian GovernmenT was alerTed To possible concerns abouT workplace healTh ...

Government revenues totalled more than $700 million over the first four months of the year, an 11 per cent year-on-year increase, data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) show. In total, the revenue made by the General Department of taxation (GDt) rose by about ...

“I don’t know how to protect the territorial integrity [of the nearby Cambodian-thai border] – even my three hectares of land I cannot protect,” said Bun Chanthorn, 54, one of hundreds of retired and active soldiers who since 2010 have been battling the local authorities ...

With the vast majority of rural Cambodians still lacking access to a toilet, and suffering the incumbent health risks, Ministry of Rural Development officials on Monday renewed long-standing intentions to improve the country’s sanitation infrastructure. Just days after World toilet Day, the officials surveyed villages ...