Cambodia’s economic growth is expected to reach 8.7 percent this year as a result of the growth within the garment sector and the increased prices for agricultural products. The Economic Institute of Cambodia (EIC) has said that the garment industry, including the manufacturing of shoes, ...

The government has given a Chinese mining company the right to extract gold from 28 square km of land in Kratie province’s Sambor district, a provincial official said yesterday. On July 5, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy granted Hing Yuan Hanng Yeak Co Ltd ...

Foreign direct investment in the Kingdom soared 250 per cent year-on-year through August even despite the West’s economic woes, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An said yesterday. A total of 87 projects worth US$5.6 billion were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia during the ...

The price of gasoline rose to a 5800 riel ($1.44) per liter Monday, a 14 percent rise since the beginning of the year. Economists and businesses yesterday said the high prices are having a negative impact on the economy, as everything from transportation companies to ...

The number of visitors arriving in Cambodia in the first six months of this year has increased 13.4 percent to 1,385,029, compared to the same period in 2010, Kong Sophearak, director of the statistics department at the Ministry of Tourism, said yesterday. The largest influx ...

Continuing flooding along the Mekong River and around the Tonle Sap lake is taking a severe toll on local communities, government officials said Friday, as they released preliminary figures showing that 62 people had been killed in the floods, 5,000 families had been displaced, and ...

រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​នឹង​លុបចោល​គម្រោងគុកសណ្ឋាគារ​ដ៏​ចម្រូង​ចម្រាស។ នេះ​តាម​ក្រុម​មន្រ្តី​ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ។ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបាន​ប្រកាស​នៅ​ដើម​ខែ​នេះ​ថា ខ្លួននឹង​បើក​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ឃុំឃាំង​ថ្មី​នៅ​ពេល​ឆាប់​ៗនេះ​ ដែល​ពួក​អ្នក​ទោស​អាច​បង់​ប្រាក់​ស្នាក់នៅ​ទី​នោះ​បាន។ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ឃុំឃាំង​ថ្មី​នោះ ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​និយាយថា ​មាន ...

ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ​ប្រកាស​ជ្រើសរើស​បេក្ខជន​សិស្ស​និស្សិត​ប្រឡង​ចូល​ក្របខ័ណ្ឌ​នាយទាហាន​ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៧​ដែល​មាន​ជាង​៤០០​នាក់​ ក្នុង​នោះ​មាន​ផ្នែក​ទាហាន​សកម្ម​ នាយទាហាន​កងទ័ពជើងគោក​ និង​នាយទាហាន​បន្តវេន​។​ ​យោង​តាម​សេចក្តីជូនដំណឹង​របស់​ក្រសួង​ស្ដី​ពី​ការ​ជ្រើសរើស​និស្សិត​ សិស្ស​ប្រឡង​ចូល​សិក្សា ...

​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​នេះ​ នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ បាន​ប្រាប់​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា​ លោក​បាន​ជម្រុញ​ប្រធានាធិបតី​ហ្វី​លី​ពី​ន​ Rodrigo​ Duterte​ ឲ្យ​វិនិយោគ​បន្ថែម​ទៀត​ លើ​វិស័យ​ស្រូវ​អង្ករ​កម្ពុជា​ ខណៈ​ដែល​ទទួលស្គាល់​ពី​តម្រូវការ​បញ្ចុះតម្លៃ​ចំណាយ​លើ​ដំណើ​ការ​ និង​ស្វែងរក ...

The largest hydropower station on Lancang River in southwest China’s Yunnan Province — known as the Mekong River in southeast Asia — went into operation Thursday with its first power generating unit up and running. The Nuozhadu hydroelectric station, located in the city of Pu’er, is ...

With an estimated 1 million people- 10 times more than Phnom Penh authorities had expected- lining the streets yesterday for the arrival of Norodom Sihanouk’s remains, legions of police, medics, and street sweepers were working behind the scenes to make sure everything went smoothly. National Police ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the Kingdom’s economic growth is forecast to grow at 7 per cent this year, according to news agency reports. “We still maintain our forecast of  7 per cent growth and the latest forecast showed that the inflation rate ...

Construction investment rises sharply Investment in construction in the Kingdom during the first nine months of this year rose 83.6 per cent, according to data from Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction last week. The data showed that during the first nine months of ...

Government action is needed if Cambodia is to reach its potential for economic growth and address growing inequality, according to a new report from a leading local think tank. The recommendations were included in the Cambodian Development Resource Institute’s (CDRI) annual development review 2012 to ’13. ...

Export to Vietnam climbed more than 57 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2012 as farmers looked for alternative destinations for products that went to Thailand last year. The primarily agricultural exports to Cambodia’s eastern neighbour were worth US$201.5 million, up from ...

Police in Prey Veng’s Peamro district are searching for a rice trader who paid a traditional healer with counterfeit money, and suspect that more of the fake bills could enter circulation. Neak Loeung commune police chief Chhin Sophal said the unnamed woman had paid 45,000 ...

Cambodia’s trade with Malaysia grows sharply in 1st 4 months of Y 2011 The bi-lateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia increased by 75% in the 1st 4 months of this year, compared to the same period last year, said a senior commerce official Wednesday. From January to ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday amended a directive on economic land concession (ELC) taxes, which will mean that owners of agricultural ELCs must pay tax of $5 on every hectare of land after the fifth year of ownership, according to the Council of Ministers. Mr. ...

Large quantities of cheap green bean exports from Thailand are driving down prices of the product in Kompong Cham province by as much as 40 percent compared to the same period last year and forcing farmers to grow other crops, officials and farmers said yesterday. The ...

The number of condominiums in Phnom Penh has increased 22 percent to 2,578 units since the beginning of the year, according to data released yesterday by Asia Real Estate Cambodia. The firm said that the majority of the new units came from the completion of 10 ...