The Environment Ministry’s annual report revealed 600 forestry crimes in protected areas, while there were nearly 700 cases of fishing, wildlife and land crimes. The report, released yesterday, showed that rangers, in collaboration with relevant parties, managed to prevent and suppress offenses at national parks, wildlife ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s milled rice exports only grew by a dismal 0.7 percent last year compared with 2015 and this was the lowest since 2014, according to government figures released yesterday. “Last year Cambodia only exported 542,144 tons of milled rice and the lowest exports were in the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors services has maintained Cambodia’s B2/stable sovereign rating, stating in its latest credit opinion on the Cambodian government that the rating was underpinned by the Kingdom’s credit strengths, specifically its healthy growth prospects and a stable external payments position. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A stockpile of illegal timber was reportedly found on the land of a district military police chief in Kampong speu province, while his son-in-law and alleged timber trader sy sar remains at large. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The wife of the Srekor commune police chief in Stung Treng province haS been charged and placed in pre-trial detention for poSSeSSing Some 400 logS of luxury wood near the couple&rSquo;S home. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Khoung Sreng waS Sworn in aS the new governor of Phnom Penh yeSterday, waSting little time before Sending a warning that he will act againSt “ill-intentioned” people in the city, with Interior MiniSter Sar Kheng pledging at the event that recent commune election SucceSSeS of SS='cambodia-color'>...

A group of anonymous civil society organisations, people living with HIV and others has raised “grave” concerns regarding funding from the Global Fund, the largest donor to the fight against HIV/AIDs, TB and malaria in the Kingdom – as well as Cambodia’s allocation process to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen will visit India on January 24 to attend the India-AsEAN commemorative summit, which celebrates last year’s 25th anniversary of Indian-AsEAN dialogue relations. He will also join other nine AsEAN leaders as chief guest at the India’s Republic Day. Hun sen is likely ss='cambodia-color'>...

A UN agricultural development body presented a report evaluating their commitment of over 20 years and $189.5 million to Cambodia’s rural farmers yesterday, finding both positives and negatives in their partnership with the government. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Activists are welcoming Prime Minister Hun sen’s public vow to prevent logging and rosewood trafficking, but they also say it’s too little too late to have any serious impact on protecting Cambodia’s already decimated forests. In a speech on Friday at the Ministry of Interior, Hun ss='cambodia-color'>...

Children of imprisoned Boeung Kak lake women pleaded for their mothers’ release outside the Ministry of Justice yesterday. The demonstration, which included more than 200 Boeung Kak residents and activist monk Loun savath, was held on the eve of International Children’s Day. It also coincided with more ss='cambodia-color'>...

Arrivals from Thailand and Laos gained the highest growth rate in May of all Cambodia’s tourist suppliers according to the country’s latest tourism report. Released by the statistics and Tourism Information Department of the Tourism Ministry, the report showed a slowdown in travel from Thailand during ss='cambodia-color'>...

With the support of the Japanese government, satellite systems will be installed at Cambodia’s international airports from next year, according to an official. ss='cambodia-color'>...

European companies contributed less to total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cambodia in 2011 than in 2012 as Chinese investment rose, Eurocham chairman Dominique Catry said yesterday. According to data from the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC), 1.9 per cent of the total registered FDIs ss='cambodia-color'>...

Loans and deposits at Cambodia’s 31 commercial banks grew 35 percent and 25 percent respectively in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s tourism arrivals jumped more than 24 percent during the first ten months 2012, with more than 2.86 million international visitors. A tourism ministry update reported Vietnam as the country’s number one largest source of foreign visitors, with 638,560 tourists followed by south Korea and China, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen expects the country to attract more Japanese tourists and investors to help improve the country tourism and economy. The PM said last week he was encouraging more Japanese investors and tourists by heightening bilateral ties. “Japan and Cambodia are known for having ss='cambodia-color'>...

Natural rubber consumption in China, Cambodia’s largest rubber market, is expected to rise by 7.2 per cent in 2013 after growing by 4.5 per cent last year, according to the singapore-based International Rubber study Group (IRsG). Demand in North America was expected to grow 4.2 per ss='cambodia-color'>...

A NEW report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says GDP growth in Cambodia over the next five years is likely to hit 6.9 per cent, the highest of any AsEAN country apart from Laos. However, the report warns that Cambodia needs to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and Japan amounted to $641 million last year, up 25 percent compared with $512 million a year earlier, a report by the Japan External Trade Organization showed Thursday. On the investment side, Japanese firms have begun to focus their ss='cambodia-color'>...