The Ministry of Environment has reiterated The government’s solid commitment in natural resource conservation, and called on The stop of any ill-willed campaign under The name of “environmental protection”. ...

The strong inflow of Japanese investment is expected to continue on The back of both large-scale commercial projects and The consumer habits of Japanese expatriates residing and working in Cambodia, according to investment officials. ...

During his second day under questioning on charges of inciting violence and property damage at a January 2 protest, union leader Vorn Pao was presented with photographs showing his tuk-tuk packed with rocks, and a video of him calling on low-ranking police to turn their ...

As the booming construction sector attracts more rural Cambodians to seek employment in the capital, the different working conditions between high-rises in urban areas and borey developments have factored into varying degrees of earning potential and living standards.According to estimates by the Ministry of Land ...

In the latest government backed appropriation of protected land, nearly 20,000 hectares of the Boeung Per wildlife sanctuary have been reclassified as state private land for agro-industrial development. Two sub-decrees, obtained by the Post this week and initialed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on July ...

The Council of Ministers on Friday passed a sub-decree on The management of adult entertainment clubs and a draft of a new national housing policy to promote home ownership, a cabinet official said. The new Sub-Decree on Management of Adult Entertainment Places, consisting of 25 articles, ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said today that three draft laws will be adopted in the first semester of 2014 to ensure independence of the judiciary in Cambodia. ...

A new auto-mechanics training school at the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPI) that aims to train select Cambodian youth and support a shortage in the labour market officially commenced construction yesterday. In partnership with the Ministry of Labour, joint sponsors the Korean International Cooperation Agency ...

The Interior Ministry has asked Cambodians to continue applying for new electronic identity cards that will be crucial to The upcoming commune and general elections after noticing that The number of people signing up for The cards has slumped. ...

On the sidelines of a government event marking International Labor Day, Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng on Thursday blamed recent strikes in Bavet City on unnamed provocateurs, but said efforts were underway to resolve the dispute. He also said that a government-ordered shutdown of the 30-plus ...

The tourism sector has complained about The attempted extortion and bribery by officials at The international border checkpoints that still upset tourists coming into Cambodia. The issue was raised yesterday during a meeting of The Interministerial Committee for Facilitating The Travel and Transport of Tourists and ...

Forty-eight Cambodians will graduate today from what is being heralded as the Kingdom’s first speech-therapy training program. the graduates have been trained to fill a void in speech- and language-therapy services for an estimated 536,000 people in Cambodia affected by communication and swallowing disorders, according to ...

Sweden loaned Cambodia US$57 million yesterday for economic country development and cooperation for the duration of 2012-2013. the agreement was made between Cambodia’s Economic Minister Keat Chhon and Swedish ambassador to Cambodia Anne Hoglund at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) yesterday morning. Keat Chhon ...

The tax imposed on The export of acacia chips is to be abolished to help boost exports of The locally grown raw product, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Monday. Speaking at The grand opening of Aeon Mall, Hun Sen said that acacia chips exported to ...

United Nations rights envoy for Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday urged all sides to immediately exercise utmost calm and restraint in the wake of alarming reports of violence following opposition protests in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. “Democracy depends on respect, not violence,” he said in a ...

King Norodom Sihamoni officially appointed new members to the judicial body that oversees the Kingdom’s judges and prosecutors last week, following the passing of a controversial law earlier this year outlining its organisation and functioning. According to a Royal Decree that was signed Thursday by the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen signed off a sub-degree for penalties on those who commit the road offenses such as speeding and drunk driving. ...

As Asian and European leaders gather for high level meetings this month in Cambodia and Laos, the luxury living quarters and extensive security arrangements made for their arrivals have come at considerable human and environmental expense. Government authorities went on a building spree ahead of this ...

On a dusty highway on the edge of this port city, thousands of young women and a few hundred young men block evening traffic as they stream out of the New Star Shoes factory. ...

FacebookTwitterEmailSharePrime Minister Hun Sen, attended the ‘First High-level Meeting of Forum on Global Action for Shared Development’ via video conference on Sunday and Monday. ...