In order to eradicate illegal fishing in the Tonle Sap, the Inter-Ministerial Commission has decided to establish a hotline to monitor all fishing crimes in the lake. ...

Dr Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Friday encouraged all the informal workers and enterprises to participate in the formal economy. ...

Cambodia on Thursday launched guidelines on online child protection to ensure a safe and positive online experience for all children. ...

Authorities have to-date recorded 707 reports of human trafficking in all forms into a central log, which involved the detention of 120 suspects, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told a January 20 meeting on foreigner employment. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has instructed all relevant departments and sub-national administrations to organise celebrations of International Labour Day on May 1. ...

His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, this morning called on all stakeholders to continue paying high attention to replanting trees and preserving the forests. ...

Two officers with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces were sentenced to one year each in prison for accepting bribes to secure positions for three men in the government’s National Defence University (NDU) in 2013. ...

Malaysia-based retailer Giant, one of the largest players in Asia, has launched its first store in Cambodia, opening in Phnom Penh’s Grand City Mall as part of a major expansion into the Kingdom. ...

The Ministry of Education has proposed the creation of three new departments, including one for special education, a move applauded by NGOs yesterday, though some questioned whether enough funding would be available.   ...

A civil society organisation has raised concerns about the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), claiming that one provision of the sweeping trade agreement would limit the Kingdom’s ability to draft socially beneficial policies. ...

Bank of China, one of the five biggest state-owned commercial banks in China, will expand its operations in Cambodia by opening new branches in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, a local bank executive said yesterday. ...

Four farmers were arrested and charged yesterday over allegations of killing an endangered banteng, considered to be one of the most beautiful species of wild ox, in a protected forest in Mondulkiri, according to officials. ...

A private English tutor in Battambang province has confessed to repeatedly molesting multiple female students as young as 6, following his arrest at the home of one of the girls on Tuesday, an official said on Wednesday. ...

A local conservation NGO has accused two people, one of them a soldier, of buying up and attempting to sell a parcel of state land near the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary in Kampong Speu province. ...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry says the Malaysian government has taken notice of Thailand’s recent crackdown on illegal foreign workers and begun one of its own, wrangling 79 illegal Cambodian migrant workers in two weeks. ...

Representatives from global ride-hailing behemoth Uber confirmed the company’s interest in starting operations in Cambodia during a meeting this week with Transportation Minister Sun Chanthol, according to one of the minister’s aides. ...

One year strong and more than 900 jobs later, the US State Department-supported start-up center WECREATE, which invests in the economic empowerment of women, is beginning its expansion throughout the Lower Mekong Region. ...

A proposed access-to-information law more than a decade in the making was unveiled to the public yesterday, with just one item left to finalise – punishments for officials who refuse to disclose public information. ...

After negotiations between vendors and management at Phnom Penh’s Sorya Mall ended without a solution on Wednesday, hundreds of disgruntled shopkeepers shut their shops on Thursday, effectively closing one of the city’s biggest shopping centers. ...

Hundreds of workers at a new factory in Kampong Speu province continued yesterday to strike for better working conditions after one of their colleagues was allegedly struck with an electroshock weapon on Friday by their Chinese boss. ...