If the government continues to grant economic land and mining concessions at the current rate, there will be no more arable land left in the country to give away within one year, a researcher from the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights said yesterday. Pointing to the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Economy and Finance Minister Keat Chhon yesterday urged consumers to limit their gasoline consumption in the face of rising prices, saying the Cambodian government would not boost the hundreds of millions of dollars he claimed it already offered in fuel subsidies. speaking at the Ministry of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The first trial in a long-running land dispute with the wife of Industry, Mines and Energy Minister suy sem will start today at the Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court, a human rights worker and court officer said yesterday. Court prosecutor Penh Vibol confirmed that the court would ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism is projecting sizeable growth for the industry this year, according to Director General Tith Chantha. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Minister of Economy and Finance Cham Prasidh yesterday said the Kingdom would push forward with efforts to eliminate development gaps among AsEAN member states during its chairmanship this year. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Foreign Affairs Minister Prak sokhonn met with newly appointed United Nations Development Programme representative Pauline Tamesis yesterday. After the meeting, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Chum sounry said Ms Tamesis confirmed UNDP’s commitment to continue cooperating with Cambodia and supporting policies of the government. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some 200 villagerS from Koh Kong province in a longStanding diSpute with the Koh Kong Sugar InduStry Co Ltd were prevented by the capital&rSquo;S Daun Penh diStrict authoritieS from proteSting at the home of Prime MiniSter Hun Sen on WedneSday. On Monday, the MiniStry of SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has ordered Minister of Land Management Chea sophara to personally inspect claims of landfilling at Praek Treng beach. He also ordered a private company to dredge the beach and restore it to its previous condition. The order, issued on september 18, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The SwediSh EmbaSSy in Cambodia Signed a memorandum of underStanding with the Royal UniverSity of Phnom Penh (RUPP) on WedneSday to fund a high-quality training and reSearch inStitute. The agreement iS worth in the region of $10 million for a four-year pilot phaSe focuSing on SS='cambodia-color'>...

Half a million Cambodian farmers could possibly be looking at empty rice bowls if the European Union (EU) pushes through with the withdrawal of its Everything But Arms (EBA) trade preference. While the garment and footwear sectors stand to lose the most if the EBA trade ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has ordered all domestic and international internet traffic in the Kingdom to pass through a Data Management Centre (DMC) that has been newly created by the state-owned Telecom Cambodia, in a move some have claimed is an attempt to censor government critics. spokesman ss='cambodia-color'>...

China’s Henan Yuguang International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co Ltd (HYIETC) has expressed interest in investing in the Kingdom’s rice facilities – a move welcomed by the government and the rice industry.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s rice exports saw a 1.5 per cent drop last year compared to 2017 due to the industry’s lingering challenges – the cost of production and competition with the international market. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries figures show that the country exported 626,225 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Following public outcry after waste from construction projects in sihanoukville was found being dumped directly into the sea, provincial authorities have said four sewage systems are now almost complete. The construction of sewage systems at four beaches was 80 per cent finished, while two pumping ss='cambodia-color'>...

A preah Sihanouk provincial official Said on Monday that the adminiStration would requeSt approval from the MiniStry of Environment and the National Committee for CoaStal Management and Development to diSmantle a ChineSe caSino on Koh Rong Sanloem. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday hailed Cambodia’s prosperity, praising its “hard-working” and “skilful” people for rebuilding the Kingdom. The 94-year-old leader was speaking to university students, government officials and diplomats at the Royal University of Phnom Penh as he began a three-day visit, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of social Affairs yesterday signed agreements with three NGOs to promote Cambodian children’s rights and their studies in the community. The NGOs were MIKI Home Cambodia, New Hope For Cambodia Children, and Meta and Mission Community. ss='cambodia-color'>...

“My regret is the lateness of land reform. And solving land disputes. [W]e should have given land titles to the people more speedily, but we delayed for 10 years giving land titles to the people,” he told Lieberman, who conducted the interview for a 2016 ss='cambodia-color'>...

The European Parliament is set to hold urgent debates on selected human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday in strasbourg, France, a briefing released by the body said last week. Discussion on Cambodia will centre on the imprisonment of court-dissolved Cambodia National ss='cambodia-color'>...

A plot of land consisting of 300 hectares and located in O’Raing district has been chosen by local authorities for the development of a domestic airport, said sin Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for ssCA. This plot will now be submitted to the government for approval. If ss='cambodia-color'>...