Experts say maritime territorial disputes over parts of the South China Sea are unlikely to lead to military conflict, after a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart in Washington in September. ...

An NGO umbrella group says it has seen a new, leaked copy of a controversial draft law that aims to regulate the country’s hundreds of non-government organizations—and that the latest version marks a significant step backward. ...

On 31 January 2023, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a press release on the intervention of providing compensation for the termination of employment contracts in accordance with the labor law to former employees of NagaWorld. As of this press release date, 262 ...

In March, the Ministry of Labor for the first time began requiring union leaders to submit proof they had no previous criminal convictions before they would be allowed to register a new union or local branch. Now, the country’s leading unions say worker representatives are struggling ...

On 16 February 2021, the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia released an announcement on the adjustment of the reduction of the special tax rate for some certain cars that will come into effect from 01 March 2021 onwards. ...

Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is honored to inform Khmer laborers, newly returned from the Kingdom of Thailand, as well as the public to know that the Ministry has prepared mobile information booths of the National Employment Agency and the General Directorate of Education, ...

SIEM Reap in Cambodia, Fort Lauderdale in Florida and the Greek island of Mykonos will be the world’s top holiday hotspots of 2015, according to a report. Siem Reap in the north-west of Cambodia tops the list with a 33 per cent increase in searches ...

On 08 February 2021, the Ministry of Health announced the vaccination of the COVID-19 vaccine program. the vaccination will officially commence on 10 February 2021 at some public hospitals such as Calematte, Preah Ang Duong Hospital, Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital, and the National Pediatric Hospital.  ...

On 21 August 2023, the General Secretariat of the National Assembly issued a press release on the results of the first session and the session of the National Assembly for the 7th legislature under the highest presidency of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of ...

The Ministry of Labour, Government of Cambodia, would set The 2014 minimum wage for garment workers next month, reports The Phnom Penh Post. A working group consisting of representatives of The Garment Manufacturers’ Association in Cambodia (GMAC), workers’ representatives and factory managers met officials at ...

The U.N.’s envoy for freedom of as­sembly on Tuesday presented a report to The U.N. General Assem­bly that calls for an approach to election monitoring that looks be­yond polling day to assess wheth­er elections in countries such as Cambodia are “free and fair.” The report, compiled ...

At around 6 p.m. in Phnom Penh each evening, about 5,000 large brown bats, having spent the day dangling upside down from a tree at Wat Phnom, spread their huge wings and fly out to begin their nightly search for fruit. And as useful and ...

Three judicial reform draft laws will be submitted to the Council of Ministers last this month, justice officials said Wednesday. the draft laws deal with the functions of the courts and the conduct of judges and prosecutors, as well as an oversight body called the Supreme ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance is urging ministries to avoid overlapping each oTher’s programs when it comes to tackling The Kingdom’s long-lamented human resource skills gap. A workshop was held yesterday between The Finance Ministry, The Ministry of Education, The Ministry of Labour, The private ...

Food and beverage imports to Cambodia have fallen over the past 12 months, marking a notable shift in domestic production and the public’s recognition of the “Made in Cambodia” brand, officials say. Cambodia spent around $223 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic ...

The Federation of Associations for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FASMEC) – a non-profit organisation – on Monday proposed The Council for The Development of Cambodia (CDC) to promote local enterprises by allowing The delegation to take part in The overseas trip, luring foreign ...

One of Cambodia’s most prominent garment worker unions, which had battled for a $140 minimum monthly wage in the sector, has decided not to hold street protests against the $128 figure decided by the government on Wednesday. ...

On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the first case of a 50-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. the man lived in Chak Angre Krom commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. He was once ...

On 24 March 2021, the Ministry of Health released an announcement on the geographical implementation of wearing masks and safety social distancing obligations, concerning the further infection of COVID-19  since the community transmission event on 20 February. Those geographical areas are Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Kandal, ...

The Intellectual Property Department of The Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia issued Announcement No. 2501/R/DIP, stating that trademark applicants must unify and use a single trademark application for one or multiple classes of goods and services from August 2023. ...