Even within the country’s notoriously overcrowded prison system, inmates in this northern province live in particularly harsh conditions. Approximately 120 prisoners, including 16 women and three children, are held in four cells in the Oddar Meanchey provincial police headquarters. “In one cell we keep 20 or more ...

As the ruling and opposition parties yesterday edged closer to full agreement on a new National Election Committee law, one of the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s favoured candidates for a seat on the nine-member committee said she had removed herself from consideration. Kem Monovithya, the CNRP’s ...

A report from the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has decried the killing of journalists with no consequences, listing Cambodia as one of several countries where members of the press have been killed since 2004 “with complete impunity”. From 2004 to 2013, 370 journalists ...

The Apsara Authority, the government entity that manages the ancient temple complex at Angkor, is studying the possibility of increasing ticket prices, stating that current prices are “low” when compared with similar destinations in other countries. Apsara is considering conducting a study as well to ...

As Chinese markets plunged 8.49 per cent on Monday sending jitters across global indices, industry insiders yesterday were cautious about its potential spillover effects into the Kingdom, suggesting a wait-and-watch approach to its impact on foreign investment, tourism and the construction sector.Jay Menon, lead economist ...

Swedish fashion giant H&M Group said they were evaluating how the EU’s decision to withdraw one-fifth of the ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) scheme would impact their business and production strategy in Cambodia. ...

The global outbreak of the Coronavirus is slowing down the economy and threatens to eliminate thousands of jobs in the global supply chain in South East Asia, particularly in Cambodia as one of the most affected countries in the region. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday issued an order for a week-long ban on all travel across the country from one district to another in a move to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the Kingdom. ...

After more than a year of speculation on Cambodian rice exports to China, a rice exporter this week said China has granted the Kingdom permission to ship milled rice northward. Despite a growing stack of quasi-agreements for exports, regulatory issues have plagued the prospects of tapping ...

Amid a spate of garment factory strikes – including one at Tai Yang Enterprises that has lasted more than a month – Cambodia’s Arbitration Council yesterday said it wanted the industry to renew a memorandum of understanding on industrial action that has been in limbo ...

Nhay Chamroeun, one of the two Cambodian National Rescue Party lawmakers savagelybeaten in front of the National Assembly in late October, may be seeking legal recourse through the US justice system. ...

The Kingdom’s transportation sector, one of the many industries hit hard by the virus outbreak, is seeking financial support from the government even though goods traffic via water is seeing a slight recovery this month. ...

With more cellphones existing in the Kingdom than citizens and one of the youngest populations in the world, Cambodia’s mobile financial industry may be poised to bring the Kingdom’s deficit in financial inclusion to an end. ...

The world’s most prestigious brands will be entering the market over the next 12 months as Blue Bell Group announced yesterday that it has secured a landmark deal to manage one of the country’s most-anticipated retail projects. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has decided to extend the nighttime curfew for one more week through August 19, while Covid-19 restrictions on Siem Reap and the seven provinces bordering Thailand will remain in place until August 19.​​ ...

Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that Cambodia does not discriminate between sources of funding for public sector development, while China remains the number one provider of loans and assistance in building road infrastructure in Cambodia.   ...

Three important documents, two initiated by Cambodia and one by Brunei will be adopted during the  13th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) to be held from November 25-26, Foreign Affairs Ministry secretary of state Luy David said. ...

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities are inspecting the canal system in Sihanoukville’s commune IV and other drainage systems in the coastal town in the wake of recent severe flooding, which claimed one life and affected many residents. ...

Siem Reap Provincial Health Department officials have confiscated and destroyed more than one tonne of 70 types of unregistered health supplements while the Ministry of Health has warned the public to be aware of supplements without approval from the ministry. ...

With almost one million people out during the recent Water Festival holidays, a few hundred of them were found with mild symptoms of the Covid-19, thanks to the majority of them being double vaccinated. ...