The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld the protest-related convictions handed down to 11 activists in November, but reduced the prison sentences of all but the most high-profile members of the group. seven of the defendants were arrested in mid-November for blocking traffic during a ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of eight trade unions Thursday said the government has turned down every one of their applications to form local branches at the country’s garment factories since early last year and threatened mass strikes if the rejections continue. At a press conference in Phnom Penh, ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 200 illegal snares have over the past two weeks been removed from the Prambei Mom Forest community area in Kampong speu’s Thpong district. Liv sarum said on Thursday that patrols of the forest community in Prambei Mom commune found the traps, with 117 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mondulkiri provincial joint forces detained a man for questioning, confiscated seven motorbikes and seized 178 timber logs in O’Raing district’s Dak Dam commune on saturday. Provincial department of Agriculture director song Kheang said officials from his department, the forestry administration, provincial police, Military Police and ss='cambodia-color'>...

After issuing a warning over the country’s air quality on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said on sunday that the PM2.5 concentration levels in the country were returning to normal. PM2.5 refers to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) that has a diameter of less than 2.5 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Kampong Chhnang deputy provincial governor Sun Sovannarith reaffirmed that the 40ha the provincial authoritieS allocated to VietnameSe boat people iS Cambodian national RoS Chamroeun&rSquo;S private land. He Said there waS no cutting of land for them, but the VietnameSe immigrantS will have to pay rent SS='cambodia-color'>...

Conservationists have expressed alarm over the increase in the mortality rate of Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia’s Mekong River last year, compared to previously. The director of the Fisheries Conservation Department, Ouk Vibol, said on Wednesday: “Though we are happy at the birth of 13 dolphins ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government is poised to reduce the price of electricity by 40 riel ($0.01) per kilowatt-hour for the industrial sector next month, said Minister of Mines and Energy suy sem on Tuesday. Insiders lauded the announcement but called on the government to improve the quality ss='cambodia-color'>...

The loss of trade preferences in Europe would be more than offset if Cambodia manages to enter a free trade agreement (FTA) with China, said Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng. Meng on Tuesday said landing an FTA with the second-largest economy in the ss='cambodia-color'>...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — For an Internet start-up, Arjuni faces more challenges than usual. The e-commerce site that sells hair extensions operates out of a five-story building here that lacks elevators and, sometimes, power. Employees typically have to travel to remote villages by motorbike or foot ss='cambodia-color'>...

Researchers have discovered a new population of banteng (Bos javanicus), a species of wild cattle, in northwestern Cambodia. The discovery was announced June 4, 2014 by Fauna and Flora International (FFI), and efforts are underway to implement conservation initiatives to protect the area and its newfound banteng, ss='cambodia-color'>...

About three weeks after the interior and labor ministries announced a crackdown on foreigners without work permits, officials this week could provide few answers on how expatriates can comply with the country’s labor regulations. According to the 1997 Labor Law, all foreigners working in Cambodia are ss='cambodia-color'>...

Investors, along with the next two companies expected to list on the Cambodia securities Exchange, will watch carefully this morning the action on the country’s first initial public offering, nine months after the CsX officially opened. After a book-building process that was 17 times over-subscribed, Phnom Penh ss='cambodia-color'>...

Adding its name to a rapidly growing list of private companies, Tonlesap Airlines is gearing up for an initial public offering on the Cambodia securities Exchange. And like many of these companies, the listing is still years off as Tonlesap prepares the tax and financial information ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Environment officials have warned it will take legal action against Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) and several other organisations if they continue to collect deforestation data in the area. The ministry’s warning comes after PLCN suggested a new programme that would use satellite imagery ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cash may be king in Cambodia, but Pi Pay Asia is banking on rising smartphone penetration and an arsenal of digital payment solutions to help dethrone it.The company’s soon-to-be-released mobile-phone application provides a one-stop platform for cashless transactions, digital money transfers and e-wallet solutions, while ss='cambodia-color'>...

ShareS in Phnom Penh AutonomouS Port (PPAP) debuted on Cambodia&rSquo;S Sleepy Stock exchange yeSterday morning, ending the day at 5,140 riel ($1.28), down 1.15 per cent from the 5,200 riel opening price, after a lukewarm SeSSion of SidewayS trading that daShed Some inveStorS&rSquo; hopeS for SS='cambodia-color'>...

Gender inequality in education is still palpable in Cambodia, causing women to be undervalued in the workplace and their potential to be untapped, the Under secretary of state at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said during the celebration of the United Nations International Day of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Education, Youth and sports Hang Chuon Naron encouraged youths to participate in the annual Cambodia sTEM Festival, which is held online from January 25-29. This year’s theme is “Prepare for the Future” because Cambodia will need an increase of professionals in science, technology, engineering ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Imports”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Cambodia’s main imports such as textiles, electrical, electronic equipment and cars, together with the related contents such as reports, news, statistic as well as ss='cambodia-color'>...