Bangkok-based new ambassador of Israel to Cambodia Simon Roded on Monday expressed Israel’s desires to promote bilateral ties with Cambodia in tourism and agriculture. Speaking during presenting credentials to President of Cambodia ‘s National Assembly Heng Samrin, who received the credentials on behalf of King Norodom ...

Lawyers for the three women injured in a Feb. 20 shooting at a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Svay Rieng province were prevented from visiting the site of the shooting, allegedly on orders from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), a lawyer and ...

International legal experts are expressing deep concern over proposed changes to Cambodia’s legal system that critics say hand over too much power to the executive.  At a meeting in Phnom Penh Tuesday, a group recommended the three judicial reform laws should be returned to parliament ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen expects the country to welcome 8 million foreign visitors by 2020. Talking to local media, the PM said the country was on track to achieve the ambitious target by 2020. the largest sources of tourists to Cambodia are Vietnam, China, South ...

Civil society groups have condemned the arrest, detention and conviction of seven Boeung Kok land activists, following their protests earlier this week outside Phnom Penh City Hall. Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged them with the violation of traffic law by blocking a public ...

Cambodia’s fisheries sector that plays a vital role in food security and improving nutrition, generated a slightly improved income of more than $275,000 in the first half of the year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries yesterday. ...

The new duty-free shop opened by China Duty Free Group (CDFG) in Sihanoukville will have a major impact on development of The tourism industry in The coastal resort, a senior provincial official said yesterday. ...

A land dispute between a development company and residents in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district boiled over late Friday night, with villagers setting fire to an excavator that they say company staff were using to raze a crematorium on the disputed plot of land. Villagers say ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced Thursday its Integrated Nutrition, Hygiene, and Sanitation Program that will improve The lives of moThers and young children by teaching better nutrition and hygiene practices and increasing The use of latrines.The five-year, $16 million project will benefit ...

After a three-year moratorium on sending maids overseas—sparked by a spate of serious abuses by recruiters and employers—momentum is building to once again send hundreds of thousands of Cambodian women to work overseas as domestic servants. Since Prime Minister Hun Sen shut down the industry in ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology issued a strong weaTher warning yesterday for coastal, plains and plateau areas, from yesterday to June 5, especially along coastal areas where The ocean swell is expected to reach one to two-and-a-half meters. ...

The drop in The price of gasoline and diesel, following new pricing regulations introduced last week, has been especially cheered by people whose incomes are low. ...

Cambodia earned around $4.91 billion, up 12.4 percent year-on-year from international tourism receipts last year, with 6.61 million international visitors, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Tourism. ...

Against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic, Cambodia still played host to 102,560 international tourists while the number of Cambodians who travelled abroad is registered at 10,538. This was reported by the Ministry of Tourism to local news on August 10. ...

Authorities said Thursday they were closely watching the development of the world’s big­gest storm to materialize so far this year as it hits the Philippines today before moving west toward Vietnam and Cambodia in the following days. “Our first step is to keep a close eye ...

The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday called on national and international charitable groups to provide emergency reliefs to flood-affected people throughout The country, a statement said. The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday called on national and international charitable groups to provide emergency reliefs to ...

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.   ...

The government is preparing legislation to regulate The establishment of a corporate bond market that would give local companies a new debt instrument to raise capital for Their operations or expansion. ...

A lack of irrigation, rising costs of production and finding new markets to sell their produce are problems that plague Cambodian farmers, attendees at the annual National Farmers Forum were told yesterday. Organised by the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development at the Council of Ministers ...

According to the statement from the national bank of Cambodia (NBC), the country’s international reserves increased by 2.912 million US dollars so far this year with guaranteeing to import for four months. “For the management of the international reserves, we have implemented the policy with ...