Cambodia has urged Laos to halt construction of the controversial Xayaburi hydro dam project in the country’s north, a letter obtained by the Post yesterday reveals. “Preliminary construction on Xayaburi dam has continued despite the lack of regional agreement,” Minister of Water Resources and Cambodia National Mekong Committeechairman Lim ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government criticised a report released by Amnesty International on their website yesterday. The report speaks about human rights violations committed over the government’s “war on drug” campaign. It has resulted in tens of thousands of people being arrested since it started in 2017. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hang Puthea, executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections, was selected Tuesday as the “neutral” candidate for the National Election Committee (NEC) following Licadho president Pung Chhiv Kek’s announcement that she would not accept her nomination. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Reports of local vendors refusing to accept small Us currency banknotes has continued over the weekend, despite repeated calls from both the Kingdom’s central bank and Prime Minister Hun sen that all Us currency banknotes will still be considered “legal tender”. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Mines and Energy said there is no shortage of electricity during this year’s dry season as compared to last year. Even so, the ministry said it would continue to boost electricity access in all households across the country by at least 78 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Forest rangers at the O’phal headquarters in the sorng Rukhavoan Wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province planted 10,000 luxury tree saplings earlier this year as part of the provincial Department of Environment’s plan to restore 3ha of forest in the province each year. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday used a speaking slot at a children’s rights conference to once again castigate the United states, urging the UN to “increase its volume” in condemning the Us for dropping bombs that maimed and killed children.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday directed the state secretariat of Civil Aviation (ssCA) to submit a confirmation that the city’s airport will not be expanded so that officials can begin issuing land titles to surrounding communities, seemingly signalling an end a long-running land dispute.  ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new online trading platform is being developed to spur interest in Cambodia’s sleepy stock market by allowing traders to access the exchange remotely via software compatible with smartphones, a bourse spokesman said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A business concept competition between university students from Cambodia, Japan and Myanmar that provided the perfect opportunity for improving business plans and networking with business people yesterday was won by one of Cambodia’s own. Lay Huy Huoy, a second-year student at Cambodian Mekong University majoring in business and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ratanakkiri provincial and O’Yadav district police forces seized 30 logs of mixed timber from a plantation in Pak Nhay commune’s Lom village on sunday. Police suspect traders hid the logs at the plantation while they waited to transport them to be sold in Vietnam. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A rapid shift away from traditional energy sources and towards renewables is required to increase Cambodia’s appeal for manufacturing investment, as large multinationals seek destinations with affordable clean energy to meet legislated quotas.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education yesterday opened a centre for digital and distance learning at the capital’s Preah sisowath High school. The construction of the centre, which will serve as a studio for producing educational videos and a venue for digital forums, seeks to advance virtual ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sihanoukville Special Economy Zone Co Ltd (SSEZ), the developer and operator of Cambodia&rSquo;S largeSt induStrial zone in termS of Size and occupancy, on November 16 reiterated itS intereSt in liSting on the Cambodia Stock Exchange (CSX), tapping into the capital market to raiSe more fundS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

CRF’s president song saran said demand for Cambodian rice in the global market is increasing and the CRF expected exports to reach 800,000 tonnes this year. However, because there was drought, and flash-flooding in september, the figure may change. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ocean Garment yesterday refused to meet the sole demand of thousands of striking workers to have their manager, accused of sexual harassment, sacked. An inter-governmental ministerial committee met with union and employer representatives, but Bangladeshi-owned Ocean Garment – which supplies retail titan Gap – refused to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Group of Companies Ltd, a leading local conglomerate, will invest in the construction of a 100sq km special economic zone (sEZ) in Koh Kong province’s Botum sakor National Park. This is an apparent bid to capitalise on the ongoing inflow of investment to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Having been criticised for its position toward China, the world’s second largest economy, from where most of its foreign debt has come for years, Cambodia is now more likely to change its foreign loan sources to boost economic growth. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to five new investment projects with a total investment capital of $58 million.​According to the council’s press release issued this morning, the newly approved projects are expected to create about 800 jobs ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 200 officials from the Apsara Authority and the Royal Academy of Cambodia have planted 2,000 tree saplings at the Prasat Prei temple in siem Reap province’s Angkor Archaeological Park to further restore forest cover, as trees play an important role in the preservation ss='cambodia-color'>...