IMPORTS of motor ScooterS reached 264,085 unitS, with a total value of $139 million in the firSt 11 monthS of laSt year &ndaSh; a 55 per cent jump from 170,380 unitS worth $86.5 million in the correSponding period of 2011, according to data from the SS='cambodia-color'>...

The head of the country’s National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution on Wednesday said his authority was unable to resolve land disputes and that the responsibility for settling such disputes rested with the ministries responsible for handing out economic land concessions (ELCs) in the first ss='cambodia-color'>...

CPP Senator and buSineSS tycoon Ly Yong Phat laSt week continued to offer familieS in Koh Kong province caSh compenSation to get them to drop out of a lawSuit againSt two Sugar cane plantationS he once owned, according to villagerS. But villager Phann Khly yeSterday SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank has refused to release a critical study on the impacts its $141.6 million railway project is having on thousands of Cambodian families because disclosure of the report could hurt its relationship with the government, an ADB spokeswoman said. Raising concerns about the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with Phnom Penh municipal authorities last month to present the first stage of a “master plan” for the construction of a much-needed public transport system for the capital. Masato Koto, chief of mission for JICA’s transportation planning group in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian handicrafts and home decor products could take off with south Korean buyers if certain obstacles – conceptual design, development techniques, and slow delivery services – are overcome, business owners and merchants said yesterday. speaking at a seminar on Korean Market Access for Cambodia’s textiles at ss='cambodia-color'>...

After years of discussion, the Cambodian and Thai governments on Tuesday agreed at the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operation strategy (ACMECs) summit in Laos to establish a Cambodian-Thai Business Council in a bid to enhance trade and investment between the AsEAN neighbours after a decline in ss='cambodia-color'>...

France said it plans to boost its exports to Cambodia as French foreign direct investment in the country – worth $3.18 million in 2012 – continues to rise, officials said on Wednesday. Among this year’s investments, concessions and construction company group Vinci, the largest building ss='cambodia-color'>...

The construction of Don sahong Dam, the second of 11 potential and controversial Mekong mainstream dams, is moving ahead without approval from Mekong River Commission members, according to a conservationist group report. Located less than two kilometres from the Cambodian-Lao border, the dam has been slammed ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Northeastern section of the Mekong River that is home to a number of endangered species has been designated a conservation site by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. A prakas issued by Minister Chan sarun on April 23 officially declared a 56-kilometre section of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The administrator dealing with the debts of defunct mobile operator Mfone yesterday established a committee to sell off the company’s remaining assets. since it filed for bankruptcy in January, more than 1,000 creditors, including former staff, have claimed Mfone owes them a combined $160 million. Mfone’s remaining ss='cambodia-color'>...

After reaching agreement late last month, the contract for a $90 million concession loan from Japan to Cambodia was officially signed in Phnom Penh yesterday to improve 83.5 kilometres of National Road 5. The construction is scheduled to start in June 2015 and will be ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian economy faces major problems for its predominantly rural population in the event of more erratic climate shifts, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2011 Cambodian Human Development Report. “This is an agrarian economy that depends very much on weather. And we are among the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Five of Cambodia’s 25 provinces will soon be declared mine-free under the samdech Techo Project for Mine Action (sTP-MA) initiated by Prime Minster Hun sen, and by the end of 2023, 12 provinces will be free of landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia received 547,798 Chinese visitors in 2023, up 412.5 percent from only 106,875 in a year earlier, said a Ministry of Tourism’s report released on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On​ 19​ October​ 2023,​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Foreign​ Affairs​ and​ International​ Cooperation​ issued​ a​ press​ release​ on​ the​ outcomes​ and​ commitment​ to​ the​ Third​ Belt​ and​ Road​ Forum​ for​ international​ cooperation​ in​ Beijing.​ The​ theme​ was​ “High-quality​ Belt​ and​ Road​ Cooperation:​ Together​ for​ Common​ Development​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Picture from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication facebook page on 28 April 2023.From 25th April to 27th May 2023, The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications organized a series of workshops with the aim of providing capacity building to subnational government officers from all its ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the first semester of 2021, Chinese investment in the Kingdom remained the highest of any foreign nations. The total value of Chinese finance reached around $5 billion, an increase of 31 percent when compared to the previous year. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Electric Mobility ShowcaSe 2023 iS going to be held on AuguSt 11 at the InStitute of Technology of Cambodia in Phnom Penh with the participation of 16 electric vehicle (EV) companieS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Svay Rieng are expected to become mine-free provinceS not later than March 2023. SS='cambodia-color'>...