Prime Minister Hun sen mockingly declared that opposition pledges to increase the salaries of civil servants marked the arrival of “the season of promises” ahead of next year’s elections, during a speech yesterday. The premier deemed boosting salaries by reducing tax losses attributed to graft unfeasible  because ss='cambodia-color'>...

The country cannot afford to further increase the salaries of civil servants such as teachers and members of the armed forces, as to do so would require tax increases—a move that has already sparked protests across Europe, Prime Minister Hun sen said yesterday. speaking at a ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 600 Tae Young factory workers are back on the job thanks to a court injunction – and the desire to pocket a little cash in time for Pchum Ben – but the return will only be temporary, workers said yesterday. The decision followed a Kandal ss='cambodia-color'>...

After calls from their lawyers late last month to speed up the appeals process, three former advisers to senate President Chea sim convicted of fraud last year will appear before the Appeals Court on November 7, court deputy prosecutor Tan senarong said yesterday. The three defendants ss='cambodia-color'>...

Growing calls in sweden for multinational clothing giant H&M to increase wages for Cambodian garment workers have taken a royal twist. Cambodia’s Prince Charin Norodom, 38, who has lived in sweden for more than 30 years, told the Post yesterday that he had been working behind ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Thailand-based technical university yesterday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with technical training institutes in Cambodia to improve human resources in the technical sector. The MoUs were signed between the Thai Rajamangala University of Technology and the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia and the National ss='cambodia-color'>...

A delegation of Chinese officials yesterday donated two airplanes and signed an agreement to provide Cambodia with loans for a new hydropower dam in Battambang and the renovation of two national roads. The deals were made during a meeting in Phnom Penh between He Guoqiang, a ss='cambodia-color'>...

On Saturday, the family of Slain environmental activiSt Chut Wutty will commemorate the 100 dayS, or thereaboutS, that have paSSed Since hiS death in a caSe that remainS unreSolved even though Six eyewitneSSeS have already been queStioned. The official Story iS that he waS killed by SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Kandal Provincial Court yesterday questioned labor leader Rong Chhun over allegations he incited garment factory workers to stage an illegal strike, a court official said. A director at the Tai Yang garment factory in Ang snuol district- which supplies apparel to U.s. brands Levi strauss, ss='cambodia-color'>...

In May, the first group of vegetable producers in Cambodia was certified on the basis of COrAA’s “standards for Chemical-free Crop Production”. The 72 farmers, belonging to the Women Chemical-free vegetable-producing group of the Vegetable supply Co-operative in svay Rieng, have been producing healthy vegetables for ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has removed opposition leader sam Rainsy from the voter list for next year’s national election on the grounds that he is a convicted criminal, an NEC official said yesterday. The decision means that even if Mr. Rainsy is granted a royal ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday said more investment in agriculture was needed to ensure that Cambodia can process its crops and add value to agricultural produce being exported abroad. speaking at the inauguration of a new cargo port in Kandal province, Mr. Hun sen said there was an ss='cambodia-color'>...

Failed Cambodian telco Mfone owes at least $65 million to multiple creditors that sources say include the government. A court injunction to freeze Mfone‘s assets, obtained by the Post yesterday, shows Mfone owes Chinese telco provider Huawei Technologies more than $65 million. Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen on Tuesday broke ground for the construction and enlargement of a 248-kilometer stretch of national road No. 6A, saying that the road is vital for the development of the economy and tourism. The road will be widened from the current 7 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Betagro (Cambodia) readies for the construction of its new feed mill in Phnom Penh sEZ. The feed mill is to be constructed in the capital’s special Economic Zone, located 12km from the city center. The company is investing UsD$17.2 million in the new project. The plant construction ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday vowed to further enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and tourism for mutual benefits. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen and Peng Qinghua, secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region’s CPC Committee, ss='cambodia-color'>...

WHEN the Cambodia National Rescue Party geared up for this election campaign, it was determined its priority would be policy, but the exploits of both major parties in recent weeks have seen public focus shift far from the finer details of governance. “Change or not change?” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee (NEC) on Sunday opened official polling recordS for eight StationS in Kandal province&rSquo;S Takhmao City in accordance with complaintS filed by the oppoSition CNRP to the ConStitutional Council of Cambodia over election day irregularitieS in the province. CPP repreSentative Prum So&Shy;kha, Secretary SS='cambodia-color'>...

Bomb disposal experts conducted a controlled explosion on a device discovered near the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on Friday morning and safely removed a second explosive device, consisting of three M-79 rifle-launched grenade shells, from a park near the city’s Wat Phnom. The ss='cambodia-color'>...

City Hall yesterday rejected the opposition party’s request to hold a sunday rally with 20,000 supporters, saying it was unable to provide security for participants. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has scheduled a “party congress” to be held in Freedom Park on sunday, with a ss='cambodia-color'>...