National government

The Interior Ministry on Thursday reassigned the directors of three of the country’s prisons during a ceremony at Phnom Penh City Hall, where it was also announced that the city’s minimum-security PJ Prison would itself be relocated. ...

The $540 million Tatay River hydropower plant was inaugurated yesterday in Koh Kong, making it the second hydropower plant in the province after the Russei Chrum Krom River plant opened earlier this year. ...

The government will spend $62.3 million to buy 623 shares of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), paving the way for it to obtain funds from the bank for infrastructure development, Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Porn Moniroth confirmed during a meeting at ...

The country is headed for a prolonged dry spell for the first half of next year as the El Nino weather phenomenon hits hard, the government warned yesterday, urging people to put water conservation plans into effect now. ...

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen once again announced that Cambodia presently has no political crisis but it is full of peace, stability and development.   ...

The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday urged the commune authorities to resolve more civil disputes at the local level to avoid burdening the courts with unnecessary and costly proceedings. ...

The Cambodian and Thai military will step up cooperation to crack down on crime along their extensive border to improve security and make conditions easier for boosting cross-border trade.  ...

Following a meeting at the Justice Ministry held in the wake of a recent spate of violent armed robberies across Cambodia, officials on Tuesday conceded that they were unable to control the use of illegal weapons in the country. ...

Cambodia’s State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA) says it is ready to comply with an audit from the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) after having fared poorly during the last two inspections in 2007 and 2009.    ...

Banteay Chhmar, the expansive Angkorian temple in Banteay Meanchey province noted for its elaborate bas-reliefs, is set to see a significant increase in conservation work over the next five years following an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the London-based School of Oriental and ...

Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) is planning to expand to the Cambodian market early next year, according to a report in the Bangkok Post. ...

As more than 3,000 young people from across the country took the military entrance exam Sunday, vying for just 620 positions in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), Hun Manet, a senior defense official and the prime minister’s eldest son, vowed to eliminate “irregularities” within ...

As Cambodians continue to de­bate the government’s whitewashing of a street artist’s multistory mural this week, the information minister publicly critiqued the decision on Friday and drew a comparison to the retrograde attitudes of Soviet leaders toward modern art. ...

Local manufacturers are calling for government support to help them make their products meet quality standards set by other members of ASEAN – standards they say will be the major barrier to access the regional market as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) kicks off at ...

Officials responsible for issuing new identity cards, which every adult will eventually need, must get a grip on the task and speed up, the Ministry of Interior said yesterday.In an “instruction” to staff, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said the number of new ID cards issued ...

New technology, innovation and sleek design are crucial if developers want to keep pace amid a construction boom in Cambodia’s real-estate sector, a senior official from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction said on Tuesday. Pheung Sophorn, the state secretary of the ...

Officials in the Ministry of Social Affairs are planning to make a set of major changes to the infamous Prey Speu detention center, aimed at improving its healthcare services, educational options, and the quality of the housing it offers. But some critics say the changes ...

With the return of the Cambodia National Rescue Party to the National Assembly this week, following a boycott that began in November, analysts say there is a chance some of the party’s activists could be released from jail. ...

Police and military police officials across the country on Wednesday said they had tightened security at shops and markets, a day after Interior Minister Sar Kheng threatened to demote provincial police chiefs who failed to make arrests following a wave of violent armed robberies. ...

With strong bipartisan support, the National Assembly on Wednesday passed the country’s first animal health and production law, which sets out rules for the humane treatment of livestock and the safe processing of animal meat. ...

Lawmakers for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) attended a plenary session at the National Assembly Wednesday, ending a parliamentary boycott that has lasted for weeks. ...

In an effort to clamp down on illegal construction, the Ministry of Land Management, Urbanization and Construction yesterday threatened to take strict legal action against the owners of any construction companies operating without permits in cities and central areas nationwide. ...

Police chiefs in three provinces have been given an ultimatum from Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng – put a stop to armed robberies or step down. ...

Cambodian manufacturers have to improve the quality of the packaging of their goods if they want to attract investment and compete internationally, Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol said at the opening of trade show yesterday. ...