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Cambodia has eyed to become a precious stone and jewelry hub in Southeast Asia region in the near future, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said Thursday. Speaking at the opening of the 5th international gems and jewelry fair here, the minister said that with the fast ...

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, ...

Taiwan-based Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd plans to open a representative office in Cambodia, joining an increasing number of Taiwanese banks and garment industry investors in the Kingdom. Shanghai Commercial & Savings would enter a crowded sector, behind other Taiwanese-based financial intuitions [sic]. Hua ...

Chan Dany, 12, wants to go to school but instead, like too many Cambodian children, has been forced to sell groceries and do housework to provide for the family. At a conference in Phnom Penh set to coincide with he 12th annual World Day Against ...

While Cambodia’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has seen progress, a huge gap between ICT development in urban and rural areas still exists, industry experts said in Phnom Penh yesterday. ...

Sporting red bandanas and armed with the accoutrements of Khmer black magic, several hundred demonstrators representing embattled communities throughout the country held noisy protests outside several government offices yesterday, where they placed curses on corrupt officials and submitted written petitions demanding justice. Unlike previous protests that ...

Cambodian diplomats and a range of government officials can now travel to Hong Kong without a visa and stay for 14 days under a new exemption agreement with the commercial Chinese city, officials said. The new exemption took effect on June 1, according to a statement ...

Diners may soon be able to leave their wallets at home the next time they decide to eat at a restaurant in Phnom Penh. Starting next week, WING, a Cambodian mobile payment service provider, will introduce a new service that allows people to pay their restaurant ...

More than 800 street vendors and drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and motorcycles working the border area between Banteay Meanchey province and Thailand yesterday marched through Poipet City calling for an end to the rampant corruption being carried out by border officials. Migrant workers who cross ...

ប្រ​មាណ​ជា​ពីរ​សប្តាហ៍​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ដែល​ចូលរួម​ប្រ​កួត​ប្រ​ជែង​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​សភា​ជាតិ​ ឆ្នាំ​នេះ​នឹង​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​យុទ្ធនាការ​ឃោសនា​របស់​ខ្លួន។ ជាមួយ​គ្នា​នេះ​ដែរ​អង្គការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការបោះ​ឆ្នោត និង​គណៈ​កម្មា​ធិការ​ជាតិ​ (គ.ជ.ប) នូវ​តែ​មិន​ទាន់​យល់​ស្រប​គ្នា​ទាក់​ទង​ទៅនឹង​ការ​ចូលរួម​ឃោសនា​ពី​សំណាក់​មន្ត្រី​រាជការ​ និ​ងកង​កម្លាំង​ប្រ​ដាប់​អាវុធ។ លោក ​ទេព​ នីថា​ អគ្គ​លេខា​ធិការ​នៃ គ.ជ.ប​បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា​នៅ​អំឡុង​ពេល​នៃ​ការ​ឃោសនា​ មន្ត្រី​រាជការ និង​កង​កម្លាំង​ប្រដាប់​អាវុធ​មាន​សិទ្ធិ​ដូច​ជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ទូទៅ​ដែរ​ គឺ​អាច​មាន​សិទ្ធិ​សុំ​ច្បាប់​នៅ​ ថ្ងៃ​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍​ ឬ​នៅ​ចន្លោះ​ម៉ោង​សម្រាក​មិន​ធ្វើ​ការ​ ឬ​ថ្ងៃ​សម្រាក​វិស្សមកាល​ ឬ​ដាក់​ច្បាប់​ក្នុង​អំឡុង​ពេល​ណា​មួយ​ដើម្បី​ចូល​រួម​ឃោសនា​ ដោយ​គ្រាន់​ហាម​ឃាត់​កុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ភាព​សកម្ម​ពេក​ក្នុង​ការ​ឃោសនា​នោះ។​ ...

Instructors at the Royal University of Phnom Penh have just finished the first academic year of a landmark physics course. Launched in the fall of 2012, “Renewable Energy and Applications” aims to train students so they can seek internships and jobs in one of Cambodia’s fastest-growing ...

Former Bavet City governor Chhouk Bundith failed to show up Wednesday for the first day of his long-awaited retrial at Svay Rieng Provincial Court for his alleged involvement in a shooting that left three workers wounded, court officials said. According to provincial Judge Leang Sour, Mr. ...

The world’s poorest nations have won an eight-year extension of a waiver on intellectual property rules at a session of the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS Council. A session of the 159-nation WTO’s TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) Council has ruled the waiver for 34 ...

A land titling campaign in Cambodia launched and financed by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s lacks transparency and could leave thousands of people landless, a human rights group said Wednesday, urging the country’s donors to push for reform of the program. The campaign, which employs volunteer youth ...

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, the kingdom’s largest shipping facility, has seen a 14 percent increase in cargo shipment in the first five months of this year thanks to growing business activities, a port senior official said Wednesday. During January-May period this year, the state-owned port had ...

Cambodia and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday, agreeing to work together to ensure worker protection. Last month,  a Kampong Speu shoe factory collapse killed two workers. The incident inspired the Ministry of Labour to implement a Health and Safety Network for workers here ...

មន្ត្រី​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​​កម្ពុជា បាន​លើក​ឡើង​​នូវ​ចំណាប់​អារម្មណ៍​ទាក់​ទង​ទៅ​នឹង​ថវិកា​ចំណាយ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ និមួយៗ​សម្រាប់​ការ​ធ្វើ​យុទ្ធនាការ​​​ឃោសនា​បោះ​ឆ្នោត ​​​ដោយ​​បារម្ភ​អំពី​គម្លាត​នៃ​ធនធាន​ថវិកាចំណាយ​​រវាង​​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច និង​​គណបក្ស​ផ្សេងៗ​ទៀត​ដែល​ឈរ​ឈ្មោះ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជាតិនៅ​កម្ពុជា​ ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ​ ទី​២៨ ខែ​កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ មន្ត្រី​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ដែល​ឃ្លាំមើល​ដំណើរ​ការបោះ​ឆ្នោត​បាន​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​ថា ការមិន​មាន​ច្បាប់​គ្រប់​គ្រង​ការចំណាយ​នៅ​ពេល​ឃោសនា នឹង​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ដំណើរ​ការឃោសនា​មិនស្មើភាព​នោះ​ទេ ដោយ​សារ​​តែ​គណបក្ស​​កាន់​អំណាច​មាន​ធនធាន​លើស​លប់​​ពេក​​នៅ​មុន​ពេល​និង​ អំឡុង​​​ពេល​​ឃោសនា។ ...

The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding in Phnom Penh yesterday reconfirming their commitment to developing their joint border with new economic zones, checkpoints and a 1,800-MW power plant. “We have agreed to create four international checkpoints to improve trade ...

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១២ មិថុនានេះ គណកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ បាន​បើក​វគ្គ​បណ្តុះ​បណ្តាល​​គ្រូ​​បង្គោល​​ សម្រាប់​ការបណ្តុះ​បណ្តាល​បន្ត​ដល់​ គណបក្ស និង​អ្នក​សង្កេតការណ៍ ​ ទាក់​ទង​ទៅ​នឹង​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ និង​ការ​រាប់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​។ មន្រ្តី​​ គ.ជ.ប បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ការរៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ មាន​នីតិ​ថ្មីៗ អនុញ្ញាតិ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការចូល​រួម​ពី​គ្រប់​មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ ដំណើរការ​ល្អ​និង​អាច​ជឿជាក់បាន។ លោក សាត់ សុវណ្ណ ប្រធាន​ការិយាល័យ​បណ្តុះ​បណ្តាល​របស់ គ.ជ.ប បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា នីតិ​វិធី​បោះឆ្នោត​មានការ​កែសម្រួល​មួយ​ចំនួន ដែល​ផ្តល់​ឱកាស​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការចូលរួម​ត្រួត​ពិនិត្យ ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោត​និង​រាប់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្នុងការទទួល​ ខុសត្រូវ។ ...

Okhna Try Pheap’s ballooning empire of exclusive natural resource licences and concessions has been expanded even further with the granting of a special economic zone (SEZ) in Ratanakkiri province. The May 27 issue of the Royal Gazette reveals Pheap was granted a 136-hectare SEZ in O’Yadav ...

Conservation officials have confiscated a truck containing 20 cubic metres of illegally cut, luxury-grade timber from an economic land concession owned by the firm TTY Corporation, a district official said yesterday. Kratie provincial officials seized the logs, along with two trucks and two cars on Monday ...

Motorbikes, vegetables, iPhones, artwork, or even land on which to build a house – a quick browse through website 7Makara.com gives the impression of a Cambodian eBay or Amazon. The difference, however, is that you can’t complete the transaction from the convenience of your bedroom. In ...

Thousands of Cambodians cross the border via illegal checkpoints into Thailand every year. Some end up working in slave-like conditions on illegal fishing trawlers. Others work in factories while getting paid under the table. It is often a last resort fraught with danger and uncertainty and ...