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Logging baron Try Pheap’s MDS Import Export Co, Ltd has been granted a licence to collect and process the controversial plant known as yellow vine around the Stung Atay hydropower dam in the Cardamom Mountains, according to documents received by the Post yesterday. The vine has ...

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will consider claims of corruption in the government’s rice-pledging scheme made during a recent parliamentary session, a senior official from the agency said. However, it remains unclear when the NACC will conclude its ongoing probe. During screening of the 2014 ...

Cambodian police clashed Monday with workers at a factory that makes clothing for the U.S. sportswear company Nike, arresting seven, in the latest violence linked to a strike over salaries, union organizers and rights activists said. The protest at the Taiwanese-owned Sabrina (Cambodia) Garment Manufacturing plant ...

An agreement was signed between Cambodia’s Constructors Association (CCA) and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction two days ago, to tighten enforcement on construction companies here in making them meet industry standards. The ministry’s head, Im Chhun Lim, said that Cambodia’s construction and ...

Duty-free agreements between regional competitors and foreign importers would put the Cambodian garment industry at risk, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said last week. Speaking to reporters after a meeting, Prasidh warned that the Kingdom’s garment sector would not be able to maintain its competitive edge over ...

Asia’s largest sugar company has been accused of torching hundreds of homes, orchestrating the imprisonment of a pregnant activist and using security forces to beat villagers – among a raft of other grave human rights abuses – by communities in Oddar Meanchey province. The allegations levelled ...

ខណៈ​ដែល​ការ​ឃោសនា​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​កាន់​តែ​ខិត ​ជិត​ចូល​មក​ដល់ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត ហៅ​កាត់​ថា គជប បាន​ប្រកាស​ប្រាប់​ដល់​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ទាំង​អស់​ថា ត្រូវ​បញ្ចៀស​ឲ្យ​បាន​នូវ​ការ​ឃោសនា​ទាំង​ឡាយ​ណា​ដែល​នាំ​ដល់​ជម្លោះ​សាសនា និង​ពូជ​សាសន៍។ ការ​ឃោសនា​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ត្រូវ​តែ​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ក្រោម​ផ្លូវ​ច្បាប់ ហើយ​មិន​ត្រូវ​នាំ​ទៅ​ដល់​អំពើ​ហឹង្សា​ឡើយ។ ...

A national silk board (NSB) under the Ministry of Commerce is being planned to weave tighter regulations into the Kingdom’s silk industry, the lack of which has deterred investors and hurt its export potential, according to industry representatives. Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said last week ...

Garment factories run the risk of having their cargo confiscated by U.S. customs authorities if they continue using pirated computer software in their administrative operations, and may be prosecuted under a law that requires all manufacturers to use licensed digital software, according to a local ...

In a $1.3 million investment, a new Japanese restaurant opened in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) last week amid the large presence of Japanese companies in the area. The 1,000-square-metre Tokyo Restaurant looks to “help to [showcase] the culture of Japanese food, and provide ...

Government officials have suggested the widow of the man crushed to death last month at the Wing Star Shoes factory, a supplier to Asics, will still be denied compensation from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a labour rights worker said yesterday. American Center for International ...

រហូត​មក​ដល់​ថ្ងៃទី៣០ មិថុនា គឺជា​ថ្ងៃទី៤ នៃ​យុទ្ធនាការ​ឃោសនា​បោះឆ្នោត​រក​សម្លេង​គាំទ្រ​នោះ។ គណបក្ស ធំ​ពីរ គឺ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​របស់លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន និង គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ របស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​កឹម សុខា ដែលជា​គូរ​ប្រជែង​ដ៏​ធំ​បំផុត​សម្រាប់​អាណត្តិ​ទី៥ ក៏​កំពុង​បន្ត​យុទ្ធនា​ឃោសនា​រក​សម្លេងគាំទ្ររ​បស់​ខ្លួន​ជា​បន្ត​ដែរ។ ...

វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន -​ នាយក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​នៃអង្គការ​ឃ្លាំមើល​ការបោះ​ឆ្នោតមួយ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជាគឺលោក​បណ្ឌិត ​ពុទ្ធា ហង្ស​ និយាយ​ថា​ ភាពមិន​ប្រក្រតី​មួយ​ចំនួន​កំពុងកើត​ឡើង​មុនការ​បោះឆ្នោត។​ តែលោក​បញ្ជាក់​ថា​ បញ្ហា​ទាំងនោះ​មិនធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​នៅ​ឡើយ​ទេ ...

Salaries which start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement fees from employers. These proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here. The ...

Cambodia and the United States on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on low emissions and climate resilient development in Cambodia, according to a press statement from the U.S. Embassy to Phnom Penh. The deal was inked between Cambodian Minister of Environment Mok Mareth and Rebecca ...

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ចំនួន​ជាង ១០០​គ្រួសារ រស់នៅ​ភូមិ​មួយ​ក្នុង​តំបន់​ជាយ​ដែន​ខ្មែរ-ថៃ កំពុង​ប្រឈម​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​ខក​ខាន​ពុំ​បាន​បោះឆ្នោត ដោយសារ​តែ​ពួក​គាត់​ពុំ​មាន​ឯកសារ​សម្គាល់​ខ្លួន​គ្រប់គ្រាន់ សម្រាប់​យក​ទៅ​ប្រើប្រាស់​បាន។ ...

Canadian miner Angkor Gold has found “visible gold in the soil samples” in the Otray prospect in Ratanakkiri province, which hints at possibly larger reserves, said CEO and chairman Mike Weeks in a press release published on Wednesday. ...

Exports of Cambodian unpolished rice to Thailand are increasing, and the trend is promising if the Thai government continues its intervention policy to guarantee the minimum paddy price for their farmers, industry insiders said. Government figures show that in the first four months of this ...

Cambodia is expected to be able to produce about half the energy it needs by 2035, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), but the Kingdom – along with its neighbours – should also consider integrating their energy grids, which would bring about more competitive ...

About 50 police, soldiers and environmental officials yesterday demolished two houses and cut down thousands of trees belonging to families who are locked in a land dispute with MDS Import Export Co, owned by tycoon Try Pheap, villagers in Pursat province claimed. Fellow villager Khouch ...

The government plans to draft a law designed to govern safety standards in the Kingdom’s mining industry, an official said yesterday, little more than a week after at least one gold miner went missing when a shaft collapsed in Preah Vihear province. Khieu Muth, a secretary ...

While Cambodia Airports, of which France-based Vinci Group is major stakeholder, sees tourist numbers taking off, eviction issues are gnawing at the company’s image. Emmanuel Menanteau, chief executive of Cambodia Airports, talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust about the expansion plans. How many tourist arrivals do ...

More than 300 ethnic Jarai families from Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district in longstanding land disputes with two Vietnamese land concessionaires submitted a petition to UN human rights officers yesterday asking for help. Village representative Romas Chvat said locals were participating in an NGO-led workshop on protest ...

More than 100 Banong ethic minority villagers in Mondolkiri province on Wednesday stopped and briefly apprehended a group of 11 outsiders who they say were caught illegally logging timber in the area, villagers said yesterday. The villagers say that they took it upon themselves to stop ...