Khmer Times

The Kampong Chhnang provincial governor has vowed to ramp up action to protect the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary in Kampong Chhnang province, which he said is rife with illegal logging and kilns.“We are stopping people from getting into the sanctuary and cutting down trees with ...

More than 130 people died and nearly 300 were injured in accidents caused by natural disasters across the country this year, according to a government official.Keo Vy, the cabinet chief and a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management, told Khmer Times yesterday that ...

With the government hoping to attract overseas investment and increase the export of agricultural products, Transport Minister Sun Chanthol is urging a reduction in logistics costs to make Cambodian products more competitive and eliminate corruption in the process. ...

Truck drivers without licenses who take workers to factories will not be allowed to continue working starting next April in a bid to reduce traffic accidents, the government said on Monday. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Tuesday released eight billion riel (about $2 million) at three percent interest to just one financial institution that joined the third bidding of the new Liquidity-Provided Collateralized Operation (LPCO). ...

The Environment Ministry’s annual report revealed 600 forestry crimes in protected areas, while there were nearly 700 cases of fishing, wildlife and land crimes. The report, released yesterday, showed that rangers, in collaboration with relevant parties, managed to prevent and suppress offenses at national parks, wildlife ...

The government revealed yesterday that Japanese company Arakawa, which is in charge of developing the White Building, does not have enough funds to cover both the $70-$80 million construction price tag and the buyouts for residents who want to sell their apartments. ...

Cambodia Post’s services grew this year, thanks to a rise in foreign investment in Cambodia, more overseas tourists, and the rising trend of online markets. Ork Bora, Cambodia Post general director, said yesterday that the increase over all previous years was due to increased confidence of ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng blamed the country’s continual problems with trafficking on porous borders and local government officials, who he said during a speech yesterday were frequently ignoring edicts from the national government and even orders he personally delivered himself. ...

Terminal facilities, a road connecting to National Road 5 and a bridge linking Stung Bot in Cambodia with Ban Nong Ian in Thailand will begin construction next year. The entirety of the bridge, including Cambodia’s side, will be constructed by Thailand, according to Va Sim Soriya, ...

Eighteen local rice export companies are now eligible to carry out milled rice exports to China starting from next month, according to an announcement released on Monday by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). The announcement added that the CRF and the Green Trade Company – under ...

About 100 people representing 162 families from Koh Kong province came to Phnom Penh yesterday to resubmit a petition to the National Assembly and some state institutions asking for intervention in a decade-old land dispute with three sugar companies. Phav Nherng, a representative of the families ...

The government has patched up a quarrel with the United Nations’ human rights wing less than two weeks before the organization would have been forced out of Cambodia. But the two-year agreement came with a reminder of Cambodia’s sovereignty and the principle of non-interference in national ...

The prime minister’s call for provincial governors to help solve land disputes has fallen on deaf ears, according to members of a group of 500 protesters who demonstrated in front of the Preah Sihanouk provincial government hall yesterday asking for an expedited land titling process ...

The government yesterday assured those in the garment industry that the Trade Union Law, which came into effect in May, is not meant to put pressure on any particular group, but rather to help employers and employees work together in harmony. Labor Ministry secretary of state ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has discovered more than 2,000 names missing from the voter registry, which officials have attributed to a technical glitch. NEC spokesman Hang Puthea told Khmer Times that after having verified 90 percent of the voter list, 2,318 eligible voters from 13 ...

Export of Cambodia’s fish decreased in the first 11 months of 2016 compared with the same period last year, despite the yield of inland and marine fish seeing an increase, a ministry report said. According to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and ...

Despite longstanding criticism of the Arbitration Council, Labor Minister Ith Samheng defended the government mediation body during a meeting yesterday, saying it represented workers’ best chances at solving labor disputes.During a discussion with members of the Fair Work Commission of Australia on Friday, Mr. Samheng ...

More than 30 percent of Cambodian women have experienced some form of domestic violence at the hands of their partner at some point in their lives, a report released on Friday by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealed. ...

The chairman of the National Assembly’s corruption commission says a technical explanation from the Mines and Energy Minister over alleged irregularities in sand exported to Singapore is not clear enough. The controversy over the sand exports emerged after about 50 NGOs asked the Ministry of Mines ...

Alleged illegal logging and timber exports continue to happen in the Prey Lang forest, while drug trafficking in the area is also on the rise, according to the latest Prey Lang Com-munity Network (PLCN) report yesterday. The fifth monitoring report on the forest’s status from April ...

Cambodia should have its own satellite to make high-speed broadband available to all, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. The prime minister also proposed that the Royal Group, a local conglomerate, partner with other  companies to make the Kingdom’s satellite dream a reality. Addressing about 600 ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and China Foreign Trade Center on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement with the aim of exchanging business and investment information between the two countries. CCC director-general Nguon Meng Tech told Khmer Times yesterday after the agreement signing that both sides ...

While the World Bank commended Cambodia for its strong economic growth and efforts to reduce poverty over the past two decades, it, however, cautioned yesterday that the agriculture and garment sectors posed challenges which could make that growth unsustainable. “An overview of the past two decades, ...