The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with Phnom Penh municipal authorities last month to present the first stage of a “master plan” for the construction of a much-needed public transport system for the capital. Masato Koto, chief of mission for JICA’s transportation planning group in ...

Recurring power cuts and power shortages draw sharp complaints from Cambodia’s public, the political opposition and business owners. Keo Ratanak,  director-general of Electricite du Cambodge (EDC), talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust. What is EDC doing to reduce electricity cuts here? The issue of power shortage is ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has commended the country’s security forces for creating a safe environment during the July 28 election and the post-election period leading up to the convening of the National Assembly last week, according to a letter received Tuesday. In his “letter of appreciation,” ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday said the next Phnom Penh governor should come from the Cambodia National Rescue Party, citing his party’s election dominance in the capital. The idea – floated in a speech to hundreds of commune and district council members – came ahead of ...

Logging has officially begun in Stung Treng province in preparation for the construction of a massive hydropower dam, but local authorities and villagers said Wednesday that the clearing of forest is going unchecked outside the official dam concession area. The Lower Sesan 2 dam was approved ...

The Constitutional Council on Wednesday upheld the decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) to reject a complaint filed by the opposition CNRP regarding alleged voting irregularities in Battambang province. Battambang marks the 13th rejection out of 15 provinces and municipalities that the CNRP has lodged ...

The Kompong Cham Provincial Court on Saturday charged the chief of Srei Santhor district’s social affairs office with corruption following his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Friday for withholding pensions and other bonuses from retired teachers, a court official said Tuesday. Provincial court deputy ...

US-listed corporations in Cambodia, including Chevron, Total, CNOOC and ConocoPhillips, that are engaged in extractive industries are now required to comply with additional transparency rules. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented new regulations last week, two years after the legislation was initially passed by Congress. Cambodian monitors ...

Activist monk Luon Sovath has been named the recipient of this year’s Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders for his work promoting villagers’ land claims and publicising rights abuses. A familiar figure at protests in Cambodia, including the widely decried May trial of the Boeung Kak 13, ...

​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១១​ ខែមិថុនា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០២០​ ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្ដីជូនដំណឹង​ ជម្រាប​ជូន​ដល់​គ្រប់​ក្រសួង​ ស្ថាប័ន​ ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ និង​ជនបរទេស​ដែល​ចូល​មក​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ជ្រាប​អំពី​ការ​គិតថ្លៃ​សេវា​ពី​ជនបរទេស​ដែល​ចូល​មក​ប្រទេស​ កម្ពុជា​ សម្រាប់​ការ​ធ្វើតេស្ត​រក​មេរោគ​កូ​វី ...

​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៩​ ខែសីហា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០២៣​ រដ្ឋបាល​ជលផល​នៃ​ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម​ រុក្ខា​ប្រមាញ់​ និង​នេសាទ​ បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន​មួយ​ដើម្បី​ជូនដំណឹង​ដល់​សាធារណជន​ក្រោយ​ពី​បាន​រក​ឃើញ​កូន​ផ្សោត​ញី​មួយ​ក្បាល​ ប្រវែង​ ១,០១​ ម៉ែត្រ​ ទម្ងន់​១៤,៤​ គីឡូក្រាម​ អាយុ​ប្រហែល​២ ...

Phnom Penh municipality is set to launch a campaign today at Daun Penh district’s Kandal market aimed at educating residents about disposing their garbage correctly in an effort to reduce flooding in the area. The campaign comes after the area experience several bouts of severe ...

Plans are in the works to rebuild 505.4 km of rural roads in seven provinces with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and South Korea. The first phase of the repairing of the roads will begin in December 2011. The project to rebuild roads ...

About 170 garment workers fainted at a factory in Kampong Speu yesterday, the first day Anful Garments Manufacturing reopened after being hit by a mass fainting incident on Monday, workers and government officials said yesterday. The second mass fainting at the Hong Kong-owned factory, which supplies ...

The price of coffee in Mondolkiri province, the country’s top coffee producing area, is continuing to increase as demand for the commodity continues to grow, according to local farmers and officials. Chay Moa, who owns a 5-hectare coffee farm in Sen Monorom City, said that he ...

GS Engineering & Construction broke ground on June 18, 2008 of Cambodia’s largest building the International Finance Complex in Phnom Penh but since then has been suspend or forced to downscale like all of the other building projects in the city. Worth more than $4.5 ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s call on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation among ASEAN members to protect the rights of migrant workers echoed recent comments by rights groups who say further protections are necessary as the 2015 deadline for an integrated economic community looms. As that deadline approaches, ...

រយៈពេល​ប៉ុន្មាន​ឆ្នាំ​​ខាងមុខ​ទៀត​គ្រោះរាំងស្ងួត​ នៅ​​ផ្នែក​ជាច្រើន​នៃ​តំបន់​អាស៊ី​អាគ្នេយ៍​នឹង​កើតឡើង​កាន់តែ​ញឹកញាប់​ និង​កាន់តែ​ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​ជាង​ពេលបច្ចុប្បន្នដែល​ទាម​ទារ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ប​ង្កើ​ន​សមត្ថភាព​ដើម្បី​ទប់​ទល់​​គ្រោះ​មហន្ត​-រាយ​ដែល​កើត​ឡើង​ពី​គ្រោះ ...

ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់​របស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​ស្ទង់​ចីរភាព​ថាមពល​សកល​ចុង​ក្រោយបង្អស់​មាន​ភាព​ប្រសើរ​ឡើង​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ ដែល​បង្ហាញ​ពី​កិច្ច​ខិតខំ​ប្រឹងប្រែង​របស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុង​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា​ថាមពល​របស់​ខ្លួន​ និង​ការ​ផ្គត់ផ្គង់​ថាមពល​គ្រប់គ្រាន់​កំពុង​តែ​ឈាន​ទៅ​មុខ ...

សាលា​រាជធានី​នឹង​មិន​អនុញ្ញាត​ឱ្យ​សហភាព​ការងារ​កម្ពុជា​រៀបចំ​ការ​ជួបជុំ​តវ៉ា​ដែល​គ្រោងទុក​នៅ​មុខក្រសួង​ការងារ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃនេះ​ ដើម្បី​ទាមទារ​ការ​កំណត់​ប្រាក់​ឈ្នួល​អប្បបរមា​សម្រាប់​ពលករ​នៅ​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​ទេសចរណ៍​ សេវាកម្ម​ និង​វិស័យ​កសិកម្ម​។​ នៅ​ក្នុង​លិខិត​ចុះ​កាលបរិច្ឆេទ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ ...