Panellists at the first “Permanent People’s Tribunal” on wages and conditions for Cambodian garment workers yesterday released their findings, declaring that a living wage for workers should be considered a “human right”. The hearing included two days of testimony by workers, labour experts and brand-name buyers. While ...

The Kratie Provincial Court yesterday charged a truck driver with illegally collecting and transporting luxury wood after forestry officers last week confiscated 148 pieces of luxury wood totalling 31.2 cubic meters from his truck, which had been transporting the timber along National Road 7 ...

The decreasing amount of farmers harvesting soybeans last year has limited supply and raised prices at the markets roughly 42 percent to 4,000 riel per kg, or about $1, according to an agricultural official and farmers. Cheam Chan Sorphaon, director of the provincial agriculture department in ...

The government has already granted roughly 300,000 hectares in economic land concessions (ELC) so far this year, according to data released by a local rights group yesterday. The figure, which amounts to 40 percent of the total land concessions granted in all of 2011, has ...

Government officials and a representative at Unesco in Phnom Penh yesterday said that Sotheby’s in New York had no right to a 10th-century Khmer statue worth more than $2 million that US federal agents were expected to seize from the auction house today. On Wednesday, New ...

នៅថ្ងៃទី ១៣ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៦ រាជរដ្ឋភិបាលកម្ពុជាបានសម្រេចបង្កើតតំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិចំនួន ៣ ថ្មីបន្ថែមទៀត ដែលមានផ្ទៃដីសរុបទំហំ ២៧ ៩៤១. ០៦ ហិកតា ឱ្យស្ថិតក្រោមការគ្រប់គ្រង និងអភិរក្សរបស់ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន។ តំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិទាំង ៣ នោះ រួមមាន ឧទ្យានជាតិកោះកុង (ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ) មានផ្ទៃដីទំហំ ២ ៦៥៥.៣៥ ហិកតា តំបន់បេតិកភណ្ឌធម្មជាតិភ្នំត្បែង (ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ) មានផ្ទៃដីទំហំ ២៥ ២៦៩.៤១ ហិកតា និងតំបន់អភិរក្សទឹកសាប បឹងព្រែកទប់ (ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ) មានផ្ទៃដីទំហំ ១៦.៣ ហិកតា។ ជារួម តំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិសរុបចំនួន ៤៥ មានផ្ទៃដីសរុបទំហំ ៥ ៩០២ ៤៤៤.០៦ ហិកតា ...

កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​ ទី​២៣​ ខែកញ្ញា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៦​ ដើម្បី​ឆ្លើយ​តប​ទៅ​តាម​សំណើរ​របស់​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​នៃ​ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​ និង​អង្គការ​កម្មវិធី​ស្បៀងអាហារ​ពិភពលោក​ (WFP)​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ជប៉ុន​បាន​យល់ព្រម​បន្ត​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​ជា​ទឹកប្រាក់​ចំនួន​ ២២០​ លាន​យ៉េន​ ឬ​ប្រមាណ​ ២​ លាន​ដុល្លារ​អា​មេ ...

​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៨​ ខែសីហា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៧​ ធនាគារជាតិ​នៃ​កម្ពុជា​ បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន​មួយ​ ក្នុង​គោលដៅ​ពង្រឹង​កិច្ច​គាំពារ​អតិថិជន​ ដែល​មាន​សេចក្តី​ដូច​ខាងក្រោម​៖​១.​ ផាកពិន័យ​ទឹកប្រាក់​ចំនួន​៤០០​លាន​រៀល​ ឬ​១០​ម៉ឺន​ដុល្លារ​អា​មេ​រិ​ក​ ចំពោះ ...

ក្រុមយុវជន​ជា​សកម្មជន​ស្រឡាញ់​បរិស្ថាន​ប្រមាណ​ ១០ ​នាក់​ បាន​បង្កើត​យុទ្ធនាការ «​ជិះ​កង់​ដើម្បី​ព្រៃ​ព្រះរកា​» ចាប់ពី​ថ្ងៃទី​ ២៩ វិចិ្ឆកា-២ ​ធ្នូ ដោយ​ជិះ​កង់​ពី​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ទៅ​កាន់​ខេត្ដ​ព្រះវិហារ​មាន​ចម្ងាយ​ផ្លូវ​ជាង​ ៣០០ ​គីឡូម៉ែត្រ ដើម្បី​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ពី​សក្តានុពល​ធនធាន​ធម្មជាតិ​នៅ​តំបន់​នោះ និង​ស្នើឱ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល ...

Cambodia is lighting up with solar power as international politics gluts the world market with inexpensive equipment options, according to industry insiders. The lowering or complete end of subsidies for US, European and Australian firms, along with China’s backing of the renewable energy sector, has seen ...

More than 50 police officers exchanged heated words with Ocean Garment strikers yesterday afternoon, marching for over an hour to Phnom Penh Municipal Court in support of five worker representatives suspended by the company. Mid-protest, however, the group of more than 2,500 – who have been ...

Eating rat is a common phenomenon over the border in Vietnam, but increasing numbers of Cambodians in nearby villages are adopting rodent cuisine with relish. As many as three tonnes of rats are caught every day in Cambodia and exported to Vietnam to feed a ...

The number of passengers arriving at Cambodia’s two main airports in the first eight months of the year increased 17.7 percent to more than 1.3 million people, compared to about 1.1 million people during the same period last year, figures released by Cambodian Airports show. Between ...

The slump in global markets has depressed demand for Cambodian products, leading to reduced growth forecasts by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 2012 and 2013. “Falling global demand, especially in Europe and the US, means that the industry sector will grow at a slower pace ...

The mother of a domestic maid allegedly stranded in Malaysia has become the latest Cambodian claimant to file an official complaint to the Ministry of Interior over labor abuse in the country. Em Sokhum said her 24-year-old daughter Chher Sophorn left to pursue work in Malaysia more than ...

Despite authorities turning a blind eye to their villages for more than 15 years, about 2,000 families living near Preah Sihanouk province’s Kbal Chhay waterfall face imminent eviction to make way for a clean-water processing plant, officials said yesterday. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s recent bold move ...

A lack of economic diversity, faith in the banking sector and slow growth in vocational training and education topped the list of concerns among economists and investors yesterday at a meeting organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government. According to data released ...

PTT Plc, the national energy conglomerate, is moving forward with plans to establish a retail oil business in Myanmar by working with a local partner Currently, oil consumption per head in the neighbouring country is very low at 38 litres annually, compared to 140 litres in ...

Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, turning the port as a large hub for logistics supply and goods collection and distribution. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia ...

The number of companies registering to become members of the Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia (GMAC) doubled last year, with more investment in value-added products. GMAC said the number of new members reached 120 last year, compared with 60 newcomers in 2011. “Labour-intensive industries in China ...