Local and foreign dignitaries offered their condolences to the royal family on news of the death in Beijing yesterday of King Father Norodom Sihanouk, who led his country out of colonial rule in the 1950s and went on to play a leading role in the country’s ...

In the wake of an announcement by the National Election Committee (NEC) that it has completed its investigation into election irregularities, the U.S. and Australian embassies in Phnom Penh on Monday continued to call for an independent and transparent inquiry into the results of the ...

Woes continued for 26 relocated former Borei Keila residents, who fainted after vomiting and suffering diarrhoea at Tuol Sambo Village in Dangkor district’s Prey Veng commune on Saturday. Khum Khern, village chief of Tuol Sambo, told the Post that most of the villagers who had fainted ...

A pay rise for the nation’s garment workers is imminent, but if recent strikes are anything to go by, the US$10 monthly increase from September 1 won’t be enough to stop them from walking off the job. Central to the demands of strikers at four garment ...

Some of the U.S.’ most senior lawmakers are urging Barack Obama to speak out on what they called Cambodia’s deteriorating human rights situation when the U.S. president makes what will be the first visit to the country by a sitting American leader later this month. ...

Cambodia’s tourism minister Thong Khon said this week that ASEAN is protected to gain around 107 million international tourists in 2015 as the bloc will create the community that year. Speaking at closing ceremony of the 10th Tour Guide Training and the Opening of 11th Tour Guide Training for Phnom Penh city at ...

In order for Cambodia to maintain the same rate of growth it has enjoyed in the past few years, exports need to diversify from textiles and tourism to modern services, said the World Bank’s country manager yesterday in Phnom Penh. “Cambodian firms are already tentatively exporting ...

On vibrantly patterned straw mats, crowded around small plastic hampers of food, children – some with balloons, others with neon-coloured fans – huddle against their parents under the noon sun. But the parents are unblinking; some of the children barely have a pulse. Families have travelled up ...

The Philippines has summoned Cambodia’s ambassador over comments linked to Manila’s territorial row with Beijing. Hos Sereythonh was asked to explain remarks accusing the Philippines and Vietnam of playing “dirty politics” over the issue of Asean and the South China Sea. [H]e did not turn up on ...

Cross–border commodity exchange between Vietnam and Cambodia is thriving thanks to 1,270km of shared border, 10 international gates, 37 main and auxiliary border gates, and nine border economic zones. The southern province of An Giang, which lies on the Cambodian frontier, has two international and two ...

​សន្និសីទ​ជាតិ​ទិន្នន័យ​បើក​ទូលាយ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​បាន​បញ្ចប់​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៧​ ខែមីនា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០២៤​ ដោយ​ផ្តោត​លើ​ការ​ពង្រីក​បណ្តាញ​ទិន្នន័យ​បើក​ទូលាយ​ ជំរុញ​កិច្ចសហការ​ និង​ការ​ជំរុញ​លទ្ធភាព​ប្រើប្រាស់​ទិន្នន័យ​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​សម្រាប់​សេវា​សាធារណៈ​ ការ​អប់រំ​ និង​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ប្រកបដោយ ...

Whether it is dancing pop stars or plays on national pride, dramatically increasing budgets for beer advertising took Cambodia’s TV sets and public spaces by storm in 2011. Beer advertising surged 164 per cent year-on-year in 2011, according to data from Indochina Research Ltd, making it ...

One of the men deeply involved in the development of Cambodia’s financial system, Dr Ghanty Sam, of the Financial Institute of Cambodia, who is also a board member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, says people should be aware of the downside of ...

កម្ពុជា​បាន​រក្សា​ស្ថិរភាព​ម៉ាក្រូ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​យ៉ាង​ល្អ​ប្រសើរ​ជាមួយ​នឹង​កំណើន​ដ៏រឹងមាំ ខណៈ​អតិផរណា​ទាប និង​អាច​គ្រប់គ្រង​បាន​បាន​អនុគ្រោះ​សម្រាប់​ការអភិវឌ្ឍ​​ជាបន្ត​​នៃ​វិស័យ​ធនាគារ​។ នេះ​បើ​យោងតាម​ទេសាភិបាល​ធនាគារ​ជាតិ​នៃ​កម្ពុជា​ (NBC)​។ ថ្លែង​​ក្នុង​​សន្និសីទ​ធនាគារ​អាស៊ាន​លើក ...

Despite the recent spate of high-profile arrests and deportations, analysts, attorneys and civil society groups are divided on whether the Kingdom is finally beginning to live down its reputation as a haven for the fugitives and criminals who have long been drawn to the country ...

A Chinese woman found guilty of intentionally causing damage after tearing up photos of the late King Father was deported yesterday morning – a mere two days after the crime occurred. Wang Zia Chao, 43, who on Tuesday was given a suspended one-year prison sentence, left ...

Children played along the banks of Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva peninsula yesterday, while their parents napped under the shade of their bright yellow and blue boat homes. But members of this Cham fishing community overlooking Phnom Penh’s city space said it was a very different scene on ...

Cambodian officials say they will focus on nine different sectors in a bid to diversify and ensure continued national economic growth. Among the nine priorities, rubber will play a crucial role in Cambodia’s trade integration strategy. After opening a workshop on Cambodia’s trade strategy for the coming ...

The discovery of the remains of three endangered Asian elephants in Mondulkiri’s Phnom Penh Prich Wildlife Sanctuary has prompted conservation group World Wildlife Fund to launch an investigation into the animals’ deaths. Samrang Dy Vichet, director of the Wildlife Sanctuary, told the Post yesterday that villagers spotted the ...

Stronger disaster planning is needed to avoid future devastation and loss of life caused by flooding, according to a report published by World Vision yesterday. The report, titled Cities Prepare, recommends that the Cambodian government and civil society work to place “a stronger emphasis on disaster risk ...