Security footage of a shooting outside a shoe factory on Monday that left three protestors in hospital has been reviewed by police, the head of the special economic zone where the incident took place said yesterday. The three women were shot at a violent protest of ...

A Forestry Administration official has agreed to drop his complaint against three RACF soldiers he accused of shooting at him and fellow forestry officials in 2010 in exchange for $15,000, his lawyer said yesterday. However, officials for the Siem Reap Provincial Court and the Military ...

More than two weeks after a ban on sending maids to Malaysia began, work on a bilateral agreement that would protect Cambodian maids working in Malaysia has not begun, officials said yesterday. Ho Vuthy, deputy director general at the Ministry of Labor’s department of labor, said ...

As Mekong River Commission (MRC) countries prepare for a crucial meeting next week to debate Laos’ proposal to build the first Lower Mekong River dam, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has called for a delay of the controversial project. The US Senate’s concern was echoed ...

A Thai Company is conducting a feasibility study to build a coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province and has already invested in a local firm with permission to develop the plant, according to officials and the company. In an announcement to the Thai Stock ...

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 ...

ក្រោយពី​អាជ្ញាធរ​បាន​រុះរើ​សំណង់​រោង​អនាធិបតេយ្យ ៤៩ រោង​ ក្នុងចំណោម​សំណង់​រោង​ជិត ១ ០០០ ​ខ្នង ​ដែល​ទន្ទ្រាន​យក​ដោយ​ខុសច្បាប់​នៅក្នុង​តំបន់​គម្រប​ព្រៃឈើ​ឧទ្យាន​ជាតិ​ភ្នំ​គូលែន​កាលពី​ចុង​សប្ដាហ៍​មុន​នោះ​, លោក ឃឹម ហ្វីណង់ អភិបាលស្រុក​បន្ទាយស្រី​បាន​ថ្លែងប្រាប់​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្ដិ៍​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា អាជ្ញាធរ​កំពុង​ស្វែងរក​ចាប់ខ្លួន​ក្រុម​សកម្មជន ...

​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 ...

Floodwaters appeared to be receding in Banteay Meanchey province yesterday, after almost a week of heavy rains saw several communes inundated and over 4,000 families evacuated, provincial authorities said. “The situation is now under control,” said Ngor Mengchroun, governor of Poipet City-one of the worst hit ...

The number of Internet users in Cambodia more than doubled last year, but the country still has the third-lowest Internet penetration rate in the region, according to recent statistics released by the World Bank. Internet users jumped from 178,142 in 2010 to 443,461 in 2011-reaching about ...

A project to rebuild Cambodia’s decrepit rail-system appears on track for completion, despite delays and difficulties relocating residents The ABC has been told of the $26 million originally allocated through AusAID, just over $14 million remains, and will go towards finishing tracks and building a bridge ...

Tuol Kork district has been showing its potential through infrastructure development, and is changing from a residential into a commercial area, according to property experts. Moreover, Tuol Kork will become a more central area because it is located in the middle of the old Phnom ...

A draft law on the financing of a controversial dam project in Stung Treng province obtained yesterday shows that about $38 million will be spent on the resettlement of almost 800 families. This marks a significant decrease from the more than 1,000 families the companies ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dry, parched ground – evidence of severe dry season drought – stretches for miles in Siem Reap’s Srei Snam district. In a couple of months, the rains will flood these fields. Both conditions make it equally impossible to produce a good harvest. Srei Snam was a ...

An alleged accomplice of “secessionist” leader Bun Ratha has confessed and been granted immunity as a witness, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, a deal he left on the table for any of the four remaining fugitives who are willing to co-operate, including Ratha. Warrants for ...

More than 600 workers from Kandal province’s Tae Young Co factory yesterday continued to strike, insisting on the return of 16 dismissed workers. Yesterday’s strikes came a day after the Kandal Provincial Court delayed questioning eight of the fired workers over charges that they incited an illegal ...

The market for Khmer home-buyers purchasing property by installments is booming, according to experts. Keuk Narin, vice president of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the concept of buying homes by installments in Cambodia is very attractive to those whom want to buy a house. Almost all housing projects that offer installment purchases see good business, ...

Land prices along National Road 1 have climbed between 20 and 30 per cent after the road was extended in response to the increasing amounts of vehicles using it. The land that surrounds National Road 1 can be divided into three locations according to the ...