The number of shipping containers that passed through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port increased by 29 percent during the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2012, according to figures released yesterday. The port received 50,157 standard containers between January and ...

Siem Reap town – one of Cambodia’s biggest tourist destinations – faced yet another power outage yesterday after the provincial energy supplier cut power for 12 hours during the day. Energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) informed residents that power would be cut from 6am to ...

The government is drafting a rubber law to regulate the sector in response to the rapid growth of rubber plantations across the country, an official said. Ly Phalla, director general of the General Directorate of Rubber at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said officials ...

Cambodia is expected to be able to produce about half the energy it needs by 2035, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), but the Kingdom – along with its neighbours – should also consider integrating their energy grids, which would bring about more competitive ...

A new microfinance institution (MFI), ORO Financecorp Plc, is set to open in Cambodia, according to the director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). Cambodia already has 35 registered MFIs, according to a recent report by the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA). Last week, the ...

Delta Electronics (Thailand), one of the world’s leading producers of power supplies and electronic components, plans to expand to Cambodia and Myanmar, the Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday. “There is no indication of a specific timeframe for the expansion, but the company sees these countries . ...

The Fisheries Administration and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Friday officially launched a program to protect Cambodia’s coastline from over-fishing, erosion and other damage to coastal environments and livelihoods. Since the beginning of the year, the program has been training local officials ...

A district deputy police chief in Ratanakkiri province is to be summonsed to court for questioning after a police raid on his house Friday turned up more than 10 cubic metres of illegal luxury wood. Provincial anti-economic crime police, who carried out the raid, found three ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) began collecting thumbprints from voters nationwide in order to present to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting he not attend the first session of parliament, according to a source. A CNRP senior official on Thursday said that his party held a ...

កម្មករ​កាត់ដេរ​ប្រមាណ​ជា ៨០ ភាគរយ​ដែល​រស់​នៅ​ម្តុំ​ផ្លូវ វេងស្រេង និង​សួន​ឧស្សាហកម្ម​កាណាឌីយ៉ា​ក្នុង​ទីក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ ខណ្ឌ មាន​ជ័យ បាន​ចាក​ចេញ​ពី​ផ្ទះ​ជួល​របស់​ពួក​គេ​ទៅ​កាន់​ស្រុក​កំណើត​ទាំង​តក់​ក្រហល់​កាល​ពី​ព្រលឹម​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ ទី៣ ខែ មករា ដោយ​សារ​បារម្ភ​ពី​សុវត្ថិភាព។ លោក សោម អូន ប្រធាន​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​សហជីព​ជាតិ​កម្ពុជា ...

Several tour guide associations in Siem Reap received a prepared statement from the Provincial Department of Tourism asking them to sign and thumbprint a note of acceptance of the election results released by the National Election Committee on Monday. At least half a dozen of ...

Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...

With the floodwaters receding following weeks of heavy rains, the National Committee for Disaster Management met with officials from 20 provinces on Friday to determine the scale of the devastation and begin planning the cleanup. The NCDM on Wednesday launched a disaster management database in ...

Phnom Penh commuters fed up with navigating the city’s increasingly busy streets will have a chance to test a new public bus service beginning in February. Phnom Penh Municipality spokesman Long Dimanche yesterday confirmed a one-month trial of a bus service along a 7.5-kilometre route running ...

Three officials from Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district were charged on September 10 for threatening and intimidating a villager after he filed a lawsuit related to the corrupt sale of community land in 2011, according to a letter obtained by the Post yesterday. Romas Svang, 47, of Yatung commune, received ...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev extended his congratulations to Hun Sen for being re- elected as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for another five-year term after his ruling party won the July 28 election. “I congratulate you on taking up the post of Prime Minister of ...

Teachers across Cambodia are insisting pay raises aren’t just an election year issue. More than 30 representative teachers gathered for the start of a three-day seminar in Phnom Penh yesterday to continue demanding living wages. The teacher are asking for 250$ per month, according to seminar ...

អង្គការ​មូលនិធិ សកល បាន​ដក​ចេញ​នូវ​ការ​គំរាម​កំហែង​របស់​ខ្លួន​ថា នឹង​កាត់​ផ្តាច់ ឬ​កាត់​បន្ថយ​ជំនួយ​ខាង​សុខាភិបាល​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​កម្ពុជា​ដែល​មាន​ទឹក​ប្រាក់​ជាង ១០០ លាន​ដុល្លារ ទោះ​បី​មិន​ទាន់​ទទួល​បាន​មួយ​ចំណែក​ធំ​នៃ​មូលនិធិ​ដែល​គេ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​ខុស​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន ...

លោក​ ម៉​ម​ សូណ​ង់​ដូ​ ម្ចាស់​ស្ថានីយ​វិទ្យុ​ឯករាជ្យ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា​ លោក​នឹង​មិន​ដឹកនាំ​ការ​តវ៉ា​ដែល​លោក​បាន​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃនេះ​នៅ​ខាងក្រៅ​ទីស្នាក់ការ​ក្រសួង​ព័ត៌មាន​នៅ​ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ទេ​ ប៉ុន្តែ​លោក​នឹង​ចូលរួម​ប្រសិនបើ​អ្នកគាំទ្រ​បន្ត​ធ្វើការ ...

​បើ​តាម​ការ​អះអាង​របស់​មន្ត្រី​តុលាការ​បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា​ អភិបាល​ ស្រុក​លំ​ផាត់​ ខេត្ដរតនគិរី​ អាច​នឹង​ប្រឈម​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​នាំ​ខ្លួន​មក​តុលាការខេត្ត​ ប្រសិនបើ​គាត់​មិន​ចូលខ្លួន​ឆ្លើយ​បំភ្លឺ​តាម​កាលកំណត់​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ករណី​កាប់​រាន​ដី​ព្រៃ​ក្នុង​តំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិ​និង​ជា ...