Despite Prime Minister Hun Sen’s indefinite ban on sending Cambodian maids to Malaysia, two recruitment agencies continued to send maids there yesterday, according to rights group Licadho Recruitment agency Top Manpower put seven recruits on Air Asia flight AK 273 to Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning, while ...

An Australian national airline would launch daily direct flights between Cambodia and Australia early next year, the Secretariat of State of Civil Aviation said yesterday. The airline had conducted a feasibility study and a market survey in co-operation with a Cambodian technical team, Long Chheng, deputy ...

A nationwide survey was under way by the Ministry of Commerce’s Rice Exporter Union to measure Cambodia’s milled-rice industry in order to give international buyers an accurate picture of the Kingdom’s current capacity, insiders said yesterday. Although data for the survey was still being collected, those ...

The price of gasoline rose to a 5800 riel ($1.44) per liter Monday, a 14 percent rise since the beginning of the year. Economists and businesses yesterday said the high prices are having a negative impact on the economy, as everything from transportation companies to ...

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the regional and national power grids are key to development, though plans for their development have come under criticism by a number of NGOs who believe that power generation should be decentralized. The ADB’s Greater Mekong Subregion program ...

Thailand is reportedly preparing to re-enter negotiations with Cambodia on the Overlapping Claims Area after officials from the two countries talked this week at the ASEAN Energy Business Forum in Brunei. Thai Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said yesterday that he met informally with Ministry of Industry ...

A garment factory hit by two mass fainting incidents last month has been accused of trying to get rid of workers who subsequently joined the Free Trade Union to push for better working conditions at the facility in Kampong Chhnang province. Free Trade Union President Chea ...

In a landmark ruling, the Siem Reap Municipal Court yesterday ordered a luxury hotel to reinstate 67 sacked workers – a legally binding decision that unionists have hailed as a great moment for the judicial system. The decision comes after more than two months of protests, ...

For the third time this week, Boeng Kak residents protested on Friday over claims that their land rights have been violated. More than 50 residents gathered outside the Srah Chak commune office to complain that a sub-decree issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen in August, ...

As the harvest of the wet season rice crop gets under way in many parts of the country, rice prices have started to increase, rice millers said yesterday. They said prices were now up about 15 percent compared to the same time last year, but ...

Cambodia aimed to become one of the region’s main rubber producers over the next few years despite the industry’s low international recognition, officials said during the second Global Rubber Conference, held in Phnom Penh on Friday. To that end, the Kingdom had encouraged companies and investors ...

The Philippines thrust the South China Sea dispute to the forefront of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting yesterday, causing the topic to dominate discussions. Myanmar by-elections and North Korea also featured prominently on the eve of today’s ASEAN summit, overshadowing the foreign ministers’ planned focus on ...

Asean leaders urged the lifting of economic sanctions against Burma, while the Burmese president made his first public statement on the nation’s recent by-elections, calling them “very successful” at the Asean Summit in Phnom Penh yesterday. “Asean has consistently spoken of lifting sanctions, but now, more ...

Some of Southeast Asia’s most acute problems were left unmentioned yesterday when government-sanctioned civil society groups met with Asean leaders at the regional bloc’s summit in Phnom Penh. NGOs from eight of the 10 Asean states attended the meeting, but the Indonesian delegation pulled out, complaining ...

លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ បាន​ចោទប្រកាន់​ជា​ថ្មី​នូវ​បទដ្ឋាន​ពីរ​របស់​សហភាព​អឺរ៉ុប​ទាក់ទង​នឹង​ភាព​ដែល​អាច​ទៅ​រួច​ក្នុង​ការ​ព្យួរ​នូវ​ស្ថានភាព​ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម​អ្វីៗ​គ្រប់យ៉ាង​លើកលែងតែ​អាវុធ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុងអំឡុងពេល​ទស្សនកិច្ច​របស់​លោក​នៅ​ទីក្រុង​ហ្សឺ​ណែវ​។​ លោក​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន ...

​មនុស្ស​ ៦៧​ នាក់​ត្រូវ​បាន​សម្លាប់​ ឬ​រង​របួស​ដោយសារ​គ្រាប់​មីន​ និង​យុទ្ធភណ្ឌ​មិន​ទាន់​ផ្ទុះ​ក្នុង​កំឡុង​ពេល​ ៩​ ខែ​ និង​ ៣​ ស​ប្តា​ហ៍​ចុង​ក្រោយ​នេះ​។​ អាជ្ញាធរ​កម្ពុជា​គ្រប់គ្រង​សកម្មភាព​កម្ចាត់​មីន​ និង​សង្គ្រោះ​ជន​ពិការ​ដោយសារ​មីន​បាន ...

អង្គ​ការ​ឃ្លាំមើ​​ល​សិទិ្ធម​នុ​ស្ស (​Huma​n Right Watch) កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃពុធ បាន​ចេញ​សេច​ក្ដីប្រ​កាស​ព័ត៌​មាន​មួយដោយស្នើ​ឲ្យ​​ទម្លាក់​ចោលកា​រចោទ​ប្រកាន់ទៅលើ​អតីត​បុគ្គលិ​កវិទ្យុ​អាស៊ី​សេ​​រី ២ នាក់​ និង​បោះ​បង់​ការ​ដាក់​ពួ​កគេ​ឱ្យ​ស្ថិ​ត​នៅក្រោ​ម​កា ...

តម្លៃ​ប្រេងសាំង​លក់រាយ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ បាន​កើនឡើង​ជាង​ ២០​ ភាគរយ​ គិត​ចាប់តាំងពី​ដើម​ខែមករា​ មក​ដល់​នឹង​ចុងខែ​ មេ​សា​ ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១៩​ នេះ​។​ នេះ​បើ​យោង​តាម​តារាង​បម្រែបម្រួល​តម្លៃ​ប្រេង​ដែល​ចេញ​ដោយ​ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម​។​ ការ​កើនឡើង​តម្លៃ​ប្រេង​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុង​រយៈពេល ...

ក្រសួង​កិច្ចការនារី​បាន​អំពាវនាវ​ដល់​សហព័ន្ធ សមាគម សហគមន៍ និង​សមាគម​សហគ្រិន​ស្ត្រី​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​សហគ្រាស​ខ្នាត​មីក្រូ តូច និង​មធ្យម​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ឲ្យ​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​បណ្តាញ​សហគ្រិន​ស្ត្រី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ដែល​គ្រោង​នឹង​បង្កើត​ក្នុងពេល​ឆាប់ៗ​នេះ​ក្នុង​គោលបំណង​ប្រមូលផ្តុំ​សំឡេង​ស្ត្រី​តែមួយ​តំណាង​ឲ្យ​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​ធុរកិច្ច​។ នេះ ...

ស្ថាន​បេសកកម្ម​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​កម្ពុជា​ប្រចាំ​ អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ​នៅ​ទីក្រុង ហ្សឺណែវ ចេញ​ប្រតិកម្ម​ភ្លាមៗ​តប​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​លើក​ឡើង​របស់​អ្នកស្រី រ៉ូណា ស្ម៊ីត ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​វិវឌ្ឍន៍​ចុង​ក្រោយ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា ដោយ​ថា ការ​វាយ​តម្លៃ​នេះ ពុំ​មាន​តុល្យភាព និង​បង្ក​ឲ្យ​ការ​ភ័ន្តច្រឡំ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​សាធារណៈ​មតិ​មក​លើ​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា។ ...