The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...

The recent power shortages have left residents of Phnom Penh out in the heat and dark, but amidst their mounting frustration, state-owned energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has announced it will be purchasing more power from Thailand to address the shortfall. Keo Rattanak, director-general of ...

The government wants to play a bigger role in helping local businesses remain competitive and, to this end, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) has launched a new award to recognise companies that have achieved high produc-tivity standards. Ten companies will be awarded in ...

With prices creeping upward and the central bank looking to take monetary action to fight inflation, the government has suspended the publication of the monthly Consumer Price Index, an official at the Ministry of Pallning said yesterday. Sam Saroeun, deputy director of the statistic department ...

WITH the passing of a law on farmers’ co-operatives, the government hopes to streng-then the country’s growing agricultural sector, Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech at the National Institute of Education yesterday. “In time, I believe that economic growth will be tremendous in rural ...

Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow by 7 percent this year, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Keat Chhon said Friday. He said the growth still is contributed by garment exports, tourism, agriculture, real estate and construction. Last year, Cambodia’s GDP per capita was nearly 1,000 ...

Helping women find better employment opportunities is key to ensuring they feel able to report rape and sexual abuse, government and civil society representatives said yesterday. Although Cambodian courts are prosecuting an increasing number of cases involving violence against women, economic concerns stop many from reporting ...

Phnom Penh, a city once fabled for its stately colonial buildings and boulevards, and its serene riverside setting, is becoming a city of glaring contrasts. An economy left in ruins by the years of war and violent revolution in the 1970s and 80s grew at a ...

The National Assembly yesterday passed a law to amend three articles in the anti-money laundering and terrorism financing law by a vote of 83 to six. Speaking at the start of session, Chea Chanto, governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, said the amendments would give ...

Southeast Asia is showing stronger signs of resilience to global turbulence than the rest of Asia as buoyant domestic spending offsets struggling exports, while low debt levels give governments more room than their cash-strapped counterparts in the West to deliver stimulus. On Thursday, the Philippines became ...

Looking to compete with Chinese influence in the region, the U.S. government is making plans to help American companies win large-scale infrastructure projects in Cambodia, U.S. officials said yesterday in Phnom Penh. The plans, which come as part of a strategic and economic embracing of Asia ...

Tiffany & Company is quietly building a diamond-polishing factory in Cambodia, a country popularly associated more with killing fields and land mines than baubles. Some of Japan’s biggest manufacturers are also rushing to set up operations in Phnom Penh to make wiring harnesses for cars and ...

Cambodia’s construction sector is facing a massive labor shortage due to a recent boom in construction projects throughout the country and workers migrating en masse to Thailand in search of higher wages. In 2012, the construction sector expanded rapidly with the total value of approved projects ...

លោកនាយក​​​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែ​​​ន ​​​​​​បា​​​នចុះ​​​ហត្ថលេខា​​​លើ​​​​​​អនុក្រឹត្រ​​​មួយ​​​ដើម្បីធ្វើនិយត​​​កម្ម​​​ឲ្យបាន​​​​​ ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that he has requested a $140 million loan from China to build a 190 km road that would branch off National Road 5 and allow easier access to Thailand. The request comes just one month after Mr. Hun Sen returned ...

កាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ គណៈរដ្ឋមន្រ្តីបានអនុម័តផែនការដើម្បីបង្កើនចំនួនប្រាក់កម្ចីពីបរទេសប្រមាណជាង ៣៣ ភាគរយក្នុងរយៈពេលបីឆ្នាំខាងមុខ ក្នុងគោលបំណងប្រឆាំង នឹងការធ្លាក់ចុះក្នុងការជំនួយនិងប្រាក់កម្ចីសម្បទានមួយ។ ...

US-listed corporations in Cambodia, including Chevron, Total, CNOOC and ConocoPhillips, that are engaged in extractive industries are now required to comply with additional transparency rules. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented new regulations last week, two years after the legislation was initially passed by Congress. Cambodian monitors ...

ការនាំចេញ​ផ្លែស្វាយ​ស្រស់​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ជា​ផ្លូវការ​ទៅកាន់​ប្រទេស​ កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង​ ជា​លើកដំបូង​នឹងត្រូវ​ចាប់ផ្តើម​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ​សប្តាហ៍​នេះ​ បន្ទាប់ពី​មន្ត្រី​ជំនាញ​នៃ​ទីភ្នាក់ងារ​អនាម័យ និង​ភូតគាម​អនាម័យ​ប្រទេស​កូរ៉េ ធ្វើតេស្ត ដោយ​ជោគជ័យ​លើ​គុណភាព និង​ភូតគាម​អនាម័យ​រួចមក​។ នេះ​បើ​យោងតាម​មន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និង​នេសាទ​។ លោក កែ មុន្ធីវុធ ប្រធាន​នាយកដ្ឋាន​ការពារ​ដំណាំ អនាម័យ និង ...

សំណើ​របស់​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​សុំ​ការ​គាំទ្រ​ពី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​សាធារណរដ្ឋ​កូរ៉េ​ដើម្បី​សាងសង់​ស្ពាន​មិត្តភាព​កម្ពុជា​-​កូរ៉េ​ ដើម្បី​ជា​និមិត្តរូប​នៃ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​ការទូត​រវាង​ប្រទេស​ទាំង​ពីរ​កំពុង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ពិចារណា​ដោយ​ភាគី​កូរ៉េ​។​ ​ ...