As Cambodian exports continue to grow, commerce officials predict sovereign debt crises in the United States and Europe will not threaten the sector. Total exports surged by more than 46 per cent to US$2.677 billion in the first seven months of the year, compared to ...

There are no reliable figures on the number of illegal pharmacies operating nationwide, but the government insists that the problem is a thing of the past. At the launch of an anti-drug campaign at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, Chou Yin Sim, secretary ...

The upcoming visit of Chinese president Hu Jintao to Cambodia next week will build closer ties between the two countries, China and ASEAN as the visit is coincided with the 20th ASEAN Summit, said a senior official Sunday. The visit will also create more confidence among ...

លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​សម្រេច​​តែងតាំង​​មន្រ្តី​ជាន់ខ្ពស់​ចំនួន ១៤ រូប​ក្នុង​គណៈកម្មការ​អន្តរ​ក្រសួង​ពិសេស​មួយ​ដើម្បី​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​​លើ​ករណី​សម្លាប់​​មេដឹកនាំ​សហជីព​ដែល​គ្រួសារ​ជនរងគ្រោះ​បាន​រង់ចាំ​យុតិ្តធម៌​ជាង​ ១០ ​ឆ្នាំ​​មក​ហើយ។ក្នុង​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​មួយ​ដែល​បាន​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​ដោយ ...

រដ្ឋាភិបាល​នឹង​ដា​ក់បញ្ជូល​ឧទ្យានជាតិ​ និង​ជម្រក​សត្វស្លាប​ទៅ​ក្នុង​បញ្ជី​បេតិកភណ្ឌ​អាស៊ាន​នៅ​ឆ្នាំក្រោយ​ដោយសារ​តំបន់​ការពារ​ទាំងនោះ​មាន​ជីវចម្រុះ​ និង​សត្វព្រៃ​ច្រើន​។ កំពុងធ្វើការ​លើ​ឯកសារ​ដែល​ត្រូវការ​។ យោង​តាម​មន្រ្តី​ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន​ លោក​ ស្រ៊ុ​ន ដារិ​ទ្ធ​ រដ្ឋលេខាធិការ​ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន​បាន​មានប្រសាសន៍​ថា​ ក្រសួង​កំពុង​ធ្វើ ...

Overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong, Brunei and Cambodia who need to shuttle between these countries and the Philippines can now avail themselves of the multiple travel exit clearance (MTEC), according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). The Memorandum Circular No. 7 issued by POEA ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yeserday lauded his government’s strong ties with China but said Cambodia does not give Chinese any preferential treatment. Mr. Hun Sen was speaking at the inauguration of the $47.1 million Kirirom III hydropower dam in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel District- constructed ...

While Cambodia seeks to diversify its manufacturing sector and encourage higher-value-added activities, experts say it must be supported by the right mix of government policies. The Asia Development Bank (ADB) says that the sharp increase of foreign direct investment (FDI) from $900 million in 2011 to ...

New scheduled flights between Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh will probably be launched soon, and Sihanoukville-Siem Reap flights will operate daily instead of three times a week, an industry leader says. These changes by Cambodia Angkor Air had a “high chance” of taking off in April to ...

A Phnom Penh Municipal Court official yesterday refused to disclose the nature of “incitement” charges issued in February against well-known monk Loun Sovath, while the Ministry of Justice claimed it was unaware of the case against the social campaigner. According to documents dated Feb. 14 and ...

A local police official in Ratanakkiri province has been suspended for demanding money from villagers before adding their names to a list of people eligible for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s new land-titling program, police and villagers said yesterday. A total of 1,100 student volunteers are being ...

Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC), a Cambodian agricultural organisation, will collect US$20 million from the Kingdom’s farmers through 2022 in an attempt to accumulate capital for organic rice production. Oun Sophal, president of CEDAC’s Farmer Network from Kampot province’s Dang Tong ...

Despite the government embarking on a nationwide land-titling program, there is still little space for communities affected by economic land concessions to voice their concerns with the government, members of civil society said at a conference in Phnom Penh yesterday. “We’ve observed that there is limited ...

The silk industry of Cambodia is in rapid decline due to limited domestic supply of silk yarn and high cost of imported raw materials. According to the latest data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-Cambodia, the Southeast Asian nation imports 395 tonnes of raw ...

Cambodia’s Muslim community hit back on Friday at claims made in the media this week by Thailand’s army chief Prayuth Chanocha that members of the Cham minority group were joining the insurgency that has raged in Thailand’s southern provinces since 2004. Speaking at a press conference ...

Cambodia’s trade deficit reached $1.99 billion through the first nine months of the year, an increase of 33 percent compared to the same period in 2011, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce on Saturday. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that the total value ...

Thailand and Cambodia will launch the first bus services linking Bangkok with Siem Reap and Phnom Penh in the next two weeks. The first bus service between the two countries will debut on Dec 29, said The Transport Co, a state enterprise under the Transport Ministry. The ...

The National Assembly’s Commission on Economy on Wednesday rejected the opposition- proposed draft law on minimum wages for garment and state workers. The opposition group proposed the National Assembly to make a law to limit a monthly minimum wage of 150 U.S. dollars for garment ...

Rem Vannak remains in poor health after enduring about two years of 21-hour days working for no pay on a fishing boat in Fiji, where he was beaten when he complained. Lin Yu Shin, who owns Giant Ocean – the company Vannak worked for that allegedly ...