The negotiations between Cambodia and Malaysia over a bilateral agreement on improved working conditions for Cambodian migrant maids are slowly progressing as both governments are exchanging draft agreements, according to officials from both countries. Ministry of Labor Secretary of State Othsman Hassan said that Cambodia recently ...

Cambodia’s garment sector is in danger of losing its reputation for adherence to international labor standards because of the widespread use of “abusive temporary labor contracts,” according to a report released by Yale Law School on Wednesday. “Cambodian garment manufacturers have adopted the practice of ...

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 ...

​ដោយ​មានការ​គាំទ្រ​ផ្នែក​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​ និង​បច្ចេកទេស​ពី​សហភាព​អឺរ៉ុប​ និង​ការិយាល័យ​ប្រចាំ​កម្ពុជា​នៃ​ អង្គការ​ DanChurchAid​ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​កម្ពុជា​ដើម្បី​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ឯករាជ្យ​ (CCIM)​ នឹង​ធ្វើការ​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​របាយការណ៍​ស្តី​អំពី​ “​បញ្ហា​ប្រឈម​នៃ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ឯករាជ្យ​ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១៧”​ ដែល​នឹង​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​ នៅ ...

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 ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Cambodia in November to attend the 21st ASEAN Summit and East Asia Summit, a senior UN official said here Thursday. Noeleen Heyzer, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), ...