Fish yields have supposedly dropped by 20 to 30 percent according to fisherman, as a result of the destruction of natural marine environments such as mangroves and the increase in the number of people fishing. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries estimated the total number ...

Ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat has defied an order endorsed by the Prime Minster to halt his controversial sand dredging activities on the Tatai river in Koh Kong, prompting authorities to request intervention, documents obtained by The Post reveal. The dredging operation on the ...

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port plans to join three other state-owned enterprises in listing on the recently launched Cambodian Securities Exchange, an official said yesterday Hei Bavy, the port’s director general, said that Finance Minister Keat Chhon has spoken to officials at the port, expressing his interest ...

Flooding has affected 90,303 families and flooded 83,007 houses nationwide, while 13,402 families have been evacuated so far from inundated areas, Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said Monday. Citing data from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Mr Kanharith also said in a posting to ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court ordered on Tuesday that workers striking at Cambo Handsome 1 return to work within 48 hours and banned them from striking in front of the garment factory, in the capital’s Dankgor district. Seang Sambath, president of the Federation of Friendship Unions, ...

The Kingdom’s inflation rate fell month-on-month in November for the first time all year, dropping 0.7 per cent from October, according to National Institute of Statistics data. However, year-on-year inflation in November increased 5.7 per cent, the NIS reported. “We see that we got a bigger supply ...

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PatA) launched its Cambodian chapter on Friday in the hope of further promoting the country’s second-largest sector by revenues. The sparsity of air routes to Cambodia was one of the main obstacles to the Kingdom’s tourism growth, PatA Cambodia chapter president ...

It is unclear if the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority will be ready to launch its initial public offering on Nov 11 as planned, the managing director of Tong Yang Securities, the firm preparing the IPO, said yesterday. “Everyone in this IPO are working very ...

In an attempt to foster tourism on the Cambodia-Thai border, tourism officials this week visited the Cham Yeam border crossing in Koh Kong province. Warming relations with Thailand’s newly elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are expected to improve cross-border tourism, which deteriorated after border clashes ...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Cambodia was due last night to present his 2011 report to the Human Rights Council in New York, where Foreign Minister Hor Namhong is attending the UN General Assembly’s annual debate. The report, first published on August 2, looks at ...

A Ratanakkiri Provincial Court prosecutor yesterday summoned an ethnic minority Jarai man in O’Yadav district to explain to the court his allegations that local authorities had threatened to kill him for exposing a land-sale corruption racket. Romas Chhvang, 45, filed a complaint to the court at ...

An 18-year-old Battambang woman who was working as a maid in Malaysia has become the latest in a string of domestic workers to die there this year, and the second to die in less than a month, SRP lawmaker Mu Sochua and the woman’s family ...

An environmental group yesterday criticized Thailand’s announcement last week that it would not oppose Laos’ proposal to build the first Lower Mekong dam at the upcoming Mekong River Commission (MRC) meeting, as long as Laos addresses the dam’s environmental impacts. Water and environment ministers from Cambodia, ...

Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday with Brazil, the largest Latin American economy, to boost cooperation in areas that include agriculture, technology and diplomatic ties, officials said. The MoU was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by secretary of state Ouch Borith and ...

Opposition MP Mu Sochua yesterday called for a boycott of global sports brand Nike, following two fainting incidents at a factory that supplies it last week. She also warned that global brands and the Cambodian government were taking a huge gamble by failing to address the ...

One of three women shot during a protest outside the Kaoway Sports factory in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet town on February 20 accused deposed town governor Chhouk Bandith of the crime yesterday, but told a judge she hadn’t been sure until seeing a media report ...

លោក​ចៅក្រម ស៊ឹង បញ្ញាវុឌ្ឍ ប្រធាន​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ជំនុំជម្រះ​បាន​ថ្លែង​សាលដីកា​ថា​៖ «​យោង​មាត្រា​ ២០៩ ​នៃ​ក្រមនីតិវិធី​ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ​អំពី​ការឃុំខ្លួន​បណ្តោះអាសន្ន​ក្នុង​បទមជ្ឈិមជន​ត្រូវ​ចោទ​ទាំង​ ៨ ​នាក់​បើ​គិត​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន​គឺ​មាន​រយៈពេល​ជាង​ ៦ ​ខែ​ហើយ​។ ​ហេតុ​ដូច្នេះ​តុលាការ​កំពូល​សម្រេច​ឲ្យ ...

កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ​ ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌​បាន​វាយប្រហារ​ទៅ​លើ​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំមើល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​យូ​មែន​រ៉ៃ​ត៍​វ​ច្ឆ​ (Human​ Rights​ Watch)​ ដែល​មាន​មូលដ្ឋាន​នៅ​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​ លើ​របាយការណ៍​ដែល​ចោទប្រកាន់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថា​ មិន​បាន​ផ្តល់​ការ​ព្យាបាល​ដោយ​ឥត​គិតថ្លៃ​ ដល់​ជន​រង​គ្រោះ​នៃ ...

​ក្រសួង​រៀបចំ​ដែន​ដី ​នគរូបនីយកម្ម ​និង​សំណង់​ បាន​សម្រេច​​បង្កើត​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ចំពោះ​កិច្ច​ ដើម្បី​ចុះ​ពិនិត្យ​ និង​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​ករណី​វិវាទ​ដីធ្លី​ ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្នុង​តំបន់​ពយម៉ាចូវ​ និង​តំបន់​ព្រែក​ទឹក​សាប​ក្បាលឆាយ​ ក្នុង​ខេត្ដ​ព្រះសីហនុ​។​ ...

កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​ សមាជិក​អង្គការ​ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម​ពិភពលោក​ចំនួន​ ៦​ បាន​សន្យា​រួម​ថវិកា​បញ្ចូល​គ្នា​ចំនួន​ ១៣​ លាន​ដុល្លារ​ ដើម្បី​ផ្តល់​ហិរញ្ញប្បទាន​ដល់​ក្រប​ខណ្ឌ​ពង្រឹង​សមាហរណកម្ម​ (EIF)​ ដែល​ជា​ការ​បង្ហាញ​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់​នៃ​ការ​គាំទ្រ​ដល់​ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម​ជា​ឧបករណ៍​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​។​ ការ​សន្យា ...