Going by the World Bank’s method of grouping nation states by their wealth, Cambodia this year could become a lower-middle income country. Not satisfied, however, with this graduation—a feat in itself from Cambodia’s position of extreme poverty just two decades ago when gross domestic product (GDP) ...

Cambodia announced two major bilateral trade agreements last month, with the Philippines and Thailand, that are expected to further expand the country’s rice export sector. Over the last few years, Cambodia has emerged as a major rice exporter in the region, due in large part ...

Revenue generated from insurance premiums in the first seven months of 2011 has grown 18.2% to $15.89 million compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released yesterday by the General Insurance Association of Cambodia. The figures show that revenue from fire premiums increased ...

Cambodia’s rice export revenues jumped by more than 200% on increasing world food prices during the first eight months of the year, according to Ministry of Commerce data. Price increases, however, drove total exports down. Cambodia exported US$59.8 million in rice, or 105,452 tonnes, between January and ...

Revenue at Cambodia’s postal service rose 40 percent in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period last year, an official at Cambodia Post said yesterday, attributing the rise to the postal service gaining complete independence from the Ministry of Posts ...

Trade between Cambodia and Vietnam surpassed a US$2 billion trade target for 2011 in just the first nine months of the year, according to the Vietnam Trade office in Phnom Penh. Trade between the two countries hit the higher-than-projected $2.07 billion in September, up from about ...

Almost 200 mining companies currently hold government licenses to mine construction materials such as granite, or to extract minerals, while another 53 firms are licensed to explore for mineral wealth, according to a Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy report released Friday. Among these firms, 47 ...

It was the grimmest of homecomings yesterday for the family of Ouk Sakan as the body of the 40-year-old domestic worker was repatriated from Malaysia, ending a bleak vigil that began with her death more than four months ago. Na Rith said his cousin had worked ...

An initiative aimed at boosting the level of child protection in five Cambodian provinces was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday. The Partnership Program for the Protection of Children, which brings together the Cambodian government, UNICEF, Friends International and nine grassroots NGOs, is aimed at better coordinating ...

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 Kingdom’s fish exports declined 48 per cent in the first nine months of 2011, as a result of growing local demand, according to Ministry of Commerce figures. The statistics showed that Cambodia’s export of fish totalled 1,099 tonnes from January to September, compared to 2,123 ...

The Ministry of Finance has warned Phnom Penh’s wealthiest property owners that they will be harshly penalized if they fail to pay property tax due by the end of the month. According to a notice issued by the ministry on October 27, the window for tax ...

Consumer prices in the Kingdom rose about five per cent year-on-year in October, according to the National Institute of Statistics, though they held steady from September. Declining food and fuel prices, along with an appreciating US dollar, were listed as the main reasons for the stabilisation ...

Cambodia Association of Travel Agents president Ang Kim Eang yesterday released a statement denying all allegations of wrongdoing against him by some members of the association’s board who have called for his resignation. Last Wednesday, 11 of CATA’s 15 board members signed and thumb-printed a petition ...

Cambodia is importing hundreds of tons of silk from China and Vietnam to compensate for a fast-declining domestic industry, which is suffering due to producers opting to grow other crops instead or raising silk worms, according to silk producers. Men Sinoeun, director of the Artisans’ Association ...

​លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ បាន​បញ្ជា​ឱ្យ​ដកហូត​កោះ​ដែល​មិន​បាន​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ប្រមាណ​ ៣០​ មក​វិញ​ ខណៈ​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​របស់​ម្ចាស់​ក្បាលដី​ចំនួន​ ៥៨៤​ ដែល​មាន​ទាំង​មន្ត្រី​មាន​អំណាច​ កំពុង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ពិនិត្យ​រឿង​នៅ​ពីក្រោយ​ខ្នង​ការ​កាប់​ទន្ទ្រាន​យក​ដី​ដ៏ ...

ពី​ដំ​ណាក់​កាល​នៃ​ការ​ស្នើ​ច្បាប់​ទៅ​ដល់​ការ​អនុម័ត​ច្បាប់​នឹង​ត្រូវ​ឆ្លង​កាត់​​នីតិវិធី​ជា​ច្រើន​ ហើយ​​ត្រូវ​ការ​ជា​ចាំបាច់​​ការ​យល់​​ព្រម​ជា​ច្រើន​ដំណាក់​កាល​​។​ យ៉ាង​ណា​ក៏​ដោយ ​អ្នក​នាំ​ ...

អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​ក្រសួង​ធនធានទឹក​ និង​ឧតុនិយម​ លោក​ ចាន់​ យុ​ត្ថា​ ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ ពលរដ្ឋ​រស់នៅ​តំបន់​ភាគ​ពាយព្យ​ឱ្យ​មានការ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​ចំពោះ​បញ្ហា​អាកាសធាតុ​ ក្រោយ​មាន​ភ្លៀង​ និង​ខ្យល់​កន្ត្រាក់​ក្នុង​ខេត្តកោះកុង​ ដែល​បង្ក​ឱ្យ​លំនៅ​ដ្ឋា​ន​ចំនួន​ ២០​ ខ្នង​ និង​អគារ​អនុ ...

សហភាព​សហជីព​កម្ពុជា​ (CCU) កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​បាន​រិះគន់​បេឡា​ជាតិ​របប​សន្តិសុខ​សង្គម​ (​ប.ស.ស​) ចំពោះ​ការ​លើក​ឡើង​ថា ការដួលសន្លប់​ដែល​បណ្តាល​មកពី​ការខ្វះ​ជាតិ​ស្ករ សូដ្យូម និង​ប៉ូតាស្យូម​ក្នុង​ឈាម​ត្រូវ​បាន​​ទុក​ថា​ជា​ករណី​គ្រោះថ្នាក់​បុគ្គល​​មិនមែន​ដោយសារ​លក្ខខណ្ឌ​ការងារ​មិន​ល្អ ...

អ្នក​សិក្សា​ជាន់ខ្ពស់​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ធ្វើការ​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​ព្រំដែន​បាន​និយាយ​កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា​ ប្រទេស​ឡាវ​គ្រោង​នឹង​ដាក់​ពាក្យបណ្តឹង​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​កម្ពុជា​ទៅ​កាន់​តុលាការ​យុត្តិធម៌​អន្តរជាតិ​អំពី​ជម្លោះព្រំដែន​នៅ​ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង​។​ ​ ...