a gold rush came to Angkor Borei district over the weekend, with dozens of villagers trying their hand at treasure hunting after word got out that there was gold to be found in the soil of a newly dug road in Prek Phtorl commune. The area ...

The Federation of Cambodian Rice Millers Association in Battambang province will establish a biomass-generated electricity plant in Battambang, an insider said. The plant will cost up to US$10 million and generate 10 megawatts of electricity. Phou Puy, president of the Federation of Cambodian Rice Millers Association (CRMA) and the ...

Aeon Thana Sinsap (Thailand) plans aggressive business expansion both here and in neighbouring countries. The leading Japanese non-bank company is using Thailand as a centre to expand its businesses in other Asean countries. Aeon Thana Sinsap plans to offer more financial services in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and ...

Although the Ministry of Heath estimates that 40 to 50 percent of Cambodians use traditional medicine, the Kingdoms Pharmaceutical industry is growing rapidly. In 2012, according to the latest forecast from Business Monitor International (BMI) people in Cambodia spent $263 million on pharmaceuticals, compared with $217 ...

In a move that stunned his supporters and drew ire from rights groups and foreign embassies alike, independent radio station owner Mam Sonando was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday on charges of insurrection. Sonando, owner of broadcaster Beehive Radio and president of the rights ...

In a ceremony of launching new book highlighted solutions to Cambodia’s cardamom conundrum, Author and scientist Timothy Killen explains the potential for Cambodia to become a world leader by pursuing an innovative, low carbon, green development pathway that will foster economic growth and create opportunities for its people, while conserving the natural environment. “Cambodia is ...

The Cambodian automotive industry will expand after the Kingdom’s integration into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, thanks to the free flow of goods within the bloc and Cambodia’s competitive advantage as a low-cost manufacturer, according to Cambodian Commerce ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government as the two sides remained stalled in talks in a deadlock over disputed national elections. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said in a public statement that it could not guarantee that any agreements made with Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian ...

​មន្ត្រី​ទទួល​បន្ទុក​អង្កេត​បណ្តឹង​ប្រជាជន​របស់​សាជីវកម្ម​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​អន្តរជាតិ​(Internation-​ al Finance Corporation) ​ហៅ​កាត់​ថា​ IFC ​បាន​យល់ព្រម​ទទួល​ពាក្យបណ្តឹង​មួយ​ជា​ផ្លូវការ​ពី​គ្រួសារ​ប្រជាជន​ជនជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគតិច​ក្នុង​ខេត្តរតនគិរី​ ​ដែល​ប្តឹង​សាជីវកម្ម​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​អន្តរជាតិ​ ​រឿង​បោះទុន​វិនិយោគ​ក្នុង​ចម្ការ​កៅស៊ូ ...

នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​ អ្នកស្រី​ ហៃ ប៊ុននី ​ចាកចេញ​ពី​ផ្ទះ​របស់​អ្នកស្រី​នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រៃវែង​ប្រហែល​៥​ឆ្នាំ​កន្លង​ទៅ​នេះ ដើម្បី​ស្វែង​រក​ការងារ​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ អ្នកស្រីមិន​រំពឹងថា ធ្លាក់​ខ្លួន​​មក​រស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ផ្ទះ​ខ្ទម​ស័ង្កសី​តូច​ ព័ទ្ធ​ជុំវិញ​ដោយ​លំនៅ​សឹង​តែ​ដូចគ្នា​រាប់សិប ...

Security forces have sealed off a village in eastern Cambodia and denied entry to human rights workers after the fatal shooting of a teenager in the latest violent eviction aimed at clearing land for development. Soldiers said they needed to secure the area around Proma village, ...

Ministry of Interior officials announced yesterday that three more villagers accused of involvement in a “secessionist plot” in Kratie province turned themselves in and confessed their guilt on Saturday, taking advantage of the prime minister’s offer of immunity for those who agree to act as ...

Mega International Commercial Bank, a Taiwanese bank, has been in talks with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) about setting up operations in Cambodia. The kingdom is said to be an emerging financial sector. The initial branch will be in Phnom Penh in order to ...

ASEAN Valuers Association have reported that property prices in Cambodia have not changed since 2009. Property prices in Phnom Penh are 2 percent lower than they were in 2009. CEO of Bonna Realty Group Sung Bonna has said that investors should take advantage of low ...

សាលា​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​បាន​ប្រកាស​កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា អ្នក​ចូលរួម​ហែ​ក្បួន​ក្នុង​យុទ្ធនាការ​ឃោសនា​បោះឆ្នោត​នៅ​ភ្នំពេញ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ចុងក្រោយ​មាន​ចំនួន​សរុប​ប្រមាណ ២៧ ម៉ឺន​នាក់​ក្នុង​នោះ ការ​ហែក្បួន​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ដែល​ដឹកនាំ​ក្បួន​ដោយ​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នឹង​មាន​អ្នក​ចូលរួម​ប្រមាណ​ ២០ ​ម៉ឺន​នាក់ ...

សមត្ថកិច្ច​និយាយ​ថា កម្មករ​ធ្វើ​​ការ​តវ៉ា​ចំនួន​​​​៥៨​នាក់​មកពី​តំបន់​ សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ពិសេស​ តៃ សេង ក្នុង​ក្រុង​បាវិត ​​ត្រូវ​បាន​​ឃាត់​ខ្លួន​កាលពី​ព្រឹក​ម្សិលមិញ ហើយ​ដោះលែង​វិញ​នៅ​ពេល​ល្ងាច​ បន្ទាប់ពី​ព្រមព្រៀង​​​​​​ឈប់​ប្រើ​អំពើ​ហិង្សា ...

ពល​រដ្ឋ​ប្រមា​ណ​ជា ​១ ពាន់​គ្រួសា​រប្តេជ្ញា​មិន​ប្រ​ព្រឹត្ត​បទ​ល្មើស​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​ក្នុង​ដែន​ជម្រ​កស​ត្វ​ព្រៃ​តាម​រយៈ​​គ​ម្រោ​ង Ibis Rice ​របស់​ក្រុម​អង្គ​ការអ​ភិរ​ក្ស ​ដែលជួយ​ទិញ​ស្រូវ​ពី​ពួ​កគា​ត់ក្នុ​ង​តម្លៃ​ខ្ព​ស់ជា​ងទី ...

Laos wants to start construction this year on the $3.8 billion (Bt115 billion) Thai-financed Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River after changing the design of the dam to placate neighbouring countries opposed to the project. Laos completed a review of the dam recently to ease ...

The judiciary has signed off on a new set of guidelines designed to regulate the work of prosecutors in many areas, including the rights of minors in the judicial system. Ouk Savuth, general director of the Court of Appeal, signed off on the guidelines on August ...

Swedish clothing giant H&M recently announced a program to boost wages for garment workers in its sub-contractor factories around the world, including in Cambodia, where the company is a leading buyer. H&M’s announcement comes at the end of a turbulent year in the garment sector ...