Investment in Cambodia from overseas surged by at least 44 percent last year, according to an estimate from the central bank, despite figures suggesting a reduction in the overall flow of foreign currency into Southeast Asian economies. Nguon Sokha, director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia, ...

WHILE investments from the Middle East into Cambodia are expected to increase over the next few years, the central bank here currently has no plans to launch Islamic banking services. Recent events like Qatar Airway’s Doha-Phnom Penh flights, which launched earlier this month, have been expected ...

U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi met with a senior official at the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday and reiterated a call for new legislation to be passed on governing Cambodia’s judiciary. “He did not ask us much on anything new, but he did ask for ...

​ក្រុម​សមាជិក​ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​ជាន់ខ្ពស់​របស់​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​បាន​ផ្ញើ​លិខិត​មួយ​ទៅ​ ទៅ​ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត​របស់​ខ្លួន​ប្រចាំ​អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​ ដោយ​ជំរុញ​លោកស្រី​ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត​ ឱ្យធ្វើ​ការងារ​ជាមួយ​សមាជិក​ដទៃៗ​ទៀត​ នៃ​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​សិ​ទិ្ធ​មនុស្ស​អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ​ ដើម្បី​អនុម័ត​សេចក្ដីសម្រេច​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ការ​បង្ក្រាប​យ៉ាង ...

7 unions working together have said that they refuse to support a union law that has been drafted as the government has ignored their recommendations.  The potential legislation is said to be prohibitively restrictive and the unions have said they will boycott by organizing peaceful ...

The Kingdom’s growing agricultural sector is leading to more loans and deposits at microfinance institutions. The small-scale lenders also credit the boost in Cambodia’s agro-industry for declining non-performing loans rates. The MFI’s lending totalled $51 million to 4,900 borrowers at the end of June, whiles ...

About 2,000 workers fled a garment factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh and an estimated 30 workers fainted yesterday after sparks started flying from a generator and a fire alarm went off at 10:00am. Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union, said the episode ...

CAMBODIA’S trade with South Korea grew 38 percent in the first half of 2011 on the same period last year, according to Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KORTA) statistics. The growth is partly due to increasing numbers of South Korean importers seeking business in Cambodia, KOTRA’s ...

The dollar figure on government-approved investments in construction for the first eight months of the year increased by 92 per cent compared to the same period in 2010, according to official statistics. The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction approved 1,470 construction projects worth ...

Winning text messages in hand, about 25 angry Metfone customers yesterday gathered at the telecom’s head office on Mao Tse Tung Boulevard to demand the new iPhones they were promised. Each of the customers had paid US$0.30 to enter a Metfone-sponsored contest and received a text ...

Most Cambodians believe it is the government’s responsibility to respond to climate change, but are unclear about who in government should take the lead, according to a survey discussed by officials at a workshop on climate change yesterday. The survey, Understanding Public Perceptions of Climate Change ...

Whether it is dancing pop stars or plays on national pride, dramatically increasing budgets for beer advertising took Cambodia’s TV sets and public spaces by storm in 2011. Beer advertising surged 164 per cent year-on-year in 2011, according to data from Indochina Research Ltd, making it ...

More people are buying furniture thanks to a growing construction sector and solid economic growth. Cambodia’s economy grew by 6.9 percent in 2011 and is expected to grow by 6.5 percent for the next two years, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Meanwhile, the ...

Almost 30,000 hectares of a wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey, Siem Reap and Preah Vihear provinces have been reclassified as state private land for agricultural development, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups. Four sub-decrees signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on July 22 reclassify land ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered Ministry of Labour officials to quickly investigate and resolve problems leading to recent mass faintings at factories in Kampong Chhnang and Phnom Penh during meeting with the Council of Ministers on Friday.  Last week around 300 workers fainted at M&V ...

This past Sunday afternoon, while the rest of Phnom Penh’s residents hid from the sweltering heat, a steady stream of cars and motos made their way down a long accces road, flanked by green lawn and tennis courts. Alighting at the Sofitel Phokeetra on the Tonle ...

A teenager was one of 13 girls locked inside a recruitment company’s offices in the capital last year after being promised work as a maid in Malaysia, she told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. The court yesterday tried three people over alleged illegal detention and human ...

​ជាមួយនឹង​តំណក់​ប្រេង​ឆៅ​ដំបូង​ពី​តំបន់​ប្រេង​អប្សរា​ដែល​គេ​រំពឹង​នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​ក្រោយ​ មន្ត្រី​បាន​ជួប​ប្រជុំ​គ្នា​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍​ដើម្បី​ពិភាក្សា​អំពី​ច្បាប់​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​រំពឹង​ទុក​យ៉ាងច្រើន​ស្តី​ពី​ប្រេង​។​ អ្នកតំណាង​មក​ពី​ក្រសួង​រ៉ែ​ និង​ថាមពល ...

ក្រសួង​សុខាភិបាល ​បាន​ចេញ​សារ​អបអរ​ទិវា​ឆ្មប​ជាតិថ្ងៃទី​​ ៥ ខែ​ ឧសភា ម្សិល​មិញ​ ដោយ​បាន​លើកឡើង​​ពី​គុណ​តម្លៃ​ជាច្រើន​របស់​ឆ្មប​ក្នុង​ការ​​កាត់បន្ថយ​អត្រា​មរណមាតា និង​ទារ​ក និង​បាន​រួម​ចំណែក​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់ដល់​ការ​សម្រេច​បាន​នូវ​គោល​ដៅ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​សហ​ ...

រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន​ ​បាន​ក្រើនរំលឹក​ជាថ្មី​ថា​ ​ការទន្ទ្រាន​កាន់កាប់​ ​ការលក់ដូរ​ ​ឬ​ការផ្ទេរ​ដី​ក្នុង​ឧទ្យានជាតិ​ ​ឬ​ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃ​ ​គឺជា​ទង្វើ​ខុស​នឹង​ច្បាប់​ភូមិបាល​ ​និង​ច្បាប់​ស្តី​ពី​តំបន់​ការពារធម្មជាតិ​ ​ខណៈ​មនុស្ស​ជាង​ ​២០នាក់​ ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់ខ្លួន ...