Lawmakers from Cambodia’s ruling party on Monday refused to accept a petition from hundreds of people who held a rally calling for the government’s help in resolving land disputes, drawing criticism from activists who questioned the effectiveness of the country’s parliament. The appeal, which contained more ss='cambodia-color'>...

Oil prices in Cambodia hit the highest of all time on Friday, with a liter of premium gasoline going for 1.45 U.s. dollars at all petrol stations in the capital. The price is the highest ever if compared with the peak price of 1.41 U.s. dollars ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh municipality defended itself for the first time this weekend against sustained criticism from rights groups over the jailing of 13 female protesters from Boeng Kak, blaming the backlash on the “insanity” of unnamed foreign provocateurs. sRP lawmakers, meanwhile, met with the women in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers who fear eviction from their homes of 30 years in Kratie province travelled to Phnom Penh yesterday to plead for Prime Minister Hun sen’s intervention. Fifteen representatives of 88 families who live close to Kratie Airport, in Kratie town’s srei Padav village, said provincial authorities ss='cambodia-color'>...

SupplierS to Wal-Mart StoreS Inc. (WMT) and HenneS & Mauritz AB (HMB) agreed yeSterday to pay about $145,000 in back wageS and Severance to about 160 workerS at a Cambodian factory that cloSed in November, a labor activiSt involved in the deal Said. The agreement, which SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s first dairy factory is being planned for Phnom Penh, as one of the owners, a Vietnam-based dairy company, hopes to tap strong local demand for its products. The 2.7-hectare factory, in the Phnom Penh special Economic Zone (PPsEZ), would produce condensed milk, yoghurt and UHT ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government officials yesterday disposed of some 30 tonnes of chemical substances they said Chinese nationals had intended to sell illegally as cosmetics. Long sreng, deputy chief of the Interior Ministry’s anti-economic crime department, said authorities seized the chemicals – some of which already were falsely packaged ss='cambodia-color'>...

The country’s draft $3.4 billion national budget for 2014 proposes yet another $920 million in new debt to make ends meet, the same amount taken on this year, according to a copy of the spending bill obtained Thursday. The draft budget calls for nearly $400 million—or ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new local airline is applying to fly in Cambodia, according to aviation officials, at a time when the market is monopolised by national flag carrier Cambodia Angkor Air and a handful of carriers offering chartered routes. Royal spirit Airlines last Friday met with the state ss='cambodia-color'>...

Communities threatened by the planned construction of three hydropower dams in stung Treng and Ratanakkiri provinces will today submit to the Chinese Embassy a petition demanding that the embassy intervene against Chinese companies investing in the dams. The petition, to be presented in Chinese, Khmer and ss='cambodia-color'>...

លោក​ Scot​ Marciel​ បាន​កំពុង​បំពេញ​កិច្ច​ជំនួប​ជាមួយ​ លោក​ឧបនាយក​ជំនួយការ​នាយក​លេខាធិការ​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​សម្រាប់​កិច្ចការ​តំបន់​ប៉ា​ស៊ី​ហ្វិ​ក​និង​អាស៊ី​បូព៌ា​ និង​លោក​ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហោ​ ណាំ​ហុង​ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងការបរទេស​ នៃ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ ដោយ​មាន​គោលបំណង​ដើម្បី​ពង្រឹង​ទំនាក់ទំនង​រវាង SS='cambodia-color'>...

Angkor Beer promoters involved in last August’s strike over unpaid overtime have been banished to less popular restaurants and beer gardens in the past year, a report on the profession says. According to Promoting Decency? Report on the situation of Beer Promotion Workers in Cambodia, released this ss='cambodia-color'>...

ចាប់តាំងពី​ដើមឆ្នាំ​នេះ​ អ្នក​អត្ថាធិប្បាយ​ និង​សាធារណជន​ហាក់ដូចជា​បាន​ចំណាយ​ពេលវេលា​និង​ការ​ខំប្រឹង​ប្រែង​យ៉ាងច្រើន​ដើម្បី​វិភាគ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​រវាង​កម្ពុជា​ និង​អា​មេ​រិ​ក​ ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​នៃ​កិច្ចប្រជុំ​កំពូល​អាស៊ាន​អា​មេ​រិ​ក​ចុង​ក្រោយ​នេះ​។​ មានការ​ផ្តោតអារម្មណ៍​តិច​ណាស់ ss='cambodia-color'>...

បន្ទាប់ពីអ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃបានលើកឡើងកាលពីសប្ដាហ៍មុនថា ការស៊ើបអង្កេតករណីឃាតកម្មលើលោក កែម ឡី មានការយឺតយ៉ាវដោយសារតែភរិយារបស់លោក ភៀសខ្លួនចេញពីប្រទេស មិត្តភក្ដិ និងគ្រួសាររបស់អ្នកវិភាគដែលត្រូវគេធ្វើឃាតរូបនេះបានរិះគន់រដ្ឋាភិបាលយ៉ាងខ្លាំងកាលពីម្សិលមិញចំពោះការឆ្លើយតបយឺតយ៉ាវ និងលាក់បាំងក្នុងរយៈពេល២ខែមកនេះ។ ss='cambodia-color'>...

កង​រាជ​អាវុធ​ហត្ថ​ និង​នគរ​បាល​ខេត្ត​ប្រហែល​១០០​នាក់​បាន​ចុះ​ទៅភូមិ​ឡពាង កាលពី​ព្រឹក​ម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បី​អនុវត្ត​ដីកា​តុលាការ​​បង្គាប់​ឲ្យ​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​អ្នកភូមិ​បីនាក់​ ដែល​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​គម្រោង​អភិវឌ្ឍ​កសិកម្ម​។ ប្រជាជន​មូល​ដ្ឋាន​ជាង​៧០​នាក់​ដែល​បាន​ជាប់​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នៅ ss='cambodia-color'>...

North Korea aims to import rice from Cambodia, as well as explore for mineral resources, officials said yesterday. High-ranking officials from Pyongyang met with their Cambodian counterparts in Phnom Penh yesterday, signing agreements on economic and trade cooperation.The two countries had signed seven cooperation agreements beginning ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hundreds of families at Boeung Kak lake would receive land titles next week, Phnom Penh governor Kep Chuktema announced yesterday, but one village has been excluded from the deal that all but ends Phnom Penh’s highest-profile land dispute. At a meeting with about 500 villagers ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese animal feed mill officially opened at the Phnom Penh special Economic Zone (PPsEZ) on Aug 28. It is the first animal feed mill from China and the fifth animal feed factory to operate in Cambodia Cambodia has strongly depended on the imports for animal ss='cambodia-color'>...

Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) on Monday agreed to increase salaries for the workers in the kingdom’s garment and footwear industries, according to a press release after a closed door meeting. The meeting was attended by Minister of social Affairs Ith samheng, Minister of Labor ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. SecuritieS and Exchange CommiSSion (SEC) haS adopted ruleS that would make it a legal requirement for liSted companieS operating in the extractive induStrieS and doing buSineSS in Cambodia to diScloSe all major paymentS they make to the government. The ruleS, which were adopted in SS='cambodia-color'>...