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'>...

“Counterfeit medicine kills, while real medicine heals.” This was the simple but apt message selected just over a year ago for a poster campaign in Cambodia that aimed to raise awareness of the risks of counterfeit medications, as part of a government crackdown on the ss='cambodia-color'>...

As Barack Obama was declared president of the United states for a second term yesterday, about 50 anti-eviction protesters for the Boeng Kak and Borei Keila communities camped out in front of the U.s. Embassy and appealed for the president’s help in addressing land rights ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia and unions both need to compromise further to secure a “proper wage” for garment workers whose lives are hampered by their current $61 minimum wage, a Ministry of social Affairs official overseeing wage negotiations said yesterday. “The government needs the ss='cambodia-color'>...

A lack of trade financing – the loans and guarantees needed to support import and export transactions – for international deals within developing Asian countries such as Cambodia is restricting opportunities for growth, a survey by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) has found. Of 106 banks ss='cambodia-color'>...

An insurance training centre is being planned in Cambodia to develop local expertise lacking in the Kingdom’s nascent insurance industry. The institute hopes to offer diploma courses to industry leaders here so they in turn will be qualified to provide insurance training to others, such as ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has no control over Cambodian-flagged ships complicit in illegal activities on the high seas as the government sold the authority to register ocean-going vessels, under Cambodia’s national flag, to a company in south Korea for $6 million, a Council of Ministers official claimed Thursday. On ss='cambodia-color'>...

​ស្ត្រី​កម្ពុជា​ នួន​ ភី​មាន​ បាន​ឈ្នះ​ពានរង្វាន់​កុមារ​ពិភពលោក​ក្នុងឆ្នាំនេះ​ ដោយ​បាន​ជ្រើសរើស​ដោយ​កុមារ​ជុំវិញ​ពិភពលោក​និង​រង្វាន់​ជា​ទឹកប្រាក់​ចំនួន​ ៥០,០០០​ដុល្លារ​សម្រាប់​ការងារ​របស់​នាង​តាម​រយៈ​ការ​ផ្តល់​ជូន​នូវ​ការ​រៀនសូត្រ​ដោយ​សេរី​និង​វគ្គ​បណ្តុះបណ្តាល​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​មួយ ss='cambodia-color'>...

With a major opposition rally planned for this afternoon in Phnom Penh, City Hall and Ministry of Interior officials were at odds with CNRP leaders on sunday over how many people would be allowed to attend the event. Though the Interior Ministry has said only 6,000 ss='cambodia-color'>...

កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ គណបក្សកាន់អំណាច​របស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ដាក់​ឈ្មោះ​កូនប្រុស​បី​នាក់​របស់​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ ដែល​កាន់​អំណាច​យូរ​មក​ហើយ​នោះ​ ឲ្យ​មាន​ថ្នាក់​កាន់តែ​ខ្ពស់​ក្នុង​ជួរ​គណបក្ស​ ដែល​ជា​ផ្នែក​មួយ​នៃ​ការ​ប្រឹងប្រែង​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​បក្ស​កាន់តែ​ក្មេង ss='cambodia-color'>...

នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ នឹង​ត្រូវ​បាន​តែងតាំង​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ ជា​ស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ​ ប៉ុន្តែ​មិន​មាន​ភាព​ច្បាស់លាស់​នៅឡើយ​ទេ​ថា​តើ​អ្នក​ណា​ដែល​នឹង​ត្រូវ​ ជំនួស​លោក​ ជា​អនុប្រធាន​។​ ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ នឹង​ប្រារព្ធ​សមាជ​គណបក្ស​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី ss='cambodia-color'>...

North Korea officials have arrived in Cambodia with the intent of establishing a trade relationship, particularly with regards to agriculture. Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong met with Deputy Trade Minister Ri Myong san from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Opinions have been mixed ss='cambodia-color'>...

CAMBODIA’s total food and beverage imports jumped 28 percent year-on-year through June to Us$74 million, as domestic demand continued to outpace the Kingdom’s production capacity. The demand comes as Cambodia’s economy regains momentum following the global financial crisis, said officials at the Ministry of Commerce, ss='cambodia-color'>...

In its first official response to a highly critical resolution on Cambodia from the European Parliament, the government has rejected all criticism and instead accused the Parliament in Brussels of playing politics and interfering in Phnom Penh’s affairs. In its resolution approved October 26, the European ss='cambodia-color'>...

DESPITE Some reportS, Cambodian officialS Said Cambodia and Thailand have not yet Set a date for implementing the Irrawaddy-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Single viSa. Koy Kuong, SpokeSman for the MiniStry of Foreign AffairS and International Cooperation, Said a Single viSa Scheme for all five SS='cambodia-color'>...

Rights groups said they will continue to advocate in land grabbing and eviction cases, and villagers involved in such disputes said they will continue to turn to NGOs for help despite a warning by Prime Minister Hun sen for civil society to stay clear of ss='cambodia-color'>...

CANADIA Bank and Japan-based Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday agreeing to work together to tap the flow of Japanese investors into the Kingdom. The MoU was signed by Canadia Bank chief executive officer Michael Lor and Masato Miyachi, the general manager ss='cambodia-color'>...