Good rains have boosted rice cultivation across the country, and nearly 90 percent of farmers have completed planting their paddies, although planting in Svay Rieng province is lagging due to drought, and agriculture official said yesterday. Chan Heng, administration bureau chief of the Agriculture Ministry’s administration ...

Labour-rights groups are lauding a “historic” deal that will result in about $200,000 in wages and benefits being paid to workers who were stranded when the Kingsland Garment factory in Phnom Penh closed unannounced in December. In a meeting on Friday that took place as more ...

MORE UK-based brands were looking to set up shop in Cambodia, Britain’s ambassador to Cambodia, Mark Gooding, said yesterday. Gooding said at Costa Coffee’s official opening in Phnom Penh he was pleased by the arrival of the international chain, the largest coffee brand in the UK, ...

More than 60 union leaders lost their jobs at garment factories in the past nine months for trying to unionise co-workers, their representatives claimed yesterday. Fourteen members of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions endured threats, discrimination and ultimately a message they were no longer welcome ...

Cambodia expects to attract more investment from India after an agreement on trade and investment was made by all ASEAN leaders last week in New Delhi. Officials said India would become a potential market for Cambodia. The agreement will encourage Indian investors to invest in ASEAN ...

CAMBODIA’S indirect trade and investments with India are possibly worth almost five times more than its direct economic activities, a situation deemed “unfavourable” to the country, an industry expert said yesterday. Direct trade and investments between the two countries hit a record $112 million last ...

Two rival workers unions continued to trade barbs Thursday, each blaming the other for a violent clash between striking garment workers and police at a factory in Kompong Speu province on Monday that saw eight people arrested. The Free Trade Union (FTU) has led strikes for ...

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) held its first annual general meeting Thursday at the Sofitel Hotel in Phnom Penh where a board of directors was elected and the French and German chambers merged with EuroCham in order to reinforce the interests of European companies ...

The Asian garment manufacturing industry will undergo further segmentation in the next three to four years as competition becomes more intense, experts said. China, Thailand and Vietnam will mainly produce high-end clothing, while Bangladesh, Laos, Burma and Cambodia will mainly produce low-end clothing. Lu Qijian, ...

The US embassy in Phnom Penh intends to hold a webinar on doing business in Cambodia, providing information on the benefits and challenges of working in the country for US firms. “This is the first webinar that will focus on investment opportunities and an overview of  ...

The U.S. has downgraded Cambodia in its latest global Trafficking in Persons Report for showing no discernable improvements in its efforts to combat human trafficking over the past year, the country’s first demotion in five years. The 2013 report cites an increase in the number ...

Wages for Cambodian garment workers decreased by more than 20 percent in real terms between 2001 and 2011 despite the industry’s exponential increase in exports, which in 2012 were valued at more than $4 billion, according to a recent report by a U.S.-based workers advocacy ...

Thousands of villagers in a remote district of the coastal province of Koh Kong have been evicted or are facing eviction in the face of a Chinese resort development project. Some families have moved unwillingly to relocation sites. But others are refusing to leave, setting the ...

Though U.S.-owned businesses in Cambodia are optimistic of the country’s economy, its appeal as an investment destination lags behind most of its neighbors due to the perception of endemic corruption, a new survey of 475 senior U.S. business executives in Asean shows. The 2013-14 ASEAN Business ...

​អ្នករាយការណ៍​ពិសេស​របស់​ឧត្ដមស្នងការ​អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ​ទទួល​បន្ទុក​ផ្នែក​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ប្រចាំ​កម្ពុជា​ បាន​មក​ដល់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ដើម្បី​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​ការ​អនុវត្ត​ផ្នែក​គោរព​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​។​ ជាង​នេះ​ទៀត​ អ្នករាយការណ៍​ពិសេស​រូប​នេះ​ ក៏​គ្រោង​នឹង​ជួប​សន្ទនា​ជាមួយ​ដៃគូ​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នានា​ និង ...

Investment approved between January and October surpassed those last year by  US$160 million, according to a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia. The 126 local and foreign investment projects through October, worth about $6 billion, overshadowed the $5.8 billion in the whole of ...

មន្ទីរ​ពេទ្យ​កុមារ​អង្គរ​ មានការ​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ អំពី​ករណីជំងឺ​គ្រុន​ឈាម​ធ្ងន់​ធ្ងរ នៅ​ខេត្ដ​សៀមរាប ខណៈ​ដែល​កុមារ​ចំនួន ២៦៥ នាក់ បាន​ឆ្លង​​មេរោគ​គ្រុន​ឈាមក្នុង​រយៈ​ពេ​ល​ប្រមាណ​ ២ ខែ​ចុង​ក្រោ​យ​នេះគឺ​មានការ​កើន​ឡើង​បើ​ប្រៀ​ប​ធៀ​​ប​ទៅ​នឹង​រយៈ​ពេល​ដូច ...

ទិន្នផលស្រូវមានការធ្លាក់ចុះបន្តិចក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០១៥ ដោយសារគ្រោះរាំងស្ងួតនៅតំបន់មួួយចំនួន​ នេះបើយោងតាមការប៉ានស្មានរបស់ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខប្រមាញ់និងនេសាទ។យ៉ាងណាមិញ មន្រ្តីបានឱ្យដឹងថាការធ្លាក់ចុះនេះនឹងមិនប៉ះពាល់ដល់ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ក្នុងស្រុកឬនាំចេញនោះឡើយ។​ ...

ខណៈ​គ្រោះ​អគ្គិភ័យ​នៅ​​កម្ពុជា​​ត្រូវ​បាន​រកឃើញ​ថា​បាន​និង​កំពុង​កើន​ឡើង ​គួរ​ឲ្យ​កត់សម្គាល់​រហូត​ដល់​ជាង​ ១៤ ​ភាគរយ​ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១៥ ​នោះ​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ​បាន​ប្រារព្ធ «ទិវា​ជាតិ​បង្ការ និង​ពន្លត់​អគ្គិភ័យ» លើក​ទី ១ នៅ​កោះពេជ្រ​ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ដែល​ក្នុង ...

ប្រភេទសត្វព្រៃជាច្រើនកំពុង «មានការធ្លាក់ចុះយ៉ាងខ្លាំង» នៅក្នុងតំបន់វាលភាគខាងកើតនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដោយសារតែការបាត់បង់ជម្រក ការចូលធ្វើផ្លូវ ការខ្វះការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ និងការបរបាញ់ខុសច្បាប់។ នេះបើតាមអង្គការមូលនិធិសត្វព្រៃពិភពលោក (WWF) ដែលបានថ្លែងនៅក្នុងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ ...