Khmer Times

The Telecom Regulator of Cambodia yesterday issued a directive to mobile operators to ensure they are transparent with automatic fees charged to customers after a spike in complaints.   ...

The Chinese government has pledged to build a vocational training centre in Preah Sihanouk province to help Cambodians develop skills for the workplace. Labour Minister Ith Samheng signed the deal to build the centre as he led ministry delegates on an official visit to China this ...

CPP-appointed village chiefs will remain in their positions despite changes to commune control following recent polls, the Interior Minister has said. Sar Kheng made the comments as he presided over the ceremony to appoint new Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng at City Hall on Wednesday. ...

Nearly 200 villagers from three communes in Stung Treng province protested yesterday at Sre Pok bridge to demand that authorities stop dismantling it when the Sesan dam sluice gate closes next month. ...

The government wants to train 50,000 tourism professionals every year between now and 2025 under a new development strategy for human resources within the tourism sector.​ ...

A feasibility study on producing safe drinking water from the Chinese-built Kamchay hydropower dam in Kampot province has been completed, according to the Ministry of Industry, raising hopes that the current water shortage in the province and neighbouring Kep could be alleviated. ...

India plans to produce latex concentrate for the manufacture of specialised products with high tensile strength and resilience from fresh latex collected in Cambodian rubber plantations.​ ...

The Garment Manufacturers’ Association of Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday officially launched the GMAC Human Resources Club to build a knowledge bank, share information, experience and expertise to improve the industry. ...

The Tourism Ministry has outlined the potential of tourism services and investment opportunities to Russia, hoping to attract tourists and investments to Cambodia. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a Vietnamese  businesswoman, who stormed a forestry office to steal her seized timber, to two years imprisonment and a fine of $12,500. ...

Cambodia hopes to attract some 200 international companies to participate in the first Cambodia Travel Mart (CTM) event to be held in November this year. ​  ...

Chinese investors have injected nearly $5 million to build the first international-standard construction materials market – Difa International Decoration and Building Materials Market – with famous brand products from around the world.   ...

Cambodians will soon have access to more affordable power if the agreement signed on Monday between Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to set up a 100 megawatt national solar park programme goes according to plan.   ...

The Legal Documentation Centre attached to the Khmer Rouge tribunal opened to the public yesterday, thanks to financial aid from the Japanese government. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Phnom Penh, Deputy Prime Minister Bin Chhin said the centre will play an important part in preserving ...

Phnom Penh is set to welcome a significant wave of condominium supply in 2017, with about 7,000 units due to be delivered by the end of this year.​​ However, the demand for condos appears to be dropping slightly, according to the latest report from CBRE. ...

The train service between Cambodia and Thailand, which was expected to begin operations early this year, seems to be delayed indefinitely due to a contentious one-kilometer stretch of track in Poipet City. ...

Representatives from housing NGOs yesterday called on the government to do more to help disadvantaged communities access affordable housing. They were speaking at the National Housing Forum, hosted by Habitat for Humanity Cambodia (HHC) at the Intercontinental Hotel, which brought together  NGOs and Land Management Minister ...

A team from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre yesterday recovered a large bomb dropped by the US during the Vietnam War in Kandal province. ...

The Interior Minister yesterday urged two new provincial governors to continue the battle against drug trafficking, on the heels of its “successful” national anti-drugs campaign. ...

Senators will tomorrow discuss the appointment of opposition candidate Kun Lum Ang as a replacement for her imprisoned husband Hong Sok Hour. ...

Angry residents in Kratie town’s Krakor commune yesterday protested against a sand-mining company they accuse of damaging a local road. The protesters used their vehicles to block the company’s trucks from driving on the road. ...

Forty-seven people were killed by lightning in the first six months of the year, down from 60 in the same period last year, according to a report from the National Committee for Disaster Management. ...

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has issued licences to four mining companies to extract minerals and precious metals in four provinces, according to a statement issued by the ministry. The four companies – Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd., Kiri Resources Co. Ltd., Samnang Angkor Development Co. ...

Villagers tilling land for pepper farming in Battambang province’s Samlot district discovered nearly 300 unexploded bombs on Sunday left over from the civil war. ...