Khmer Times

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong asked the United Nations, United States and other countries to give technical support to the Asean Regional Mine Action Center. ...

Cambodia has designed strategies to give the Riel  a boost  to reduce dollarization, which represents about 80 percent of currencies circulated in the country, the Central Bank’s senior officials said Tuesday.   ...

The government yesterday moved to reassure Internet users and NGOs fearful of a censorship crackdown after plans to implement new controls to combat cybercrime and the abuse of social media. ...

The Cambodia Securities Exchange yesterday said it had approved “in principle” the eligibility of stated-owned Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) to list on the bourse, according to the press release from the exchange. “Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) has approved in principle the listing eligibility of ...

The Disability Action Council (DAC) said yesterday it would conduct an investigation of Bassaka Airlines and the Cambodian Airport Management Service Ltd (CAMS) to determine whether a $240 surcharge for a wheelchair-bound passenger qualifies as discrimination under the country’s disability law. ...

With the fight over the minimum wage hike for the garment and footwear industry coming to a head, factory owners are already digging in their heels, saying any increase in the $128 a month wage could seriously damage an industry that is facing rising competition ...

The government yesterday took another step towards completing an affordable housing plan for low- and mid-income families by seeking private-sector partners to help develop and implement it. ...

The United Nations adopted a sweeping set of targets aimed at improving the lives of the poor and protecting the environment over the next 15 years on Friday.Called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they target issues like gender inequality, poverty, and climate change, and replace ...

In a series of meetings before the annual session of the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Hun Sen highlighted Cambodia’s achievements as the world body set new targets to eradicate poverty and save the planet.Those achievements included “complete” peace, political stability, security and better public ...

As the middle class here expands and the government seeks to boost home ownership, Singapore-based developer HLH Group Ltd is expanding into the market with Camhomes, a brand that aims to tap rising demand from the country’s middle class. ...

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan expressed support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Cambodia yesterday, responding to Nepal’s new constitution – which has been described as the first in Asia to enshrine protection for the rights of LGBT people. ...

A 12 per cent pay rise for civil servants that will take effect this coming January will be a step towards helping reduce corruption and “unofficial fees,” analysts said. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in New York yesterday for a series of meetings, with making demining a key UN development goal at the top of his agenda. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to New York yesterday for talks where he will raise the scourge of landmines which still affect Cambodia. ...

Leaders from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will continue discussing a draft law on commune council elections next week, members of the party said yesterday. ...

A British businessman jailed for more than 2 1/2 years without conviction was removed from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the first day of his trial Wednesday after accusing the court of gross malpractice and threatening to walk out himself. ...

Relief efforts continued this week in the wake of tropical storm Vamco, which rolled into Cambodia from Vietnam, bringing torrential rain, strong winds and flooding last week. ...

Environmental groups yesterday urged the government to seek greater legal clarity among the Mekong River countries about how they should share its resources. ...

The National Museum will undergo a massive expansion, but this will not include removing the Royal University of Fine Arts which sits behind it, officials at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts told a public forum yesterday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen called for all gasoline local companies to cut their prices in line with falling world prices for oil. ...

In the past, much of the produce sold in Siem Reap’s large indoor markets was imported from foreign countries. Now local initiatives are trying to change that. ...

Construction of a 10-kilometer elevated highway connecting Phnom Penh and the airport is slated to begin next year, Minister of Public Works and Transport Tram Iv Tek said yesterday. ...

Ms. Kem Sopheak, 32, is a mother, community leader and Grade 1 teacher at Roveang primary school in Kampong Cham province. ...

Seung Hyung Lee did not know that blocking an excavator with his body would be part of his job description when he came to work in Cambodia. The senior vice-president of developer World City, however, found himself doing just that last week, when construction equipment ...