More than 20 HIV-infected villagers provided testimony during the third day of the trial of an unlicensed medic—accused of infecting more than 270 people with the virus—at the Battambang Provincial Court on Thursday, a court official said. ...

A bridge being constructed over the Mekong River will connect the provinces of Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum once completed.Nou Vannak, director of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s technical department, told Post Property that construction works had recently started, however no official announcement ...

The Ministry of interior announced The temporary suspension of activities of Cambodia WildLife Forest Fisheries Protection and Conservation Organisation due to its failure to comply with The provisions of The law. ...

The company that’s behind The Koh Pich bridge development is providing US $70 million to Phnom Penh city hall to improve The city’s infrastructure “All of The money that comes from The Koh Pich development is being used by city hall to develop Phnom Penh city’s ...

Agriculture minister Veng Sakhon and Asian Development Bank (ADB) executive director Anthony McDonald on May 27 discussed the needs of some development projects in the agricultural sector in which the Metro Manila-based multilateral lender could potentially provide financial support, according to a post on Sakhon’s ...

As waste continues to increase on Phnom Penh streets and decrease government coffers, everyone from policymakers to the public wants a solution. Khmer Times’ Tom Starkey spoke to community leader in sustainability and owner and founder of Phnom Penh restaurant Farm To Table Brittany Sims about why ...

Thailand’s new flagship welfare policy has been lauded, but unless it is combined with changes that address structural issues in the Thai economy, it may be destined for failure, Wannaphong Durongkaveroj writes.It has been two years since the Thai government has implemented its huge and ...

The Permanent Committee of The National Assembly approved a number of amendments to The Traffic Law on December 22, sending Them on to parliament’s 7th plenary session for final ratification on Monday. NA spokesman Leng Peng Long said The committee decided on amendments to nine articles ...

Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) plans to meet with deputy prime minister, and minister of interior Sar Kheng next week to discuss on a number of disagreement over the amendment of the commune/Sangakt election law. ...

Amid struggles by the Cambodian Veterans Association to live up to its pension obligations, Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the minister of social affairs and the minister of finance to provide roughly $1.5 million to alleviate the issue ahead of the Pchum Ben holiday. ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Wednesday defended its decision to wait nearly seven weeks before officially notifying The public that Laos began a preliminary procedure for The construction of a large dam that would be its fifth on The Mekong river.The Lao government informed The ...

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Seng Pha, 63, is unable to read the leaflets of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) posted on the wall of her wooden house, but she recognizes one of the candidates running for commune chief, out of a total of 35, in Boeung Kak II commune. ...

The animal is dead. It can be a fish, bird, mammal or reptile. An autopsy is conducted and inevitably reams of plastic are discovered in its stomach. When I wake up every morning, I step into my bathroom and survey The shelves. There are rows of ...

The state operator of Cambodia’s only deep-water port remains on course to float shares on The stock exchange and is seeking ways to speed up The listing. officials at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port met with representatives of The Ministry of Economy and Finance yesterday to discuss The ...

The general election of members of The National Assembly’s ninth legislature and The provincial people’s councils’ second legislature has been scheduled for Feb. 21, The state-run Lao News Agency (KPL) reported Monday.AltogeTher 224 candidates, including 49 women, have been listed for The general election of ...

More than 2,000 people including monks, teachers, students, Forestry Administration officials, local authorities and residents gathered to ceremonially ordain trees in the O’Teuk Chenh forest community in two villages of Tram Sasar commune in Siem Reap town on March 8. ...

Around 50 metres of riverbank on Saturday collapsed in Kampong Cham province’s Kampong Cham city and has affected a commune administration hall building. Provincial Governor Un Chanda, who inspected the collapse site in Veal Vong commune, on Saturday said he had ordered officials to tackle ...

In light of Cambodia confirmIng 91 Covid-19 cases, Germany announced on Tuesday that it will provide €1.5 million ($1,618,000) to help support the Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan In the KIngdom. ...

A day ahead of May Day, the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia held a small rally outside the National Assembly demanding the inclusion of construction workers within the minimum wage framework and new guidelines for workplace safety. ...