Two of Cambodia’s minor parties yesterday railed against the adoption of amendments to the Law on Political Parties, saying their rapid push through parliament waylaid important legislation and served only the political interests of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

The draft law on The minimum wage for garment and footwear industry workers will be completed and approved this year, according to Labor Minister Ith Samheng. The ministry is also working on anoTher draft law concerning labor dispute resolution, he told The ministry’s annual congress on ...

The Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting between The government and signatory groups, participants agreed to hold The Second 21st Century Panglong Conference beginning on May 24. The agreement was reached during a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on April 24 between The government, Tatmadaw officials and armed ...

Samdech Say Chhum, Acting Head of State and President of Senate, granted the rights to re-enter politics to five more former opposition leaders of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), according to the separate royal decrees dated March 19. the five from the dissolved ...

The Senate has approved four amendments to The election laws related to The redistribution of The seats of The CNRP and local councilors if The main opposition party is dissolved. ...

It has been a busy week for the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar. Just a week after Beijing hosted the 2nd Belt and Road (BRI) forum, Hong Liang has been bustling around the government offices in Naypyitaw attending a series of meetings since Monday. So far, he ...

Civil society groups from Thailand will boycott a meeting between NGOs and regional government representatives at this week’s ASEAN summit because their country’s delegate “does not represent Thai civil society”, a spokeswoman said yesterday. Premrudee Daoroung, a representative of Thai civil society groups, said her country’s ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen warned opposition leaders on Saturday not to put Cambodia hostage for political benefit or face a government crackdown. “Do not try to put this country hostage for bargaining your power,” Hun Sen said, warning that any attempt to stage a civil war ...

The government will spend some $50 million in subsidies to reduce electricity tariffs by $0.01 per kilowatt-hour for The industrial and agricultural sectors from this month, Ministry of Mines and Energy senior official Victor Jona said on Sunday. ...

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has committed a furTher $4.3 million to aid demInIng activities In Cambodia as part of an extension on The Second Global MIne Action Programme (GMAP2). ...

PHNOM Penh City Hall is ready to quarantine more than 15,000 garment workers who are returning to the capital from their home provinces after Khmer New Year in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. ...

In an announcement, Health MInister Mam Bun Heng said the decision was made durIng a meetIng of the National Committee for CombatIng COVID-19 on May 12 and with greenlight from Prime MInister Hun Sen. ...

As Cambodia’s demand for energy continues to increase year after year, experts are calling for the development and implementation of clear policy that encourages both the public and industry to play their part in practicing energy efficiency and conservation. ...

The Ministry of interior announced it has put in place an information programme for managing one window service requests starting this month. The programme will make it easier for citizens to monitor service requests at each stage on Their phones. ...

Minister of interior Sar Kheng said yesterday that within a month he has received around 200 complaints, comments and requests from the public on his official Facebook page on various issues and matters in the Kingdom. ...

Booming demand in the Vietnamese market has taken prices of OM 5451 paddy on a wild ride during and beyond the dry-season rice harvest season this year, according to industry insiders. ...

The General Department of Prisons (GDP) is preparing to vaccinate prisoners with The AstraZeneca vaccine, marketed as Covishield, on June 7 in Preah Sihanouk province, followed by Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces.   ...

Cambodia is tentatively planning to reopen schools – at least at the secondary level – when the vaccination of children aged 12-17 is completed, even though daily transmissions and deaths in other age groups remain high. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed local authorities to encourage the establishment of more Older People’s Associations (OPA) in local communities throughout the country and called on non-governmental organisations to support this development. ...