Phnom Penh’s Wat Samakki Raingsey, under scrutiny by City Hall for alleged “anti-government acts,” on Friday requested three commissions of the National Assembly to accompany municipal officials to a planned inspection of the pagoda on Tuesday afternoon. “I sent the letters to request the first commission ...

The persistence of dangerous and demeaning forms of work remains a major challenge for The Kingdom’s development, according to The UN’s annual Human Development Report (HDR) launched yesterday by The United Nations Development Programme.Dubbed “Work for Human Development”, The 2015 report finds The Asia-Pacific region home ...

Extraction of the first gold mines in Cambodia has been confirmed to be made within this year, as more than 40 exploration licences on non-mantel mines including gold have been issued to private companies. ...

Sihanoukville is set to lose yet another casino as Century Entertainment international Holdings, formerly known as Amax international Holdings Limited, will relocate its gaming floor from Sihanoukville to the up and coming tourist spot of Dara Sakor in Koh Kong province. ...

The Ministry of Health has again reminded all private health service providers to issue computer-printed prescriptions and results from laboratories after finding that some clinics still give patients handwritten paperwork which is not in accordance with medical regulations. ...

More than 4,000 families in an urban area of Banteay Meanchey province’s Mongkol Borei district are facing clean water shortages as the Mongkol Borei River has dried up due to farmers over-pumping water to irrigate their dry-season rice crops, officials said. ...

A long-awaited Geographical Indication (GI) certificate handover ceremony for “Mondulkiri wild honey” scheduled for April 6 was postponed In light of the February 20 community transmission. ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) on March 18 handed over more than 300 houses to veterans in “Bun Rany Sen Chey Damnak Trayoeng village”, Prangil commune, Phnom Kravanh district of souTheastern Pursat province. ...

Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong left 10 July for a three-day visit to Thailand to further enhance ties and cooperation between the two neighboring nations. Namhong, who is also a deputy prime minister, is accompanied by Var Kimhong, senior minister in charge of Border Affairs, and Culture ...

A local trading firm has donated 85 bags of rice valued at K2 million to Myanmar Red Cross Society for distribution to families affected by recent flooding. Lucky Family Trading handed over the rice on 8 August at MRCS headquarters in Botahtaung township.  Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a set of guidelines calling on referral hospitals and health centres to provide increased documentation of Their expenses with an aim of introducing more “transparency” to official spending.   ...

The National Legislative Assembly is due to debate Friday (Nov, 23) on The amendments to The Narcotics Act to pave The way for The use of marijuana extracts for medical purpose, said Somchai Sawaengkarn, secretary of The parliamentary affairs extraordinary committee.Keep reading ...

The 2018 UNLEASH Sustainable Development Goals innovation Lab will convene 1,000 cross-sectoral leaders under The age of 35 from around The world to design and deploy scalable solutions for The SDGs. At The end of The innovation Lab, winning ideas will receive pro-bono technical support ...

VIENTIANE, May 23 (Xinhua) — Northern Lao province of Huaphan has been affected by yellow-spined bamboo locusts and local authorities are working hard to stop further destruction of vegetation.“We have found locusts in 143 sites that are spread across 63 villages and nine districts. Each ...

Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), on Thursday renewed his call for negotiations with the Prime Minister Hun Sen’ s ruling party to end a nine-month post-election dispute.     “Only talks between the two parties will lead to the end of the ...

A representative of environmental group International Rivers said yesterday that if the Laos government were to move forward with a controversial dam project, it would violate the 1995 Mekong Agreement. “MovIng forward with the dam would be agaInst International law,” said Ame Trandem, Sountheast Asia program ...

Phnom Penh Municipality has anticipated the connection of city bus service to other provinces across Cambodia, reported state news agency-AKP. With intention to assist the sector, the Government of Japan agreed to provide 130 buses and China, 100 buses to Cambodia shortly. ...

With the approval last week of a draft NGO law by Cambodia’s Council of Ministers, many pro-democracy and rights advocates say they should now have a chance to add their comments on the bill, before it goes to the National Assembly for debate. ...

A drug dealer who found himself at the center of a high-profile corruption scandal when it emerged that his SUV has been gifted to the son of ousted Phnom Penh Municipal Court director Ang Mealak­tei was convicted on Friday, but the court said his car ...

The Ministry of information has pledged to conclude consultations with The Ministry of Justice on The draft law on access to information soon. ...