The European Union ambassador on Wednesday called on The Cambodian government to help combat climate change, foremost by reducing red tape for communities who want to form groups to protect what remains of The country’s forests. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has authorised The use of a unique decoration which will identify security agents at polling and counting stations for The upcoming commune council elections.   ...

The government announced yesterday that it will enforce a two-day ban on The consumption of alcohol during The upcoming Commune Election to promote a free, fair, and non-violent environment. ...

Many varieties of gemstone are found in Cambodia, with rubies and sapphires being the most valuable. Diamonds and emeralds are not found here. there is no large-scale commercial mining of gems. Stones are recovered by individuals or small family or community groups. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport continues to advise teachers and parents of students to encourage study through e-learning by accessing lessons from The ministry’s website and social media. ...

Growers and suppliers of cashew nuts and geographical indication- (GI) certified Kampot pepper will soon have a chance to sell their products to Chinese consumers through the e-commerce platform Alibaba.com, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Entrepreneurship Development Fund (EDF) on August 3. ...

The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Centre of Preah Ang Duong Hospital, completed at a cost of about $8 million – received as a grant from South Korea through The Korea International Cooperation Agency – was Inaugurated on March 28. ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol has urged the owners of about half a million vehicles whose technical inspection certificates have expired to utilise the nearest Check centre services to do so promptly or risk fines. ...

Authorities have warned local poachers to stop hunting aquatic animals and wildlife listed as conservation after learning a number of endangered animals are being hunted despite a poaching ban. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Lien Thikeo issued a Ministerial Order recently to reinforce the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is struggling to source more funding to develop the national power grid and improve access to electricity because of external factors, a senior official has said.Once construction of the national grid is complete, regions with surplus electricity generation capacity will ...

The workshop is co-organized by An Giang Department of Industry and Trade (An Giang DOIT) and The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as part of a Vietnamese-German cooperation between Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State (Germany) and An Giang ProvInce (Viet Nam). Date: Tuesday, 13rd November 2018Time: 7h30 – 13h30Place: ...

After about 500 protesting farmers blockaded a national road in Battambang province last week, local authorities in neighboring districts are now making efforts to placate hundreds of other farmers also restless over depressed corn and cassava prices. ...

Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce its role as lead transaction counsel to China Road and Bridge Corporation in a $1.8 billion public-private partnership (PPP) development of a 190-kilometer expressway in Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Wednesday that the government would cancel its contract with the AZ Group of Companies, which has collected tolls along National Road 4 since 2002. ...

Beat Richner, the founder and head of the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital and a Health Ministry adviser, is seriously ill and has resigned from his position as managing director. ...

Cambodia’s top tourist destinations recorded a record number of visitors this Khmer New Year, with 2.5 million locals and foreigners traveling to celebrate the festival around the country.​ ...

Maybank Cambodia Plc has launched its 17th branch at Ta Khmao, Kandal Province to expand its footprint across the nation and to provide the community with convenient access of banking services. ...

Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison has been buying truckloads of water for inmates since a road construction crew broke the water pipe leading to the jail last week, officials said Sunday. ...

Members of Cambodia’s civil society are rebuking their representation at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples’ Forum last week, alleging the Kingdom’s civil society representatives were disproportionately government-aligned. ...

After abysmal conditions were exposed at the Por Sen Chey Social Affairs Center, City Hall admitted yesterday that the center was not equipped to detain and care for large numbers of people. ...