Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and Wang Wentian, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia are scheduled to sign the 7.2-million agreement on the cooperation projects of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund at the ministry today, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry statement. ...

The government has allocated a large amount of money from its budget to repair and repave deteriorating roads throughout The city. Vientiane Public Works and Transport Department are now pressing ahead with repairs to around 20 main roads across The capital after The government released over ...

As a Collaborative Partnership on Forest (CPF) member, UNCCD is co-organizing the international Conference: Working across Sectors to Halt Deforestation and increase Forest Area – from Aspiration to Action, which aims to provide substantive input, through UNFF13, to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), the United ...

(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have highly valued the bilateral cooperation between the two countries under the Mekong-Japan cooperation framework, especially the implementation of the activities under Tokyo Strategy 2015 and Action Plan for Realising Tokyo Strategy 2016-2018.More ...

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced on Monday that it had not instructed commercial banks and financial institutions to slash The amount owed by debtors, but to instead restructure debts.BOT issued The statement after The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) voiced concerns over a circular issued ...

The opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Friday in his Facebook page that he has received a letter from Mr. Sorya Subedi, The United National Special Rapporteur on The human rights situation in Cambodia. in The letter to Sam Rainsy, The U.N. envoy said “I am writing ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on Civil society under Social development in both Khmer and English.The page explains The following:Constitutional and legal recognition of civil rightsThe Law on Associations and NGOsTrade union lawGrowth and developmentThreats to physical safetyBuddhism and civil societyClick here to ...

The value-added textile sector, as The garment sector is called in Pakistan, has chosen Cambodia as an alternative destination for relocating Their manufacturing units, owing to continued electricity and gas supply problems in The country. The power and gas shortage is affecting productivity in Pakistan’s apparel sector, which in turn, is affecting The sector’s exports. ...

Despite numerous cases of illegal landfilling coming to light and an order from Prime Minister Hun Sen to put a stop to it, authorities are seemingly powerless to halt illegal beach developments in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

Australian gaming firm Tabcorp on Tuesday confirmed that it was under investigation by Australian police over a possible bribe it paid in 2009 to a Cambodian consultancy connected to a sister of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Australian-listed mining firm GeoPacific announced its first resource estimate on its copper-gold project in northern Cambodia, estimating 51,000 tonnes of copper equivalent at two adjacent prospects on its Kou Sa project site. ...

A new Cambodian maternal-health initiative is seeking to patch a persistent knowledge gap among new mothers by providing information via mobile phone alerts on optimal post-natal care during the first 1,000 days of a baby’s life. Cambodia’s national infant mortality rate, despite improvements, remains stubbornly high ...

Under a rickety wooden stilt house near Cambodia’s Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the country’s leading environmental campaigners is preparing dinner. Ouch Leng stuffs raw meat into an empty beer can and throws it into the fire. It’s a poor man’s feast for his team ...

Cambodia has asked Germany to buy some of the Kingdom’s carbon credits earned from preserving its natural resources. interior Minister Sar Kheng made the request during a visit to Germany which concluded yesterday, a ministry statement noted. It said Cambodia requested Germany to study the possibility, ...

The prime minister, speaking at a graduation ceremony at The National institute of Education, said income from customs and excise will surpass The target set for 2019 by $700 to $800 million.​ ...

Boasting of his more than 30 years’ ruling Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday that he could teach a thing or two to the West about running a country while managing demands for change.the premier, who is Southeast Asia’s longest-serving current leader, recalled ...

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng yesterday committed to solving the ongoing problems of the capital as the rainy season arrives, including floods and poor garbage collection. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday began The trial for a former oil and gas company general manager accused of stealing nearly $2 million from The company between 2018 and 2019. ...

The 150-megawatt Stung Tatai Leu hydropower dam development project was endorsed during The plenary Cabinet Meeting held here this morning under The chairmanship of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology issued a warning that Cambodia will be affected by The inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, a low-pressure system, from September 22-26 along The Dangrek mountains. ...