The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) took one step forward yesterday to deploy more than 4,300 party agents to observe voter list verification and registration amid some minor parties  struggling to find any. ...

The Kampong Speu provincial police have advised pawnshops and oTher businesses that allow customers to pay on an instalment plan to stop holding Their national ID cards as collateral or face legal action. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday appealed to people to calm down as gasoline prices hit another high peak, citing that global crude oil has been on surge as the Russian-Ukraine crisis threatened to disrupt global supply. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration reiterated its calls for former NagaWorld employees to stop gaThering to protest, as by doing so They were defying Covid-19 health measures. ...

Civil servants and armed force personnel are set to receive a 50,000 riel allowance for both the Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben Festival period this year, with a government spokesperson calling it a “morale booster”. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration is deploying water pumps and using 10 sewage trucks to pump out floodwaters from Meanchey district’s Boeung Tumpun commune and oTher areas during this rainy season. ...

Recently, a coalition of civil society groups, which has monitored development on and along the Mekong River, issued a frightening statement. Fluctuations of river flows during the past three decades have been at record highs, they said.That is a big deal for people whose livelihoods ...

Farmers planning to grow cannabis once it is legalised for medical and research purposes next month have been told to contact authorities.“interested persons should start studying relevant information on how to select cannabis varieties, prepare hothouses and control the temperature,” Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong ...

Sixteen local NGOs released a joint statement Thursday calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to publicly repudiate National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha’s January 15 speech in which he said he learned strategy from Adolf Hitler. ...

Conch KT Cement (Phnom Penh) Co Ltd plans to build a $263 million cement factory in Kampong Speu province with a two-million-tonne-a-year capacity, according to provincial governor Vei Samnang on March 18. ...

Cambodia Mine Action Authority (CMAA) plans to soon declare villages in Koh Kong province no longer threatened by landmines. ...

A new law to address abuses in Thailand’s multi-billion dollar fishing industry contains loopholes, labor rights campaigners said on Thursday, warning of difficulties in enforcement.The legislation published on Wednesday follows years of global scrutiny over abuse of Thai and migrant workers and mandates basic rights ...

Smart Axiata announced yesterday that it has begun disbursing funds from its $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to the institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Open institute, Friends international and Southeastern Globe Communications, according to a company statement. ...

Listed state-owned port operator Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has doubled down on its commitment to enhance its business performance during the global health crisis by reducing expenses and postponing non-urgent investment, director-general Hei Bavy told its annual meeting on Friday.​ ...

ACLEDA Bank Plc has proposed a five-year, $200 million blended finance investment from the World Bank Group’s international Finance Corporation (IFC), disclosure documents reveal. ...

The Asia Foundation with support from Smart Axiata has launched BookLab – a children’s book creation event to produce 10 children’s storybooks, laying out different situations and problems for young readers to learn and explore. ...

Cambodia has been internationally recognised for its rich biodiversity and the Kingdom’s Biodiversity index is 7.5 (MacKinnon, 1997) although a higher score may be attainable when inventories are more advanced. ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has deployed 82,500 people from various government ministries and marshaled resources such as 1,106 trucks, 320 long speed boats and 179 short speed boats to help rescue people from natural disasters. ...

China is committed to expanding relations with Cambodia and forging them to be “stronger than steel” by continuing to help the Kingdom’s economy to grow, Chinese State Councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi affirmed as he wrapped up his two-day visit.   ...

Cambodia on October 16 joined other countries to observe World Food Day (WFD), held globally this year under the theme “Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”. ...