The Japanese Friendship Bridge in Phnom Penh is set to receive a $29.4 million renovation courtesy of The Japanese government, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. ...

Economic inequality has become a major roadblock in Thailand’s path to prosperity and democracy. The massive development gap between The prosperous central and eastern seaboards and outlying agricultural regions has been a source of political division and unmet economic potential for decades. in Thailand’s norTheast, ...

The Indigenous People Network and civil society organizations yesterday asked The government to speed up registration of Indigenous collective lands. ...

Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy yesterday called on residents in the northeast provinces to defend their land lest the area be turned into a Vietnamese “colony”. Rainsy’s comments were quickly condemned by both the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments. Speaking to hundreds of people in Mondulkiri ...

On 21 May 2020, the Ministry of Economy and Finance conducted a press release on the US government’s grant aid for economic rehabilitation after the impact of COVID-19 on Cambodia’s economy. During the event, H.E. Patrick Murphy informed that the US government will provide $7.5 ...

Cambodia’s ruling party- controlled National Assembly has unanimously passed three laws, designed to strengthen the country’s judicial system, despite ongoing boycott of parliament by the main opposition party. the Law on the Organization of the Judiciary was adopted on Thursday, and the Laws on the Organization ...

The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched The Chartered Banker qualification for The Cambodian bankIng Industry to develop talents In The bankIng Industry In that country. The launch of The Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by The National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...

The government approved $5.2 billion worth of investment in The first half of 2019, a 48.5 percent hike compared to The corresponding period last year, with officials claiming The figure reflects investors’ growing confidence in The country. ...

Hundreds of villagers from six provinces yesterday rallied in front of the Land Management Ministry to seek help in resolving long-standing Land disputes affecting them. ...

Cambodian soldiers and police have been clearing undergrowth with pesticides and using bulldozers to bring down trees in an area of community forest, according to local groups. The alleged land seizure at The 1,335 hectare (3,300 acre) Prey Trolach commune forest, a four-hour drive from The ...

In a rare move, the National Police on Monday leveled accusations of illegal loggIng agaInst a number of government-granted economic land concessions (ELCs) In the eastern provInce of Mondolkiri, sInglIng out a ChInese-owned rubber plantation and wealthy busInessman Soeng Sam Ol. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation and The Permanent Mission of The Kingdom of Cambodia to The UN office in Geneva deplored The statement of three UN special rapporteurs who claimed that Kem Sokha’s trial was “tainted” due to irregularities. ...

As the government issued a familiar package of platitudes and promises on International Women’s Day, a walk through a sIngle rural village In Kandal offered a shockIng glimpse Into how widespread – and widely accepted – domestic abuse remaIns In the KIngdom. ...

Phat Sreytouch, a former beer promoter, recalls being the constant subject of harassment from the men she served in beer gardens, many who felt they were within their rights to touch her and her colleagues. in a new initiative aimed at ending such attitudes and ...

Land tenure in Mekong forest Landscapes: advancing the recognition of customary rights and responsible investment practices Online and in Chiang Mai (ThaiLand), Hanoi (Viet Nam), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Lao People’s Democratic Republic) and Yangon (Myanmar) Date: 26-27 May 2021 Recent global disruptions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic ...

Fifteen foreign investments worth $344 million were approved by the government’s investment board in October, most of which were in the garment industry, according to data obtained this week ...

Community representatives, civil society organisations and opposition members have urged the government for more urgent action to resolve land disputes following the release of annual data showing that all 24 provinces were affected in 2014, with hundreds of cases still unresolved.the call came at yesterday’s ...

The Ministry of information has banned The broadcast of all Khmer-language programs by foreign radio stations for The entire 31 days of The pre-election campaign period and on election day, July 28, warning that legal action will ensue if stations fail to comply. The ban, announced ...

The Organisation for The Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) wrapped up its investigation into chemical substances left behind by US bombing during The Vietnam War this weekend, according to government newswire AKP. ...

The Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia (BIDC), a subsidiary of The Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV), has been named as one of The five biggest banks In Cambodia after three years of operation BIDC general director Nguyen Van Hien said ...