The results of a Korean proficiency test for would-be migrant workers were released Wednesday, with more than 7,000 Cambodians qualifying as prospective laborers in South Korea’s agriculture, manufacturing and construction sectors, according to officials. ...

Two women were charged with extortion and placed in Kandal Provincial Prison on Wednesday for accepting $4,500 from the factory where they worked and had recently set up a union, a court official said. ...

Dozens of drought-hit farmers from two districts in Banteay Meanchey province scuffled on Saturday night after one group blocked a canal leading from a shared reservoir, preventing water from flowing to  the other community. ...

The Cambodian Rice Federation signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday to receive $450,000 in financial support from the government to increase Cambodia’s rice exports, according to a federation official. ...

New shipping agreements will soon be signed between companies in Cambodia and China that will see the Kingdom’s largest port continue its transformation into a regional hub, port officials say. ...

There are 11 China-funded road and bridge construction projects in 2015, of which 8 have been broken ground and put into official use, according to the state news agency (AKP). ...

Problems with employment, security and education continue to plague young people in Cambodia, the Youth Coalition for Unity and Development, along with Oxfam Cambodia, said on Sunday at an event commemorating the 16th International Youth Day. ...

Thirty labor unions and associations appealed to the Labor Ministry on Friday to redraft its planned Trade Union Law, which they say will suppress industrial action and facilitate union busting, despite significant concessions in the latest draft. ...

The Prey Lang Community Network yesterday reported uncovering more than 2,000 cases of forestry crime so far this year in Prey Lang forest, where they say corrupt elites are decimating protected reserves with impunity. ...

In the face of growing criticism and calls for a boycott of their services, Virak Buntham bus company has offered compensation to a customer who says he was robbed on a Siem Reap to Sihanoukville sleeper bus. ...

In the country’s current political climate, the term “culture of dialogue” is inescapable, whether because it is being used to resolve the issues of the day or allegedly being violated by the ruling or opposition party. ...

Police in the Cambodian province of Tbong Khmum have arrested two men for allegedly damaging a pillar that marks the border between the country and Vietnam, Vietnam Plus reported on Wednesday. ...

The provincial government in Koh Kong says authorities were within their rights to detain more than a dozen people and break up a demonstration over the arrest of three environmental activists. ...

A Rohingya refugee wants to go back to Burma—where his people are denied citizenship and subject to deadly pogroms by the Buddhist majority—rather than stay in Cambodia any longer, according to the Ministry of Interior. ...

The concession has been cancelled with or without a history of reductions in size. ...

Police have identified the owner of a Phnom Penh nightclub where five women were killed in a fire on Monday night but have yet to locate him, officials said Wednesday. ...

MVL Foundation Limited has allocated a $5 million grant for the development of education, the establishment of schools, and charity in Cambodia. ...

The United Nations has translated a key human rights’ document into the Tumpoun indigenous peoples’ language so they can understand their right to participate in the development of their community. ...

Anticipation of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike in March is putting developing economies on edge, a recent blog post by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated.   ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have appreciated and vowed to further boost their good bilateral cooperation, particularly in the defence sector. ...