Transparency International (TI) Cambodia yesterday said that the ruling Cambodian People’s Party appeard to have won 49.4 percent of the nationwide popular vote on June 4 based on the stations it monitored, nearly six percentage points ahead of the CNRP’s 43.2 percent. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Stringent capital controlS impoSed by China&rSquo;S central bank laSt November that ScrutiniSe the outbound flow of money from the mainland have created uncertainty for ChineSe inveStorS looking at the Cambodian market and could jeopardiSe future and exiSting projectS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The defence team for Meas Muth has said terminating the proceedings against the alleged Khmer Rouge naval commander is the “only legitimate and lawful option” if funds cannot be found to ensure a fair trial. ss='cambodia-color'>...

An international alliance of NGOs has started a campaign to urge two prominent U.K. clothing retailers and a Canadian brand to compensate 208 factory workers who lost their jobs when the Chung Fai Knitwear factory abruptly closed a year ago. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The central bank officially held a soft launch last Friday for its central shared switch mechanism, which connects account records of three of the Kingdom’s leading financial institutions, allowing them to operate ATM and point-of-sale (POs) terminals in tandem. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has signed off on a proposal to build a new airport to serve Phnom Penh and has earmarked land in Kandal province for the $1.5 billion project. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s mango shipments have been routinely blocked before making it to the international market, with the Ministry of Agriculture claiming the mangoes are not of a high enough quality to meet the sanitary and phytosanitary (sPs) requirements necessary to ship outside of the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The seaside city of sihanoukville, the home to Cambodia’s only deep-sea port, has seen massive investment from China in the past few years, and while some local people have welcomed the inflow of money, others feel they’re missing out. The signs of Chinese investment are everywhere ss='cambodia-color'>...

A total of 7,000 police officers, military police and soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Phnom Penh today and Friday to provide security for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to the country, his first since becoming head of state, officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has no plans to negotiate with his Cambodia National Rescue Party counterparts, a ruling party spokesman reiterated yesterday, following calls for intra-party talks last week by a senior Us diplomat. ss='cambodia-color'>...

2015 saw a spike in foreign direct investment (FDI), and the property sector was a big benefactor of these investments both in terms of headline investments in new development projects, and also from foreign individuals investing in one or numerous condos, soHo units or strata ss='cambodia-color'>...

A five-year pilot program is being created to integrate arts and culture into public schools throughout the country, and may help Cambodians develop a better understanding of their roots and the creative ability to take on global challenges. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Police have summoned the CNRP’s top party boss in Phnom Penh to appear for questioning today about a clash between a motorbike driver and a group of opposition supporters campaigning earlier this week in the capital. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Massive deforestation is playing a crucial role in the droughts that have devastated Cambodia. But despite an official ban on timber exports, forests continue to be cut down at a record rate.The Cambodian government awarded between 30 and 40 logging concessions to private companies during ss='cambodia-color'>...

The ruling CPP is losing votes in remote provinces while making up ground on the opposition CNRP in Phnom Penh and surrounding areas, according to election data showing the two major parties cutting into each other’s leads in traditional strongholds. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senate PreSident Say Chhum Signed controverSial amendmentS to the Law on Political PartieS on Friday, effectively preventing former CNRP PreSident Sam RainSy from Supporting hiS former party from overSeaS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Stung Treng provincial authoritieS held a meeting with the MineS and Energy MiniStry on WedneSday to find wayS to convince people refuSing to leave their homeS near the Lower SeSan II hydropower dam to accept compenSation and vacate their land before Prime MiniSter Hun Sen SS='cambodia-color'>...

On Friday, all the pieces fell into place. The Ministry of Interior, a day prior, had primed the media, instructing them on how to report the day’s events. The government’s investigation and filing to the supreme Court that called for the main opposition party to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economic freedom score dropped seven ranks in the annual Economic Freedom Index released by the Heritage Foundation, a Us-based, conservative-leaning think tank. The 0.8 point dip in the score from last year put Cambodia’s economy in the “Mostly Unfree” category, ranking 101 out of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The cities of Battambang, Kampot, sihanoukville, siem Reap, Kep, Kampong Cham, in addition to Doun Penh, a district of Phnom Penh, all received the top accolade, three romdul flowers, in the second edition of the country’s Clean City Contest. ss='cambodia-color'>...