UN envoy on Thursday said that the political compromise is the only way to end the political deadlock in Cambodia, asking political parties to return to negotiation table to normalize the situation. speaking at a news conference, surya subedi, UN special Rapporteur on situation of Human ss='cambodia-color'>...

When talking about fine clay pottery in Cambodia, one always thinks of pottery products made in Kampong Chhnang province. The province, located some 91 kilometers north of the country’s capital Phnom Penh, is well known for its clay pottery. The name of the province “Kampong Chhnang” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The total number of serious and minor crimes in Cambodia increased by 1 percent, or 27 cases, in 2013 compared to the previous year, while Phnom Penh’s crime rate rose by 62 percent, a report released by the Interior Ministry on Tuesday says—laying the blame ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen on Thursday said that Cambodia’s economy remains strong with an expected growth of 7 percent this year. Hun sen made the comments during the 2014 Cambodia Outlook Conference on “Cambodia the next five years – Reforms and Competitiveness in Integration Region. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Auditors from the Coca-Cola Company visited Oddar Meanchey province on Friday to investigate allegations of land grabbing against sugar plantations that supply the global drinks giant, but called off a community meeting because of a heavy police presence, an NGO said sunday. Chun Bora of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Following a visit by representatives of the Chinese company planning to build a controversial 108-MW hydropower dam in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley, local officials and residents say they fear that construction on the project, which will require the evacuation of an estimated 1,500 villagers, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The freedom of the press and expression in Cambodia becomes worse this year, according the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC). ss='cambodia-color'>...

A 19-month-old girl critically injured when her mother was stabbed to death in their Phnom Penh home last month has died in a Bangkok hospital, a Dutch Embassy official confirmed Thursday. “I can confirm this,” said an official at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangkok, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers in Mondolkiri province have found a pair of rusty barrels believed to date back to the early 1970s and which officials suspect hold chemicals the U.s. used in its war against the Viet Cong to defoliate trees and eliminate cover. The officials said they did ss='cambodia-color'>...

Just after sunrise in the slums surrounding the stung Meanchey dump, Lak Han, 45, sits in the dirt outside his home methodically chopping up a large pile of rodents. For many years, like hundreds of others at the dumpsite, Mr. Han made a paltry living collecting ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 160 villagers from Kratie province’s snuol district were blocked Friday from marching on Prime Minister Hun sen’s house to call for intervention in their ongoing land dispute. More than 20 Meanchey district security guards met the group at the gates of samakki Raingsey pagoda, where ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers from Koh Kong province have descended on the capital, ready to petition Prime Minister Hun sen and the government today to intervene in their long-running land dispute with prominent businessman Heng Huy. Phav Nhoeung, a representative of 15 families in sre Ambel district’s Chi Khor ss='cambodia-color'>...

Tycoon Try Pheap has collected an estimated 1,500 cubic metres of timber from Forestry Administration offices since the government in July issued his companies permission to confiscate “waste wood” from their offices and from the Ministry of Environment, according to preliminary government figures obtained by ss='cambodia-color'>...

The wife of slain journalist Taing Try filed a complaint with the Kratie Provincial Court on Tuesday urging judicial officials to bring charges against two more men, including a local military police chief, for her husband’s murder on sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Pailin province’s ex-governor and provincial council president Y Chhien yesterday denied corruption allegations against him, describing the claims as politically motivated. The two opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members on the nine-seat provincial council accused Chhien in mid-October of misusing $400,000 in state funds and exploiting ss='cambodia-color'>...

A senior CPP official on Monday night outlined the ruling party’s stance in its stalled negotiations with the opposition CNRP on the creation of the new bipartisan election commission. The CPP is insisting that NEC members not be allowed to hold foreign passports and that ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly’s banking and finance commission met Monday to discuss the proposed $3.8-billion budget for 2015, with lawmakers from both parliamentary parties agreeing that more specific details are needed before they can evaluate the plan, according to the commission’s deputy chairman, son Chhay. Mr. Chhay, ss='cambodia-color'>...

CNRP spokesman Yim sovann said Thursday that a group of businessmen close to the opposition has successfully registered a company with the Ministry of Commerce that will hold the television license promised to the party. Mr. sovann said that the CNRP received notice in the past ss='cambodia-color'>...

Six police officerS in Tbong Khmum province who opened fire during a raid on an illegal cockfight that left a man dead were SuSpended from duty WedneSday, according to a provincial police official. Chhay Oeun, 25, waS Shot dead on November 25 after being hit in SS='cambodia-color'>...

The wife of slain businessman Eng Meng Cheu, Tang Kim Chheng, has barely been involved in the investigation of her husband’s murder, despite police having charged multiple suspects, she said in an interview yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...