Members of new National Election Committee (NEC) have elected Hang Puthea, the ninth member of the independent election body, as the spokesman who will start his position from Thursday. ...

The number of tourists visiting the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, known as the Killing Fields, is estimated to be rising markedly in the first four months of 2015 compared to the same period last year, an official said. ...

Sitting with downcast eyes and the rough hands of hard labor, Thin Seangly stands as a warning for thousands of other impoverished Cambodians who want to seek better jobs and wages overseas. ...

Thirteen months after Cambodia’s largest ever haul of ivory was seized at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, the chief of customs on Wednesday appeared before the provincial court to answer questions about the case for the first time. ...

A lawyer for prominent rights advocate Ny Chakrya on Wednesday confirmed that she had received a lawsuit against her client from a pair of court officials in Siem Reap province who accuse him of defamation and other crimes. ...

A small group of women technologists made the semi-final round of a global entrepreneurship competition recently, after designing a mobile app that could help farmers get better prices for their goods. ...

Three Thai banks have joined IFC’s $65 million syndication loan to a Cambodian microfinance institution to boost the access to funding of micro, small, and medium rural and agricultural enterprises, most of which are owned by women.  ...

After flooding in May left much of the US state of Texas underwater, auto industry insiders are warning that water-damaged vehicles from the US could start appearing in Cambodian gray market auto dealerships, disguised to look new. ...

A British national and convicted pedophile, who served about three quarters of his two-year sentence for child sex abuse, will be deported to the U.K. by the end of the week, an immigration official said Sunday. ...

Protected areas and other biodiversity hotspots across Southeast Asia are increasingly under threat from expanding rubber plantations, with Cambodia at risk of losing more ecologically important land than any of its neighbours, a recent study reports. ...

A defrocked monk arrested in Phnom Penh earlier this month for the alleged possession of weapons, fake documents and crystal methamphetamine told the municipal court Wednesday that he and a fellow defendant never possessed any of the contraband. ...

Khemara Phoumint City deputy governor Pen Bunchhouy on Tuesday issued a letter to a group of protesters demanding that they vacate the area in front of the Koh Kong Provincial Court by Wednesday, threatening “action” if they refused. ...

As part of the country’s largest ever elephant survey, 1,300 dung samples have been collected in Mondolkiri province in an effort to ascertain how many of the pachyderms remain in the province and where they live. ...

The United Kingdom has become the 11th Dialogue Partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ...

His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, has extended his congratulations to the People’s Republic of China on its 72nd founding anniversary. ...

The Immigration Department is in the midst of drafting guidelines and procedures on the deportation of foreigners. ...

The US Ambassador to Cambodia says the government has a lot of challenges to address as chair of ASEAN but can show strong leadership on sustainable development in the region. ...

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Cambodia by air increased remarkably in 2022 after the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions, the Ministry of Tourism has said.​​ ...

Crypto exchange Binance has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC), according to a June 30 announcement. ...

Small and medium enterprises (SME) contribute 98 percent of all businesses in Cambodian and contribute about 58 percent of the kingdom’s GDP. ...