<p>Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) on Monday released the code of conduct for national and international observers in the forthcoming national election. “The code of conduct of electoral observers aims to set out important measures for non-governmental organizations, associations, and electoral observers to fulfill their ...p>

<p>Chong phlas commune, Mondulkiri province – As officials from the Mines and Environment ministries continue their compliance push here, villagers from the Chong phlas Gold Mining Community have fled or withdrawn into their homes, too scared to continue their work for fear of being blamed ...p>

<p>Nearly 500 homes were damaged and a father and son injured during severe winds and heavy rains in Kampong Cham province’s Batheay district on Saturday. Duong Nha, Batheay district deputy police chief, said the storm damaged 496 homes in San Dek and Trorp communes. Of ...p>

<p>police said on Tuesday that they will pick up members of a Facebook group involved in the “Clean Fingers Campaign” that promotes a boycott of next month’s national elections. However, police merely planned to “educate” the group for now, but warned that if the group ...p>

<p>The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Thursday announced it has approved four projects so far in June, amounting to $1.9 billion. CDC posted in its Facebook page that since the beginning of the month it has issued final registration certificates for four ...p>

<p>The Chong phlas Gold Mining Community, where more than 800 families mine on 43 hectares of land in Mondolkiri, has been shuttered, leaving dozens without jobs.&nbsp;Officials with the Environment and Mines Ministries descended upon the community in the wake of 13 people dying in Kratie ...p>

<p>Global Witness has called on the United States to impose sanctions against four Cambodian tycoons for their alleged roles in the demise of Cambodian democracy and for human rights abuses. Its allegations, in a report on Friday, were brushed off by a ruling Cpp spokesman ...p>

<p>Residents here yesterday expressed concern about the lack of energy during the count process for Sunday’s national election. Many in Kampong Siem district’s Koh Mit commune said that they felt indifferent, even as the National Election Committee said that the voter turnout rate in the ...p>

<p>At least 18 people in the Kingdom have died and more than 40,000 families impacted by the Mekong River flooding this season, National Committee for Natural Disaster spokesman Keo Vy, told The post on Monday. He said floodwaters in the five riverside provinces of Tbong ...p>

<p>Construction of the Kingdom’s first-ever highway, stretching 190 kilometres to connect phnom penh and Sihanoukville, was confirmed to start in November. The highway will begin in phnom penh’s Chaom Chao area, starting at street Tom Nop Kop Srov, which links national roads 4 and 5, ...p>

<p>Authorities are facing mounting pressure to safeguard the Samlot protected Area, where villagers and wealthy land-grabbers continue to trespass to start orchards and claim ownership of the plots. The area, which straddles Battambang and pailin provinces, is jointly protected by the Ministry of Environment and ...p>

<p>The first round of a tripartite meeting to negotiate a new minimum wage for garment and footwear workers ended in a deadlock on Monday. Trade unions, employers, and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training officials tried to hammer out a new wage scheme for ...p>

<p>A senior Labour Ministry official said a withdrawal of the preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) trade agreement with the EU would not hurt the Kingdom’s economy. Ministry spokesman Heng Suor said the government had prepared plans in the event of an EBA withdrawal. However, he ...p>

<p>The Defence Ministry has announced that the United Nations has ranked Cambodia 29th among 122 countries that have sent peacekeeping forces to conflict areas around the world. Last year, the UN ranked Cambodia as 32nd for the most troops sent abroad. Cambodia also ranked 17th ...p>

<p>A woman fainted on Wednesday following a confrontation with police while she and 800 other protesters were marching to prime Minister Hun Sen’s residence in the capital to deliver a petition. The protesters were among 1,642 families who have been locked in a long-running land ...p>

<p>Hun Manith, the son of prime Minister Hun Sen, has been “promoted” as a board member and adviser of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) – a position equal to a cabinet minister. A royal decree, signed by the King on November 2 and obtained ...p>

<p>The value of volunteering work is underestimated by Cambodia’s youth, according to Sean Borat, secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS). More than 33 per cent of Cambodians are aged between 15 and 30 years old. However, only a small ...p>

<p>Some 10 environmental activists from phnom penh universities have urged preah Sihanouk provincial authorities to restore the part of prek Treng beach which a private company filled in September, while the governor claimed the firm had already been ordered to do so. The activists warned ...p>

<p>Following an announcement by prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday that sub-national administrations will soon be streamlined, a government spokesman told The post that the measure will improve efficiency and effectiveness in governance at a local level.&nbsp;Government spokesman phay Siphan said on Sunday that the ...p>

<p>The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday outlined the four core foreign policy values that Cambodia is focusing on in the current global context. Deputy prime Minister prak Sokhonn was talking to some 1,200 university students at the National Institute of Education ...p>