Three people were killed and two injured on Sunday evening as heavy storms struck Svay Rieng, Kampong Chhnang and Preah Sihanouk provinces, destroying dozens of homes. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s central bank is seeking to promote the use of the riel and wean the Kingdom’s economy off its dependence on the US dollar, a senior banking official said on Tuesday. Speaking at a luncheon organized by the British Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (BritCham), Chea lass='cambodia-color'>...

Researching Angkor’s complex underground irrigation system, the construction of a new tourist hospitality center, and the creation of a strategic plan to preserve the Kulen area were among the topics discussed at last week’s International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic lass='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition lawmaker Son Chhay is today expected to request Sok An, head of the Council of Ministers, to appear before the National Assembly to explain a recent directive forbidding public employees from dealing directly with lawmakers on corruption issues. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Following weeks of trips to disputed sites along the country’s border with Vietnam, the opposition CNRP issued an official statement on Thursday demanding that the government overhaul its border commission, cancel a 2005 border treaty and bring a case against Vietnam to international court. long a lass='cambodia-color'>...

The CNRP is now in possession of the constitutionally mandated map of the Cambodia-Vietnam border and will soon start using it with GPS technology to confirm whether border posts have been correctly placed along the 1,228-km frontier, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Sunday. CNRP lawmakers have lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia National Rescue Party reportedly raised nearly $35,000 in one day of fundraising to finance what party chief Sam Rainsy affirmed over the weekend will be an objective TV station, which will deal with issues such as border disputes, corruption and land grabs. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Commercial biogas plants will be installed across the Kingdom to provide electricity to rural areas that are off the national grid, as government and development agencies look to reach the 38 per cent of villages with no power supply. lass='cambodia-color'>...

One person was killed and dozens of homes damaged on Sunday evening in storms in Svay Rieng province, police said yesterday. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Lawmakers yesterday passed a rent controL Law for Low-income earners and students, prohibiting LandLords from increasing rent for two years once a contract is signed and aLLowing tenants to scrap a Lease agreement without notice. The Law, which saiLed through the NationaL AssembLy with 102 of Lass='cambodia-coLor'>...

The UN plans to devote resources to improving the sexual and reproductive health of young women working in garment factories. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced it will recruit 2,400 computer-trained staff to oversee electronic voter registration, due to be launched early next year across more than 1,600 communes. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The so-called “culture of dialogue” has seen the Kingdom’s two major political parties cooperating on a number of longstanding political issues, but critics of the new detente continue to warn that it could end up being a trap for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee will submit draft sub-decrees to the government this week that would establish three new departments within the commission to manage public relations, voter lists and procurement. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Echoing remarks by Prime Minister Hun Sen last week, Minister of Defence Tea Banh called on the military yesterday to be ready to suppress any attempt at a “colour revolution”, telling soldiers that agitators were fomenting such a revolution at that very moment.  lass='cambodia-color'>...

On the heels of a string of prison sentences for opposition activists involved in anti-government protests in July of last year, Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered authorities to arrest more demonstrators allegedly involved in the “insurrection”, singling out but not naming seven Cambodia National lass='cambodia-color'>...

Foreign funding for HIV/AIDs programs took a sharp dive last year, as a lower rate of HIV infection among the general population led donors to declare victory over the disease. But the disease remains a threat, experts say. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Permanent Representative to ASEAN, Norng Sakal, presented his letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN,  le luong Minh, at a ceremony held at the ASEAN Secretariat today, according to a press release of ASEAN’s Secretariat. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Preah Sihanouk provincial officials yesterday clashed with a group of villagers armed with sticks and machetes as the officials were trying to dismantle illegally built homes in the Ream National Park. According to a provincial police report, the clash took place inside the protected area lass='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said reforms to the education curriculum is aimed at raising its standards and quality to compete with countries in the region that exhibited better academic performance. In a lecture to trainee teachers at the National Institute lass='cambodia-color'>...