<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>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>

<p>At least 30 people have been killed or disabled by unexploded ordnance (UXO) this year, a 76 per cent increase on the same period last year. The incidents happened during the grabbing of forest land, illegal wildlife hunting, unauthorised logging and attempted UXO disposal. “From ...p>

<p>Amid a dry spell that has led to power cuts across the Kingdom, Electricite du Cambodge announced last week that a 60-megawatt solar power park in Kampong Speu province will start generating power next month, roughly four months ahead of schedule. The solar farm will ...p>

<p>The Minister of Industry and Handicraft will hold a meeting with the Kingdom’s salt community in Kep and Kampot provinces next week to discuss the industry’s challenges, ministry spokesman Oum Sotha said. The meeting comes after the Kingdom’s sole salt industry community, Salt producers Community ...p>

<p>Soldiers and police officials were granted 500 houses on Tuesday by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban planning and Construction and Stung Treng authorities on land allocated for social land concessions. The houses on land in Stung Treng province’s Sre Sambor and prek Meas communes ...p>

<p>The government plans to spend approximately $200 million on increasing the capacity of water treatment plants and organising sewage systems in preah Sihanouk province to prevent wastewater from flowing into the sea and protect the environment. Finance Minister Aun pornmoniroth and Transport Minister Sun Chanthol ...p>

<p>Cambodian&nbsp;authorities should immediately end the harassment of former opposition party members and their supporters, Human Rights Watch said today. European Union officials arriving in Cambodia on June 3, 2019 to&nbsp;review&nbsp;the Cambodian government’s rights record in connection with the Everything but Arms (EBA) trade privileges should ...p>

<p>No Chinese goods have been found to be exported from Cambodia to the US to avoid US-imposed tariffs on China, a Ministry of Commerce statement said on Sunday. US embassy spokesman Arend Zwartjes previously told The post on Thursday that the US Department of Homeland ...p>

<p>The government has unveiled plans to develop a new town in the Bokor Mountain area, an inter-ministerial meeting last Friday said. Minister of Land Management, Urban planning and Construction Chea Sophara led the meeting to develop a master plan for the development project, located in ...p>

<p>The government is to act against illegal construction sites nationwide by cutting off their electricity and water and halting the supply of materials. The measures come as the latest move against unlicensed projects after 28 people were killed and 26 injured following the collapse on ...p>

<p>Officials from the public Works and Transport Ministry and the preah Sihanouk provincial Administration are studying how to jointly address damaged infrastructure and have decided to first tackle water and road problems.&nbsp;In May, an inter-ministerial committee made up of officials from various ministries agreed to ...p>

<p>Two Vietnamese nationals and a Cambodian were sent to Mondulkiri provincial Court on Wednesday for their involvement in forestry crimes. Mondulkiri provincial Military police commander Hem Bonarel told The post on Wednesday the trio was arrested on Tuesday in Banlung town. He declined to provide ...p>

<p>Deaths due to natural disasters in the first eight months of the year were down 88 per cent on the same period last year, data from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) obtained by The post on Monday showed. Natural disasters killed 87 people ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday announced the creation of a foundation to raise money to support the country’s five Kantha Bopha children’s hospitals in phnom penh and Siem Reap. Hun Sen also said tycoon Kith Meng had donated property valued at $8 million that ...p>

<p>The upcoming national election on July 29 will take place as scheduled despite no officials from civil society being registered to monitor the process, a senior Cpp official said yesterday. Sok Eysan, spokesman for the ruling Cpp, said that the national election was approaching and ...p>

<p>Around 300 people representing hundreds of families in Koh Kong province, who were evicted from their homes to make way for a sugar company owned by businessman and Cpp Senator Ly Yong phat, blocked the road that leads to the Ministry of Land Management on ...p>