Cambodia’s King Norodom sihamoni has come under criticism for not intervening in the country’s election crisis after he ordered parliament to be convened despite allegations of voter fraud and other irregularities that the opposition wants investigated. But some experts said the monarch has limited influence in ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 150 garment worker union representatives will defy a ban on public assemblies and mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of union leader Chea Vichea by marching from their office in Chamkar Mon district to the site of his murder at Wat Lanka on ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen’s ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) on Monday rejected an opposition proposal to revamp the country’s electoral body as they met for a third round of talks aimed at breaking a seven-month political deadlock following disputed polls. Opposition leader sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National ss='cambodia-color'>...

When he assumed leadership of Phnom Penh municipality in May 2013, Pa socheatvong vowed to be a governor who would get things done. His predecessor, Kep Chuktema, oversaw the filling in of Boeng Kak lake and the mass eviction of its residents. A similar scenario unfolded ss='cambodia-color'>...

Keeping ahead of Phnom Penh’s mounting piles of garbage has proved tough for Cintri since it was awarded sole rights in 2002 to keep the city clean. But a new plan harnessing global satellite positioning and digital mapping is offering the company a high-tech helping ss='cambodia-color'>...

Eighteen sacked drivers for the Phnom Penh sorya Transportation company protested in front of the company’s offices Friday morning calling for their reinstatement and a raise. The drivers say they were fired in mid- and late-April for leading strikes—in which they walked off with the keys ss='cambodia-color'>...

Camera traps have captured six individual banteng (Bos javanicus) in siem Reap Province, north-western Cambodia, in an area where the endangered wild cattle species was thought to be extinct. The banteng discovery in Cambodia’s north-west is significant, as few populations remain in the region due ss='cambodia-color'>...

The UN envoy concluded his six-day visit to Cambodia producing a concrete report, which reflects both the positive and negative aspects of human rights situation in the Kingdom. As for the post-election political impasse, Prof. surya P. subedi, the United Nations special Rapporteur on the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three Ministers from the Ministry of Urbanization and Construction, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment have met to jointly set out work-plan to manage state’s land and natural resources. The work-plan will be undertaken in line with the Government’s land policy introduced ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government collected USD 66. 4 million from taxation in January, up 14.5% from the Same period laSt year, according to a Statement releaSed by the Taxation department. In 2014, tax revenue haS been going up in all SectorS of which financial Service 27.6%, import-export SS='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS government on TueSday organized an intellectual property rightS (IPR) enforcement workShop for Some 50 Cambodian and Lao law enforcement officialS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The number of four-star generals in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) grew Thursday as 29 former lieutenant generals were promoted at a ceremony in Phnom Penh presided over by Defense Minister Tea Banh, who last month underlined the army’s role as defender of Prime ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 40 residents from Kratie province rallied on Monday in front of Wat Botum pagoda in order to present a petition to Prime Minister Hun sen over land disputes in their community. ss='cambodia-color'>...

South Korea on Monday Signed up to provide a grant aid of 21 million U.S. dollarS to Cambodia to Support four projectS for rural development, waterway improvement, health and the Stock market. Speaking after the Signing ceremony, Hor Namhong Said 8 million U.S. dollarS of SS='cambodia-color'>...

Residents of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak neighborhood lodged a formal complaint with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Monday, asking it to investigate 12 current and former government officials and senator Lao Meng Khin over the senator’s plans to sell land they say was stolen from ss='cambodia-color'>...

For as long as Cambodian rice farmers can remember, their product has had an unsavory reputation. Tough, dirty and unmilled, it was impossible to cook evenly, and even farmers traded it as pig feed in exchange for cash or better-quality rice from Vietnam or Thailand. Even ss='cambodia-color'>...

Rin Ren thought that her grandchildren had gone to study English with NGO Mith samlanh and would return to their home along the railroad in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak II commune by nightfall, just as they had done many times before. Instead, friends of the children ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government denials over the rumored development of the Buddhist Institute have reached the highest levels, with the prime minister penning a letter to the king to assure him the land is not for sale. In a letter addressed to King Norodom sihamoni dated October 6 and ss='cambodia-color'>...

One of CNRP Vice President Kem sokha’s personal assistants on Thursday said the deputy opposition leader “cannot lead anyone” after Mr. sokha ridiculed a phone call that she claims to have made warning him about a threat from the fledgling “Khmer for Khmer” reform group. Answering ss='cambodia-color'>...

The director of a Vietnamese company hoping to buy timber off a pair of land concessions has accused three local businessmen of cheating her out of $200,000 and asked Prime Minister Hun sen to investigate, according to a letter published by local media. ss='cambodia-color'>...