<p>As the country enters its first campaign period since the CNRp nearly upset the ruling party in 2013, the opposition party believes momentum is on its side. The researchers found that in the three communes they visited, the ruling party was deeply intertwined with the ...p>

<p>In a tributary in phnom penh’s phum prek Toal district that flows into Boeng Tompun, a mountain of plastic, garbage and waste has built up to the point where it stifles the water from flowing. Embattled residents who live next to the pile of waste ...p>

<p>Addressing the delegates, Chea Serey, director general of National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), stressed the role and importance of digital finance initiatives in broadening financial inclusion. She said digital finance could be a “game changer” for Cambodia’s nascent financial sector as it enables financial service ...p>

<p>In popel commune, Takeo province, some seven commune councilors from the ruling Cambodian people’s party are going to vote in the Senate election, which will take place on February 25.&nbsp;The election will take place without the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue party, which gained more ...p>

<p>The killing of three conservationists patrolling Cambodia’s biggest carbon credit project exposes the nearly insurmountable conflicts of interest plaguing schemes in which huge corporations such as Disney and Virgin Atlantic have invested millions of dollars, observers say.&nbsp;Military police Officer Sek Wathana, Environment Ministry Ranger Teurn ...p>

<p>On the orders of prime Minister Hun Sen, Koh Kong provincial authorities on Friday inspected a section of protected mangrove forest that in December was discovered to have been filled in with sand and illegally sold, with the consent of local authorities, to tycoon Chea ...p>

<p>The Labour Ministry has created a technical working group to study and investigate what causes fainting in an attempt to reduce episodes of fainting at factories nationwide.&nbsp;Labour Minister Ith Samheng, who is also chairman of the National Committee for Health and Work Safety, said the ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Cults and Religion has said it will consider lodging a complaint against activist monk But Buntenh following his remarks that Cambodians, including the King, drink contaminated water. Cambodian Youth party president pich Sros, who initially had said he was thinking about lodging ...p>

<p>Cambodia is preparing to construct the longest wooden boat to break a world record currently held by China by making a boat about 85 metres long that can hold nearly 200 people. Sar Sokha, vice president of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, said ...p>

<p>Cambodia and Thailand are due to open an international checkpoint bordering Battambang province and Sa Kaeo province to facilitate the flow of goods across the border at the end of this month.&nbsp;Nguon Ratanak, Battambang provincial governor, and porn poth penpas, Sa Kaeo provincial governor, held ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s three-year reign as holder of the World’s Best Rice Award came to an end last year, but the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) is confident it will regain the title at next month’s ceremony in Thailand.&nbsp;CRF Secretary-General Moul Sarith told Khmer Times yesterday that they ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology warned on Saturday of potential flooding from the remnants of tropical storm Haima, which killed at least 13 people in the philippines and battered southeast China last week.&nbsp;Water Resources Minister Lim Kean Hor told the public and authorities ...p>

<p>Acting opposition leader Kem Sokha has promised to use his new dialogue with prime Minister Hun Sen to push for migrant workers to get a vote in the 2018 national elections.&nbsp;Celebrating Human Rights Day on Saturday at the CNRp headquarters, Mr. Sokha spoke to supporters ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s milled rice exports only grew by a dismal 0.7 percent last year compared with 2015 and this was the lowest since 2014, according to government figures released yesterday.&nbsp;“Last year Cambodia only exported 542,144 tons of milled rice and the lowest exports were in the ...p>

<p>“The Cpp encourages all companies, owners of factories to give workers and their staff, particularly those registered to vote in the commune elections, appropriate time off so that they may have a chance to cast their votes,” a letter from the ruling party says.&nbsp;The Cpp ...p>

<p>The Human Rights party closed yesterday of its own accord, officially removing itself from any conversation about potential challengers to the ruling party in the absence of the CNRp.&nbsp;The move was met with mixed responses yesterday – with some lamenting the loss of a “back-up” ...p>

<p>plans for a railway line connecting Bavet city in Svay Rieng province to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city were revealed this week by the Minister of Transport.&nbsp;During a meeting with Nguyen Nhat, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Cambodian Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said both governments ...p>

<p>The National Assembly unanimously passed amendments to the Constitution and Criminal Code Wednesday that will impose restrictions on political rights and make it illegal to disrespect the King – changes that observers called a “disaster” for civil liberties in the Kingdom.&nbsp;In a full plenary session, ...p>

<p>The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union yesterday adopted a set of conclusions condemning “recent worrying political developments and the continuing deterioration of democracy” in Cambodia, though some politicians expressed regret about a missed opportunity to take concrete measures.&nbsp;The conclusions, passed by the European ...p>

<p>preah Sihanouk provincial authorities and relevant departments have asked businesses and tour operators in Sihanoukville to enhance the city’s beauty and prevent sewage from flowing into the sea, while warning of administrative measures for those failing to comply.&nbsp;A notice concerning order at Ochheuteal Beach was ...p>