<p>Following more than two weeks of protests in front of their shuttered factory in por Senchey district, more than 500 workers from Win Shingtex (Cambodia) Co. Ltd tried to march yesterday to the Ministry of Labor, the Council of Ministers and prime Minister Hun Sen’s ...p>

<p>Dam Chan handed over the food in exchange for riel as she described hearing the loud bangs of dynamite in the distance. The 55-year-old has farmed and sold food in preah Rumkel commune her entire life and is concerned about the future of her home ...p>

<p>The roar of engines from tourist buses and cars drowns out the nearby sounds of crickets and flowing water as 39-year-old souvenir seller Touy Samoeurn spoke about the situation plaguing her. Ms. Samoeurn has spent more than 10 years calling Kulen Mountain home, residing in ...p>

<p>The number of Cambodian women now thought to be caught in Saudi Arabia’s sex industry after being trafficked in the past year has risen to more than 20, officials said on Wednesday.&nbsp;However, the government remained tight-lipped about its efforts to rescue the women, while two ...p>

<p>Following an unusually high number of drownings in coastal areas in the past month, the Ministry of Tourism has instructed the tourism departments in coastal provinces to continue to collaborate with relevant authorities to ensure safety, public order and cleanliness.&nbsp;A statement released by Minister of ...p>

<p>About 40,000 Battambang rice-farming families already suffering steep losses from a severe drought are at risk of seeing their crops wiped out entirely by devastating floods as late seasonal rains start to kick in. A drought that meteorologists have blamed on the tail-end of an ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened legal action against anyone who touted claims of irregularities in the voter lists during the 2013 election, telling reporters yesterday that if this year’s round of voter registration finishes and the final tally of voters compiled is similar to ...p>

<p>About 200 people representing 540 families from the prek Takong 1 and Kva communities in the capital’s Meanchey and Dangkao districts gathered in front of the Land Management Ministry for the fourth time yesterday, asking to receive titles from land cut from the ING City ...p>

<p>The government of India announced yesterday that it will give $50,000 to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC), the tribunal tasked with the prosecution of the country’s former Khmer Rouge commanders.&nbsp;“On behalf of the ECCC we would like to express our gratitude ...p>

<p>Falling demand for land in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet City has ensured that land prices have remained stable in the first eight months of the year, according to industry insiders.&nbsp;Relatively stable property sales and a few industrial development projects have helped to ensure that land ...p>

<p>At the unveiling of the new Japanese-owned Sunrise Hospital in phnom penh, prime Minister Hun Sen said that such tourist-focused medical facilities would boost confidence in visitors and investors to Cambodia.&nbsp;Mr. Hun Sen described the $35 million hospital in Chrouy Changvar district, which on its ...p>

<p>prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday responded to calls from acting opposition leader Kem Sokha for Cambodia’s “political family” to unite for the upcoming pchum Ben festival, saying he would observe a “ceasefire” amid the escalating war of words between himself and the opposition.&nbsp;Speaking at a ...p>

<p>The government plans to create “cheque de vacances” or holiday vouchers by 2017 to encourage middle-income Cambodians to travel within the country, according to an official from the Ministry of Tourism yesterday.&nbsp;Chhay Khunlong, deputy director-general of tourism at the ministry, said holiday vouchers will enable ...p>

<p>phnom penh Municipal Court has rejected an appeal from an opposition senator to be released from trial detention on bail. At least 10 other activists and supporters of the Rescue party have been similarly arrested, charged and detained in recent months, as the two sides ...p>

<p>The fate of 70 million people rests on what happens to the Mekong river. With world leaders meeting in paris next week for crucial UN climate talks, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway – a place that encapsulates some of the dilemmas they ...p>

<p>As soon as the clock struck seven in the morning, a commotion broke out in front of an old, yellow building inside the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital.&nbsp;More than 40 people flocked to the main metal door separating them from the waiting area and consultation rooms. Some ...p>

<p>Cambodia lost 10 percent of its gross domestic product (GDp) last year to the negative effect of climate change, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).&nbsp;In announcing a $96 million package to help the Kingdom cope with the loss of livelihoods and income due to ...p>

<p>Minister of Foreign Affairs prak Sokhon on Tuesday met with US Ambassador William Heidt to discuss a pair of upcoming meetings of mutual interest: the ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit (EAS). The events will be held in Laos on September 3-8, and will ...p>

<p>Cambodia is looking to secure its first commercial contract for the export of swiftlet nests to China, but must first demonstrate compliance with the Asian giant’s hygiene protocols, a government official has said.&nbsp;Hean Vanhan, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Agriculture, said swiftlet nests, ...p>

<p>The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s general taxation department plan to jointly operate an online business tax registration system in a bid to strengthen tax collection in the country and root out corruption.&nbsp;Sok Sopheak, under-secretary of state of the Ministry ...p>