The fledgling Grassroots Democracy Party appealed yesterday to the predecessors of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party to contest this year’s upcoming elections in a bid to dilute the ruling party’s vote share – an offer they quickly turned down. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Yim Vivatey has cast his ballot at the same polling station in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district since 2003. He has never moved and has been assigned to the same polling station number each time—351. But when the wiry 35-year-old tried looking up his name on ss='cambodia-color'>...

The younger sister of Prime Minister Hun sen is the owner of a private security firm that has been hired to protect the sL Garment Factory from its workers, who have been on strike for more than three months, officials at the firm said Wednesday. Hun ss='cambodia-color'>...

Resentment is still simmering toward Cambodia for its handling of the contentions south China sea issue last year, which fractured the unity of Asean, analysts from around the region said Thursday. During the first day of a two-day regional conference in Phnom Penh organized by the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian and international rights groups have renewed their calls for the release of Phnom Penh housing rights campaigner campaigner Yorm Bopha one year after her arrest, urging the public and national leaders not to forget her during the country’s current political deadlock. Global watchdog Amnesty International ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh’s National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) has dropped to its lowest level of the year, with only 10 units in stock and doctors relying heavily on patients’ family members and friends to donate in emergency situations, health officials said Thursday. NBTC Director Dr. Hok Kim ss='cambodia-color'>...

As hundreds of riot police conducted protest suppression drills in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Monday morning, Prime Minister Hun sen’s mansion in the center of the city was the focal point of a demonstration by some 2,000 garment factory workers. Municipal police, along with 16 ss='cambodia-color'>...

China on Thursday donated one million U.s. dollars to Cambodia for the relief of the flood- affected people. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo handed over the cash donation to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen at the Peace Palace in the Cambodian capital. Bu, on behalf of ss='cambodia-color'>...

His party is reeling from its worst-ever election result. His political opponents have grown bold and vocal. His people are protesting on the streets. so why is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen smiling? The long-ruling autocrat emerged beaming from lengthy closed-door meetings this week with his ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun sen has called on a U.N. special envoy to press the country’s opposition to rejoin parliament and negotiate an end to the country’s political stalemate since disputed July elections, an official said Wednesday. Hun sen met with U.N. special envoy for human ss='cambodia-color'>...

Security forceS in the Cambodian capital violently diSperSed Labor Day demonStratorS gathered near the city&rSquo;S Freedom Park ThurSday, injuring at leaSt five people, including byStanderS, according to eyewitneSSeS and rightS groupS. They took the action after oppoSition Cambodia National ReScue Party (CNRP) leaderS finiShed Speaking to SS='cambodia-color'>...

Malaysia and Cambodia pledged to promote diplomatic relations, trade and investment in Cambodia. Trade between the both countries increased up to UsD 168.72 (154%) in 2009 to UsD 428.83 in 2013. Cambodia and Malaysia have cherished good relations on trade and investment. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A development firm owned by CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin and accuSed of illegally evicting thouSandS of familieS from central Phnom Penh recently Sold a Small piece of itS project area for $14.9 million to a company with tieS to one of Prime MiniSter Hun SS='cambodia-color'>...

In the predawn hours of May 6, a flatbed truck packed with lengths of illegally logged timber sped past a checkpoint in Ratanakkiri province, knocking aside a police car and racing off. Police later tracked down the truck to a house in Banlung City. In the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun sen and opposition leader sam Rainsy have agreed on procedures for appointing new members to the country’s electoral body during their first talks in seven months aimed at breaking a political deadlock following disputed polls last year, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Phnom Penh court on Thursday agreed to a prosecution request to consider filing more serious charges against a U.s.-based Cambodia dissident sourn serey Ratha accused of instigating an armed revolt against Prime Minister Hun sen. sourn serey Ratha, who leads the Khmer People Power Movement ss='cambodia-color'>...

Candidates to lead key parliamentary commissions in an indication that voting in the legislature may not be tied to a deal to end a year-long political deadlock. Wednesday’s session of the National Assembly, or parliament, saw 31 lawmakers from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ss='cambodia-color'>...

People near the Phnom Penh International Airport in Kakap commune in Por Senchey diStrict Sought help from Prime MiniSter Hun Sen on Monday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Nine nongovernmental organizations on Wednesday slammed Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties for considering measures that would ban them from giving interviews or making statements deemed “insulting” to political parties during election periods, saying the restrictions would violate free speech. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday threatened to overturn reforms to the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) if the opposition refuses to accept his nomination of the head of a local election watchdog as a ninth, “neutral” member to the electoral body, based on ss='cambodia-color'>...