The leader of an organisation of monks from Kampuchea Krom, The part of souThern Vietnam that once belonged to The Khmer Empire, accused security officials at The recent crackdowns at Freedom Park and last Thursday’s garment protest of singling out Kampuchea Krom monks for arrest ...

The German government on Wednesday signed up to provide 64 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia for two-year projects in health, rural development, governance reform, and education. According to a press release after The signing ceremony, 27 million U.S. dollars would be allocated to health, 26.5 ...

Born with cerebral palsy, 5-year-old Chhen Sivong has trouble walking, standing and raising his arms, but he also struggles with an even more fundamental motor skill: swallowing. Around the time he turned one, the little boy began having problems eating solid food, which upset both Sivong ...

Those living along the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers were warned Sunday by the Ministry of Water Resources to exercise caution in the coming days as a tropical depression is expected to lead to flooding. Typhoon Rammasun has killed more than 100 people in ...

The Cambodian Red Cross, which bills itself as The country’s largest humanitarian organization, is building a six-story luxury hotel in Preah Vihear City. Government officials said Tuesday that The hotel would be used to generate revenue for The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC). The hotel is being ...

Khmer Krom monks, youth and activists marched on Tuesday to present a petition to the National Assembly President Heng Samrin as their protest against Vietnam entered the fourth day. the protesters will also submit a petition to the UN Office Of High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) plans to borrow at least $400,000 for international marketing campaigns if it fails to meet its goal of raising $777,000 for The plans through imposing export fees on its members, The organization’s president said Friday at CRF’s annual conference. ...

Cambodia’s total exports increased more than 13 per cent in the first nine months of this year, with a year-on-year comparison indicating a widening trade deficit. A private-sector representative, an exporter and an independent economist said the slow growth was mainly due to the slowing of ...

More than 400 workers at the Hwa Sin Print  factory, in the capital’s Choam Chao commune, had resumed their strike yesterday after management failed to meet their demands, a union official said. Khat Lot, vice-director of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, said workers had ...

Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol called on business owners to clean up their activities in the Kingdom, in order to remain competitive, especially in light of the ASEAN Economic Community integration due to be realised at the end of the year. Private sector companies have traditionally raised ...

Bank of China is in negotiations with Cambodia’s central bank on the promotion of business transactions in Chinese yuan. the official talks reflect rapid trade growth between the two countries at a time when several commercial banks in Cambodia have launched yuan remittance and trade-settlement products. the ...

Rights group Adhoc on Tuesday urged the government to work harder to help Cambodian domestic workers still suffering abuse from their employers in Malaysia or from the Cambodian recruitment agencies that sent them there, including 63 women the organization says have effectively disappeared. At a press ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the government will increase the budget for the health and education ministries in next year’s national budget to improve the welfare of people.​ ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit announced campaign Friday to clean up ghost names from The lists, according to president of The unit Oum Yingtieng. Tieng said that The campaign called ‘catch corrupt ghosts’ would be launched next week. ...

Protests initially started almost two weeks ago over pay and conditions. The factory subsequently issued an ultimatum – supported by The Phnom Penh Municipal Court – that striking workers return to Their jobs within 48 hours or They would be terminated. The workers responded to ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged Buddhist institutions to embrace the latest technology and take advantage of it to spread spiritual education. Buddhist knowledge will help followers to learn to live together happily, along with respect for the laws of the Kingdom. ...

Amid falling local production in Italy, officials there are calling on the European Union to scrap a preferential trade agreement that gives Cambodia’s rice exports duty-free advantages in the global market. According to a January 31 report from rice industry publication Oryza, members of the Italian ...

The former country partner and staff of Grant Thornton Law and Associates in Cambodia have joined The accountancy and advisory firm BDO Malaysia effective July 1, according to a statement. As a result, BDO Cambodia’s team will now comprise over 30 staff and partners, a ...

A controversial video, which features a “provocative” song and graphic footage of a violent clash between protesting garment workers and authorities nine years back, has been removed from the official websites and social media pages of four civil society organisations (CSOs). ...

The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) have announced The collaboration to strengThen investment ties between The two nations. ...