Cambodian opposition supporters have taken to the streets for a second day, after thousands of protesters marched to the United Nation’s human rights office in the capital, Phnom Penh. They are urging the world body to intervene in the country’s political deadlock, and opposition leader Sam ...

While the streets of Phnom Penh were quiet this holiday period after the Water Festival was cancelled, numbers swelled in the provinces as tourists flocked to Cambodia’s temples and beaches, provincial officials said yesterday. Chhoeuy Chhorn, director of the Siem Reap Provincial Tourism Department, said Angkor ...

The opposition’s planned demonstration in Siem Reap next month could affect the tourism industry in Cambodia’s most important visitor destination, the government and industry representatives said yesterday. Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon told the Post that the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) December 10 rally could ...

An estimated 40,000 opposition supporters took to the streets in capital Phnom Penh Sunday afternoon to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Hun Sen and a re-vote following allegations of serious irregularities during the July election. It was the 15th day of the opposition’s daily protests ...

Government officials over the weekend warned that opposition leader Sam Rainsy could face legal action for comments he made on his Facebook page that called on the public to woo the country’s armed forces into supporting the CNRP and put an end to decades of ...

The Cambodian government yesterday warned foreigners to stay away from opposition protests against a hotly disputed election as thousands of riot police practised crowd control in the capital. Authorities and security forces would “avoid potential clashes at all costs” said the government in a statement released ...

CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun said Wednesday that the National Assembly will take legal action against the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) for causing “chaos” in society by reporting the day before the national election that the indelible voter ink could be ...

Rulling that neither a recount nor further investigation into voting irregularities in Kratie province was warranted, the Constitutional Council on Saturday ordered only that the National Election Committee punish polling-station workers who had failed to properly seal ballot packages – a punishment NEC officials yesterday ...

The opposition CNRP on Monday delivered a letter of notice to provincial authorities of its plans to hold a rally in Siem Reap City to mark International Human Rights Day next Tuesday, a party official said. Ke Sovannaroth, the head of the CNRP’s Siem Reap working ...

Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) said it could not vouch for the official outcome of July’s national election because of the large number of ballots cast by people without proper paperwork or forms in lieu of official identification, yet another independent report casting doubts on the ...

Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties are preparing to resume negotiations aimed at ending the country’s political crisis following a hiatus for local council elections, party officials said Tuesday. Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy said he had contacted Interior Minister Sar Kheng, the top negotiator for Prime ...

The Liberal Democracy Party (LDP) has waited four years to raise its political agenda from the commune to the district level. The minor party, which preaches power for the people rather than the prime minister, sat quietly on the sidelines as the CPP and CNRP fought ...

The Cambodia Livestock Raisers Association (CLRA) has called on locals to increase pig production to curb imports as pork prices and demand rise. Its director Srun Poav said pig farming in the Kingdom remains relatively limited following the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) last ...

The Interior Ministry is looking to improve One Window Services in three provinces and the capital to better manage issues surrounding land ahead of its official launch at the end of this month. Prak Sam Oeuen, director-general of the Interior Ministry’s general administration department, yesterday ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged all state institutions and schools to promote the “Thank you peace” slogan so that Cambodians will appreciate how precious peace is when it is attained. He said the slogan was not meant to oppose any group but rather to ...

Rangers removed 266 snares from the Chhay Areng protected area in Koh Kong province’s Thma Bang district last week, saving wild boars that are most vulnerable to them and many other animals, said Wildlife Alliance Cambodia. Posting on its Facebook page on Tuesday, it said: ...

The government on Thursday slammed a report that described the Kingdom as highly corrupt. Government spokesperson Phay Siphan dismissed the latest Transparency International (TI) report as “just an advertisement of NGOs to promote their own interests”. Released on Thursday, the report puts Cambodia near the bottom ...

 Over the past few years with the influx of Chinese nationals and Cambodians working in Sihanoukville, landlords have been laughing all the way to the bank through rentals. Locals who visit the city regularly complained about high rentals for hotels, guesthouses and even food. Some ...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen will soon meet with heads of the gasoline importing companies to discuss the gasoline price in Cambodia, according to the state news agency-AKP. Cambodia has currently eight big petroleum companies and distributors including SOKIMEX, TELA, PTT (Cambodia), CALTEX, Bright Victory ...

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