Around 100 tourism operators, as well as provincial leaders and officials, gathered in Siem Reap recently to strategise attracting more international tourists, as the provincial airport’s mid-October opening approaches. ...

Malaysian Foreign minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah on Tuesday chaired a coordination meeting with government agencies to refine, frame, monitor and implement action concerning job scam syndicate cases involving Malaysian citizens abroad. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has released an additional $30 million from the government’s coffers and earmarked it for demining operations. ...

The government has taken a significant step towards improving public service delivery and local development by issuing a sub-decree that transfers additional state budget resources to communes. ...

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV Consultation team has recognised Cambodia for its robust actions against money laundering and terrorism financing. ...

A lawsuit has been filed by APSARA National Authority against seven villagers, including a commune police chief, who live around Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for allegedly inciting and obstructing public work in August. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun has ordered the Military Police to step up efforts to strengthen security and crush any attempt to stage a colour revolution, as some overseas-based opposition groups have tried to do in the past. ...

Several top Australian business leaders yesterday evinced interest in trade collaborations and investment opportunities in Cambodia as Prime Minister Hun Manet met them in separate meetings during his visit to the country. ...

In Phnom Penh, visibility seems to have become key to retailers. High-end brands are reportedly moving to more up-market locations like Prime High Street, versus community malls, retail podiums and prime shopping malls. ...

A guide to the provinces where the fighting may be fiercest. Siem Reap 6 seats Though Siem Reap has long been a ruling-party stronghold (the CPP won four of six seats here in 2003, increasing their spoils to five of six seats in 2008), if recent opposition rallies ...

Even before the National Election Committee (NEC) had announced the official results of Sunday’s national polls, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Monday that it had managed to secure more than 77 per cent of the popular vote. ...

Vietnamese State President Truong Tan Sang made the statement at his meeting in the central city of Hue on Monday with visiting Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, who began his four-day leisure tour of Vietnam the same day. ...

Just under 7.9 million Cambodians enrolled to vote in next year’s commune elections during the registration period that closed on Wednesday, results released yesterday show, with the figure well short of the goal of 9.6 million people older than 18. ...

A European Union election expert mission yesterday met with the government’s Cambodia Human Rights Committee in a closed-door meeting as part of its visit to the Kingdom, at the end of which it will submit recommendations to the Cambodian authorities. ...

In the first half of 2017, revenue totals reached $52.1 million, a 67-percent rise compared with the first six months of 2016. Tourist arrivals to the park also rose by 13 percent, according to a recent report released by Angkor Enterprise. ...

Almost 200 people protested yesterday in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet City, demanding the release of Mang Puthy, president of the Cambodia Informal Economy Reinforced Association (CIERA), who says he was arrested after officials framed him for attempted murder. ...

Senior government officials yesterday gathered to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the adoption of the Kingdom’s Constitution, lavishing praise on the Constitutional Council – while simultaneously appearing to threaten legal action against those who question the body’s independence or decisions. ...

More than 100 handcart-pullers who transport goods across the Cambodian-Thai border protested at the Poipet International Checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province on Thursday, accusing the Poipet City governor of breaking his promise to stop customs officials from demanding exorbitant bribes of them. ...

In the wake of Chea Sim’s death, analysts say Prime Minister Hun Sen will hold even more power within his own party, though many agree that the internal politics of the party won’t change all that much. ...

A report released by Apsara Authority on Monday shows total revenue from Angkor temple ticket sales for the first six months of this year totaling $30.94 million. Although the number of foreigners visiting Siem Reap is up from last year, revenue fell slightly. ...