Fugitive Thai politician Vatana Asavahame, linked to management of the Poipet casino devastated by a deadly fire last week, received Cambodian citizenship in a 2008 royal decree, according to documents viewed by CamboJA. ...

Police in Kampot province say they cannot pursue a criminal case against 10 Chinese supervisors at the Kamchay dam worksite for severely beating four Cambodian workers, because the Cambodian men are not cooperating with the investigation after receiving monetary compensation from the Sinohydro company. ...

The steep increase in Angkor Wat ticket prices on February 1 did not discourage tourists from visiting the country’s chief tourist draw, as some feared, but it also did not reap any significant material gains for the government coffers, new data shows. ...

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. ...

The Grassroots Democracy Party, a brainchild of “Khmer for Khmer” advocacy group leader Kem Ley, held its inaugural congress in Phnom Penh on Sunday, electing—unopposed—Mr. Ley’s close colleague Yeng Virak as temporary leader despite vows of a new style of politics. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday rebuked opposition leader Sam Rainsy for telling a French newspaper that a high-profile dinner between their families last month was an example of how the premier has turned over a new leaf in a life of tyranny. ...

On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the first case of a 50-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. The man lived in Chak Angre Krom commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. He was once ...

Kampong Thom provincial military police yesterday seized 114 wild animals being illegally transported by bus in Stoung district. Brigadier General Hang Thol, provincial military police commander, said police also arrested the bus driver for questioning after the seizure at Samproch commune’s Slak Kranh village. ...

State-owned Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), one of three companies listed on the stock exchange, will pay out more than $3 million in dividends for 2015 on April 18, a 50 percent increase on 2014, reflecting its improved performance, company officials said. ...

As the National Election Committee launched into the recount process for contested communes yesterday, an election watchdog coalition announced it had found that 95 percent of a sample of polling stations’ vote count forms from the election body matched those compiled by the group itself. ...

Cambodia exported some 52,711 tonnes of rubber in January, generating around $85 million for the national income. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) unveiled calendar for the upcoming National Election 2023 yesterday. ...

The Ministry of Health said yesterday it has discovered for the first time in nearly 10 years a fatal case caused by Avian influenza H5N1, also known as bird flu. ...

A group of Thai and International NGOs said yesterday that they supported Cambodian communities filing a lawsuit against sugar giant Mitr Phol seeking compensation and remedies over alleged human rights violations. ...

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A historian has raised fears that the drought currently gripping Cambodia could affect the foundations of the Kingdom’s globally renowned Angkor Wat, while the temple complex’s Apsara Authority management has said that, while it was prepared, it was not expecting such a problem. ...

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The Cambodian Youth Network yesterday said hundreds of hectares of forest land in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary have been illegally cleared in Stung Treng and Preah Vihear provinces. ...

Cambodia can realistically get 90 per cent of its energy from wind, solar and biomass by 2050, the World Wildlife Federation found in a new report published yesterday. ...

The government should invest more in sustainable energy, with a focus on solar power, experts told a conference on energy security yesterday, adding that this could reduce Cambodia’s dependence on large-scale hydropower projects and coal-fired plants. ...