A study published in the Malaria Journal last week suggests that to combat malaria, the outmoded approach of mass anti-malarial drug administration may be effective, but only if local community leaders play a prominent role. ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia will pay her fourth visit to the country from August 8 to 18 to examine children’s rights, among other issues. ...

A Swedish diplomat yesterday warned that the potential dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party could lead the Scandinavian country to rethink its relationship with the Kingdom, though she didn’t detail which actions were on the table. ...

Following the popularity of Cambodia’s first-ever container night market, the company behind the project said it is investing an additional $500,000 to expand the open-air facility with an annex scheduled to open next month. ...

Angry residents in Kratie town’s Krakor commune yesterday protested against a sand-mining company they accuse of damaging a local road. The protesters used their vehicles to block the company’s trucks from driving on the road. ...

The Cambodia Economy Reinforced Association has submitted a letter to Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities asking permission to hold a massive demonstration for four days to demand a reduction in the price of crossing the Thai border. ​ ...

The Cambodian Embassy in Thailand has warned migrant workers that Thai authorities will begin punishing them in April if they fail to renew their work permits. Holders of temporary documents would need to get them extended by March 31. ...

Malaysia-based telecommunications firm Axiata Group said yesterday that revenues at its Hello mobile phone operator in Cambodia grew by 27.3 percent to $2.21 million at the end of the first quarter, compared to the same period in 2011. ...

An adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker said Saturday that a four-strong team of Cambodian lawmakers is planned to pay an official visit to Iran tomorrow. The delegation will be led by Cambodian Parliament Vice-Speaker Negonen Nehel, Sheikholeslam added. ...

An opposition official has hit back at claims made by “Khmer for Khmer” founder Kem Ley last week that CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha has collected a salary of $15,000 per month since the opposition joined parliament in August. ...

Cambodia on Saturday freed 10 land activists, who had been imprisoned on protest-related convictions last year, after King Norodom Sihamoni granted them a royal pardon at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen, an opposition lawmaker said. ...

Cambodia has long drawn tourists to sights ranging from the Khmer Rouge killing fields to the magnificent temples of Angkor. Now the country is looking to a new market: Chinese gamblers who are deserting Macau, the region’s traditional casino hub. ...

Actions by some claimant countries in the South China Sea dispute are further complicating Asean’s diplomatic efforts to draw up a binding Code of Conduct (CoC) to help defuse the ongoing spat. ...

Opposition lawmakers will propose the cancellation of a 2005 amendment to a border treaty with Vietnam in the National Assembly. Speaking yesterday, Sam An said the CNRP is calling for the border map deposited at the United Nations to be enforced. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high delegation to attend the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit, to be held from July 2 to 6 in Tokyo, Japan, said a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. ...

The number of casualties from last week’s fatal bus crash in the Dankrek Mountains rose to 17 on Friday, after victim Sem Sambath, 58, succumbed to her injuries, Siem Reap Provincial Hospital director Pen Phalkun said yesterday. ...

In May, the government said it was prepared to pass a law that would provide long-overdue protections to whistleblowers in Cambodia, but the officials responsible for drafting the law have been suffering from a bad case of writer’s block. ...

Kem Sokha, the vice president of the opposition, addressed supporters in Australia last week, claiming that even if “another” party has its own supporters embedded in his party, fair elections in 2018 are what count. ...

Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province welcomed 393,293 foreign tourists in the first eight months of this year, earning $18,332,011. ...

The Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus is at least two times more transmissible, being able to infect the next person within 15 seconds, according to world experts. ...