Cambodia’s tourism industry is expanding beyond the iconic temples of Siem Reap and its white-sand beaches to the country’s little-explored northeast, with domestic tourists leading the surge, provincial data showed yesterday.  ...

Cambodian officials say they are considering joining the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, but analysts say the country is a long way from being a part of the regional trade pact. ...

After a seven-year struggle, a Banteay Meanchey teacher finally got $8,000 in compensation for her land, which was seized by the Cambodian military during a border flare-up with Thailand. ...

Multiple Cambodian HIV NGOs yesterday questioned the wisdom of discontinuing mass HIV testing at Kandal province’s Peam village, where a disproportionate cluster of infections has been discovered in recent weeks. ...

Cambodia imported 2.55 million tons of petroleum in 2015, up 64 percent from 1.55 million tons in the year before, according to the data of the Ministry of Commerce. ...

A community-based Internet provider called NerveNet has been launched in Kampong Cham province’s Chheng Prey district, about 100 kilometers east of Phnom Penh. ...

The U.S. Army is looking to store a mobile emergency field hospital in Cambodia to be used in the case of a regional disaster, a defense industry news website reported last week.   ...

The National Police have sent a proposal letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, asking him to stop customs officials from fining or confiscating vehicles with police license plates after five police vehicles were stopped and forced to pay an import tax last year, causing an ...

Villagers involved in a land dispute in Preah Vihear province say police attempted to arrest one of their representatives on Wednesday after about 200 of them returned to reclaim their land, while the district governor said he was only seeking to speak with the villagers. ...

With the National Assembly set to vote on whether to adopt the controversial trade union law on Monday, the majority of Cambodia’s industrial workers remain unaware of the crossroads at which Cambodia’s employers and workers stand.   ...

Three cousins between the ages of one and eight years old were hospitalized on Sunday after eating expired packaged noodles in Siem Reap’s Chi Kreng district, according to police. ...

Twelve man-made fires flared up over the Khmer New Year holiday, burning down 63 houses and causing nearly $900,000 in damage, according to a Fire Department report released on Monday. ...

Tons of dead fish were found in the protected Tonle Chhmar Lake on Saturday, according to Ministry of Agriculture officials. The lake is a wildlife sanctuary on the edge of the Tonle Sap river in Kampong Thom’s Peam Bang commune. ...

A China-funded power transmission system in the length of 100 km was inaugurated here on Thursday after four years of construction, officials said. ...

Two more refugees being held by Australia in an offshore detention facility have volunteered to relocate to Cambodia, an immigration official said on Wednesday, a sign that the teetering resettlement deal between the two countries has yet to run its course. ...

Five international financial institutions will join forces with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to hold the 1st Mekong Financial Inclusion Forum in Phnom Penh in July to explore and discuss the differences, similarities and opportunities for achieving financial inclusion in this unique region. ...

Senior Minister in charge of Special Missions Ly Thuch announced yesterday that a land dispute resolution task force will be created for Ratanakkiri province, although observers said the move was coming too late.   ...

An outbreak of army worms – brought on by recent rains – is attacking crops in five provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.   ...

The Royal Group’s $30-million luxury resort on Koh Rong island will not be completed on schedule as the company has faced numerous port development issues and, according to company management, a snarl of red tape. ...

Slow action from courts and police, a dire lack of mental health counselling and sparse government funding were named as ongoing challenges in Cambodia’s quest to eliminate violence against women at a conference yesterday.   ...