Opposition lawmaker Mao Monyvann on thursday rebuked the government over its repeated refusals to publicly release a copy of a map of Cambodia’s border with Vietnam, saying he would push ahead with a banned press conference to publicize the lack of transparency on the issue. ...

Following the first case of the potentially deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome being confirmed in thailand on thursday, government officials in Cambodia said entry points into the country were already equipped to prevent the disease from spreading here. ...

The Council of MinisTers on Monday convened a press conference To defend a direcTive circulaTed This monTh Telling governmenT officials To seek clearance from Their superiors before providing informaTion To lawmakers invesTigaTing corrupTion claims. ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report on the continuous persecution of Montagnards in Vietnam, condemning the Cambodian government for denying asylum to those fleeing into the Kingdom. ...

Var Kimhong, the CPP government’s minister in charge of border affairs, declined to speak with reporters tuesday after hosting Vietnam’s deputy foreign minister for the first Joint Border Committee meeting since the opposition CNRP began a campaign to uncover Vietnamese territorial encroachments. ...

Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol warned students at the elite Royal School of Administration on tuesday: “We cannot live on a rich island in the middle of a poor ocean.” ...

The governmenT has seT aside some $33 million To finish rebuilding Cambodia’s norThern rail line by laTe nexT year, according To The TransporTaTion MinisTry, reanimaTing a long-delayed and over-budgeT projecT ThaT had been one of The Asian DevelopmenT Bank’s prioriTies in The counTry. ...

As Phnom Penh’s population expands in the coming decades—with expectations of 2.6 million people by 2035 and 5 million by 2050—Japan’s development agency on thursday hosted a conference to review its plan to curb traffic congestion in the capital. ...

A push is on to mandate handicapped-accessible ramps at the Kingdom’s tourist attractions, a member of the government’s Disability Action Council (DAC) said yesterday. ...

Environment Minister Say Sam Al and a group of NGOs on Monday agreed to cooperate to resolve a years long dispute between hundreds of families in Koh Kong province and a Chinese company they accuse of stealing their land. ...

When Asean more closely integrates economically later this year, more goods and services will flow freely between member states.But that will likely mean a greater outflow of Cambodian workers abroad, and not the reverse, workers say. that includes travel to countries outside Asean, like South ...

Youths raised concerns about the potential environmental impact of petroleum discovery and use at a roundtable discuss on Saturday during which they debated with officials eager to continue searching and tapping into new energy resources. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government continues to implement social protection policies and has introduced additional social assistance intervention to alleviate difficulties and improve the plight of poor people, especially women and girls.​ ...

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Manila–Incoming bird and poultry shipments from countries affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will be seized and destroyed given concerns of a resurgence, the government said. the Agriculture department last Friday announce heightened surveillance at all ports of entry as well as the ...

A senior official at the Commerce Ministry and the secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) were both silent yesterday regarding a letter sent to the ministry by garment buyers on Friday, urging the government to intensify its investigation of last month’s triple ...

Nine non-governmental groups issued a statement late last week urging the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) to enforce laws that bar political parties from using state resources. “the NEC has to punish the politicians and parties who use the state resources,” said Yong Kim Eng, ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong yesterday asked the UN’s visiting head of humanitarian affairs for extra support in preparing for future natural disasters, according to ministry spokesman Koy Kuong. ...

China’s dam-building ambitions and alleged lack of transparency were front and centre yesterday during a roundtable discussion on Mekong River development held in the capital. Representatives from the Chinese embassy defended their country’s record, claiming that China was “eager to participate” in regional cooperation mechanisms. “We aren’t ...

About 50 people protested in front of Pailin Provincial Hall yesterday against a government plan to turn their farmland in Sala Krao district into a special economic zone (SEZ), villagers and officials said. “It is the villagers that abuse the government land. they took the ...