A heightened global profile for the opposition CNRP since last year’s disputed election has brought with it a new challenge: balancing multiple foreign relations. The party’s campaign to delegitimize the CPP government has taken on multiple faces over the past nine months as opposition leader Sam ...

A worker with the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has been intimidated and received death threats while trying to document the plight of three families involved in a bitter land dispute with a developer in the country’s capital, according to the center. The worker, Vann ...

Late last month, protesters calling for the release of 23 imprisoned workers and activists clashed with district security guards on Phnom Penh’s Norodom Boulevard. Batons, rocks and punches were thrown, and a handful of people on both sides were left bruised and bloodied. Later that week, opposition ...

Yesterday a Reuters news story, “Insight: China gambles on Cambodia’s shrinking forests,” which also ran in today’s Phnom Penh Post and Cambodia Daily, mentioned Open Development Cambodia, and suggested that we are partnering with a local advocacy group to track concessions. This is not accurate. Like ...

កាលពីម្សិល​មិញ មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃ​តង​អូស្ត្រាលី (Austra​lian ​Greens  ​Party​) ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា ​ខ្លួន​បាន​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​លោ​ក​ ខេវិន រូដ (Kevi​n ​Rudd​) ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​អូស្ត្រាលី គាំទ្រ​ការ​ស៊ើបអង្កេត​ករណី​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា មាន​​ភាព​ប្រក្រតី​បាន​កើ​ត​ឡើង ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​ ​ក្នុង​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជា​តិ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​សប្តាហ៍​មុន​។ ​កាលពីខែ​តុលា ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​អូស្ត្រាលី​ បា​ន​ឯក​ភាពគ្នា​ថា អំពាវ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុ​ជា “ រៀបចំ​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ សេរី និង​យុត្តិ​​ធ​ម៌​ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​ និ​ង​ធានា​ថា ណបក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំងនានា​អាច​ចូល​រួម​យ៉ាង​ពេញលេ​ញ​​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ ​ន​យោបាយ​កម្ពុជា​ ដោយ​មិន​មា​ន​ការ​យាយី​ផ្នែករូប​វន្ត​ ​ឬក៏​ផ្នែក​តុលាការ​ ឬ​ក៏​ការគំរាម​កំហែង​”។​ ​នៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​សម្ភាស​ជា​មួយ​វិទ្យុ​អេបីស៊ី​អូស្ត្រាលី (ABC​ Radio A​ustralia​) ​លោក​ស្រី​ គ្រីស្ទីន ​មីល​ណេ (Chri​stine ​Milne​)​ មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃតង ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ថា ​ក្នុង​នាម​ជា​​អ្នក​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​ដ៏​ច្រើន​មួយ​ដ​ល់​​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ​​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរឡើង ​និង​បង្ហាញ​ក្តី​កង្វល់​របស់​ខ្លួន​អំពី​ភាព​មិនប្រ​ក្រ​តី​ ដែល​បានកើតឡើ​ង​នៅ​ក្នុងការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​ កា​ល​ពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ សប្តាហ៍​មុន។ លោកស្រី មីលណេ ​បាន​មានប្រសា​សន៍​ថា “ ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​គួរតែ​ប្រើ​ ប្រា​ស់​ជំហរ​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​លើ​ឆាកអន្តរ​ជាតិ​ ក្នុង​ការ​គាំទ្រ​យ៉ាង​សកម្ម​ នូវ​ការសុើបអ​ង្កេ​ត​​​ពេ​ញ​លេញ ​និង​មានតម្លាភាព​ ចំពោះភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រ​តី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ​ហើយ​​ការ​ សុើប​អង្កេត​នេះ​ ត្រូវ​​ការ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ឯក​រាជ្យ​មួយ​ និង​មាន​ជំនួយ​ពី​អង្គការ​សហ​​ ប្រជាជាតិ ​និងអង្គការ​មិនមែ​នរដ្ឋាភិបាល​នានា​”។ ​លោកស្រី​បាន​មានប្រសា​ សន៍​បន្ត​ទៀតថា “ ​ចំពោះខ្ញុំ ច្បាស់​ណាស់​ថា ​មាន​ភា​ព​មិនប្រក្រ​តីយ៉ាងច្រើន​គួរ​ឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​  ខ្ញុំ​ស្វាគមន៍​ការ​ដែ​ល​មាន​ការ​លើកឡើងថា នឹង​មានការ​ពិភា​ក្សា​គ្នា ​ហើយ​ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​បានឮ [លោក​​ប្រធាន​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ] សម រង្ស៊ី និយាយ​ថា​ គោលបំណង​នៃ​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ទាំង​នោះ​ គឺ​ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ ស្វែងរក​ ការពិត ​​​និង​គ្មាន​​អ្វី​លើស​ពី​នេះ​ទៀត​ទេ ហើយ​នោះ​គឺជា​អ្វី​ដែ​ល​ខ្ញុំចង់​ឃើញ ​នាពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ សម្រា​ប់​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី ដែល​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរ​ឡើ​ង​​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យមានការ​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​បញ្ហា​ ពីព្រោះ​មានការ​អះ​អាង​យ៉ាង​ច្បាស់​ថា ​គ​​ណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​ទទួលជ័យ​ជម្នះ ...

Negotiations between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over an investigation into election irregularities stalled Monday after the National Election Committee (NEC) released official preliminary election results that supported the ruling party’s claim of victory in the July 28 election. In an initial round of talks ...

A monitoring group backed by the United Nations said it would begin to publicize garment factories’ compliance with worker rights and safety standards in Cambodia, a controversial program that its organizers say will be the world’s most extensive initiative to improve working conditions at plants. The ...

The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday in a last minute meeting that it would allow the opposition CNRP to take 1,000 people through the streets of Phnom Penh to deliver a petition to the U.N. and eight foreign embassies during its three-day mass demonstration that ...

After a three-year moratorium on sending maids overseas—sparked by a spate of serious abuses by recruiters and employers—momentum is building to once again send hundreds of thousands of Cambodian women to work overseas as domestic servants. Since Prime Minister Hun Sen shut down the industry in ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) claimed victory in Sunday’s national election, but saw its majority severely diminished, ceding 22 National Assembly seats to the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the party’s first major setback since the U.N.-backed election in 1993. According to ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Monday warned of “trouble” if opposition leader Sam Rainsy does not return to the negotiating table to hammer out a solution to a stalemate between the CPP and the opposition over irregularities during the July 28 national election. Mr. Kheng made ...

Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...

At 10 a.m. on January 3, about 2,000 members of the security forces, mostly military police, advanced down Phnom Penh’s factory-lined Veng Sreng Street, spraying AK-47 assault rifle fire into a crowd of about 100 protesters who had been throwing stones and crude Molotov cocktails. ...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a spending bill that would suspend some funding to Cambodia until the government carries out an independent investigation of July’s disputed national election and reforms its electoral system, or until the opposition ends its boycott of parliament. The ...

Victims of the violent clashes that broke out between security forces and stone-throwing youths in Phnom Penh on Sunday night recounted the event Monday, with some saying they sustained injuries while battling against riot police and others saying they were simply unfortunate commuters trapped in ...

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia—In this quiet beach town, Lim Loeung says she spends up to 80 hours a week gluing soles onto shoes at a factory that does work for companies including Japanese sneaker-maker Asics Corp. 7936.TO +0.95% The factory believes Ms. Lim is at least 18 ...

On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide in­spection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly ...

Police on Wednesday denied any responsibility for the shooting death of a street food vendor after they fired live rounds during clashes with garment factory workers in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Tuesday, with a government spokesman saying the security forces can use “any means” ...

Cambodia + finance + 2012 http://www.google.com/search?q=Cambodia+%2B+finance+%2B+2012&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=Cambodia+%2B+finance+%2B+2012&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=RTV&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&psj=1&ei=zcgMUNzNFNGzrAfvxKzJCA&ved=0CEgQ_AUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=70de81fc0e583b3d&biw=1280&bih=863 Cambodia + financial services + 2012 http://www.google.com/search?q=Cambodia+%2B+financial+services+%2B+2012&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=Cambodia+%2B+financial+services+%2B+2012&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=L9p&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&psj=1&ei=8sgMUPHoKI_jrAfA2tDICA&ved=0CEMQ_AUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=70de81fc0e583b3d&biw=1280&bih=863 Cambodia + Stock Market + 2012 http://www.google.com/search?q=Cambodia+%2B+stock+market+%2B+2012&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=Cambodia+%2B+stock+market+%2B+2012&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=D5p&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&psj=1&ei=8scMUN–H5GrrAfohITJCA&ved=0CEQQ_AUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=70de81fc0e583b3d&biw=1280&bih=863 Cambodia + Stock Exchange + 2012 http://www.google.com/search?q=Cambodia+%2B+stock+exchange+%2B+2012&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=Cambodia+%2B+stock+exchange+%2B+2012&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=h5p&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&psj=1&ei=EMgMUMejJYfXrQehy-jHCA&ved=0CD4Q_AUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=70de81fc0e583b3d&biw=1280&bih=863 Cambodia + rice + 2012 ...