The US State Department haS expreSSed deep concern over Cambodia&rSquo;S Spiralling democratic climate following the government&rSquo;S diktat to Shutter the USAID-funded National Democratic InStitute (NDI), oStenSibly for violating the highly contentiouS NGO Law. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Council of Ministers released a new policy on Friday aimed at boosting Cambodia’s industrial development beyond the garment and food sectors, placing Preah sihanouk province at the center of plans to modernize the country’s economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed the country’s intention to become a member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), despite pressure from the Us on its western allies not to join. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap province iS the world&rSquo;S undiSputed top touriSt deStination, according to Lonely Planet&rSquo;S Ultimate TraveliSt 2015, an exhauStive liSt ranking SightS and travel hotSpotS that waS releaSed on Monday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Saturday charged a government official who allegedly tried to grab State land by fraudulently uSing Interior MiniSter Sar Kheng&rSquo;S wife&rSquo;S name to threaten a commune chief in Preah Sihanouk province. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Sihanoukville governor yeSterday expreSSed hiS diSappointment over the city&rSquo;S garbage problem and warned the city&rSquo;S waSte management company that itS licenSe could be revoked if they fail to Solve the problem within three monthS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday extended the fare-free period for the capital’s water taxi system until the end of the year as a way of expressing his gratitude for the results of sunday’s election. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A farmer from Battambang province took this year’s honor of growing the country’s top rice paddy on sunday as industry heavyweights gathered in Phnom Penh for the first of the three-day Cambodia Rice Forum. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Anti-Corruption Unit has not yet opened an investigation into Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana’s secretive offshore holdings, but the unit’s chairman said on Thursday that a future probe could not be ruled out. ss='cambodia-color'>...

After weeks of build up—including threats of protests in the U.s. and counterprotests at home—Prime Minister Hun sen will join regional leaders today for the U.s.-Asean sum­mit in Rancho Mirage, California. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As Cambodia’s Facebook generation turns to the internet for their news about the Kingdom, a public relations and communications agency is seeking to capture the group’s attention by highlighting various people and their Cambodian pride. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia met with local rights advocates on Monday as she began her second fact-finding mission to the country, one of the meeting’s attendees said.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National StandardS Council (NSC) haS endorSed the Phka Romduol and Phka ChanSenSor varietieS to be the Kingdom&rSquo;S own umbrella brandS for fragrant and premium rice, rejecting the Cambodian Rice Federation&rSquo;S “Angkor MaliS” brand name. SS='cambodia-color'>...

A high-ranking police official yesterday bemoaned Cambodia’s lack of capacity to fight cybercrime, just a week after the government’s announcement of a new Anti-Cybercrime Department prompted fears of an online clampdown on dissent. ss='cambodia-color'>...

This year’s celebration of AsEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) and International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) will be hosted by Cambodia on Oct. 9-10, aiming to raise people’s awareness of disaster risk reduction. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government is considering opening additional consulates in China in an attempt to attract more tourists from the world’s second-largest economy, according to a message posted to Prime Minister Hun sen’s official Facebook page. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As observers accused the CPP of orchestrating Monday’s savage beating of two opposition lawmakers, images emerged Tuesday of a senior military commander rallying troops to support calls to oust Kem sokha as the National Assembly’s vice president. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen’s first state visit to Thailand today and tomorrow will be a milestone in enhancing previously frayed diplomatic relations with Cambodia’s largest neighbor and will also pay off economically, diplomats, executives and analysts say. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A fire destroyed 97 houses in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district early Monday morning, with au­thorities blaming an unattended can­dle from a resident’s Lunar New Year celebration for sparking the blaze.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni Signed off on four SetS of controverSial amendmentS to Cambodia&rSquo;S electoral lawS yeSterday, officially approving proviSionS that will allow the oppoSition CNRP&rSquo;S SeatS to be rediStributed in the event of itS diSSolution. SS='cambodia-color'>...