The Justice Ministry on Thursday rejected the opposition CNRP’s argument for refusing to be questioned by prosecutors over party Vice President Kem sokha’s sex scandal, calling its claims of unconstitutional behavior “slander.” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The International Finance Corporation and Amru Rice, one of Cambodia’s biggest rice exporters, launched a new partnership yesterday to improve the competitiveness of the Kingdom’s rice sector, according to a press release. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Provincial authorities accepted a request for one new checkpoint between Ratanakkiri’s Andong Meas district and Vietnam’s Ia Grai district in Gia Lai province, close to the existing Border Post 19, sineath said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Singapore-baSed SunSeap&rSquo;S Solar farm, the country&rSquo;S firSt renewable power facility which haS a contract to feed 10MW to the national grid, iS Set to Start generating in AuguSt, officialS Say. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The government is to ask Thailand for help to build a hydropower plant in the border province of Koh Kong. ss='cambodia-color'>...

ShareS in Sihanoukville AutonomouS Port (PAS), the State-owned enterpriSe that operateS Cambodia&rSquo;S only deep-Sea port, debuted on Cambodia&rSquo;S Stock exchange yeSterday after an initial public offering that raiSed $27 million.​ SS='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly swiftly passed controversial new measures yesterday to effectively ban former opposition leader sam Rainsy from the political arena or from bolstering the opposition’s firepower ahead of next year’s elections. ss='cambodia-color'>...

With the kingdom’s first large harvest of potatoes expected next year, months of research in the highlands of Mondulkiri province show Cambodia’s soil and climate are well-suited for growing certain varieties. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a first for the Kingdom’s organic rice, the Cambodian Center for study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC), successfully exported its produce to Hong Kong earlier this month, the organisation’s top official confirmed yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ten employees of Phnom Penh’s struggling bus service resigned Monday, while about 30 went back to work after a weekend protest over unpaid wages failed to sway the bus company’s stance on the matter. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Teachers at Koki som secondary school in svay Rieng’s svay Tiep district yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate the school’s principal, who, they claim, embezzled thousands of dollars from the school budget. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Inspectors from the Energy Ministry busted two unlicensed sand dredgers operating on a stretch of river close to Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace, in the first action of a new campaign to protect Cambodia’s rivers. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly’s seventh Commission is to summon the minister of cult and religion for questioning regarding “illegal” religious statues erected last week and subsequently destroyed by authorities in siem Reap’s svay Leu district. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism has awarded star-ratings to 26 hotels according to information reported in the ministry’s latest update on registration in the hospitality and travel sectors. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Military, government and ruling party officials on Thursday distanced themselves from deputy military commander Chea Dara’s comments this week that the “army belongs to the Cambodian People’s Party,” insisting that the military remains neutral. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader sam Rainsy said Tuesday he refused to believe King Norodom sihamoni had officially announced the date he will open the National Assembly later this month, despite the King having signed a letter announcing he would convene the inaugural session on september 23. speaking to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Now Corp garment factory’s owner and representatives of more than 200 of its workers have decided to send their case to the Arbitration Council after negotiations failed following the firm’s latest compensation offer. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Rhona Smith, the UN&rSquo;S Special rapporteur on human rightS in Cambodia, haS Said that the country&rSquo;S forthcoming national election will not be “genuine” without the participation of the banned Cambodia National ReScue Party. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Environmental rangers on Monday seized a pile of timber hidden in the forest behind a house in Pou Chrei commune’s Me Pai village in Mondulkiri province’s Pech Chreada district following reports from villagers. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Tourism is preparing a draft law for eco-tourism with the hope that it will keep Cambodia’s tourism industry competitive while protecting the Kingdom’s natural resources and promoting conservation efforts. ss='cambodia-color'>...