A Cambodian provincial court today dropped charges against a military police officer and his wife accused of murdering a reporter investigating the country’s illegal timber trade, drawing protests from the journalist’s wife and from human rights and environmental advocacy groups. Hang serei Oudom, a ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee (NEC) on Monday said that a host of senior ruling party officials had resigned from their elected posts in Parliament in order to allow lawmakers lower down the party’s rostrum of candidates to be given a seat in the National Assembly. “The ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. on Monday called for a full and tranSparent inveStigation into the killing of a 29-year-old man by Security forceS on Sunday night during a heated claSh around Monivong Bridge, while the European Union Said that the police Should Show more re&Shy;Straint in the SS='cambodia-color'>...

A land dispute between a development company and residents in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district boiled over late Friday night, with villagers setting fire to an excavator that they say company staff were using to raze a crematorium on the disputed plot of land. Villagers say ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader sam Rainsy has written to King Norodom sihamoni responding to, and appearing to rebuke, a letter from the King that was read aloud at the National Assembly earlier this week. The National Assembly on Tuesday convened its second plenary session after a three-month break, ss='cambodia-color'>...

There is an island in Cambodia that, unlike others in southeast Asia, is not the object of an ownership dispute. But it is equally clear whom its current owners would like to land there: Chinese property buyers. If all goes according to plan, Koh Pich — ss='cambodia-color'>...

The vast majority of the country’s 600,000-strong garment factory workforce appeared to be back on the job Monday despite a call from unions to continue a stay-at-home strike until Tuesday. Eight unions had spent weeks urging workers to stay home after the Khmer New Year from ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Defense released a statement Wednesday condemning an opposition party spokesman for allegedly “looking down on” Prime Minister Hun sen’s government and the armed forces. The statement, dated Tuesday, attacked CNRP spokesman Yim sovann for comments made to the media on January 23, in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Before the big dinner with Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Hun sen and the leaders of Thailand and Myanmar on July 13 in siem Reap, Tom Whitcraft of RMA Group, which owns the Ford dealership in Cambodia, sat down for an interview. Whitcraft said Ford has about ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called corruption a “fundamental concern” for Cambodia even with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) celebrating 10 months since its inauguration. The ADB’s Country Governance Risk Assessment Report and Risk Management Plan which is to be released soon calls for capacity ss='cambodia-color'>...

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), one of Malaysia’s largest banks, plans to transition its Cambodian branch into a subsidiary in a bid for larger market share in the Kingdom’s crowded Cambodian banking sector. The bank, which opened as a branch in 1993, received a local incorporation licence ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labour on Friday said it plans to introduce information technological skills in its vocational training initiatives in order to prepare the Kingdom’s workforce in the face of growing automation in the labour market. During a United Nations meeting on the future of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The final report assessing the impact of a future dam in Kratie has claimed that the dam project could result in “killing the life” of the Mekong River. This final report said the project’s location is the worst possible for a dam and would have ss='cambodia-color'>...

NAGACORP Ltd, which owns Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino NagaWorld, announced its $4 billion Naga 3 Project on the site of the former “White Building” in Tonle Bassac commune, a 29-page document filed with the stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited said. The company’s announcement ss='cambodia-color'>...

With more plans for rice storage and silos in Cambodia, industry insiders have expressed their optimism that a lack of facilities will not pose a challenge for the Kingdom’s rice market this year. Cambodian Rice Federation vice-president Norng Veasna said thanks to efforts from the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Plans to build a 19km-long railway along six roads in Phnom Penh will begin this year. The line is set to contribute to the capital’s urbanisation while reducing traffic congestion. The Ministry of Environment said on its Facebook page on Monday that its secretary of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some 100ha of flooded foreSt land in Battambang province&rSquo;S Sangke diStrict haS been illegally logged and cleared in recent monthS, local community groupS and the FiSherieS AdminiStration Said on WedneSday. The flooded foreSt land, Situated the province&rSquo;S Area 2 and Area 3, haS been claSSified SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Labour Ministry has reported a sharp drop in the number of strikes and demonstrations involving garment workers last year. The ministry released its annual report on Tuesday and stated that garment workers went on strike 47 times in 2018, a 51.5 percent drop when ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the private sector has called on farmers to increase organic vegetable yields to meet demand from Phnom Penh’s supermarkets and restaurants. The push was made during a visit last week by Gilbert F Houngbo, International Fund for ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and the People’s Army of Vietnam will hold joint disaster rescue exercises in further collaborations to “maintain peace, order and stability in the neighbouring countries”. The drills are to be carried in Cambodia and Vietnam’s neighbouring svay Rieng and ss='cambodia-color'>...