As demonstrations continued in Phnom Penh, Cambodian-Americans in Washington said this week that the international community can no longer stay out of Cambodian affairs, lest the political deadlock turn to violence. At a discussion at the National Press Club in Washington, held by the Khmer People’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Around 40 Labor Unions in Cambodia have all agreed to pursue the third formula given by the Ministry of Labor, of a one time hike in minimum wage for footwear and garment factory employees in 2014. The Labor Unions agreed to pursue the hike in salary ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hundreds of families in Battambang province have been evacuated as authorities ordered a section of a dam to be cut away to release pressure on a reservoir that was threatening to burst and engulf the communities beneath it, as heavy rain continues to cause havoc ss='cambodia-color'>...

Four days after Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report criticizing Washington for supporting Cambodia’s “abusive armed forces,” a Facebook page containing photos cited in the report has been removed from the Internet. According to the U.s. Embassy in Phnom Penh, the Facebook page titled “Angkor ss='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives from the U.s. senate Committee on Appropriations on Friday met with senior leaders from the opposition CNRP to discuss the political situation in Cambodia since last year’s disputed national election. In the hourlong meeting at CNRP headquarters, which U.s. delegate Paul Grove declined to comment ss='cambodia-color'>...

A plan floated in Thailand to cut state educational support to migrant workers’ children has drawn the ire of rights groups, which say thousands of Cambodian youths could be denied their basic right to education. According to Thai media, Kamol Rodklai, secretary-general of the Office of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Special Rapporteur Surya Subedi haS been called on to inveStigate and Seek juStice for human rightS violationS cauSed by the development of two large-Scale hydropower damS in Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...

As part of political negotiations, the opposition party will be allowed a minority leader in parliament—a system analysts say could strengthen the checks and balances in the government. The legislative branch has traditionally been considered weaker than the executive, with the National Assembly stacked with supporters ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two Nigerians and three Cambodians were arrested Wednesday for attempting to rob $2,000 from a mobile-payment kiosk in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, police said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Stung Treng Provincial Court on WedneSday releaSed Seven men who were arreSted for illegally logging in the province&rSquo;S SeSan diStrict, an official Said. SS='cambodia-color'>...

As Yemen slides further into violence and chaos, officials are attempting to extricate eight Cambodian students studying there and send them back home, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact and bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) will be a booster for Cambodia’s economic growth in the coming years, according to the World Bank’s economic update report released on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s state-owned news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) recently published an article, forecasting the foreign policy of the Royal Government for the seventh term under the leadership of new Prime Minister Hun Manet. ss='cambodia-color'>...

U.S. ASSiStant Secretary of State for EaSt ASian and Pacific AffairS Daniel J. Kritenbrink, U.S. AmbaSSador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy, and Cambodian MiniSter of Culture and Fine ArtS Phoeurng Sackona celebrated the repatriation of 27 looted artifactS to Cambodia at the National MuSeum today. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Japanese firm Top Planning Japan Co Ltd’s (TPJ) apparent interest in investing in facilities in Battambang province to convert cashew nut shells into fuel and process the fibre-rich seeds for export has been greeted with much enthusiasm among local authorities and has dramatically heightened prospects ss='cambodia-color'>...

On the occasion of World Population Day, Prime Minister Hun sen said that the country’s headcount has increased from 11.4 million to 16.8 million between 1998 and 2022. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Siem Reap City &ndaSh; With a hoSt of uncertaintieS Still hanging over the U.S. economy, more than 100 American buSineSSeS&mdaSh;the largeSt delegation to ever viSit Cambodia&mdaSh;gathered here over the weekend, and all of them were in agreement about one thing: The Slowdown in the U.S. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. will addreSS human rightS abuSeS in Cambodia and urge Prime MiniSter Hun Sen to conduct free and fair electionS and end a culture of land grabbing during PreSident Barack Obama&rSquo;S viSit to Phnom Penh next week. Samantha Power, Senior director for Multilateral AffairS and SS='cambodia-color'>...

The government wants to play a bigger role in helping local businesses remain competitive and, to this end, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) has launched a new award to recognise companies that have achieved high produc-tivity standards. Ten companies will be awarded in ss='cambodia-color'>...

A senior National Election Committee official said yesterday evening that an additional eight political parties have received their application forms to field candidates to contest the upcoming national election in July. The official also said that other parties are completing their financial reports to submit ss='cambodia-color'>...