Five women from the Boeng Kak lake community met with the U.S. ambaSSador-at-large for women&rSquo;S affairS on Saturday in Siem Reap City, aSking the U.S. to intervene in their caSe and put preSSure on the Cambodian government to Stop violence againSt women. Meeting on the SidelineS SS='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. ambaSSador to Cambodia haS Sought to clear up SuppoSed miSinformation about Cambodia&rSquo;S debt to the U.S., which waS racked up during the early 1970S by the U.S.-backed military government of Lon Nol and haS become a contentiouS iSSue between the country. Cambodia haS refuSed SS='cambodia-color'>...

In its latest plan to tackle gender disparities, the government applauded its own progress, while still acknowledging persistent challenges, such as a lack of women in leadership roles, and new ones, such as women’s vulnerability to climate change. “The situation of women has improved remarkably over ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and China have vowed to take their collaboration on military affairs to a “new height”, according to China’s Ministry of National Defence. ss='cambodia-color'>...

For many years, Phnom Penh’s villas have represented the most attractive and obvious options for both commercial and residential use in the city, but experts say the number of villas available is on the decline. The stock of villas is decreasing, due to the demolition and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh’s median household income could swell to surpass the projected level of Bangkok within 15 years if the city’s rapid urbanisation is properly managed through effective policymaking and adequate city planning, according to a new study. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs regrets that a group of non-governmental organizations issued a joint statement titled “Together to promote the real dignity of women,” which followed a speech made by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun sen, aiming to exaggerate the information and criticize the Royal ss='cambodia-color'>...

Less than four months after suspending work on Cambodia’s dilapidated railway network, Toll Royal Railways (TRR), the network’s operator, has informed the government that it will recommence transporting construction materials needed to build the southern line on Aug. 1, company officials said yesterday. The decision to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nine months after Cambodia’s stock exchange was officially launched, the country’s first share started trading Wednesday, with the initial public offering of state-owned Phnom Penh Water supply Authority. PPWsA’s stock, priced at 6,300 riel (Us$1.57), jumped 48% to 9,300 riel, according to the data from the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Speaking at a workShop entitled DiSability IncluSion into Climate Change in Phnom Penh on TueSday, Jolly, who iS the climate change adaptation conSultant at the United NationS Development Programme (UNDP), requeSted the government to conSider the difficultieS facing people with diSabilitieS when drafting government policy SS='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni on Friday appointed Hun Sen aS prime miniSter with the duty of organiSing a government for approval by the National ASSembly. On hiS re-appointment, Mr Hun Sen pledged to do hiS beSt to Serve the whole nation for another five-year term after SS='cambodia-color'>...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) spokesman warned Kem Monovithya on Thursday that her attempt to damage “national reputation and prestige” would lead to her father, Kem sokha, receiving even harsher punishment. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Moody’s Investors service Inc sees Cambodia, which has a B2 stable rating, as one of the countries that stand to benefit the most from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In its latest report, Moody’s analyses the potential long-run economic gains and near-to-medium term macro-stability risks ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a joint statement, civil society and labor leaders urged the government to accept changes to the law as they continue to discuss it. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A government minister has threatened legal action, and disability groups are up in arms, after a small Cambodian airline forced a disabled passenger to pay $240 on top of her ticket price for help getting on and off an aircraft.Bassaka Air has admitted demanding the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Som KimSour, the chairwoman of Cambodia&rSquo;S National Audit Authority, waS appointed to chair the ASEAN Supreme Audit InStitutionS (ASEANSAI), a collaborative body of public Sector auditorS, during a Summit on ThurSday in Phnom Penh, according to State media outlet AKP. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Technological innovation is playing a critical role in the development of the country’s economy by making business operate faster, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce told a seminar last week. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Foreign Minister, Hor Namhong, and visiting Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masakazu Hamachi, on Monday in Phnon Penh exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. កម្ពុជា, ជប៉ុនផ្លាស់ប្តូរទស្សនៈគ្នាលើបញ្ហានៅឧបទ្វីបកូរ៉េ  ss='cambodia-color'>...

After fleeing religious persecution in Myanmar, Mohammed Rashid found himself on a circuitous route to Phnom Penh. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the lead-up to the upcoming elections, three provinces have been selected to participate in a three-year project designed to encourage women, first-time voters and the youth to actively participate in politics. ss='cambodia-color'>...