Officials from Prime Minister’s Hun sen’s cabinet yesterday accepted the petition of 110 Preah Vihear villager representatives seeking intervention in a land dispute with defunct NGO DARPO. Hun sen cabinet member Nov Ra told villagers who protested in front of the prime minister’s house to return ss='cambodia-color'>...

Police officials said yesterday two people had died when a Mondulkiri gold mine collapsed on saturday, but that neither of them worked for the mining company that owns it. Provincial police chief Nhem Vanny said two men aged 25 and 30, had died in a ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 1,000 members of the Cambodian Grassroots People’s Assembly—a network of communities throughout the country that includes farmers as well as land and labor activists—will rally at Freedom Park on Monday to demand an end to the current political impasse. The ruling CPP and opposition CNRP ss='cambodia-color'>...

Kandal provincial authorities and officials from multiple ministries are investigating the apparent theft of historical artefacts from a stupa at Oudong Mountain said to contain some remains of Buddha himself. Relevant authorities were tight-lipped yesterday about which objects were missing, but a local news outlet reported ss='cambodia-color'>...

Singapore Signed two energy-related MemorandumS of UnderStanding (MOUS) with Cambodia and the United Arab EmirateS (UAE), at the Singapore Energy Summit on Monday. ThiS iS part of itS effortS to Strengthen partnerShipS in the energy Sector. Second MiniSter for Trade and InduStry, Mr S ISwaran, SS='cambodia-color'>...

Riot police and security forces prevented an opposition delegation from meeting with 23 protest detainees in Kampong Cham province on Tuesday, for second day in a row. No violence was reported, as the delegation from the Cambodia National Rescue Party met with more than 100 police ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group representing Cambodia’s indigenous communities traveled to New York this week, meeting with UN officials and other minority groups from 70 countries. Cambodia’s minorities face a host of problems, particularly as they try to maintain a way of life that relies on traditions and the ss='cambodia-color'>...

TV news viewers in Cambodia are fed a steady diet of praise for the government and top officials. Whether they’re giving speeches that go on for hours, cutting a ribbon at a new development project, or shaking hands with foreign dignitaries, government leaders are presented ss='cambodia-color'>...

A deal between the ruling party and opposition in July may have ended a yearlong political deadlock, but some rights workers now worry the compromises will not be worth the long-term costs to Cambodian democracy. But Ou Virak, chairman of the board at the Cambodian ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the lateSt appeal by jailed BritiSh buSineSSman Gregg Fry&Shy;ett to have hiS trial for fraud delayed becauSe he failed to file hiS appeal requeSt within the permitted timeframe. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s aviation authority says it has no plans to follow in the footsteps of some of Asia’s largest nations and ban new flights from Thai-based carriers, after an international audit has raised “significant safety concerns” about the standards of Thailand’s aviation authority. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has again ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world with the release of global anti-bribery association TRACE’s bribery risk index. According to the index, titled the TRACE Matrix and released on November 11, Cambodia is the fifth most at risk country ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of activists staged a flash mob in Phnom Penh’s Wat Botom park Thursday evening, performing the Madison and the cha-cha-cha to bring attention to women’s rights in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a move towards enhancing Cambodia’s water infrastructure, the Phnom Penh Water Authority (PPWsA) and Vinci Construction Grands Projets (VCGP) have finalised $103.3 million contract yesterday for the design and construction of the third drinking water treatment plant in Bakheng. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The value of deposits with Cambodia’s 31 microfinance institutions grew more than 96 per cent in the first nine months of the year compared to last year, a rise industry experts say is due to the political stability and economic growth of the Kingdom. Official data ss='cambodia-color'>...

A financial review by USAID, the U.S. government&rSquo;S development arm, into local health NGO Reproductive and Child Health Alliance (RACHA) haS found financial miSmanagement coupled with a lack of tranSparency and overSight within the organization that may point to evidence of fraudulent activity. Well-known for itS SS='cambodia-color'>...

At the U.S.-ASean meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh yeSterday, the U.S. and the 10 ASean member nationS agreed to further their cooperation in all areaS, including Security to enSure peace in the region. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. haS called on the Cambodian government to give fair legal treatment to the 13 women recently jailed for demonStrating againSt their evictionS from the Boeng Kak area, according to a U.S. State Department SpokeSwoman. Cambodian Foreign MiniSter Hor Namhong met with U.S. Secretary of SS='cambodia-color'>...

An increasing number of women who are victims of violence are looking for solutions outside the country’s dysfunctional court system, the president of rights group Licadho, Pung Chhiv Kek, said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Four workshops at the Asean Peoples’ Forum concerning pressing issues such as land rights and events in Burma were blocked by the owner of the venue where the forum was being held on Friday, as they were considered too politically sensitive, the organizer said. Out of ss='cambodia-color'>...