UN special rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly Maina Kiai, who visited Cambodia two weeks ago, has called on the Kingdom to embrace regular changes in leadership and to take lessons from Africa’s strongman-riddled history, in a column published in Kenya’s Daily Union newspaper on ...

Opposition deputy leader and parliamentary first vice president Kem Sokha promised on Saturday to use his party’s status in parliament to summons and vote out long-serving corrupt government ministers with the help of the ruling party. ...

Working groups of ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will meet Tuesday to discuss amendment of article 45 of the internal regulations of the National Assembly to prepare for selection of minority leader whose rank will be equal to ...

Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday as minority leader with legislative rank equal to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a rare concession by the long-serving premier to preserve a fragile political truce. The arrangement is part of a deal struck in July to end ...

The National Assembly’s legal council is considering action against opposition lawmaker Un Sam An after he accused Assembly President Heng Samrin of failing to respect the constitution, according to a ruling party lawmaker. ...

The lack of consultative process on three draft laws has set a worrying precedent for future key legislation, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi. “For many years in my capacity as the Special RapporteurI ...

Addressing the economic and environmental impacts from two major road projects, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Tuesday said issues related to the renovations of National Road 2 are 98.5 per cent resolved while for National Road 22, it is 100 per cent ...

The government has issued a new sub-decree which increases the size of three major national parks – Virachey, Jayavarman-Norodom and Preah Monivong Bokor – in a bid to ensure the preservation and protection of the Kingdom’s natural heritage, ecosystems and biodiversity. The expansions will also ...

The government has raised funds through government bond issuance with a total of $27 million in the first six months of this year, accounting for 13.5 percent of the $200 million target. ...

The prosecutor’s office at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court questioned vice-president of Candlelight Party (CP) Son Chhay over his allegations made in a recent interview that the June 5 election “did not reflect the will of the people” and was marred by “threats, vote-buying and ...

The UK Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams hopes that Cambodia’s National Election would be held in a peaceful, free, and fair environment, with space for differing political views to be expressed. ...

On 02 July, 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on day 2-general situation of electoral campaign of the election of members of the National assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political parties’ election campaign on the second day ...

From 16-20 July 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued press release on the general situation on five days (16-20July 2023) of electoral campaign of the election of members of the National assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political party election campaign ...

The Ministry of Environment has finalised a feasibility study and plans to build a large-scale nursery in Preah Jayavarman-Norodom Phnom Kulen National Park, spanning three hectares, which can produce three million seedlings per year. ...

The Cambodian and Thai military will step up cooperation to crack down on crime along their extensive border to improve security and make conditions easier for boosting cross-border trade.  ...

This week, Cambodia’s government ignored pressure from Europe and the United States and passed the NGO law. ...

Defense Minister Tea Banh met Malaysia’s army chief, Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor, yesterday to discuss ways to improve military ties between the two countries. ...

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen once again announced that Cambodia presently has no political crisis but it is full of peace, stability and development.   ...

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was stripped of his lawmaker status and parliamentary immunity Monday, paving the way for his arrest in connection with a defamation case that the opposition says is politically motivated. The prospect of Rainsy’s arrest has sparked fears of unrest in ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen set the date for next year’s national election as July 29, officially backtracking on a deal his ruling CPP made with the opposition in 2014 to hold the poll during the dry season. ...