Vietnam Dairy Product Joint-Stock Co, better-known to milk loverS aS Vinamilk, waS granted a licence on Monday to open a $23 million proceSSing facility in Phnom Penh&rSquo;S Special Economic Zone. A Statement to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange releaSed by the dairy giant on Monday SS='cambodia-color'>...

The father of a 16-year-old boy who went missing during last month’s labor protest crackdowns says he now presumes his son dead. The boy, Khim sophat, was caught up in demonstrations at the Canadia Industrial Zone in early January. He was not listed among the four ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition lawmaker-elect Mu sochua and five CNRP youth supporters were ejected Tuesday from Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park after they gathered to film a video for a foundation named after Free Trade Union founder Chea Vichea, who was assassinated in 2004. “We did not come to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mu Sochua, a lawmaker-elect for the oppoSition CNRP, announced ThurSday that She will on Sunday morning reSume her campaign to enter Phnom Penh&rSquo;S Freedom Park. LaSt month, MS. Sochua appeared at the park alone for four Straight dayS&mdaSh;each day being phySically barred by authoritieS&mdaSh;in an effort SS='cambodia-color'>...

Officials from the opposition CNRP announced Tuesday that they will file lawsuits against deputy Daun Penh district governor sok Penhvuth, who on Monday ordered district security guards to attack a small and peaceful group of CNRP supporters near Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park. speaking at a press ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.N.’s deputy high commissioner for human rights, Flavia Pansieri—who is on a week­long mission in Cambodia —has been asked to address an arbitrarily enforced ban on public assemblies, which has been in place since January. In a letter dated Monday, Muth Chantha, secretary-general of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government spending increased 32 per cent last year, while increases in both domestic revenue and foreign aid helped stabilise Cambodia’s budget deficit, according to budget statements from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). The consolidated financial records, which were released on May 8, show Cambodia’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

After blocking a river for months, a construction project’s recently installed water pipes are delivering relief to only some of Battambang’s drought-stricken fields. More than 400 farmers in Bavel district blamed the Asian Development Bank-funded bridge for choking the river since construction began in December, leaving ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, surya subedi, will visit the country next week to assess the government’s progress in improving human rights and democratic and land reforms, his office said Wednesday. During the 10-day fact-finding mission, beginning June ss='cambodia-color'>...

The U.N.’s special rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association, Maina Kiai, on Friday wrapped up a three-day unofficial visit to Cambodia by paying a visit to the Boeng Kak community, the site of the country’s longest-running land dispute. Inside the home of high-profile Boeng ss='cambodia-color'>...

A senior ruling party lawmaker has rejected allegations that the group of 21 activists, unionists and workers arrested during protests last month and denied bail for a second time yesterday are being used as a political tool by the government to force the opposition party ss='cambodia-color'>...

About a year after offering the country’s sole agriculture policy, Forte Insurance is struggling to sell coverage. “We still need time to get farmers to understand the benefits of agricultural insurance,” said Youk Chamroenrith, director and general manager of Forte. “We have four clients signed up ss='cambodia-color'>...

Burger King will launch another three restaurants in Cambodia by the end of the year, according to a company official, in a move that will bolster the fast food chain’s share of a market dominated by KFC. somach sovary, support manager for Burger King Cambodia, said ss='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives for about 250 families involved in a long-running dispute with an agri-business firm in Kompong speu province have filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc and say they will attempt to retake land that was stolen from them. About 60 of the villagers traveled to ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to bring stability back to the country’s embattled but crucial garment industry, the Ministry of Labor has joined forces with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and swedish clothing giant H&M in a campaign for unions and factories to sign direct agreements to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Kem Sokhon, the brother of Cambodia National ReScue Party deputy preSident Kem Sokha, iS continuing to progreSS through government rankS. Sokhon &ndaSh; who haS been openly critical of hiS brother&rSquo;S policieS Since defecting from the oppoSition &ndaSh; told the&nbSp;PoSt&nbSp;yeSterday he iS now an adviSer to Senior SS='cambodia-color'>...

Thirteen families in Phnom Penh’s O’andoung village, who have been locked in a long-running dispute with tycoon sok Kong’s sokimex company, say their land is being flooded with sand as they wait for a response to a complaint filed with Prime Minister Hun sen earlier ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday rejected the opposition CNRP’s request to hold a ceremony at the Tuol sleng Genocide Museum for those who died under the Khmer Rouge. In a letter dated Monday to the CNRP, Chamroeun Vantha, director general of the Culture Ministry’s administration ss='cambodia-color'>...

The latest CBRE Cambodia Market View on the industrial market is upbeat about investment in the Kingdom, despite frequently touted political risks. “Cambodia remains an attractive destination for industrial work and operations, with low inflation rates of 2.9 per cent and comparatively low minimum wages,” says ss='cambodia-color'>...

Interior Minister sar Kheng on Friday met with visiting U.N. human rights envoy surya subedi, who spent the first week of his 11th mission to Cambodia following up on electoral, labor and legislative reform. The special rapporteur later met with CNRP Vice President Kem sokha, who ss='cambodia-color'>...