The ruling Cambodian People’s Party began a three-day conference on Friday, to discuss party policies and restructuring. The party is expected to adopt a new five-year plan at the end of the three-day congress. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry has given Cambodian dissident sourn serey Ratha permission to proceed with the registration of a political party despite the self-exiled government critic’s recent conviction in absentia for plotting an attack on the state. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s second trip to the south Pacific island nation of Nauru to find refugees Australia is holding there who are willing to resettle in Cambodia has been unsuccessful, Interior Ministry immigration department chief sok Phal said Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The head of the Interior Ministry’s general department of immigration issued a statement on Wednesday reminding foreigners working in Cambodia that they are required to hold a work permit—and will face fines if they do not. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Malaysian construction company building a hotel next to Phnom Penh’s iconic “White Building” has agreed to fortify a four-story crack that appeared in the apartment block in February, deputy municipal governor Chreang sophan said Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Around 40 drivers of the city’s new public buses protested on saturday in front of the night market in Phnom Penh to demand a higher wage, but an official said they were “confused” about the salary agreement. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA), a subsidiary of Macau-based gaming giant Melco, posted year-on-year losses at the end of the third quarter on the back of poor player numbers at the company’s NagaWorld operations. ss='cambodia-color'>...

One of Cambodia’s most prominent garment worker unions, which had battled for a $140 minimum monthly wage in the sector, has decided not to hold street protests against the $128 figure decided by the government on Wednesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday delivered Cambodia’s first ever convictions for organ trafficking, sentencing two men and a woman to a combined 35 years in prison for sending their relatives to have their kidneys harvested in Thailand. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Experts involved in the protection of Cambodia’s national bird, the giant ibis, have lauded the successes of an ongoing conservation scheme, and offered cause for optimism that the animal can overcome its current status as critically endangered. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Thong Sarath, a Senior DefenSe MiniStry official wanted for the November murder of tycoon Ung Meng Chue, waS arreSted by VietnameSe police ThurSday after monthS on the run, the head of Cambodia&rSquo;S Interpol office Said on Friday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnam is planning to build a market in Cambodia’s Tbong Khmum province, aimed at strengthening trade between the neighbouring countries and improving living standards for those whose homes lie along the border, according to local media reports. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the midst of a widespread drought, nearly 50 residents in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town protested against the Anco utilities company over its digging up of a portion of road leading to the Kai Don Reservoir. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Thirteen months after Cambodia’s largest ever haul of ivory was seized at the sihanoukville Autonomous Port, the chief of customs on Wednesday appeared before the provincial court to answer questions about the case for the first time. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader sam Rainsy on Monday extended a rare compliment to Cambodia’s foreign minister, who has sent two missives since Friday to Vietnam, accusing the government allowing encroachment in Ratanakkiri province. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers who have lost their land first to a Thai sugar company supplying Coca-Cola and then to a military unit in Oddar Meanchey province’s samroang district yesterday petitioned the Agriculture Ministry to ask for it back. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Health Ministry has drafted Cambodia’s first-ever law to control the sale and consumption of alcohol, which imposes a minimum legal drinking age of 21 and would fine retailers who sell liquor to anyone underage. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Health Ministry official said Thursday that an investigation in the wake of a devastating HIV outbreak in Battambang province’s Roka commune late last year had revealed more than 3,000 unlicensed doctors operating across the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three Thai banks have joined IFC’s $65 million syndication loan to a Cambodian microfinance institution to boost the access to funding of micro, small, and medium rural and agricultural enterprises, most of which are owned by women.  ss='cambodia-color'>...

A CPP commune chief in Koh Kong province’s sre Ambel district was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on saturday, with an official saying Tuesday that he had demanded exorbitant fees to sign land-sale documents. ss='cambodia-color'>...