A senior leader of Cambodia’s opposition party has been removed as the vice-president of parliament in an unexpected vote that was attended only by the ruling party and boycotted by his supporters. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Chinese company that operates the hydroelectric power plant on the Kamchay River in Kampot province yesterday denied that a decision to open the dam’s gates during a recent storm was the cause of severe flooding in the area. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government and business representatives continue to remain optimistic about Cambodia’s prospects after the AsEAN Economic Community integration next year, saying that the Kingdom had upped production levels and strengthened quality measures to remain competitive in the region. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government officially took charge of the ticket sales at the Angkor Archeological Park on January 1, after Prime Minster Hun sen announced in November an end to the sok Kong-owned sokimex’s control of the service. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government should invest more in sustainable energy, with a focus on solar power, experts told a conference on energy security yesterday, adding that this could reduce Cambodia’s dependence on large-scale hydropower projects and coal-fired plants. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s modest navy is ap­parently a point of sensitivity for its commander, who on Wednesday said he would seek to acquire two warships from China to prevent neigh­boring countries from “looking down” on his fleet. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese developer has announced new partnerships in its bid to develop a massive tourism project in a protected national park in Preah sihanouk province – a project it claims could become Cambodia’s second-biggest tourism draw after Angkor Wat. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government is considering candidates who are eligible for Royal pardons and sentence reductions ahead of Khmer New Year. Nut savenea, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Prisons, said discussions about pardons are ongoing. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen urged the Kingdom’s athletes to be well prepared for the 2023 sEA Games, which will be hosted by Cambodia, and to look for opportunities to promote the reputation of the country and its people. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia will launch a new payment system to increase inter bank activity in a move to shore up confidence in the Kingdom’s rapidly expanding banking sector, it said in a press release yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A day after the ruling party filed a defamation complaint against one of the country’s most prominent political commentators, Prime Minister Hun sen on Tuesday defended limitations on freedom of speech as being necessary for peace and stability. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two farmers were arrested and charged yesterday after police found more than 100 liters of safrole oil in their sala Kumrou village residence in Pursat City’s Phteash Prey commune, according to police chief Lieutenant Colonel Chhorn Rith. ss='cambodia-color'>...

An environmental youth group has asked the National Assembly’s head of the Environment and Water Resource Commission, Pol Hom, to visit and investigate the pollution that will be caused by construction of Laos’ Don sahong hydropower dam. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Facilitated by Taiwan’s First Commercial Bank, seven foreign banks provided $35 million in a syndicated loan to sathapana Bank Plc, a newly formed Cambodian commercial bank, to expand its existing microfinance operations and broaden its commercial lending portfolio. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Meanchey district police and security guards yesterday clashed with about 70 Koh Kong province villagers at the capital’s samaki Rainsy pagoda, shoving and pushing them as they tried to make their way to the Ministry of Land Management. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The tripartite working group tasked with setting the minimum wage in Cambodia’s garment industry is slated to officially convene today, with the results of the negotiations to be announced on October 5 if all goes to plan. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new initiative led by Interpol will focus on improving border security in southeast Asia, with the international police body warning that increased cross-border criminal activity will be a likely unintended consequence of the region’s growing integration. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The lawyer of a 19-year-old high school student who has accused a district police chief in Kompong Chhnang province of raping her says her client will appeal a prosecutor’s decision to close the case without explanation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

About $115 million worth of concessional loans to Cambodia and a mutual extradition treaty were approved during a meeting between Prime Minister Hun sen and French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday, according to Mr. Hun sen’s Facebook page. ss='cambodia-color'>...

At a time when he’s facing one of the tensest political periods since the 2013 national elections, Prime Minister Hun sen last saturday took time to tell a former bitter enemy he has a “very sweet” voice. ss='cambodia-color'>...