U.S. AmbaSSador William Todd on ThurSday Said that deSpite hiS effortS to promote Cambodia aS an attractive deStination for buSineSS, major American companieS are reluctant to inveSt here aS they Still perceive the country aS indelibly corrupt. “I believe now iS the time for big U.S. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), along with local rights groups Licadho and Adhoc, denounced the Friday shooting of protesting garment workers by police in a joint statement released in Paris on Monday. “The killing of demonstrators by government authorities is totally unacceptable. The government ss='cambodia-color'>...

Along Phnom Penh’s industry-heavy Veng sreng street on Wednesday, garment factories lay idle in observance of Khmer New Year. The dorms around them were empty, save for the few workers who could not afford the bus ticket home for the holiday, which ended Wednesday. Eight unions ss='cambodia-color'>...

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has not lost its interest in pursuing a joint-venture agreement with Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC) to establish Cambodia Airlines Co. Ltd.  PAL President Ramon s. Ang confirmed that his airline’s discussions for investment in the Cambodian carrier are ongoing, as ss='cambodia-color'>...

Construction at the controversial Lower sesan II dam site in stung Treng province has already begun, according to villagers, who will today petition several ministries, the Chinese embassy and the headquarters of the Royal Group to open negotiations with them. According to the villagers, who travelled ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of 15 local and international rights groups Tuesday sent a slew of letters to the Chinese government and companies involved in the Lower sesan II hydropower dam in stung Treng province seeking a halt to dam construction due to serious environmental and social ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Myanmar reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen, expand economic, trade and investment cooperation in bilateral framework during a recent meeting between Minister of Commerce Pan sorasak and Myanmar’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Aung Naing Oo. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three Chinese nationals were jailed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday for attempting to smuggle four teenage Cambodian girls to China, while the sentences of two Cambodians involved in the trafficking operation were reduced to time served. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen again addressed recent criticism from [surya subedi] the U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia , during a speech yesterday in Bateay Meanchey province that focused on land disputes. Mr. Hun sen was speaking in Thma Puok district’s Banteay Chhmar commune, where he ss='cambodia-color'>...

Addressing the killing of 14-year-old Heng Chantha for the first time since she was shot dead last month by government security forces, Prime Minister Hun sen offered his condolences before declaring that the killing of the teenager was not as serious as the U.s. bombing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh now offers Adidas brand-name sportswear at #90 sihanouk Boulevard just west of the Independence Monument in the latest enhancement of what has become Cambodia’s fashion district. Phnom Penh’s movers and shakers were on hand for saturday night’s Adidas launch event with a tent-enclosed street-side stage adjacent ss='cambodia-color'>...

UP AND down a 4km stretch of highway on the northern outskirts of Phnom Penh, about 3,000 of Cambodia’s Cham minority have built a life. Their distinctive Muslim culture thrives in conditions of close-knit community, a stark contrast to the shattering days the country endured ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senior memberS of the Royal Cambodian Armed ForceS (RCAF) yeSterday Seized about a tonne of luxury roSewood near the houSe of a two-Star general in the Choam KSan diStrict of Preah Vihear province after a night hunting for illegal Smuggling. General Ngeth Chanthon, deputy general of SS='cambodia-color'>...

Gold prices in Phnom Penh have plummeted by almost a quarter in the past six months as international prices dropped, sparking a rush on buying gold locally, traders said Tuesday. Gold was selling at $1,540 per damlung (26.67 damlung is equal to 1 kg of gold) ss='cambodia-color'>...

To capitalise on a rising demand for pork, a state-owned Chinese company is pouring $200 million into ruling party senator and tycoon Mong Reththy’s pig farm in Preah sihanouk province. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Technology giant Microsoft is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to help build a free online Khmer-language database for users to translate documents between Khmer and other languages, a ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS government on WedneSday launched a HIV reSearch project in Cambodia, aiming to collect and diSSeminate critical data that will help the country in the fight againSt HIV. Men Chean Rithy, coordinator for the newly-launched HIV Innovate and Evaluate Project, Said the U.S. provided SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Abbott government wants to send some asylum seekers to Cambodia, at a time when the country’s strongman prime minister, Hun sen, is overseeing a brutal crackdown on dissent in one of south-east Asia’s poorest nations. Facing growing opposition after decades of authoritarian rule, Hun sen ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of Cambodian-Americans plans to file a criminal complaint at the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Hun sen and senior officials, accusing them of human rights violations and obstructing justice for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. The complaint will be submitted to the ss='cambodia-color'>...

For many years, Phnom Penh’s villas have represented the most attractive and obvious options for both commercial and residential use in the city, but experts say the number of villas available is on the decline. The stock of villas is decreasing, due to the demolition and ss='cambodia-color'>...